M. Dawes Cooke, Jr.

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M. Dawes Cooke, Jr.: Attorney with Barnwell Whaley Patterson & Helms, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Member, Society of Wig and Robe (Clerk of Court, 1978-1979). Member, 1977-1979 and Symposium Editor, 1978-1979, University of South Carolina Law Review. Honorary Doctor of Laws, The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, 1993. Law Clerk to Hon. Sol Blatt, Jr., U.S. District Judge of South Carolina, 1979-1980. He is past president of the Charleston County Bar Association and a past member of the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Bar. He currently serves as Chairman of the South Carolina Commission on Judicial Independence and Impartiality. In addition to his leadership roles within the legal community, Cooke is active in civil society. He is past president of the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club and vice chairman of the Rotary District 7770 Gift of Life Board of Directors. Additionally, he has served on the board of East Cooper Community Outreach since its inception 22 years ago and was honored with the 2008 Stone Soup Award for outstanding service. He currently severs as president of the Board.

American College of Trial Lawyers.
American Board of Trial Advocates
National Association of College and University Attorneys
International Association of Defense Counsel.

Certified Mediator{newline}Certified Arbitrato
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Areas of Practice (12)

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Construction Law
  • Legal Malpractice Defense
  • Professional Liability
  • Insurance
  • Products Liability
  • Civil Litigation
  • Business Litigation
  • Arbitration
  • Mediation
  • Litigation

Education & Credentials

Mailing Address:
P.O. Drawer H, Charleston, SC 29401
University Attended:
University of Virginia, B.A., with high distinction, 1976
Law School Attended:
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1979
Year of First Admission:
1979
Admission:
1979, South Carolina; 1979, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, and U.S. Supreme Court.
Memberships:
Charleston County Bar Association (President, 1999-2000); American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 2003—); Federal Bar Association; American Board of Trial Advocates; American Association for Justice; American Judicature Society; Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute; National Association of College and University Attorneys; American Society of Law and Medicine; American Health Lawyers Association; International Association of Defense Counsel; The James L. Petigru American Inn of Court.
Birth Information:
Beaufort, South Carolina
Certifications:
Certified MediatorCertified Arbitrator
ISLN:
908215346

Peer Reviews

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