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J. W. (Jay) Matthews III

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PHONE864.240.3207
FAX864.240.3300
EMAILjmatthews@hsblawfirm.com
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75 Beattie Place, 11th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601-2119

Jay Matthews helps many types of businesses, particularly technology companies. He has a strong background in cases involving the transportation, construction and telecommunications industries.

Mr. Matthews also has a wealth of experience in complex business and technology-related disputes. He helps clients in litigation involving business torts, products liability, intellectual property and fiduciary law. 

He is skilled in the important area of E-discovery, assisting businesses in producing and managing electronically stored information. Mr. Matthews has given presentations to corporations, universities and nonprofit organizations on E-discovery and is a member of the Sedona Conference Working Group.

RECENT MATTERS

  • Mr. Matthews obtained summary judgment on behalf of a German auto manufacturer in a business dispute involving Clemson University's research campus (CU-ICAR) in Greenville.
  • He successfully defended a manufacturer in a trial between the two largest competitors in a global market.

Having served in the Air Force as an engineer, managing deployments and construction projects in Bosnia and Saudi Arabia, Mr. Matthews was featured in a June, 2010, SC Biz magazine article titled, “Making a second career of the law.”   

PROFESSIONAL AND CIVIC ACTIVITIES
American Bar Association
The Defense Research Institute, Inc.
South Carolina Bar
Leadership South Carolina, 2007
A Child’s Haven, board of directors
Registered Professional Engineer, Florida (1997-present)

Email jmatthews@hsblawfirm.com

Phone 864.240.3207

Fax 864.240.3300

75 Beattie Place, 11th Floor
Greenville, SC 29601-2119

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