Robert D. Dodson
Robert D. Dodson has an outstanding educational background as well as unique work experience—in addition to trying cases in all types of South Carolina courts, he has defended insurance companies in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. After switching to the plaintiff’s side of the courtroom, his insider knowledge of how corporate defense cases work enables Robert to tear down his opponents’ cases, yielding the most effective representation available.
Admitted
- South Carolina, 1998
- North Carolina, 1998
Memberships
Education
- Wofford College, B.S., 1995
- Magna cum laude honors
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Only one in his class to graduate with high honors in his major
- Team captain on the varsity cross country team
- William Stanley Award as the top student-athlete with the highest academic grade point average
- Tulane University, J.D., 1998
- Cum laude honors
- Business Editor of the Tulane Environmental Law Journal
- Rufus C. Harris Award in Torts as the top student in tort law and personal injury
Work Experience
- 1998, Associate at Barnes, Alford Stork and Johnson. Defended insurance companies against claims of:
- Automobile accidents
- 2001, Associate at Strom Law Firm. Represented injured victims and their families in:
- 2003, started own law firm, the Law Offices of Robert Dodson, PA
Trial and Courtroom Experience
- State courts
- Federal courts
- South Carolina Supreme Court
- South Carolina Court of Appeals
Adjunct Professor
- University of South Carolina School of Law for five years
- University’s School of Public Health-taught Health Law to graduate students
Mr. Dodson has authored numerous articles that have appeared in national law reviews and law journals. His articles have been cited by federal and state courts across the country and have been relied upon by other lawyers arguing cases to the United States Supreme Court.
