Meet Adam

Adam Yount is an experienced litigator with a growing mediation practice as a certified Circuit Court Mediator. In his civil litigation practice, Adam represents various national and regional clients in matters related to premises liability, wrongful death, motor-vehicle matters, commercial and employment disputes and products liability cases. He has significant experience with jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina. Adam is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only national organization of experienced trial lawyers and judges.
 
Prior to entering private practice, Adam served as law clerk for the Hon. Perry M. Buckner III, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.

• Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2007
• Clemson University, B.A., 2001

• South Carolina, 2007
• U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 2008
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 2013

• The Best Lawyers in America© Commercial Litigation (2022-2024) and Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2022-2024)
• South Carolina Super Lawyers® "Rising Stars" Civil Litigation: Defense (2015-2017)

• American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
• American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Charleston County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• Charleston Lawyers Club
• IADC Trial Academy, Stanford Law School 2011
• Trident United Way, Community Investment Review Team Member
• First (Scots) Presbyterian Church, Deacon

• “Premises Liability: What Employers Need to Know to Reduce Risks of Premises Liability,” SC Chamber’s Business in the Era of COVID-19: A Guide for Moving Your Business Forward, May 20, 2020