R. Scott Wallinger, Jr.

Native Charlestonian Scott Wallinger focuses his 25+ year law practice in the areas of trucking defense, professional liability defense, complex business litigation and mediations. Scott Wallinger is certified as a mediator by South Carolina Supreme Court Arbitrator and Mediator Certification Board and is an approved Circuit Court mediator. That experience also assists litigation clients in guiding cases to appropriate resolution.

Scott Wallinger heads up Barnwell Whaley’s trucking and transportation practice, defending businesses and individuals throughout South Carolina in cases ranging from the routine to the catastrophic. The firm’s immediate crash response service to clients provides essential attention to protection of assets, preservation of evidence and a thorough investigation within hours of an accident, 7 days a week.

He and the firm defend drivers, owner-operators, shippers, insurers, third-party logistics providers (3PLs), freight forwarders, and intrastate and interstate motor carriers in personal injury, property and cargo damage, and wrongful death claims.

With regard to professional liability, Mr. Wallinger is state-wide counsel for a retail pharmacy chain. He represents health care providers, physicians, nurses, dentists, psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, chiropractors, paramedics, attorneys, real estate agents and brokers, insurance agents, property managers and other professionals in the defense of malpractice actions, errors and omissions claims, and disciplinary investigations of state licensing boards.

Scott Wallinger represents businesses in disputes ranging from contract disputes to complex business torts litigation.