Lewis Babcock LLP
Trial lawyers with extensive experience in complex civil and criminal litigation in both state and federal courts and a history of obtaining outstanding results for our clients.
Lewis Babcock LLP
Trial lawyers with extensive experience in complex civil and criminal litigation in both state and federal courts and a history of obtaining outstanding results for our clients.
Lewis Babcock is an innovative and highly responsive law firm dedicated to offering knowledgeable, effective and efficient legal services to clients throughout South Carolina. We represent individuals, groups of individuals, landowners and companies harmed or threatened with injury or loss as the result of professional malpractice, business litigation, condemnation, government interference, or the negligence or misconduct of others.
We take pride in providing the quality and depth of the best large-firm practice with the cohesiveness, agility and client responsiveness of a smaller firm. Skilled paralegals and an established network of co-counsel and expert witnesses in a variety of areas are an integral part of our attorney-led teams. Our size and team approach enable us to swiftly provide results-oriented, cost-effective solutions to our clients' problems.
Areas of concentration:
We represent individuals and class members in litigation of all matters including:
-Business and Investment Litigation (including Ponzi schemes and securities fraud)
-Eminent Domain/Condemnation and Land Use Issues
-Employment and Labor Litigation
-Federal Criminal Defense (white-collar
-Complex Personal Injury
-Professional Misconduct (legal, medical, etc.)
-Products Liability Matters
Lewis Babcock also handles appeals of all types of cases in a variety of courts, including appeals to the state and federal courts of appeal, appeals from zoning and other boards, and appeals from administrative law courts.
All cases are evaluated on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless and until we recover money damages for you.
A reputation for high standards of professionalism and legal advocacy:
Our firm has built a reputation for professionalism and earned the respect of both clients and peers. Lewis Babcock has been awarded the prestigious AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. Our lawyers have also been named in Super Lawyers and recognized among the Best Lawyers in South Carolina.
Responsive professional service:
Our goal is to provide prompt and effective legal services at competitive rates by being responsive to client needs and diligent in the protection of client interests. When our firm represents you, you have the assurance that one or more of our skilled attorneys knows your case well and personally handles your unique legal issues.
Columbia, South Carolina Office
1513 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 771-8000
(803) 733-3541
Holding South Carolina lawyers to high standards of professional behavior.
Our law firm is well known in our community for effectively handling legal malpractice cases. Lawyer malpractice and ethics disputes have made up a significant portion of our practice for more than twenty years. If you believe you lawyer mishandled your case, contact us in our Columbia, SC or Charleston, SC office.
Business and investment relationships are best built on trust. But when trust proves to have been misplaced it can create a dispute between an individual and a company or between two business entities.
Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP lawyers help resolve business and investment issues by preparing and pursuing cases in court. Our business and investment litigation team handles cases involving:
-Breach of fiduciary duty
-Construction litigation
-Contractual interference
-Contractual interference
-Corporate governance lapses
-Federal and state securities laws
-Fraudulent business practices
-Insurance litigation
-Intellectual property issues
-Intentional damage of a business relationship
-Negligent misrepresentation
-Non-competition or non-solicitation agreements
-Officer and director wrongdoing
-Ownership and partnership disputes
-Ponzi Schemes
-Shareholder squeeze-out schemes
-Tax issues
-Unfair and deceptive trade practices
-Unfair competition
Partner
Ariail E. King joined the law firm of Lewis Babcock in 1999. She practices in the areas of litigation, focusing mainly on civil class actions, professional misconduct and appellate cases.
