Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.

1515 Lady Street
Columbia, SC 29201
United States

Phone: (803) 256-2233
Fax: (803) 256-9177

Visit Firm Website
Primary Contact
Mark S. Barrow
  • Office: (803) 256-2233
  • Cell: (803) 606-9193
  • Fax: (803) 256-9177
Alternate Contact 1
Kenneth B. Wingate
  • Office: (803) 256-2233
  • Cell: (803) 606-9021
  • Fax: (803) 256-9177
Alternate Contact 2
Christy E. Mahon
  • Office: (803) 256-2233
  • Cell: (843) 910-0082
  • Fax: (803) 256-9177

About this Firm

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. is a litigation and consulting law firm serving the needs of individuals, businesses and insurance companies throughout South Carolina. We are committed to a philosophy of excellence, integrity, and service. From our centrally located office in Columbia, we serve clients throughout South Carolina, the Southeast, and across the nation

Cooperation, selflessness, and diligence are essential to providing high-quality service to every client. At Sweeny, Wingate and Barrow, we are committed to providing excellent representation to our clients in helping achieve their legal goals. Our relationships with our clients are honest, open, and fair

Our practice covers many legal issues in two distinct areas. As a business and tort litigation defense firm, we provide defense representation to corporations and individuals in civil litigation matters across multiple practice areas

The other section of our practice includes the transactions and litigation situations that arise in connection with business planning, estate planning, probate administration, and probate litigation. We handle contract drafting, incorporations, startups, wills, trusts, probate matters, and countless other business needs for our clients.

Areas of Practice

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Appellate Law
  • Auto Liability
  • Aviation
  • Banking and Financial Services
  • Business Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions
  • Commercial and Business Contracts
  • Construction Law
  • Environmental & Toxic/Mass Tort
  • Healthcare Law
  • Insurance Law
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home/Assisted Living
  • Pharmaceutical and Medical Device
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Religious Institutions
  • Retail and Hospitality Law
  • Tax Law
  • Transportation and Logistics
  • Trust and Estates

Representative Clients

  • 7-Eleven
  • Ace Hardware Corporation
  • Argo Group US
  • AXA Global Risks
  • Baldwin & Lyons, Inc.
  • Bank of America NA
  • Bi-Lo
  • Burlington Insurance Co.
  • Cardinal Freight Carriers
  • Caronia Insurance Co.
  • Carrier Corp.
  • Chuck E Cheese's
  • Cincinnati Insurance Co.
  • Circle K
  • CNA Insurance Co.
  • Colony Specialty Insurance Company
  • Cottingham & Butler
  • CR Jackson
  • CRST
  • Estes Express Lines
  • FedEx Express
  • FFE Transportation
  • Gallagher Bassett
  • Great West Casualty
  • Harco Insurance Co.
  • Heartland Express
  • Hub Group Trucking
  • Joint Underwriting Assn. (JUA)
  • KLLM Transport Services, LLC
  • Knight-Swift Transportation, Inc.
  • Landstar
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company
  • Louisville Ladder Group, LLC
  • Mag Mutual Insurance
  • Maxim HealthCare Services, Inc.
  • Montgomery-Kone
  • National Interstate
  • North American Risk Management
  • NTA, Inc.
  • Premier Claims Management
  • Premier Transportation
  • Price Waterhouse Coopers
  • Progressive Insurance Co.
  • Publix
  • Republic Claims (U-Haul)
  • Risk Enterprise Management Limited
  • Sedgwick Claims Management
  • Sentry Insurance Company Manufacturing: Black & Decker
  • Southeastern Freight Lines
  • Southern Door Controls, Inc.
  • Southern Health Partners
  • Sunoco, Inc
  • Target
  • Terex Co.
  • The Doctor’s Company
  • The GAP
  • The Marsh Group
  • Travelers Insurance
  • U.S. Xpress, Inc.
  • United Technologies
  • Vanliner
  • Werner Enterprises
  • Western Express, Inc.
  • Zurich Insurance Co.

Additional Offices

115 Cargill Way
Suite B
Hartsville, SC 29550
United States

Primary USLAW Practice Group Contacts

Banking and Financial Services

Kenneth B. Wingate

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Business Litigation and Class Actions

Ryan C. Holt

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Business Transactions/Mergers and Acquisitions

Kenneth B. Wingate

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Complex Tort and Product Liability

Richard E. McLawhorn

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Construction Law

Christy E. Mahon

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Construction Law

Mark S. Barrow

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Data Privacy and Security

Kenneth B. Wingate

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Insurance Law

Mark S. Barrow

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Professional Liability

Brandon R. Gottschall

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Retail and Hospitality Law

Ryan C. Holt

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Tax Law

Kenneth B. Wingate

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Transportation and Logistics

Mark S. Barrow

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States
Trusts and Estates

Kenneth B. Wingate

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
Columbia, SC
United States

Resources & Articles

Ken Wingate named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Ken Wingate named Chair of USLAW NETWORK

Posted October 1, 2024

Kenneth B. Wingate of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, has been named Chair of USLAW NETWORK for 2024-25. Wingate succeeds Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami. The leadership change occurred at USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Vancouver, BC, Canada. “As we continue the… Continue Reading

SWB attorneys Ryan Holt, Grace Brown obtain defense verdict for grocery store client

SWB attorneys Ryan Holt, Grace Brown obtain defense verdict for grocery store client

Posted July 16, 2024

  Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. (Columbia, SC) attorneys Ryan Holt and Grace Brown recently obtained a defense verdict for a regional grocery store. Plaintiff alleged that a grocery store employee was pushing a cart too quickly, startling the plaintiff and causing him to fall and break his wrist. His… Continue Reading

2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors announced

Posted October 9, 2023

USLAW NETWORK membership elected the 2023-24 USLAW NETWORK Board of Directors during the recent USLAW NETWORK’s fall member meeting in Dana Point, California. The new leadership includes Oscar J. Cabanas of Wicker Smith in Miami as chair, Kenneth B. Wingate of Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina… Continue Reading

Legal Alert | South Carolina Tort Update: Negligent Hiring of Independent Contractors

Legal Alert | South Carolina Tort Update: Negligent Hiring of Independent Contractors

Posted August 10, 2023

ABOUT THIS ALERT The South Carolina Supreme Court recently recognized a cause of action for the negligent hiring of an independent contractor. However, it did not go so far as to make principals vicariously liable for the torts of independent contractors. Tune in to this 2-minute alert to learn more.… Continue Reading

USLAW expands Diversity Council

USLAW expands Diversity Council

Posted November 15, 2022

As part of USLAW NETWORK’s ongoing commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion, USLAW expands the membership of the USLAW NETWORK Diversity Council to include more than a dozen USLAW member attorneys and legal decision-makers from across an array of industries. “We are excited to expand the diversity council by adding… Continue Reading

Barrow and Gottschall Obtain Relief for Trucking Client

Barrow and Gottschall Obtain Relief for Trucking Client

Posted December 2, 2021

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow attorneys Mark S. Barrow and Brandon R. Gottschall, who were retained after default had been entered against a trucking company and driver in a bodily injury action, obtained an order granting relief from default. The matter involved a low-speed accident and a plaintiff who, after the… Continue Reading

Designed & Developed by Peak Seven