Former Chief Justice Costa M. Pleicones Joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd

Pleicones served as Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court from January 2016 to December 2016 and as Associate Justice for 15 years. Prior to his election to the South Carolina Supreme Court, he served as Resident Circuit Court Judge for the 5^th Judicial Circuit for nine years. While in private practice, he also served as a part-time municipal judge for the City of Columbia and as County Attorney for Richland County.

“We are honored by Costa’s decision to spend the next phase of his distinguished legal career at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd,” stated Nick Nicholson, Managing Director. “His judicial experience at the municipal and trial court levels, followed by his service as an Associate Justice and Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, in addition to thirty years of active and reserve service with the United States Army, is without parallel. Those experiences, combined with his keen intellect and practical judgment, will provide tremendous value to the firm’s attorneys and clients from day one.”

Pleicones is a graduate of Wofford College and the University of South Carolina School of Law and is a Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator and Mediator. He is admitted to practice before all South Carolina Courts, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, the Court of Appeals for the Armed Services and the United States Supreme Court. He is a frequent presenter for CLE programs hosted by the SC Bar and other professional organizations and currently serves on the Wofford College Board of Trustees.