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Deirdre S. McCool

Deirdre S. McCool

Partner

Liberty Center
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
T 843.534.4318
F 843.722.8700
deirdre.mccool@nelsonmullins.com
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Deirdre practices in the areas of product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic tort, premises liability, and business litigation.

Deirdre practices in the areas of product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic tort, premises liability, and business litigation.

Deirdre S. McCool

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has served as national coordinating counsel for a Japanese component supplier in asbestos friction litigation
  • Has litigated cases filed in state and/or federal courts in North Carolina, Florida, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, Colorado, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Minnesota, in addition to South Carolina state and federal courts
  • Has argued appellate matters in the South Carolina Supreme Court
  • Experience in product liability litigation, including recalls, accident investigation, accident reconstruction, metallurgy, design analysis, biomechanics, manufacturing processes, and warnings
  • Defended product liability cases involving a range of products, including passenger cars, trucks, vehicle tires, food products, medical devices, over–the–counter and prescription medications, industrial equipment, aviation equipment, and consumer goods
  • Experience working with foreign manufacturers
  • Served as an in–house product liability attorney for a major vehicle manufacturer for a year as a senior associate with Nelson Mullins gaining experience managing cases and trials from the company perspective
  • Experience coordinating and managing state proceedings and federal multi–district litigation, both on a regional and national basis, involving toxic tort, product liability, and pharmaceutical litigation, in addition to handling individual cases through trial
  • Has experience in preparing company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, as well as managing and conducting internal company interviews and document collection projects and other discovery issues
  • Served as national discovery coordinator for a leading automobile manufacturer in its airbag cases for several years and has experience with electronic discovery issues
  • Premises liability experience includes hotels, grocery and retail stores, and performance and sports venues
The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has served as national coordinating counsel for a Japanese component supplier in asbestos friction litigation
  • Has litigated cases filed in state and/or federal courts in North Carolina, Florida, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, Colorado, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Minnesota, in addition to South Carolina state and federal courts
  • Has argued appellate matters in the South Carolina Supreme Court
  • Experience in product liability litigation, including recalls, accident investigation, accident reconstruction, metallurgy, design analysis, biomechanics, manufacturing processes, and warnings
  • Defended product liability cases involving a range of products, including passenger cars, trucks, vehicle tires, food products, medical devices, over–the–counter and prescription medications, industrial equipment, aviation equipment, and consumer goods
  • Experience working with foreign manufacturers
  • Served as an in–house product liability attorney for a major vehicle manufacturer for a year as a senior associate with Nelson Mullins gaining experience managing cases and trials from the company perspective
  • Experience coordinating and managing state proceedings and federal multi–district litigation, both on a regional and national basis, involving toxic tort, product liability, and pharmaceutical litigation, in addition to handling individual cases through trial
  • Has experience in preparing company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, as well as managing and conducting internal company interviews and document collection projects and other discovery issues
  • Served as national discovery coordinator for a leading automobile manufacturer in its airbag cases for several years and has experience with electronic discovery issues
  • Premises liability experience includes hotels, grocery and retail stores, and performance and sports venues

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Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

Professional Activities

  • Torts and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association
  • Charleston County Bar Association
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Deirdre practices in the areas of product liability, pharmaceutical and medical device, toxic tort, premises liability, and business litigation.

Experience

The following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Experience

  • Has served as national coordinating counsel for a Japanese component supplier in asbestos friction litigation
  • Has litigated cases filed in state and/or federal courts in North Carolina, Florida, New York, Alabama, Tennessee, Colorado, Virginia, Oklahoma, and Minnesota, in addition to South Carolina state and federal courts
  • Has argued appellate matters in the South Carolina Supreme Court
  • Experience in product liability litigation, including recalls, accident investigation, accident reconstruction, metallurgy, design analysis, biomechanics, manufacturing processes, and warnings
  • Defended product liability cases involving a range of products, including passenger cars, trucks, vehicle tires, food products, medical devices, over–the–counter and prescription medications, industrial equipment, aviation equipment, and consumer goods
  • Experience working with foreign manufacturers
  • Served as an in–house product liability attorney for a major vehicle manufacturer for a year as a senior associate with Nelson Mullins gaining experience managing cases and trials from the company perspective
  • Experience coordinating and managing state proceedings and federal multi–district litigation, both on a regional and national basis, involving toxic tort, product liability, and pharmaceutical litigation, in addition to handling individual cases through trial
  • Has experience in preparing company witnesses for deposition and trial testimony, as well as managing and conducting internal company interviews and document collection projects and other discovery issues
  • Served as national discovery coordinator for a leading automobile manufacturer in its airbag cases for several years and has experience with electronic discovery issues
  • Premises liability experience includes hotels, grocery and retail stores, and performance and sports venues

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, cum laude (1991)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Editor, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal
    • Order of Wig and Robe
  • University of South Carolina - Coastal Carolina, BS, Business Administration, with an emphasis in finance and marketing, magna cum laude (1987)

Admissions

  • South Carolina
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina

Practice Areas

Industries

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.

  • Torts and Insurance Practice Section, American Bar Association
  • Charleston County Bar Association
  • DRI – The Voice of the Defense Bar
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association