Jimmy Long

James G. Long, III is a member in the business and commercial litigation practice group with experience in handling a wide variety of litigation cases in all Courts in South Carolina. His emphasis is representing businesses regulated by the state and federal government which includes defending assisted living facilities, nursing homes and hospitals in serious injury, Certificate of Need and wrongful death cases.

Mr. Long received a B.S. degree in business administration from Presbyterian College. He received his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe and managing Editor of the ABA Real Property Probate and Trust Journal.

Mr. Long is a frequent speaker at legal education seminars. He has an AV rating with Martindale Hubbell.

• Former law clerk to The Honorable C. Weston Houck, United States District Judge for Florence, South Carolina
• South Carolina Bar - Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year in 1997
• Instructor at the Orientation School for Newly Elected Judges
• South Carolina Bar - Past Committee Chairperson
• Certified Mediator since 1998
• Adjunct Professor at Presbyterian College teaching a Civil Litigation Course.

Mr. Long was the lead trial attorney in one of the longest trials in the history of the South Carolina Administrative Law Court in February and March of 2006. See the opinion here

Mr. Long has been the lead attorney in certificate of need cases involving open heart surgery, linear accelerators, hospital replacement or expansion, ambulatory surgery centers, cyberknife technology, and methadone treatment facilities.

Mr. Long argued and briefed in the South Carolina Supreme Court the case that addressed whether physical therapists may continue to be employed by referring physicians. (i.e. whether POPTS are legal in South Carolina). See the opinion here

Mr. Long led a team of attorneys in negotiating the resolution of a multi million dollar domestic case.

Mr. Long successfully tried a negligent misrepresentation case involving the partition of a real estate tract at the South Carolina coast.

Mr. Long successfully resolved, after 15 hours of mediation, the defense of a negligent misrepresentation case arising from the multi-million dollar sale of a business.

Mr. Long was the lead attorney in a complex probate matter that involved simultaneous actions in the Probate Court, Circuit Court and the Court of Appeals.

Mr. Long typically tries cases each year in either the Administrative Law Court, Circuit Court, or Family Court.

• Nexsen Pruet Earns Designation as 'Midlands Green Business'
  Nexsen Pruet has earned designation as a Midlands Green Business, joining other Columbia-area organizations that are committed to environmentally responsible practices in the workplace.

Documentation, Litigation and Enforcement in the Long Term Care Industry - January 27, 2008

Who Is My Client?  Fiduciary Issues and Divorce for Financial Planning Association - October 3, 2007

Legalities of Documentation - How To Stay Out Of Court For The South Carolina Health Care Association - August 15, 2007

• Third Southeastern Health Planning Symposium