H. Mills Gallivan

Shareholder

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Contact Information

Phone:
864-271-5341

Fax:
864-271-5353

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"It just takes time to become a good lawyer. You can't do what we do in 40 hours a week and do it right. You have to focus on what it takes for your client to be successful. If you focus on quality, the rest will follow." - H. Mills Gallivan

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Background

Senior Shareholder and Greenville native Mills Gallivan is known for being determined, thorough, and well-prepared. These qualities have served him-and his clients well-in his 30 year litigation, mediation, and arbitration career. They have also motivated him to take active leadership roles in professional and community organizations; his long list of service includes: President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association, Chairman of the Tort and Insurance Practice Section of the South Carolina Bar Association, Program Chair for the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence, President of the Mardi Gras Charity Ball of Greenville, Commissioner for City of Greenville Planning Commission, and 28 years of service in the Rotary Club of Greenville. He is perennially featured as one of the Best Lawyers in America and is a lifetime member of the National Registry of Who's Who. Mills has previously served as the firms' Managing Shareholder 1993-1996 and 2003-2007.

Education

  • J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law, 1976
  • B.A., Vanderbilt University, 1973

Honors and Awards

  • Best Lawyers in America - 10 consecutive years
  • Lifetime Member of the National Registry of Who's Who
  • DRI Exceptional Performance Citation 2002
 

Support Staff

Certification/Specialties

  • Certified Arbitrator
  • Certified Mediator

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 1976
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1976
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Professional Associations & Memberships

  • American Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Greenville County Bar Association
  • Past President, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
  • Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel, Vice Chair of Meeting Sites Cmte, Vice Chair Alternative Dispute Resolution, Chair Associate Retention Project, Vice Chair Law Firm Management Conference, Marketing Chair for FDCC Leadership Institute, Vice President 2007-Present
  • Defense Research Institute
  • Lawyers for Civil Justice
  • Rotary Club of Greenville: President & Chairman of Rotary Charities, Inc.
  • South Carolina Captive Insurance Association
  • South Carolina Workers' Compensation Educational Association
  • South Carolina Self-Insureds' Association
  • Symposium Program Chair, National Foundation for Judicial Excellence 2007
  • City of Greenville Planning Commission, Vice Chair 2008

Articles and Publications

All-In Mediation by H. Mills Gallivan - In-House, Defense Quarterly, Winter 2010

Notable Cases

  • Transp. Ins. Co. v. S.C. Second Injury Fund, 456 S.E.2d 369 (S.C. 1995)
  • Ferguson v. R. F. Moore Constr., 381 S.E.2d 496 (S.C. Ct. App 1989)