D. Cravens Ravenel
888-675-4538
Cravens Ravenel began practicing law in 1970 after service in the U.S. Marine Corps and several years as a school teacher. He has been listed by his peers in The Best Lawyers in America and Super Lawyers in the field of personal injury litigation and as a "Top Lawyer" in Corporate Counsel for 2010. He is active in promoting and safeguarding the legal profession and served on and as Chairman of the South Carolina Supreme Court's Committee on Character and Fitness for 15 years.
Ravenel has extensive litigation and alternative dispute resolution experience. He is a certified circuit court and family court mediator and a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. Away from the practice of law, he has served as a volunteer board member and past president/chairman of the Midlands Commission on the Homeless and the South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes. He has also served as a board member with the Columbia Christian Action Counsel and the Columbia Community Relations Council.
Ravenel joined the firm in 1982. Prior to that time, he was a partner in the law firm of Belser, Kemmerlin and Ravenel from 1970 - 1982.
Areas of Practice
- Insurance Defense
- Insurance Coverage
- Products Liability
- Professional Malpractice
- Appellate Practice
- Premises Liability
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Certified Legal Specialties
- Circuit Court Mediator
- Family Court Mediator
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1970
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1972
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1985
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 1970
- Honors: Order of the Wig and Robe
- Honors: American Jurisprudence Award - Trade Regulation
- Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, 1969 - 1970
- University of South Carolina
- B.A. - 1963
- Major: History
Honors and Awards
- Richland County Bar Civic Star Award, 1994
Professional Associations and Memberships
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- Richland County Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Past Employment Positions
- United States Marine Corps, 1958 - 1960
- Richland District I, Columbia, SC, Teacher, 1963 - 1965
Pro Bono Activities
- Chairman, Supreme Court Committee on Character & Fitness, 1989 - 2004
- Chairman, Midlands Commission on Homelessness
- Chairman, Board of Trustees, South Carolina Episcopal Home at Still Hopes
- Vice Chairman, Richland County Election Commission, 1980 - 1985
- Board, Greater Columbia Community Relations Council
- Chairman, St. Lawrence Place, Columbia, SC
