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Elizabeth Wieters

Elizabeth Wieters
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Elizabeth Wieters

Partner
Charleston Office
ewieters@hallboothsmith.com
T: 843.720.3463
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Biography

Elizabeth Wieters is a Partner in our Charleston, South Carolina office. She focuses her practice on construction litigation and insurance law. Elizabeth represents general contractors, subcontractors, suppliers, owners, sureties, and design professionals in the context of construction litigation. She has been involved in all phases of resolving construction conflicts, from pre-suit payment dispute workouts to multiparty, complex construction defect litigation. Elizabeth also represents insurance carriers as their coverage counsel and defends insurance carriers in coverage disputes.

Elizabeth has been practicing law in the Lowcountry over a decade. Prior to joining HBS, she served as law clerk to the Honorable Steven H. John in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina and as an intern to the Honorable David C. Norton in United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.

Originally from Greenville, SC, Elizabeth attended The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. She received her J.D. from the Charleston School of Law in 2009. While in law school, she served as the Articles Editor for Federal Courts Law Review and as the Development Editor for MALABU, the Maritime Law Bulletin.

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • South Carolina, 2009

Education

  • J.D., Charleston School of Law, 2009
  • B.A., Political Science, The University of the South, 2004

Memberships

  • Atlanta Surety Claims Association
  • Charleston County Bar Association
  • DRI
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association

Recognition

In the Press

58 HBS Attorneys Recognized as The Best Lawyers in America® Award Recipients

August 16, 2024

Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 58 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®

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HBS Charleston Attorneys Recognized as 2024 Legal Elite by Charleston Business Magazine

August 2, 2024

HBS is proud to announce five Charleston office attorneys were recognized among Charleston Business Magazine’s 2024 Legal Elite.

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55 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Recognized as 2024 Best Lawyers® Award Recipients

August 21, 2023

We’re pleased to announce that 55 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.

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Charleston Business Magazine Honors Twelve HBS Attorneys as 2023 Legal Elite

August 17, 2023

Hall Booth Smith is proud to announce twelve of its attorneys were selected to be among Charleston Business Magazine’s 2023 Legal Elite, the only regional awards program that allows every active attorney to nominate and vote for their peers across 26 categories.

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South Carolina Court of Appeals Gives Insurance Company a Reprieve when Complying with a Time-Demand

July 7, 2023

Recently, the South Carolina Court of Appeals’ enforcement of a settlement resulted in favor of an insurer in the case styled O’Conner v. Collier. The court enforced a settlement where the claimant argued that the insurer had not properly complied with the terms of its settlement demand…

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Ten HBS Attorneys Named to Charleston Business Magazine’s Legal Elite 2022

August 1, 2022

Hall Booth Smith is honored to announce ten firm attorneys were nominated and voted among Charleston Business Magazine’s 2022 Legal Elite, the only regional awards program that allows every active attorney to nominate and vote for their peers across 26 categories. The selected attorneys will be recognized in the August publication of Charleston Business Magazine,

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Fourth Circuit Says Lack of Time to Investigate a Claim Can Create an Objectively Reasonable Basis for an Insurer to Refuse a Settlement Demand

June 28, 2021

Written by: Elizabeth Wieters, Esq. In an unpublished per curium opinion styled Columbia Insurance Company v. Christopher Kamil Waymer, et al, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals recently reviewed and affirmed the South Carolina District Court’s decision to dismiss a claim for bad faith insurance practices. The Court concluded there was no bad faith under

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Hall Booth Smith Names Ten New Partners

August 1, 2019

ATLANTA – August 1, 2019 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that 10 attorneys have been named Partner as the firm recognizes the talent and dedication of leaders across numerous practice groups. The new Partners are: Laura Hall Cartner is member of the firm’s aging services and professional liability practice groups. She

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South Carolina Supreme Court Answers Certified Question As To An Insurer’S Waiver Of Attorney-Client Privilege In Bad Faith Tort Actio

June 20, 2019

By: Elizabeth Wieters, Esq. This past week, the South Carolina Supreme Court answered a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit concerning an insurer’s waiver of attorney-client privilege in a bad faith action in In re: Mt. Hawley Ins. Co., Op. No. 27892 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed June 12, 2019)

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Elizabeth Freeman Joins HBS Charleston Office

February 5, 2013

CHARLESTON, SC – – Hall Booth Smith is proud to welcome Elizabeth Freeman as a new associate in the Charleston office.  Originally from Greenville, SC, Ms. Freeman attended The University of the South in Sewanee, Tennessee, where she earned a B.A. in Political Science. During undergraduate school, she interned in the Scottish Parliament for the former Minister

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