Ms. King assisted firm co-founder Cam Lewis in writing Lewis and Sullivan on Class Actions, published by the South Carolina Bar in 2005 and has been an active member of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Education:
University of South Carolina
-B.A. Psychology, cum laude, 1992
-J.D., 1995
-Psi Chi
-Gamma Beta Phi
-Student Bar Association, 1992-1995
-Women's Law Association, 1992-1995
-Environmental Law Journal, 1993-1995
Bar admission and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1995
-South Carolina Bar Association
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
Selected reported cases:
-Condon v. State, 354 S.C. 634, 583 S.E.2d 430 (2003)
-Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (2004)
-Layman v. State, 376 S.C. 434, 658 S.E.2d 320 (2008)
-Sloan v. Hardee, 371 S.C. 495, 640 S.E.2d 457 (2007)
-Chewning v. Ford Motor Co., 354 S.C. 72, 579 S.E.2d 605 (2003)
-Vortex Sports & Entm't, Inc. v. Ware, 378 S.C. 197, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008)
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, cum laude, 1992
University of South Carolina School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1995
Partner
Ariail E. King joined the law firm of Lewis Babcock in 1999. She practices in the areas of litigation, focusing mainly on civil class actions, professional misconduct and appellate cases.
Ms. King assisted firm co-founder Cam Lewis in writing Lewis and Sullivan on Class Actions, published by the South Carolina Bar in 2005 and has been an active member of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Education:
University of South Carolina
-B.A. Psychology, cum laude, 1992
-J.D., 1995
-Psi Chi
-Gamma Beta Phi
-Student Bar Association, 1992-1995
-Women's Law Association, 1992-1995
-Environmental Law Journal, 1993-1995
Bar admission and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1995
-South Carolina Bar Association
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
Selected reported cases:
-Condon v. State, 354 S.C. 634, 583 S.E.2d 430 (2003)
-Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (2004)
-Layman v. State, 376 S.C. 434, 658 S.E.2d 320 (2008)
-Sloan v. Hardee, 371 S.C. 495, 640 S.E.2d 457 (2007)
-Chewning v. Ford Motor Co., 354 S.C. 72, 579 S.E.2d 605 (2003)
-Vortex Sports & Entm't, Inc. v. Ware, 378 S.C. 197, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008)
University of South Carolina Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, cum laude, 1992
University of South Carolina School of Law Juris Doctor, 1995
Partner
Founding partner Keith M. Babcock grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and has practiced law in South Carolina for over 35 years. His practice consists almost exclusively of litigation, with a concentration on business disputes, eminent domain and professional negligence. He has an outstanding reputation for representing real property owners in eminent domain actions, as well as other disputes. He currently serves as the only South Carolina lawyer in Owners' Counsel of America, a national eminent domain organization.
Mr. Babcock has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the field of eminent domain from 2007 through 2014, as well as South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine from 2008 through 2015. He is a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and serves on the Executive Committee. He previously served as a bar examiner for the State of South Carolina from 2001 to 2006, and he recently served as Acting Chair of the South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct. Mr. Babcock also serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Committee on Professional Liability.
Mr. Babcock is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. He was also named a Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers for 2013-2014.
Active in various community organizations, Mr. Babcock currently serves as President of the Columbia Jewish Community Center www.jcccolumbia.org and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbia Jewish Federation. Mr. Babcock is the co-recipient of the 2013 Columbia Israel Bonds Star of David Award. He served from 2007- 2012 on the Board of Directors for the Greater Columbia Educational Advancement Foundation, which sponsors the annual Chick-Fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament in Columbia.
Bar admissions and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1977
Past Chairman
Professional Responsibility Committee, 1985-1986
Professional Liability Committee, 2013-2014
-U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1977
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1977
-United States Court of Federal Claims, 1979
-U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
-U.S. Tax Court, 1981
-Civil Justice Advisory Committee, District of South Carolina, 1991-1993
-South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2001-2006
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
George Washington University
Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976
Partner
Founding partner Keith M. Babcock grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and has practiced law in South Carolina for over 35 years. His practice consists almost exclusively of litigation, with a concentration on business disputes, eminent domain and professional negligence. He has an outstanding reputation for representing real property owners in eminent domain actions, as well as other disputes. He currently serves as the only South Carolina lawyer in Owners' Counsel of America, a national eminent domain organization.
