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Derek M. Newberry

Partner
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Biography

Derek M. Newberry is a partner in Hall Booth Smith’s Charleston office, with a practice encompassing the full spectrum of construction defect, professional malpractice, medical malpractice, product defect, personal injury, wrongful death, and property damage litigation. Derek also assists professionals before state licensing boards and is a Certified Circuit Court Mediator.

Derek has received a number of professional recognition, including: (a) by Best Lawyers® as “One to Watch,” a recognition given to young lawyers for professional excellence in private practice; (b) as a Rising Star by South Carolina’s Super Lawyers magazine (2022 and 2023), and (c) as AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell for his legal knowledge, communication skills, and ethical standards. Derek is also actively involved in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association and previously served as the President of its Young Lawyers Division.

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Experience

Derek’s experience includes:

  • Architects, engineers, and contractors in design and construction defect litigation.
  • Product manufacturers in product defect litigation, including serving as South Carolina litigation counsel for an international exterior cladding manufacturer.
  • Medical professionals in malpractice litigation.
  • Businesses of various sizes in serious personal injury litigation.
  • Transportation companies in incidents involving personal injury and property damage.
Construction
General Liability
Medical Malpractice
Products Liability
Professional Malpractice & Ethics

Credentials

Admitted

State Courts:

  • South Carolina

U.S. District Courts:

  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Education

  • J.D., Charleston School of Law
  • B.A., Wofford College

Memberships

  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, Young Lawyers Division, Past President

Recognition

Presentations

  • Hot Button Legal Issues for South Carolina Design Professionals
    ACEC-SC/SCSPE Winter Meeting; Columbia, South Carolina; February 2015
  • Hot Topics in Construction Law: Why the Economic Loss Rule is Alive for Residential Construction Product Manufacturers
    Annual Meeting of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, November 2014

In the Press

33 HBS Attorneys Named to 2025 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

HBS is excited to announce that 33 lawyers have been included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

HBS Charleston Attorneys Selected as 2024 South Carolina Rising Stars

HBS is proud to announce Charleston Partner Derek M. Newberry and Attorney M. Shanter Chaparro have been recognized on the Super Lawyers 2024 South Carolina Rising Stars List for their experience in Construction Litigation matters.

34 Hall Booth Smith Lawyers Named to 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America

Hall Booth Smith is pleased to announce that 34 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America. The award recognizes associates and other lawyers who are earlier in their careers for their outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States.

Charleston Business Magazine Honors Twelve HBS Attorneys as 2023 Legal Elite

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.

Super Lawyers 2023 South Carolina Rising Stars Honors Lauren Gresh & Derek Newberry

Hall Booth Smith celebrates Charleston Partners Lauren Spears Gresh and Derek M. Newberry as they have been recognized on the Super Lawyers 2023 South Carolina Rising Stars list. Lauren Spears Gresh Lauren was recognized for her work in medical malpractice defense matters. She defends medical professionals and facilities, including doctors, nurses, and hospitals against claims

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2023 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Thirty-one lawyers from Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) have been honored as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys, in a variety of practice groups, who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. This honor is based on Best Lawyers®’  highly selective

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

Three Hall Booth Smith Charleston Partners Selected as Rising Stars in the 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine

The 2022 edition of the South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine recognized the law firm of Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) for its outstanding legal work, highlighting Charleston Partners Elizabeth Morrison, Derek Newberry and Lauren Spears Gresh on its list of Rising Stars. Partner Elizabeth “Liz” Morrison was recognized for her work in general defense. Liz

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Recognized as 2022 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch

Thirty lawyers from Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) have been honored as Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys, in a variety of practice groups, who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. This honor is based on Best Lawyers’®  highly selective

Hall Booth Smith Attorneys Recognized in the Inaugural Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch Edition

Twenty lawyers from Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) have been honored in the inaugural edition of the Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch. This recognition is given to attorneys, in a variety of practice groups, who are earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice in the United States. This honor is based

Hall Booth Smith Creates Vaping/E-Cigarette Specialty Practice Group

In response to the rise in vaping lawsuits for alleged product liability and injury in the fast-growing but loosely regulated marketplace, Hall Booth Smith, P.C. has created a new specialty Vaping/E-Cigarette Practice Group to defend the manufacturers, distributors and retailers who sell vape hardware, pods and related supplies. The new Vaping/E-Cigarette Practice Group is led

Hall Booth Smith Names New Partners in Atlanta, Birmingham, Brunswick, Charleston and Columbus

ATLANTA – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. is pleased to announce that it has named eight new partners at its offices across the Southeast, bringing the total to 103 firmwide. Walter J. Bibbins, Jr. is a Partner in the firm’s Atlanta office whose practice focuses on products liability, medical malpractice, mass torts and transportation litigation.  Litigating in both

HBS Welcomes New Associate Derek Newberry to the Charleston Office

HBS is pleased to welcome Derek Newberry as a new associate in the Charleston office.  Mr. Newberry’s practice focuses on professional liability defense, construction litigation, commercial litigation, personal injury defense, and representing manufacturers in complex product defect litigation.  He is AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating category that organization provides for legal knowledge,