Practice Areas - Construction Law
- Commercial Law
- Litigation
- Civil Practice
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- Banks and Banking
- Business Law
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| Contact Info | Telephone: 803-227-4291
Telecopy: 803-799-3957
http://www.turnerpadget.com
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| University | University of the South, B.A., 1967 |
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| Law School | University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1970 |
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| Admitted | 1970, South Carolina |
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| Memberships | Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. |
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| Born | Cheraw, South Carolina, April 1, 1946 |
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| Biography | Duvall Spruill has practiced law at Turner Padget for nearly 40 years. In that time, he has helped clients with a wide variety of concerns and disputes. It is tough to find a business, banking or construction issue that is new to him, which affords Duvall the opportunity to assist his clients in looking toward the future to avoid pitfalls. After about 15 years working with Duvall, his assistant cross-stitched a proverb that hangs on his wall. It says, "Think much, speak little and write less". It has become an insightful observation on how Duvall practices law. Affording legal advice to business clients seldom follows the format taught in law school. Clients rarely want to assess statutes or case law. While they have a right to expect their lawyer to know those things, they just want answers about how the law applies to their particular business or problem. A lawyer can only give that kind of advice if he takes the time to understand the client's business and desires. This is one of the principals that keeps Duvall interested in the practice of law. Platinum, Compleat Lawyers Award, University of South Carolina School of Law, 2004. Phi Delta Phi. Member: Board of Editors, South Carolina Law Review, 1968-1970; Society of Wig and Robe. Law Clerk to Chief Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 1970-1971. Member, Kairos Prison Ministry. Benchmark Litigation, Local Litigation Star, 2010, 2011; Best Lawyers in America, Commercial Litigation, 2008-2011; |
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| Reported Cases | Columbia Wholesale Company, Inc. v. Scudder May N.V., 440 S.E.2d 129; Gignilliat v. Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, L.L.P., 684 S.E.2d 756; Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United States v. Charles L. Okey, III, et al, 812 F.2d 906; Reynolds v. The Ryland Group, Inc., et al, 531 S.E.2d 917. |
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| ISLN | 903497358 |
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