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George J. Kefalos 
Charleston, South Carolina
Sole Practitioner
phone (843) 722-6612
fax (843) 377-1310
email Email Me

 

Areas of Practice:
Insurance Coverage Issues, Bad Faith, and Agents' Liability
Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Claims
Motor and Recreational Vehicle Accident Claims
Business and Corporate Litigation
Consumer Protection
Litigation Percentage:
100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 1976
Education:
University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1975
J.D.


University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1972
B.S.


Published Works:
"Bad Faith Insurance Litigation", South Carolina Practice Manual, 2000


Representative Cases:
Kraft v. Hartford Ins. Companies, 279, S.C., 257 (  1983)
Esler v. United Services Auto. Association, 273 S.C. 259 255 S.C 2d 676 (  1979)
Fabri v. The Hartford Slip Copy, 69 Fed Appx. 187, 2003 WL 21571012 (4th Cir., S.C. 2003)
Rickborn v. Liberty Life Ins. Co., 321 S.C. 291, 408 S.C. 2d 292 (S.C. 1996)
Wade v. Berkeley County, 348 S.C. 224 559 S.L 2d 586 (S.C. 2002)
Barnes v. Cohen Dry Wall, Inc., 357 S.C. 280 592 S.C. 2d 311 (S.C. App. 2003)
Future Group, II v. Nationsbank, 324 S.C. 89, 478 S.E.2d 45 (S.C. 1996)
Harold Tyner Development Builders, Inc. v. Firstmark Development Corp., 311 S.C. 447 429 S.E.2d 819 (S.C. App. 1993)
Gathers By and Through Hutchinson v. South Carolina Elec. and Gas Co., 311 S.C. 81 477 SL 2d 687 (S.C. App. 1993)
Grego v. South Carolina Nat. Bank, 283 S.C. 546 324 SL 2d 94 (S.C. App. 1984)
Stewart v. Amusements of America, 155 F.3d 56, 1998 Wl 405868 (4th Cir S.C. 1998)
Classes/Seminars Taught:
Speaker, "Automobile Insurance Bad Faith,", South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education, 1998


"Bad Faith Violation of Regulations,", South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education, 2003


"Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina,", NBI Continuing Legal Education, 2003


"Bad Faith Litigation in South Carolina,", NBI Continuing Legal Education, 2004


Honors and Awards:
Listed, Best Lawyers in America


Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers


Professional Associations and Memberships:
Charleston County Bar Association
Member


South Carolina Bar, Negligence and Insurance Section
Member


South Carolina Bar
Former Member, House of Delegates


Association of Trial Lawyers of America


South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1985 - 1988
Board of Governors


American Board of Trial Advocates