William B. Harvey III
Partner
Location:
Beaufort, South Carolina
Phone:
843-476-4520
888-577-4749
888-577-4749
Fax:
843-524-6973
843-524-6401
843-524-6401
E-mail:
William B. Harvey, III, grandson of the firm's founder, is proud to be the third generation of the Harvey family to practice at Harvey & Battey, P.A. Bill is the Beaufort City Attorney and also handles a busy case load as a Civil Trial Litigator, with an emphasis on personal injury, wrongful death, products liability, commercial and workers' compensation litigation.
Areas of Practice
- Tort, Wrongful Death and Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation Law
- Business and General Civil Litigation
- Municipal Law
- Medical Malpractice
- Civil Rights
- Admiralty and Maritime Law
Litigation Percentage
- 80% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Circuit Court Mediator, South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, 2002
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1980
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1980
- U.S. District Court Southern District of Georgia
- U.S. Court of Appeals 11th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. (Cum Laude) - 1980
- Honors: Order of Wig and Robe
- Honors: Order of the Coif
- Honors: Moot Court Bar
- Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, 1979 - 1980
- Duke University, Durham, North Carolina
- A.B. (Cum Laude) - 1977
Published Works
- Products Liability Insurance, South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 31.4, 1980
- Street Preaching Versus Privacy, a Question of Noise, St. Louis University Publication Law Review, Vol. 14.2, 1995
Representative Cases
- Asquith v. City of Beaufort, 139 F.3d 408 (4th Cir. 1998)
- Becker v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2000 W.L. 365575, 529 S.E.2d 758 (S.C. Ct. App. 2000)
- Bischoff v. Days Inns of America, Inc., 568 F. Supp. 1065 (1983)
- City of Beaufort v. Baker, 315 S.C. 146, 432 S.E.2d 470 (S.C. 1993)
- Hoogenboom v. City of Beaufort, 317 S.C. 12, 451 S.E.2d 393 (S.C. 1994)
- Pinckney v. City of Beaufort, 296 S.C. 142, 370 S.E.2d 909 (Ct. App. 1988)
- Sea Island Scenic Parkway Coalition v. Beaufort County Board of Adjustments and Appeals, 321 S.C. 548, 471 S.E.2d 142 (S.C. 1996)
- Senter v. Piggly Wiggly Carolina Co., Inc., 2000 W.L. 758430, 2000 W.L. 758430 (S.C. 2000)
- Steel Erectors, Inc., v. T.A. Jones Const. Co., 865 F.2d 255, W.L. 131821 (4th Cir. 1998)
- Helena Chemical Co. v. Allianz Underwriters Ins. Co., 357 S.C. 631, 594 S.E.2d 455 (S.C. 2004)
- R&G Const., Inc. v. Lowcountry Regional Transp. Authority, 350 S.C. 498, 567 S.E.2d 862 (S.C. 2002)
- United Educational Distributors, LLC v. Educational Testing Service, 350 S.C. 7, 564 S.E.2d 324, 165 Ed. Law Rep. 814 (S.C. App 2002)
- Beaufort County v. Trask, 349 S.C. 522, 563 S.E.2d 660 (S.C. App 2002)
- Breeden v. TCW, Inc./Tennessee Express, 345 S.C. 201, 546 S.E.2d 657 (S.C. App 2001)
- Breeden v. TCW, Inc./Tennessee Exp., 355 S.C. 112, 584 S.E.2d 379 (S.C. 2003)
Representative Clients
- Nufarm Americas, Inc.
- Nufarm Specialty Products, Inc.
- Federal National Mortgage Association (FannieMae)
- Fleet Credit Card Services, L.P.
- City of Beaufort, South Carolina
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Beaufort, South Carolina, City Attorney, 1987 - Present
- American Bar Association, Member
- South Carolina Bar Association, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, Member, 1984 - 1987
- South Carolina Bar Association, Government Law Section, Chair, 1999 - 2000
- Beaufort County Bar Association, Member
- Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, Member, 1992 - 1998
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Member
- National Institute of Municipal Law Officers, Member
Fraternities/Sororities
- Phi Delta Phi
- Phi Delta Theta
