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Kendall Eoute Topper

Kendall Eoute Topper

Senior Associate

Meridian
1320 Main Street
17th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
kendall.topper@nelsonmullins.com

Kendall practices primarily in the area of business litigation and franchise and distribution litigation. She has worked on a variety of business and employment matters for clients in a range of industries, including real estate, banking, construction, and transportation. She also has experience representing automobile, off-road vehicle, and heavy truck manufacturers in litigation arising from...

Kendall practices primarily in the area of business litigation and franchise and distribution litigation. She has worked on a variety of business and employment matters for clients in a range of industries, including real estate, banking, construction, and transportation. She also has experience representing automobile, off-road vehicle, and heavy truck manufacturers in litigation arising from the distributor-dealer relationship, including issues related to licensing, new vehicle allocation, terminations, relocations, and warranty payments.

Kendall Eoute Topper

the distributor-dealer relationship, including issues related to licensing, new vehicle allocation, terminations, relocations, and warranty payments.

Kendall practices primarily in the area of business litigation and franchise and distribution litigation. She has worked on a variety of business and employment matters for clients in a range of industries, including real estate, banking, construction, and transportation. She also has experience representing automobile, off-road vehicle, and heavy truck manufacturers in litigation arising from... the distributor-dealer relationship, including issues related to licensing, new vehicle allocation, terminations, relocations, and warranty payments.

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

  • Attorney, family law firm (2020–2021)

Internships

  • Law Clerk, Carolinas law firm (2019)
  • Law Clerk, family law firm (2017, 2018)
  • Legal Intern, Spartanburg County Public Defender

Educational Activities

  • Research Assistant
  • Academic Success Tutor for Property
  • My Wills Clinic Volunteer

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, magna cum laude (2020)
    • Research Editor, South Carolina Law Review
    • Order of the Coif
    • Pro Bono Outstanding Service Award (2020)
    • I.M. Goldberg South Carolina Bar Foundation Award (2019)
    • John O. MacDougall Family Law Award (2019)
    • Recipient of six CALI Awards for Excellence
  • Wofford College, BA, Art History, cum laude (2017)

Admissions

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

Practice Areas

  • South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association