Biography
Michael W. Rabb is a partner in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina, office. As a member of the firm’s tort, insurance, and transportation litigation practice groups, he serves clients in all aspects of civil litigation, including medical malpractice defense, products liability, premises liability, insurance law, commercial litigation, and general negligence.
Prior to joining Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., Michael served as a law clerk to the Honorable Chief Judge H. Bruce Williams of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, as a staff attorney at the South Carolina Court of Appeals, as a summer associate with the legal department at Michelin North America, and as a summer associate with another large insurance defense firm in South Carolina.
Michael graduated from Furman University in Greenville, South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration. Michael later earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, Michael tutored first-year law students in legal research and writing as a teaching assistant for Professor Ami Leventis and Dean Duncan Alford, worked as a teaching assistant for Assistant Director of Faculty Services Candle Wester, and served as a student works editor on Volume 68 of the South Carolina Law Review.
Education
Furman University
B.A., Business Administration (2014)
University of South Carolina School of Law
J.D. (2017)
Associations & Professional Memberships
- Greenville County Bar, Member (2019 – Present)
- South Carolina Bar, Young Lawyers Division, Member (2017 – Present)
- Professional Development Committee, Co-Chair
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA), Member (2021 – Present)
- Trial Academy Graduate (2022)
Honors & Awards
- Greenville Business Magazine
- Legal Elite: Medical Malpractice – Defendant (2024)
- Legal Elite: Personal Injury – Defendant (2022-2024)
Community Involvement
- Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University, Coordinator and Class Leader
- First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, Deacon
News & Articles
- A ‘Black Box’ for the Human Body: Civil Discovery of Wearable Technology Data in Personal Injury Cases
South Carolina Young Lawyer | South Carolina Bar Publication - The Perils of Rescue: Unpacking South Carolina’s Good Samaritan Statute
South Carolina Young Lawyer | South Carolina Bar Publication
- The Standard Liability Waiver: Paper Tiger or King of the Litigation Jungle?
The DefenseLine Magazine | SCDTAA Publication