Office
Charleston
Liberty Center, Suite 600
151 Meeting Street
Charleston, SC 29401-2239
Contact Details
Tel: 843.534.4113
Fax: 843.722.8700
Email: robert.whelan@nelsonmullins.com
General Litigation
Construction Law
Insurance
Product Counseling, Reporting and Liability Defense
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law
College of Charleston
Bar Admissions
South Carolina
Robbie Whelan is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Charleston who practices in general litigation with extensive experience in construction, insurance, product liability, and personal injury litigation. A member of the South Carolina Bar, he is also a member of the American Bar Association, the Charleston County Bar Association, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association.
Mr. Whelan has successfully defended insurance companies against claims of bad faith, including obtaining numerous summary judgment victories, a defense verdict in a week-long bad faith trial, and appellate court victories. In the construction field, Mr. Whelan has represented general contractors, subcontractors, design professionals, and product manufacturers in mediations, arbitrations, and state and federal trial courts and courts of appeal. He has also served as lead counsel for the plaintiff in a civil rights trial which received international media coverage. In 2007, Mr. Whelan was awarded the Claude M. Scarborough award for outstanding pro bono services. Mr. Whelan is a graduate of the national session of the National Institute of Trial Attorneys trial academy, and the South Carolina Defense Lawyers trial academy.