Kirby Darr Shealy III
888-675-4538
Shealy joined the firm in 1997 after serving as the law clerk to the Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, Judge of the Fifth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina. He has a trial and appellate practice that focuses on trucking accidents involving catastrophic injuries and death claims. He is also experienced in handling worker's compensation claims, intellectual property disputes, construction defect cases and a wide variety of other litigation matters. Shealy enjoys working with community/homeowner associations and developers to construct and interpret master deeds, covenants and restrictions that apply to condominiums and other planned unit developments. He also counsels several non-profit and quasi-governmental entities along with a number of charter schools.
Outside of his law practice, Shealy participates in a number of public service activities. He is particularly fond of the Richland County Public Library and Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, where he volunteers his time in a number of different ways.
Areas of Practice
- Catastrophic Injuries
- Community/Homeowner
- Association Law
- Insurance Defense
- Workers’ Compensation
- Appellate Practice
- Products Liability
- Intellectual Property
- Education Law
- Administrative Law
- Business, Corporation and Partnership Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Insurance Coverage
- Professional Malpractice
Litigation Percentage
- 90% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1996
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1997
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2000
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 1996
- Davidson College
- B.A. - 1993
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Richland County Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
- John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
Past Employment Positions
- ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, Staff Member, 1994 - 1996
- The Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, Law Clerk, 1996 - 1997
Pro Bono Activities
- Vestryman, Warden, Trinity Episcopal Cathedral, 1998 - 2000, 2007 - Present
- President, Secretary/Treasurer, Pennbranch Park Homeowners' Association, 1996 - 2000
- Growing Home Southeast Board of Directors, 2007 - Present (Treasurer, 2009 - 2010)
- York Place Board of Trustees, 2008 - Present (Vice Chair, 2009 - 2010)
- Friends of the Richland County Public Library Governing Board, 1998 - 2004, 2006 - 2008 (President 2002 - 2004)
- Richland County Public Library Board of Trustees, 2007 - Present (Vice Chair, 2009 - 2010), 1998 - 2004
- Leadership Columbia Class of 2007














