Wallace K. Lightsey

Recognized by Best Lawyers^® since 1995.

200 East Camperdown Way Greenville, South Carolina 29601

(864) 242-8200

Firm: Wyche, P.A.

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Firm

Wyche, P.A.

Years In Practice

Phone Number (864) 242-8200

Wallace Lightsey is an experienced trial attorney, with well over fifty jury trials in his career, and has argued numerous appeals in the South Carolina appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He has a diverse litigation practice involving complex securities, corporate, and intellectual property cases, as well as personal injury, news media, and construction disputes. In the area of First Amendment litigation, he has represented The New York Times Company, The Associated Press, and Pulitzer Broadcasting, as well as local news media including The Greenville News, The Spartanburg Herald, WYFF TV, WHNS TV, WSPA TV, and other newspapers around South Carolina. He also has an active practice litigating disputes over intellectual property – such as trademark, copyright, and trade secrets – and in recent years has been lead counsel in copyright lawsuits involving close to a billion dollars at issue. In 2004, he was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers, an organization composed of a small percentage of the best trial attorneys in the U.S. and Canada.

What legal services does this lawyer offer?

Appellate Practice

Bet-the-Company Litigation

Commercial Litigation

Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law

First Amendment

Litigation - First Amendment

Litigation - Intellectual Property

Awards