Adair Patterson is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Columbia office and focuses her practice on corporate law.
Prior to joining our firm, Adair served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. While in law school, she served as the Senior Student Works Editor for the South Carolina Law Review, was a student member of Women in Law, and received the Joseph O. Rogers Bicentennial Fellowship and Albert C. Todd, III Estate Planning Award.
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
Clemson University, M.Ed. Ed.S., 2015
University of Virginia, B.A., 2012
Admissions
South Carolina, 2020
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2021
North Carolina, 2022
Honors and Awards
University of South Carolina School of Law 2020 “Compleat Lawyer” Bronze Medallion Recipient
Order of the Coif
Order of the Wig and Robe
CALI Award Recipient: Criminal Law, Corporate Tax, Estate Planning, Legal Writing for the Courts, Problems in Professional Responsibility, Property
Professional and Civic Activities
South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
Richland County Bar Association
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
YMCA Camp Greenville, Board of Advisors (2022-Present)
CREW Midlands
Upstate Forever
Presentations and Publications
Pertuis v. Front Roe Restaurants, Inc.: Equity Restores the Corporate Veil in Single-Business Enterprise Theory, South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 70, No. 891, 2019
“Managing Your Liability When Clients Breach Their Fiduciary Duties,” HSB 2019 Corporate Law for Accountants Seminar Series, co-authored with Charlie Ipock