Mr. Babcock has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the field of eminent domain from 2007 through 2014, as well as South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine from 2008 through 2015. He is a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and serves on the Executive Committee. He previously served as a bar examiner for the State of South Carolina from 2001 to 2006, and he recently served as Acting Chair of the South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct. Mr. Babcock also serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Committee on Professional Liability.
Mr. Babcock is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. He was also named a Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers for 2013-2014.
Active in various community organizations, Mr. Babcock currently serves as President of the Columbia Jewish Community Center www.jcccolumbia.org and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbia Jewish Federation. Mr. Babcock is the co-recipient of the 2013 Columbia Israel Bonds Star of David Award. He served from 2007- 2012 on the Board of Directors for the Greater Columbia Educational Advancement Foundation, which sponsors the annual Chick-Fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament in Columbia.
Bar admissions and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1977
Past Chairman
Professional Responsibility Committee, 1985-1986
Professional Liability Committee, 2013-2014
-U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1977
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1977
-United States Court of Federal Claims, 1979
-U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
-U.S. Tax Court, 1981
-Civil Justice Advisory Committee, District of South Carolina, 1991-1993
-South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2001-2006
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
George Washington University Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976
Partner
David Paavola is a partner at Lewis Babcock L.L.P. in Columbia, South Carolina. He practices exclusively in litigation in state and federal courts and represents individuals and businesses in eminent domain and condemnation, complex business disputes, professional misconduct, including legal malpractice, contract disputes, and wage and hour law litigation.
Prior to entering the legal profession, David worked in the financial services industry as a commercial and agricultural loan credit analyst in upstate New York and Columbia, South Carolina, and also as an analyst at a fixed income investment management company in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bar Number: 100714
South Carolina, 2012
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D., 2012
Baylor University
B.B.A., 2002
Partner
David Paavola is a partner at Lewis Babcock L.L.P. in Columbia, South Carolina. He practices exclusively in litigation in state and federal courts and represents individuals and businesses in eminent domain and condemnation, complex business disputes, professional misconduct, including legal malpractice, contract disputes, and wage and hour law litigation.
Prior to entering the legal profession, David worked in the financial services industry as a commercial and agricultural loan credit analyst in upstate New York and Columbia, South Carolina, and also as an analyst at a fixed income investment management company in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bar Number: 100714
South Carolina, 2012
University of South Carolina School of Law J.D., 2012
Baylor University B.B.A., 2002
A skilled litigator who represents clients in eminent domain and fiduciary matters as well as appellate cases, Joseph joined Lewis Babcock after serving in the Solicitor's Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He prosecuted a variety of cases, including financial crimes. He won convictions during jury trials in a range of cases. He also led a countywide Animal Cruelty Prosecution Task Force and coordinated Columbia's Homeless Court, the first such project in South Carolina.
Bar Admissions and Membership
South Carolina, 2014
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2018
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
Richland County Bar Association
Public Service Committee
South Carolina Bar Association
Animal Law Committee
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
South Carolina Association for Justice
University of South Carolina School of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2014
University of North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, 2005
A skilled litigator who represents clients in eminent domain and fiduciary matters as well as appellate cases, Joseph joined Lewis Babcock after serving in the Solicitor's Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He prosecuted a variety of cases, including financial crimes. He won convictions during jury trials in a range of cases. He also led a countywide Animal Cruelty Prosecution Task Force and coordinated Columbia's Homeless Court, the first such project in South Carolina.
Bar Admissions and Membership
South Carolina, 2014
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2018
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
Richland County Bar Association
Public Service Committee
South Carolina Bar Association
Animal Law Committee
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
South Carolina Association for Justice
University of South Carolina School of Law Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2014
University of North Carolina Bachelor of Arts, 2005
Lewis Babcock is an innovative and highly responsive law firm dedicated to offering knowledgeable, effective and efficient legal services to clients throughout South Carolina. We represent individuals, groups of individuals, landowners and companies harmed or threatened with injury or loss as the result of professional malpractice, business litigation, condemnation, government interference, or the negligence or misconduct of others.
