Edward W. Mullins, Junior.

Background

Mullins, Junior, Edward W. was born on January 17, 1936 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.

Education

University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1957. Bachelor of Laws, cum laude, 1959).

Career

Worked at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Limited liability partnership (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Practice, State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Automotive and Truck Products, Aviation, Banking, Bankruptcy, Biotechnology, Business Litigation, Commercial Lending, Computer Litigation, Corporations, Economic Development, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Employee Retirement Income Security Act and Employee Benefits, Family, Franchise, Governmental Relations, Health Care, Immigration, Insurance, Intellectual Property and Technology, International Transactions, Legislative, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices, Probate and Estate Planning, Product Liability, Railroad and Trucking, Real Estate, Securities and Taxation Law, Telecommunications, Tort Litigation, Toxic Tort and Transportation Law, White Collar Criminal Defense, Workers" Compensation. Admitted to the bar, 1959, South Carolina and United States.

District Court for District of South Carolina.

Phi Delta Phi; Order of Wig and Robe. Omicron Delta Kappa; Kappa Sigma Kappa (Vice President, 1956).

Kappa Alpha (Secretary, 1956). Diplomat, American Board of Trial Advocates.

Recipient: Robert West. Hemphill Award from South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, 1989.

John Watson Williams Award, Richland County Bar Association. Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Personal Injury and Business Litigation. Member: Richland County (Member, Executive Committee, 1970) and American Bar Associations.

South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1972).

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1970, Secretary-Treasurer, 1971, President-Elect, 1972, President, 1973). International Association of Defense Counsel.

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Regional Vice President, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Directors, 1979).

Defense Research Institute (Regional Vice President, 1976-1979.

Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982. Vice President, Public Relations, 1982-1984. Vice President of Administration and President-Elect, 1984-1985.

President, 1985-1986.

Chairman of the Board, 1986-1987). Product Liability Advisory Council (Member, Executive Committee, 1997—).

Lawyers Foreign Civil Justice (Board Member, 1984, President, 1991-1993. Chairman of Board, 1993-1994).

United States. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat). Master, John Belton O"Neill Inn of Court.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Personal Injury and Business Litigation Section).

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Limited liability partnership is a full service law firm based in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia. The Firm currently has 215 attorneys.

Founded in 1897, the Firm is now the largest law firm in the state of South Carolina. Services offered by the firm include start-up assistance for growth companies.

Complex multi-action litigation defense.

And representation of regional underwriters and investment bankers in financial areas.

Achievements

• Edward W. Mullins, Junior. has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member: Richland County (Member, Executive Committee, 1970) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1972). South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1970, Secretary-Treasurer, 1971, President-Elect, 1972, President, 1973).

International Association of Defense Counsel.

Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel (Regional Vice President, 1977-1978. Member, Board of Directors, 1979).

Defense Research Institute (Regional Vice President, 1976-1979. Member, Board of Directors, 1979-1982.

Vice President, Public Relations, 1982-1984.

Vice President of Administration and President-Elect, 1984-1985. President, 1985-1986. Chairman of the Board, 1986-1987).

Product Liability Advisory Council (Member, Executive Committee, 1997—).

Lawyers Foreign Civil Justice (Board Member, 1984, President, 1991-1993. Chairman of Board, 1993-1994).

United States. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference.

Association of Trial Lawyers of America. American Board of Trial Advocates (Diplomat).

Master, John Belton O"Neill Inn of Court. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Personal Injury and Business Litigation Section).

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers (Personal Injury and Business Litigation Section).