Robert E. "Bobby" Stepp

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 2005.

1310 Gadsden Street, P.O. Box 11449 Columbia, South Carolina 29211

(803) 929-1400

Firm: Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

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Overview

Firm

Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

Years In Practice

Phone Number (803) 929-1400

Bobby Stepp is an experienced litigator focusing on complex cases in varied commercial settings at the trial and appellate level. His practice includes professional liability defense, corporate governance disputes, contract matters, product liability defense, voting rights, and constitutional issues. Bobby is a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He received the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award from the South Carolina Bar in 2014.

ADMISSIONS

South Carolina Bar
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
U.S. Supreme Court

EDUCATION

University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1977 - Order of Wig and Robe and South Carolina Law Review
University of South Carolina, B.A., 1972

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Richland County Bar Association
Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers
American Board of Trial Advocates
Litigation Counsel of America
Federal Bar Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court

HONORS & AWARDS

South Carolina Bar Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award (2014)
Best Lawyers in America - Bet-the-Company Litigation (2017-2020), Lawyer of the Year (2017) and Commercial Litigation (2005-2020)
Chambers U.S.A. America’s Leading Lawyers for Business (2007-2017) (Tier 1, 2012-present)
South Carolina “Super Lawyer” - Business Litigation (2008-2018), Top 25 List (2009- 2011, 2014-2015)
Benchmark Litigation Local Litigation Star (2009-2016)
Benchmark Appellate Local Star (2012)
Litigation Special Report Top Rated Lawyer in Commercial Litigation (2012)
USC Law School Alumni Association Compleat Lawyer Award Gold Medallion (2004)

PUBLICATIONS & PRESENTATIONS

Speaker, “The Winner Takes It All: Real Estate Case Law Update Including Gooldy,” South Carolina Bar CLE, Dave Whitener Real Estate Workshop, Kiawah Island, South Carolina (July 2018)
Panelist, “One Issue, Two Perspectives: Legal Malpractice in South Carolina,” Current Issues in Legal Malpractice, South Carolina Bar CLE, Columbia, South Carolina (December 2017)
Co-Author, The Law of Legal Malpractice in South Carolina, South Carolina Bar, CLE Division, 2017
“Don’t Raise Your Voice. Improve Your Argument.” Preparing for and Delivering an Excellent Oral Argument, South Carolina Lawyer (July 2013)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT