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Dell P. Chappell

Dell P. Chappell

Partner

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
T 803.255.9428
Pacific Gateway
19191 South Vermont Avenue
Suite 900
Torrance, CA 90502
T 424.221.7400
F 424.221.7499
dell.chappell@nelsonmullins.com
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Dell is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group, including the electronic discovery division, Encompass. He has a wide litigation practice that he focuses on products liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices, business disputes, toxic torts, cybersecurity and data breach response, e-discovery, and criminal law.  As an experienced litigator, Dell has represented and counseled clients...

Dell is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group, including the electronic discovery division, Encompass. He has a wide litigation practice that he focuses on products liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices, business disputes, toxic torts, cybersecurity and data breach response, e-discovery, and criminal law.  As an experienced litigator, Dell has represented and counseled clients in a variety of national legal matters in both state and federal courts across the country in end-to-end litigation matters. He has held leadership roles in his community, chaired Nelson Mullins’ Associates Committee, served as Nelson Mullins’ Hiring Partner, and served his country in the United States Army JAG Corps.

Dell P. Chappell

in a variety of national legal matters in both state and federal courts across the country in end-to-end litigation matters. He has held leadership roles in his community, chaired Nelson Mullins’ Associates Committee, served as Nelson Mullins’ Hiring Partner, and served his country in the United States Army JAG Corps.

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

  • Served as one of the coordinating counsel in national pharmaceutical mass tort litigation, assisting in the development of overall litigation and settlement strategy and coordinating all phases of large-scale discovery, including advising clients on defensible approaches to the preservation, collection, and production of documents and electronically stored information for litigation; preparing company witnesses to address challenging data-related issues; and preparing and responding to discovery in major litigation
  • Served as local and regional counsel for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other products in mass tort and local litigation
  • Served as counsel for a U.S. corporation in its South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia premises liability litigation
  • Served as counsel for banks and other businesses involved in lender liability and complex commercial litigation matters
  • Served as discovery counsel for health insurance companies facing significant antitrust litigation 
  • Served as counsel for produce farmers in defending multi-plaintiff actions asserting violations of state and federal labor and wage laws
  • Experienced litigator, including trial and pre-trial experience and complex litigation management
  • Admitted pro hac vice in state and federal courts across the United States
  • Has counseled clients in criminal matters in state and federal court

Previous Professional Experience

  • Former Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri
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

  • Served as one of the coordinating counsel in national pharmaceutical mass tort litigation, assisting in the development of overall litigation and settlement strategy and coordinating all phases of large-scale discovery, including advising clients on defensible approaches to the preservation, collection, and production of documents and electronically stored information for litigation; preparing company witnesses to address challenging data-related issues; and preparing and responding to discovery in major litigation
  • Served as local and regional counsel for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other products in mass tort and local litigation
  • Served as counsel for a U.S. corporation in its South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia premises liability litigation
  • Served as counsel for banks and other businesses involved in lender liability and complex commercial litigation matters
  • Served as discovery counsel for health insurance companies facing significant antitrust litigation 
  • Served as counsel for produce farmers in defending multi-plaintiff actions asserting violations of state and federal labor and wage laws
  • Experienced litigator, including trial and pre-trial experience and complex litigation management
  • Admitted pro hac vice in state and federal courts across the United States
  • Has counseled clients in criminal matters in state and federal court

Previous Professional Experience

  • Former Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

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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

  • Drug and Medical Device Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Electronic Discovery Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Product Liability Group, ALFA International
  • Litigation Section, American Bar Association
  • Products Liability Section, American Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association

Community

  • Former Board of Directors, Palmetto Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

Leadership

  • Former Chair, Nelson Mullins Associates Committee

Military

  • Captain and Legal Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, U.S. Army Engineer School and senior installation staff
  • Senior Trial Counsel for the largest engineer brigade in the U.S. Army 

Dell is a member of the firm’s litigation practice group, including the electronic discovery division, Encompass. He has a wide litigation practice that he focuses on products liability, pharmaceutical and medical devices, business disputes, toxic torts, cybersecurity and data breach response, e-discovery, and criminal law.  As an experienced litigator, Dell has represented and counseled clients... in a variety of national legal matters in both state and federal courts across the country in end-to-end litigation matters. He has held leadership roles in his community, chaired Nelson Mullins’ Associates Committee, served as Nelson Mullins’ Hiring Partner, and served his country in the United States Army JAG Corps.

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

  • Served as one of the coordinating counsel in national pharmaceutical mass tort litigation, assisting in the development of overall litigation and settlement strategy and coordinating all phases of large-scale discovery, including advising clients on defensible approaches to the preservation, collection, and production of documents and electronically stored information for litigation; preparing company witnesses to address challenging data-related issues; and preparing and responding to discovery in major litigation
  • Served as local and regional counsel for manufacturers of pharmaceutical products, medical devices, and other products in mass tort and local litigation
  • Served as counsel for a U.S. corporation in its South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia premises liability litigation
  • Served as counsel for banks and other businesses involved in lender liability and complex commercial litigation matters
  • Served as discovery counsel for health insurance companies facing significant antitrust litigation 
  • Served as counsel for produce farmers in defending multi-plaintiff actions asserting violations of state and federal labor and wage laws
  • Experienced litigator, including trial and pre-trial experience and complex litigation management
  • Admitted pro hac vice in state and federal courts across the United States
  • Has counseled clients in criminal matters in state and federal court

Previous Professional Experience

  • Former Special Assistant, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Missouri

Education

  • University of the Pacific McGeorge School of Law, JD, with Distinction (1996)
    • Traynor Honor Society for academic excellence  
    • Executive Committee, National Moot Court Governing Board
    • American Jurisprudence Award for Sales and Leases of Goods
    • Nevada Endowed Scholarship
    • Raymond Henry Biele, III Memorial Scholarship
  • University of Nevada, BS, Business Administration, with Distinction (1991)

Admissions

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

  • Drug and Medical Device Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Electronic Discovery Committee, Defense Research Institute
  • Product Liability Group, ALFA International
  • Litigation Section, American Bar Association
  • Products Liability Section, American Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
  • Former Board of Directors, Palmetto Chapter of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation
  • Former Chair, Nelson Mullins Associates Committee
  • Captain and Legal Advisor, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General (JAG) Corps, U.S. Army Engineer School and senior installation staff
  • Senior Trial Counsel for the largest engineer brigade in the U.S. Army