Matt LaFave

Mr. Matt LaFave has practiced law in South Carolina since his admission to the Bar in 2006, and has spent his entire career practicing as a civil litigator in Columbia, South Carolina. Matt has represented both individual and corporate clients in almost every South Carolina county and has obtained favorable jury verdicts in a variety of tort cases in both South Carolina state courts as well as the United States Federal District Court. Matt practice focuses on:

• Insurance defense
• Corporate defense
• Motor vehicle accidents
• Premises liability
• Coverage disputes
• Contract disputes
• Worker’s compensation defense
• Products liability

As a certified mediator, Matt’s knowledge of jury verdicts in all corners of South Carolina as well as his knowledge of the worker’s compensation system is well suited for Alternative Dispute Resolution in either context. Let Matt put his civil litigation and worker’s compensation experience to work as your next mediator.

Education

• Michigan State University School of Law, J.D., 2006
• Michigan State University, B.A. 2000

Certification

• South Carolina Supreme Court, Certified Circuit Court Mediator – 2013

Bar and Court Admissions

• South Carolina Bar, 2006
• United States District Court, District Court of South Carolina 2008