We take pride in providing the quality and depth of the best large-firm practice with the cohesiveness, agility and client responsiveness of a smaller firm. Skilled paralegals and an established network of co-counsel and expert witnesses in a variety of areas are an integral part of our attorney-led teams. Our size and team approach enable us to swiftly provide results-oriented, cost-effective solutions to our clients' problems.
Areas of concentration:
We represent individuals and class members in litigation of all matters including:
-Business and Investment Litigation (including Ponzi schemes and securities fraud)
-Eminent Domain/Condemnation and Land Use Issues
-Employment and Labor Litigation
-Federal Criminal Defense (white-collar
-Complex Personal Injury
-Professional Misconduct (legal, medical, etc.)
-Products Liability Matters
Lewis Babcock also handles appeals of all types of cases in a variety of courts, including appeals to the state and federal courts of appeal, appeals from zoning and other boards, and appeals from administrative law courts.
All cases are evaluated on a contingency fee basis, which means you pay nothing unless and until we recover money damages for you.
A reputation for high standards of professionalism and legal advocacy:
Our firm has built a reputation for professionalism and earned the respect of both clients and peers. Lewis Babcock has been awarded the prestigious AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. Our lawyers have also been named in Super Lawyers and recognized among the Best Lawyers in South Carolina.
Responsive professional service:
Our goal is to provide prompt and effective legal services at competitive rates by being responsive to client needs and diligent in the protection of client interests. When our firm represents you, you have the assurance that one or more of our skilled attorneys knows your case well and personally handles your unique legal issues.
Columbia, South Carolina Office
1513 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 771-8000
(803) 733-3541
Holding South Carolina lawyers to high standards of professional behavior.
Our law firm is well known in our community for effectively handling legal malpractice cases. Lawyer malpractice and ethics disputes have made up a significant portion of our practice for more than twenty years. If you believe you lawyer mishandled your case, contact us in our Columbia, SC or Charleston, SC office.
Business and investment relationships are best built on trust. But when trust proves to have been misplaced it can create a dispute between an individual and a company or between two business entities.
Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP lawyers help resolve business and investment issues by preparing and pursuing cases in court. Our business and investment litigation team handles cases involving:
-Breach of fiduciary duty
-Construction litigation
-Contractual interference
-Contractual interference
-Corporate governance lapses
-Federal and state securities laws
-Fraudulent business practices
-Insurance litigation
-Intellectual property issues
-Intentional damage of a business relationship
-Negligent misrepresentation
-Non-competition or non-solicitation agreements
-Officer and director wrongdoing
-Ownership and partnership disputes
-Ponzi Schemes
-Shareholder squeeze-out schemes
-Tax issues
-Unfair and deceptive trade practices
-Unfair competition
Partner
Ariail E. King joined the law firm of Lewis Babcock in 1999. She practices in the areas of litigation, focusing mainly on civil class actions, professional misconduct and appellate cases.
Ms. King assisted firm co-founder Cam Lewis in writing Lewis and Sullivan on Class Actions, published by the South Carolina Bar in 2005 and has been an active member of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Education:
University of South Carolina
-B.A. Psychology, cum laude, 1992
-J.D., 1995
-Psi Chi
-Gamma Beta Phi
-Student Bar Association, 1992-1995
-Women's Law Association, 1992-1995
-Environmental Law Journal, 1993-1995
Bar admission and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1995
-South Carolina Bar Association
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
Selected reported cases:
-Condon v. State, 354 S.C. 634, 583 S.E.2d 430 (2003)
-Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (2004)
-Layman v. State, 376 S.C. 434, 658 S.E.2d 320 (2008)
-Sloan v. Hardee, 371 S.C. 495, 640 S.E.2d 457 (2007)
-Chewning v. Ford Motor Co., 354 S.C. 72, 579 S.E.2d 605 (2003)
-Vortex Sports & Entm't, Inc. v. Ware, 378 S.C. 197, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008)
University of South Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, cum laude, 1992
University of South Carolina School of Law
Juris Doctor, 1995
Partner
Ariail E. King joined the law firm of Lewis Babcock in 1999. She practices in the areas of litigation, focusing mainly on civil class actions, professional misconduct and appellate cases.
