Richard E. McLawhorn

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Firm: Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, P.A.
1515 Lady Street
Columbia SC 29201
United States

Richard maintains a general litigation practice with an emphasis on transportation, general liability, products liability, construction and medical malpractice. His clients have included well-known insurance companies, trucking companies, product manufacturers and distributors, and medical facilities throughout South Carolina.

Richard is licensed in South Carolina in Georgia. He has tried cases in both state and federal court in South Carolina and handled cases in the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court.

He currently serves on the board of trustees for a university in Greenville, South Carolina.

USLAW Practice Group Affiliations

  • Complex Tort and Product Liability: Primary
  • Construction Law: Alternate 1

Resources & Articles

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow team obtains complete defense verdict in transportation case

Sweeny Wingate & Barrow team obtains complete defense verdict in transportation case

Posted January 16, 2025

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, P.A. attorneys Mark Barrow, Richard McLawhorn, and Adam Crain recently obtained a defense verdict for a large national trucking company. It was alleged that a truck driver’s striking of a guy wire connected to a power pole was the proximate cause of catastrophic injuries suffered by… Continue Reading

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