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Deirdre S. McCool
Partner
Liberty Center
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
151 Meeting Street
Suite 600
Charleston, SC 29401
deirdre.mccool@nelsonmullins.com
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.
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
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
Media
Events / Speaking Engagements
| Roof Crush in Non-Rollover Cases, 2022 Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference, American Bar Association, Co-Speaker (April 7, 2022) |
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.
- The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action: Automotive/Transportation (2016)
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
- Toxic Torts/Asbestos
- Commercial Litigation & Business Torts
- Premises Liability
- Products Liability - Consumer & Mechanical
- Products Liability - Pharmaceuticals & Medical Devices
Industries
Events /
Speaking Engagements
Speaking Engagements
| Roof Crush in Non-Rollover Cases, 2022 Motor Vehicle Product Liability Litigation Conference, American Bar Association, Co-Speaker (April 7, 2022) |
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.
- The Legal 500 United States, Dispute Resolution: Product Liability, Mass Tort, and Class Action: Automotive/Transportation (2016)
- 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
