WES A. KISSINGER

MANAGING PARTNER, KD TRIAL LAWYERS SPARTANBURG

Despite his success as a civil litigator, Wes Kissinger most enjoys helping his clients.

“I like helping people navigate a process they’re not familiar with and assisting them through a very difficult time in their lives,” he says in a statement on his firm’s website. “Until they’re in a situation when they need a lawyer, people oftentimes don’t really have a sense of how much their lives can be affected by an event they did nothing to cause. I want to ease that burden.”

Kissinger, who has practiced law for 20 years, is managing partner of KD Trial Lawyers in Spartanburg. He has achieved numerous multi-million-dollar settlements involving trucking accidents, and numerous jury trial verdicts, For Kissinger, law in itself is complicated, but the pursuit of justice applies to everyone, and he believes it is the attorney’s job to ensure it is applied equally.

“It is the lawyer that evens the playing field,” he states on the firm’s website. “A person of little or no financial means has access to the same judicial system that decides controversies involving multimillion-dollar corporations.”

Kissinger oearned his law degree from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University.

JOSEPH F. RICE

FOUNDER, MOTLEY RICE

Motley Rice co-founder Joe Rice is known as a skillful and innovative negotiator of complex litigation settlements.

Rice was born in Columbia, and lived in both South and North Carolina while growing up and during his career. He is a founder with Motley Rice, and practices in the firm’s Mount Pleasant office.

Rice’s grandfather worked as a paymaster at a textile mill in Anderson, S.C., but studied law as a hobby, and he credits his upbringing and his family’s interest in law for his inspiration to explore a career in the law.

Calling himself a “true Carolina born-and-raised attorney,” Rice went on to receive both his bachelor’s degree and law degree from the University of South Carolina and began focusing on civil litigation in law school.

“I follow the belief that I am never going to solve my problem successfully unless I help my adversary solve their problems,” he says. “Working together, working hard, and keeping your eye on what is best for your client are major qualities you must possess.”

When Brooklyn O’Shea started her legal career, she knew she wanted to be a trial lawyer, and she didn’t have a preference for the plaintiff or defense side. However, she quickly found her path.

“It didn’t take long before I started feeling a strong connection to the individuals and families who suffered from personal injuries or deaths,” she says. “The empathy I have for plaintiffs has driven me to handle their personal injury litigation.”

She says while her role as a plaintiff’s attorney can be tough at times, the rewards are worth the hard work.

“Litigation is stressful, but when I see the results of hard work pay off for a grateful client, I find my job fulfilling, and I am inspired to do more,” she says.

O’Shea is an attorney at the O’Shea Law Firm in Charleston, where she practices with her husband, Ian O’Shea. She primarily handles catastrophic personal injury cases, including wrongful death and survival actions, motor vehicle collisions, and rideshare claims involving transportation network companies, such as Lyft and Uber. She also handles admiralty and dram shop cases.

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MICHAEL C. SAHN

ATTORNEY AND OWNER, SAHN LAW FIRM, ATTORNEYS AT LAW | CHARLESTON

Michael C. Sahn is known as a conscientious attorney with a prolific record of success in the courtroom.

Prior to opening the Sahn Law Firm, Attorneys at Law in 2011, he was an assistant solicitor for South Carolina’s 9th Judicial Circuit, which includes Charleston and Berkeley Counties. As lead DUI prosecutor for Charleston County, he handled thousands of cases and gained extensive trial experience handling other criminal offenses, including murder, armed robbery, rape, drug offenses, domestic violence.

Today, as managing partner at Sahn Law Firm, he defends clients charged with crimes and DUI offenses and represents plaintiffs in workers compensation and personal injury cases. He has over 15 years of experience as a litigator.

Raised in the Charleston area, Sahn earned a Bachelor of Science degree in finance from the University of Virginia. He earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina, graduating cum laude.

He is an active member of the South Carolina Bar Association and the Charleston Bar Association.