21 May Elizabeth Wieters
Elizabeth Wieters is a Partner in our Charleston, South Carolina office. She focuses her practice on construction litigation and insurance law. Ms. Wieters 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. Ms. Wieters also represents insurance carriers as their coverage counsel and defends insurance carriers in coverage disputes.
Ms. Wieters 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, Ms. Wieters 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.
ADMITTED
- South Carolina Bar Association, 2009
EDUCATION
- The University of The South, B.A. Political Science, May 2004
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., May 2009
MEMBERSHIPS
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Atlanta Surety Claims Association
- DRI
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
PUBLICATIONS
- Fourth Circuit Says Lack of Time to Investigate a Claim Can Create an Objectively Reasonable Basis for an Insurer to Refuse a Settlement Demand, National Insurance Coverage Blog, June 2021
RECOGNITIONS
- Legal Elite, Charleston Business Magazine, 2020
Fourth Circuit Says Lack of Time to Investigate a Claim Can Create an Objectively Reasonable Basis for an Insurer to Refuse a Settlement Demand
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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 ACTION
Elizabeth Wieters is a Partner in our Charleston, South Carolina office. She focuses her practice on construction litigation and insurance law. Ms. Wieters 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. Ms. Wieters also represents insurance carriers as their coverage counsel and defends insurance carriers in coverage disputes.
Ms. Wieters 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, Ms. Wieters 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.
ADMITTED
- South Carolina Bar Association, 2009
EDUCATION
- The University of The South, B.A. Political Science, May 2004
- Charleston School of Law, J.D., May 2009
MEMBERSHIPS
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Atlanta Surety Claims Association
- DRI
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
PUBLICATIONS
- Fourth Circuit Says Lack of Time to Investigate a Claim Can Create an Objectively Reasonable Basis for an Insurer to Refuse a Settlement Demand, National Insurance Coverage Blog, June 2021
RECOGNITIONS
- Legal Elite, Charleston Business Magazine, 2020