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William Neinast
Senior Associate
Greenville ONE
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
will.neinast@nelsonmullins.com
William is an associate with the firm’s Greenville Litigation Team. He now primarily handles complex business disputes in addition to products liability, premises liability, professional liability, real estate, and probate litigation matters. He has significant prior experience in high-exposure personal injury litigation, including trucking and aviation accidents. Will has also served as primary and secondary...
William is an associate with the firm’s Greenville Litigation Team. He now primarily handles complex business disputes in addition to products liability, premises liability, professional liability, real estate, and probate litigation matters. He has significant prior experience in high-exposure personal injury litigation, including trucking and aviation accidents. Will has also served as primary and secondary counsel in the successful defense of appeals.
counsel in the successful defense of appeals.
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.
Representative Matters
- Won summary judgment for a defendant in a premises liability case alleging more than $1 million in damages.
- Litigated favorable resolution through mediation for large shipping company in a complex, high-profile case concerning claim for $3 million in medical damages alone from allegations of failure to comply with OSHA regulations on hazardous chemical storage.
- Won summary judgment for flight instructor and flight school defendants in a plane crash case.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Greenville, SC office of national law firm (2022–2023)
- Associate, Columbia, SC-based law firm (2019–2022)
- Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General’s Office (2018)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2017)
Education
-
University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
- Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Review
- American College of Trial Lawyers Lewis F. Powell Jr. Medal for Excellence in Advocacy
- D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism Award
- Wake Forest University, BA
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
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.
Representative Matters
- Won summary judgment for a defendant in a premises liability case alleging more than $1 million in damages.
- Litigated favorable resolution through mediation for large shipping company in a complex, high-profile case concerning claim for $3 million in medical damages alone from allegations of failure to comply with OSHA regulations on hazardous chemical storage.
- Won summary judgment for flight instructor and flight school defendants in a plane crash case.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Greenville, SC office of national law firm (2022–2023)
- Associate, Columbia, SC-based law firm (2019–2022)
- Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General’s Office (2018)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2017)
Media
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.
- Greenville Business Magazine "Legal Elite of the Upstate"
- Civil Litigation (2024)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2025) - Business Litigation
Professional Activities
- Member, South Carolina Bar Committees on Professional Responsibility, Liability, and Ethics Advisory (2019–present)
- Coach, University of South Carolina School of Law Mock Trial Team (2019–present)
- Member and Government Relations Committee Co-Chair, South Carolina Bar Drone Law Task Force (2017–2019)
- Program Coordinator and Guide, Wake the Himalayas Service Project (2016–2018)
William is an associate with the firm’s Greenville Litigation Team. He now primarily handles complex business disputes in addition to products liability, premises liability, professional liability, real estate, and probate litigation matters. He has significant prior experience in high-exposure personal injury litigation, including trucking and aviation accidents. Will has also served as primary and secondary... counsel in the successful defense of appeals.
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.Representative Matters
- Won summary judgment for a defendant in a premises liability case alleging more than $1 million in damages.
- Litigated favorable resolution through mediation for large shipping company in a complex, high-profile case concerning claim for $3 million in medical damages alone from allegations of failure to comply with OSHA regulations on hazardous chemical storage.
- Won summary judgment for flight instructor and flight school defendants in a plane crash case.
Previous Professional Experience
- Associate, Greenville, SC office of national law firm (2022–2023)
- Associate, Columbia, SC-based law firm (2019–2022)
- Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General’s Office (2018)
- Law Clerk, U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina (2017)
Education
-
University of South Carolina School of Law,
JD,
cum laude
- Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Review
- American College of Trial Lawyers Lewis F. Powell Jr. Medal for Excellence in Advocacy
- D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Center on Professionalism Award
- Wake Forest University, BA
Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Practice Areas
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.
- Greenville Business Magazine "Legal Elite of the Upstate"
- Civil Litigation (2024)
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star (2025) - Business Litigation
- Member, South Carolina Bar Committees on Professional Responsibility, Liability, and Ethics Advisory (2019–present)
- Coach, University of South Carolina School of Law Mock Trial Team (2019–present)
- Member and Government Relations Committee Co-Chair, South Carolina Bar Drone Law Task Force (2017–2019)
- Program Coordinator and Guide, Wake the Himalayas Service Project (2016–2018)
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