Ms. King assisted firm co-founder Cam Lewis in writing Lewis and Sullivan on Class Actions, published by the South Carolina Bar in 2005 and has been an active member of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Education:
University of South Carolina
-B.A. Psychology, cum laude, 1992
-J.D., 1995
-Psi Chi
-Gamma Beta Phi
-Student Bar Association, 1992-1995
-Women's Law Association, 1992-1995
-Environmental Law Journal, 1993-1995
Bar admission and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1995
-South Carolina Bar Association
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
Selected reported cases:
-Condon v. State, 354 S.C. 634, 583 S.E.2d 430 (2003)
-Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (2004)
-Layman v. State, 376 S.C. 434, 658 S.E.2d 320 (2008)
-Sloan v. Hardee, 371 S.C. 495, 640 S.E.2d 457 (2007)
-Chewning v. Ford Motor Co., 354 S.C. 72, 579 S.E.2d 605 (2003)
-Vortex Sports & Entm't, Inc. v. Ware, 378 S.C. 197, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008)
University of South Carolina Bachelor of Arts, Psychology, cum laude, 1992
University of South Carolina School of Law Juris Doctor, 1995
Partner
Founding partner Keith M. Babcock grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and has practiced law in South Carolina for over 35 years. His practice consists almost exclusively of litigation, with a concentration on business disputes, eminent domain and professional negligence. He has an outstanding reputation for representing real property owners in eminent domain actions, as well as other disputes. He currently serves as the only South Carolina lawyer in Owners' Counsel of America, a national eminent domain organization.
Mr. Babcock has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the field of eminent domain from 2007 through 2014, as well as South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine from 2008 through 2015. He is a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and serves on the Executive Committee. He previously served as a bar examiner for the State of South Carolina from 2001 to 2006, and he recently served as Acting Chair of the South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct. Mr. Babcock also serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Committee on Professional Liability.
Mr. Babcock is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. He was also named a Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers for 2013-2014.
Active in various community organizations, Mr. Babcock currently serves as President of the Columbia Jewish Community Center www.jcccolumbia.org and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbia Jewish Federation. Mr. Babcock is the co-recipient of the 2013 Columbia Israel Bonds Star of David Award. He served from 2007- 2012 on the Board of Directors for the Greater Columbia Educational Advancement Foundation, which sponsors the annual Chick-Fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament in Columbia.
Bar admissions and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1977
Past Chairman
Professional Responsibility Committee, 1985-1986
Professional Liability Committee, 2013-2014
-U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1977
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1977
-United States Court of Federal Claims, 1979
-U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
-U.S. Tax Court, 1981
-Civil Justice Advisory Committee, District of South Carolina, 1991-1993
-South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2001-2006
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
George Washington University
Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976
Partner
Founding partner Keith M. Babcock grew up in Haddonfield, New Jersey, and has practiced law in South Carolina for over 35 years. His practice consists almost exclusively of litigation, with a concentration on business disputes, eminent domain and professional negligence. He has an outstanding reputation for representing real property owners in eminent domain actions, as well as other disputes. He currently serves as the only South Carolina lawyer in Owners' Counsel of America, a national eminent domain organization.
Mr. Babcock has been selected for inclusion in the Best Lawyers in America in the field of eminent domain from 2007 through 2014, as well as South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine from 2008 through 2015. He is a member of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and serves on the Executive Committee. He previously served as a bar examiner for the State of South Carolina from 2001 to 2006, and he recently served as Acting Chair of the South Carolina Advisory Committee on Standards of Judicial Conduct. Mr. Babcock also serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Committee on Professional Liability.
