Get to Know Civil Lawsuit Attorney Bill Padget

Bill Padget handles complex civil litigation prosecuting, defending, and resolving lawsuits. He has successfully tried numerous jury trials to verdict and has obtained multimillion-dollar jury verdicts and settlements for his clients. With a track record of jury verdicts against major corporate defendants, he also has effectively argued cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Bill grew up in the Midlands, graduated from Gilbert High School and went on to earn his Bachelor of Arts from The Citadel in 2001. He graduated Cum Laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2004. Bill was awarded membership in the Order of the Wig and Robe, and served as Associate Editor-in-Chief of the South Carolina Law Review. While in law school, he was named to the Dean's List and received CALI (American Jurisprudence) Awards in: Constitutional Law and Criminal Procedure. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2004, and admitted to practice in all state and federal courts in South Carolina.

When not practicing law, he enjoys the outdoors, golfing, and spending time with his wife, Jessie, and three children, Kate, Alex, and Claire.

Areas of Practice

  • Civil Litigation

  • Commercial and Business Litigation

  • Serious Personal Injury/Wrongful Death

  • Insurance Coverage and Bad Faith 

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 2004

  • U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2004

  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2006

Published Works

  • Damage Limitations in Medical Malpractice Actions: Necessary Legislation or Unconstitutional Deprivation, 55 S.C.L. REV. 215, 2003

  • CGL Coverage and the Myth of L-J v. Bituminous Fire & Marine Ins. Co., South Carolina Association for Justice Bulletin, at 16, 2004

  • South Carolina Cases and Materials on Insurance Law (Coauthor), 2009

  • Handling a Medical Malpractice Case in South Carolina, Feb. 2013

Education

The University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2004

  • Juris Doctor

  • Honors: Cum Laude

  • Honors: Order of Wig & Robe

  • Honors: Dean's List

  • Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence) Award: Constitutional Law

  • Honors: CALI (American Jurisprudence) Award: Criminal Procedure

  • Law Review: S.C. Law Review, Associate Editor-in-Chief

  • Law Journal: John Belton O'Neill Inn of Court, Member

The Citadel-The Military College of South Carolina, Charleston, 2001

  • Bachelor of Arts

  • Honors: Magna Cum Laude

  • Honors: President’s List

  • Honors: Dean’s List

  • Honors: Member-2001 Summerall Guards and Honor Council

Professional Associations and Memberships

  • American Bar Association, Member

  • South Carolina Bar, Member

  • South Carolina Association for Justice, Board of Governors

  • American Association for Justice, Member

“I can speak from personal experience about Bill Padget. He is a man of high integrity and he is as honest as the day is long. Qualities not shared enough in this profession. He will treat you with the upmost respect and he can be trusted.”

– VERIFIED REVIEW