Mary Agnes "Molly" Hood Craig

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Mary Agnes "Molly" Hood Craig: Attorney with Hood Law Firm, LLC
Attorney Awards
  • Martindale-Hubbell Peer AV Preeminent Rating
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Biography

Molly Craig is a partner at the Hood Law Firm, LLC. She focuses on trial practice in civil litigation and the defense of catastrophic product liability, professional liability, pharmaceutical and medical device, trusts and estates litigation, and employment litigation matters throughout the United States.

Molly has an AV rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and is listed in Chambers USA, Best Lawyers in America, South Carolina Super Lawyers, International Who’s Who, Benchmark’s Top Women in Litigation, and ALM’s Women Leaders in Law.

Molly is actively involved in various professional and civic organizations. She is a Past President of the International Association of Defense Counsel, a Past President of the Charleston Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates, Past President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, a Fellow of the International Academy of Trial Lawyers, a former member of the Board of Directors for the Defense Research Institute (DRI, the Voice of the Defense Bar), a former member of the Board of Directors of Lawyers for Civil Justice, a member of the Product Liability Advisory Council, and National Coordinator for Justice Sandra Day O’Connor's project iCivics. She is a current member of the Board of Directors, a purpose-driven NIL Collective developing Clemson student athletes to positively impact others through community charities.

HONORS

Best Lawyers, Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year - Health Care Law, 2021

Best Lawyers, Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year – Mass Tort Litigations – Class Actions, 2020

Who’s Who Legal, Product Liability Defence

Best Lawyers, Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year in Mass Tort Litigations/Class Actions – Defendants, 2017

Best Lawyers, Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year – Product Liability Litigation – Defendants - 2016

Charleston, SC Best Lawyers Products Liability Defense Lawyer of the Year, 2015-2016

Chambers USA, 2013 – 2022

Benchmark's Top 250 Women in Litigation

2015 Women Leaders in the Law

Recipient of Exceptional Performance Citation from Defense Research Institute, 2012

Recipient of the 2011 Gold Compleat Lawyer Award

Appointed National Coordinator of iCivics by U.S. Supreme Court (Ret.) Justice Sandra Day O’Connor,

Georgetown Law School, 2010

Best Lawyers in America 2008 - 2022

South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2010 – 2022

Best Lawyers, Women in the Law

2012 – 2014 Top 25 in South Carolina

Appointed South Carolina Coordinator of iCivics by U.S. Supreme Court (Ret.) Justice Sandra Day O’Connor, 2009

AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review RatingSM by Martindale-Hubbell®

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Areas of Practice (7)

  • Medical Malpractice Defense
  • Nursing Home Litigation
  • Premises Liability
  • Drug and Medical Device Defense
  • Products Liability
  • Professional Liability
  • Labor and Employment

Education & Credentials

University Attended:
University of the South, B.A., 1991
Law School Attended:
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1994
Year of First Admission:
1994
Admission:
1994, South Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1997, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1999, U.S. Supreme Court
Memberships:

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND AFFILIATIONS

International Association of Defense Counsel

President 2013-2014

Dean of Corporate Counsel College, 2017

Board of Directors, 2009–2015

Foundation Board, 2007–2009

Faculty Member at Civil Trial Advocacy School at Stanford University, 2007

International Academy of Trial Lawyers

American Board of Trial Advocates

President 2019 - 2020

Defense Research Institute

Board of Directors, 2012 – 2015

Steering Committee for Women in Law

Lawyers for Civil Justice

Executive Committee, 2021-2024

Board of Directors, 2012 – 2015

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association

President 2011 – 2012

Executive Committee, 2008 – 2013

Tiger Impact, Clemson NIL Collective

Board of Directors, 2022-Present

Association of Defense Trial Attorneys

Executive Council, 2007–2011

Chair of Diversity Committee and Meeting Marketing Committee

Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

Network of Trial Law Firms

Senior Fellow of Litigation Counsel of America

National Center for State Courts

Federal Bar Association

American Bar Association

Charleston County Bar Association

South Carolina Bar

Widows and Orphans Society of the Charleston Medical Society

ISLN:
909694836

Peer Reviews

4.6/5.0 (15 reviews)
Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminent Rating Badge

  • Legal Knowledge

    4.5/5.0

  • Analytical Capability

    4.6/5.0

  • Judgment

    4.5/5.0

  • Communication

    4.7/5.0

  • Legal Experience

    4.5/5.0

  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/20/12 in Civil Litigation

    Excellent lawyer

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 05/06/12 in Employment Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Sole Practitioner on 03/16/10 in Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Government Counsel on 03/08/10 in General Practice

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 02/22/10 in Defense Litigation

    she ranks among the best lawyers that I know.

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Of Counsel on 02/05/10 in Civil Litigation

    Mrs. Craig possesses a leadership quality most strive for and few attain. She manages a thriving litigation practice that requires management skills and the skills to successfully try cases to favorable verdict. In addition to Mrs. Craig's daily le... Read more

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Managing Partner on 02/05/10 in Medical Malpractice Defense

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Member on 02/05/10 in Civil Litigation

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  • 5.0/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/05/10 in Medical Malpractice Defense

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  • 4.6/5.0 Rated by a Partner on 02/14/10 in Civil Litigation

    Molly Craig is one of the truly-fine lawyers in our area. She is an excellent trial attorney who practices with her father. She is a member of American Board of Trial Advocates and, in my view, is an AV quality lawyer.

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854-246-7758  Phone

843-722-1630  Fax

www.hoodlaw.com

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