Emily E. Rule
Associate
Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
emily.rule@nelsonmullins.com
Emily practices in the fields of commercial and appellate litigation, focusing primarily on matters involving business, life insurance, and financial disputes.
Emily practices in the fields of commercial and appellate litigation, focusing primarily on matters involving business, life insurance, and financial disputes.
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.
Previous Professional Experience
- New York-based law firm, Summer Associate (2023 & 2024); Commercial Litigation Paralegal (2021-2022); Legal Assistant (2019-2020)
Education
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University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law,
JD
(2025)
- Editor in Chief, ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal
- Student Member, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
- Member, Pro Bono Board
- Recipient, Stanley H. Kohn Memorial Scholarship & the Robert and Lisa Wilcox Law Scholarship
- Recipient, Susan McCrary Volunteer of the Year Award (2024)
- Trinity College Dublin, BA, Business and Economics (2019)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
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.
Previous Professional Experience
- New York-based law firm, Summer Associate (2023 & 2024); Commercial Litigation Paralegal (2021-2022); Legal Assistant (2019-2020)
Professional Activities
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Women Lawyers’ Association
- Member, Defense Research Institute
Emily practices in the fields of commercial and appellate litigation, focusing primarily on matters involving business, life insurance, and financial disputes.
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.Previous Professional Experience
- New York-based law firm, Summer Associate (2023 & 2024); Commercial Litigation Paralegal (2021-2022); Legal Assistant (2019-2020)
Education
-
University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law,
JD
(2025)
- Editor in Chief, ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal
- Student Member, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
- Member, Pro Bono Board
- Recipient, Stanley H. Kohn Memorial Scholarship & the Robert and Lisa Wilcox Law Scholarship
- Recipient, Susan McCrary Volunteer of the Year Award (2024)
- Trinity College Dublin, BA, Business and Economics (2019)
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
Practice Areas
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association
- Member, South Carolina Women Lawyers’ Association
- Member, Defense Research Institute
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