Mr. Babcock is AV Preeminent Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating available for legal ability and adherence to ethical standards. He was also named a Top 100 by The National Trial Lawyers for 2013-2014.
Active in various community organizations, Mr. Babcock currently serves as President of the Columbia Jewish Community Center www.jcccolumbia.org and as a member of the Board of Directors for the Columbia Jewish Federation. Mr. Babcock is the co-recipient of the 2013 Columbia Israel Bonds Star of David Award. He served from 2007- 2012 on the Board of Directors for the Greater Columbia Educational Advancement Foundation, which sponsors the annual Chick-Fil-A Classic Holiday Basketball Tournament in Columbia.
Bar admissions and memberships:
-South Carolina, 1977
Past Chairman
Professional Responsibility Committee, 1985-1986
Professional Liability Committee, 2013-2014
-U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1977
-U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1977
-United States Court of Federal Claims, 1979
-U.S. Supreme Court, 1980
-U.S. Tax Court, 1981
-Civil Justice Advisory Committee, District of South Carolina, 1991-1993
-South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2001-2006
-Richland County Bar Association
-American Bar Association (ABA)
-South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ)
George Washington University Juris Doctor, with honors, 1976
Partner
David Paavola is a partner at Lewis Babcock L.L.P. in Columbia, South Carolina. He practices exclusively in litigation in state and federal courts and represents individuals and businesses in eminent domain and condemnation, complex business disputes, professional misconduct, including legal malpractice, contract disputes, and wage and hour law litigation.
Prior to entering the legal profession, David worked in the financial services industry as a commercial and agricultural loan credit analyst in upstate New York and Columbia, South Carolina, and also as an analyst at a fixed income investment management company in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bar Number: 100714
South Carolina, 2012
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D., 2012
Baylor University
B.B.A., 2002
Partner
David Paavola is a partner at Lewis Babcock L.L.P. in Columbia, South Carolina. He practices exclusively in litigation in state and federal courts and represents individuals and businesses in eminent domain and condemnation, complex business disputes, professional misconduct, including legal malpractice, contract disputes, and wage and hour law litigation.
Prior to entering the legal profession, David worked in the financial services industry as a commercial and agricultural loan credit analyst in upstate New York and Columbia, South Carolina, and also as an analyst at a fixed income investment management company in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Bar Number: 100714
South Carolina, 2012
University of South Carolina School of Law J.D., 2012
Baylor University B.B.A., 2002
A skilled litigator who represents clients in eminent domain and fiduciary matters as well as appellate cases, Joseph joined Lewis Babcock after serving in the Solicitor's Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He prosecuted a variety of cases, including financial crimes. He won convictions during jury trials in a range of cases. He also led a countywide Animal Cruelty Prosecution Task Force and coordinated Columbia's Homeless Court, the first such project in South Carolina.
Bar Admissions and Membership
South Carolina, 2014
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2018
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
Richland County Bar Association
Public Service Committee
South Carolina Bar Association
Animal Law Committee
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
South Carolina Association for Justice
University of South Carolina School of Law
Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2014
University of North Carolina
Bachelor of Arts, 2005
A skilled litigator who represents clients in eminent domain and fiduciary matters as well as appellate cases, Joseph joined Lewis Babcock after serving in the Solicitor's Office for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. He prosecuted a variety of cases, including financial crimes. He won convictions during jury trials in a range of cases. He also led a countywide Animal Cruelty Prosecution Task Force and coordinated Columbia's Homeless Court, the first such project in South Carolina.
Bar Admissions and Membership
South Carolina, 2014
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 2018
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2018
Richland County Bar Association
Public Service Committee
South Carolina Bar Association
Animal Law Committee
Lawyers Helping Lawyers
American Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
South Carolina Association for Justice
University of South Carolina School of Law Juris Doctor, cum laude, 2014
University of North Carolina Bachelor of Arts, 2005
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