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Attorney Profile

Charles L. Henshaw, Jr.

Charles Henshaw, Jr.

Furr & Henshaw
1534 Blanding St
Columbia, SC 29201

Columbia

South Carolina (SC)

T: 803-252-4050
F: 803-254-7513

Practice Areas

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Medical Malpractice

Personal Injury Plaintiff: Products

Personal Injury Plaintiff: General

Selected To

• South Carolina Super Lawyers 2012
• South Carolina Super Lawyers 2011
• South Carolina Super Lawyers 2010
• South Carolina Super Lawyers 2009

Profile

Charles L. Henshaw Jr. is a partner at Furr & Henshaw, a Myrtle Beach-based law firm devoted exclusively to representing injured plaintiffs in medical malpractice and personal injury cases throughout the state of South Carolina. In a career spanning more than 30 years, Mr. Henshaw has successfully tried and settled countless lawsuits involving medical negligence claims related to birth injuries, surgical errors, medication errors, failures to diagnose or properly treat patients and various other issues. Mr. Henshaw has also successfully represented clients injured as the result of property owner negligence (premises liability law) and motor vehicle accidents of every type.

Mr. Henshaw is a graduate of the University of South Carolina (B.A., 1974) and University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1980). He is an active member of several professional organizations as well, including the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Association for Justice (past president), the American Bar Association and the American Board of Trial Advocates. Mr. Henshaw’s professional honors and recognitions include an AV Preeminent* peer review rating through Martindale-Hubbell and the 2005 President’s Award from the South Carolina Association for Justice.

*AV Preeminent and BV Distinguished are certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell peer review ratings fall into two categories: legal ability and general ethical standards.

About Charles Henshaw, Jr.

Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law

Admitted: 1981, South Carolina

Professional Webpage: www.scmedicalmalpractice.com/Attorneys/Charles-L-Henshaw-Jr....

Honors and Awards:

  • Recipient, South Carolina Association for Justice President's Award, 2005
  • Special Award for dedicated service, President's Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 2005
  • Special Award for dedicated service, President's Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 2007
  • Recognition, Lifetime member, Montclair Who's Who, 2009

Bar/Professional Activity:

  • South Carolina Bar, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee 1993 - 2002
  • Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
  • South Carolina Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 2004 - Present
  • South Carolina Association for Justice, Board of Governors, 1994 - 2001
  • Secretary, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1995 - 1996
  • Secretary, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1995 - 1996
  • Treasurer, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1996 - 1997
  • President Elect, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1998 - 1999
  • Vice President, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1997 - 1998
  • President, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1999 - 2000
  • South Carolina Bar, Fee Dispute Resolution Committee, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1982 - 1988
  • American Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, 2009 - 2011
  • American Association for Justice
  • U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Federal Claims, 1989
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1985
  • South Carolina, 1981
  • U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1982

Pro bono/Community Service:

  • Founding member, Save Our Saluda, 1982

Scholarly Lectures and Writings:

  • Editor, The Bulletin, South Carolina Association for Justice, 1994 - 1995
  • Contributor, South Carolina Damages, "mm", 2004
  • "Torts, Annual Survey of South Carolina Law", 32 South Carolina Law Review 205, 1980
  • Society of Wig and Robe, South Carolina Review, 1979 - 1981
  • Chapter, Medical Malpractice, South Carolina Damages (2d ed.), South Carolina Bar, 2009

Other Outstanding Achievements:

  • South Carolina Law Review, 1979
  • Order of Wig and Robe, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1981

Educational Background:

  • University of South Carolina, B.A., 1974
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