General Biography 
Rich practices on the Professional Liability and Business Litigation teams in the Charleston office. He has broad-ranging experience in a variety of complex commercial and business litigation including securities litigation and arbitration, shareholders' litigation, defense of corporate officers and directors in derivative litigation, the defense of real estate developers and builders in actions brought by homeowners. He has also defended clients in class action litigation, products liability, admiralty and maritime cases, and other complex commercial matters. In recent years, Rich's practice has been focused on defending professionals, including physicians, attorneys, and others in professional malpractice litigation. Following law school, Rich served as law clerk to Hon. Charles R. Butler, Jr., Chief Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Alabama.
 
Bar Admissions 
South Carolina Bar

Alabama Bar

All state and Federal courts in South Carolina and Alabama

United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Education 
Spring Hill College, B.A., history, 1987

University of Alabama, M.A., history, 1989

University of South Carolina, Ph.D., Colonial American history and the American Revolution, 1993

Tulane Law School, J.D., cum laude, 1998

Professional/Civic Affiliations
Defense Research Institute

South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association

American Bar Association

Electric Cooperative Bar Association, charter member