Practice Areas
Background
Ron Tate is inspired by the confidence his clients entrust in him. The Greenville native focuses his practice on business and commercial law, including design and construction matters. He also has significant appellate experience before the South Carolina Court of Appeals. In addition to his litigation practice, Tate has volunteered extensively in the Greenville community and is a graduate of Leadership South Carolina and Leadership Greenville. He is a member of the Greenville County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the Defense Research Institute, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. He serves as ethics counsel to the firm and has served on the South Carolina Bar's Ethics Advisory Committee. He has also spoken to Bar groups regarding legal ethics and professional responsibility.
Education
- J.D., cum laude, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1985 (Order of Wig and Robe, Order of the Coif)
- B.S., cum laude, University of South Carolina, 1982
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Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1985
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1986
Professional Associations & Memberships
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- Greenville County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- Leadership South Carolina, 2008
- Leadership Greenville, Class XX
- Former Board Member, Opportunity Greenville, Greater Greenville Chamber of Commerce
- Past President, Friends of the Greenville Zoo Board of Directors
- Past President, Eastside Sertoma Club
Honors and Awards
- Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Beta Gamma Sigma
Notable Cases
- Moser v. Gosnell, 513 S.E.2d 123 (S.C. Ct. App. 1999)
- Mangum v. Maryland Casualty Company, 500 S.E.2d 125 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998)
- BP Oil Company v. Federated Mutual Insurance Company, Inc., 496 S.E.2d 35 (S.C. Ct. App. 1998)
- Graniteville Company, Inc. v. IH Services, Inc., 447 S.E.2d 226 (S.C. Ct. App. 1994)
- Flavor-Inn, Inc. v. NCNB National Bank of South Carolina, 424 S.E.2d 534 (S.C. Ct. App. 1992)
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