Colden R. Battey Jr.

Partner

Location:

Beaufort, South Carolina

Phone:

843-524-3109

Fax:

843-524-6973
843-524-6401

E-mail:

E-mail Me

Colden R. Battey, Jr., has been a member of the firm since 1963. He has a diverse practice with emphasis on personal injury, large commercial litigation and administrative proceedings. Colden served as Chairman of Beaufort County Council for 8 years and was Chairman of the Board of FirstBank, a federally chartered bank, from its inception in 1986, until it merged with First National Bank in 1999.

He is currently a member of the South Carolina State Ports Authority and is Chairman of the Board of Nemours Wildlife Foundation, a 501(c)(3) foundation dedicated to the conservation of wildlife and their habitats.

Areas of Practice

Tort and Personal Injury
General Civil Litigation
Administrative Law

Bar Admissions

South Carolina, 1963
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1963
U.S. Supreme Court, 1971

Education

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- LL.B. (Magna Cum Laude) - 1963
- Honors: Wig and Robe
- Honors: National Moot Court
- Law Journal: South Carolina Law Quarterly, Editor-in-Chief, 1962 - 1963
University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
- B.S. - 1956

Representative Cases

Representative Clients

South Carolina Bank & Trust
O.C. Welch Ford Lincoln
Paragon Produce

Professional Associations and Memberships

American Bar Association, Member
South Carolina Bar Association, Member
Beaufort County Bar Association, Member
Beaufort County Bar Association, President, 1982
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Member
American Association for Justice, Member
Nemours Wildlife Foundation, Trustee, 1995 - 2007; Chairman 2007 - Present
Beaufort Water Festival, President, 1966
United Fund, Chairman
Sertoma Club, President

Past Employment Positions

United States Navy, Lieutenant, 1956 - 1960