Edward Bender

Mr. Bender practices in the health care group.  He represents health care clients in a variety of litigation matters, with his primary focus on Certificate of Need disputes before the Administrative Law Court and compliance / fraud and abuse investigations.  Additionally, Mr. Bender represents health care clients before South Carolina's various professional licensing boards.

Mr. Bender earned his undergraduate degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina and his law degree from the USC School of Law.  As an undergraduate, he received the prestigious Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award, the highest honor awarded to a USC student.

Mr. Bender’s background includes work as a legislative liaison with S.C. Department of Parks, Recreation, and Tourism. While at PRT, he assisted in developing and implementing legislative strategy and acted as the agency's primary contact with the South Carolina General Assembly.  He also served as an Urban Fellow with the New York City Department of Transportation, where he worked on the city’s traffic policies and as a speech writer for the Agency's Director.

• Edward Bender Selected for Leadership Columbia Class of 2010-2011
  Nexsen Pruet congratulates attorney Edward Bender on his selection to the Leadership Columbia Class of 2010-2011.
• 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.
• Intellectual Property Group Recognized in Leading Trade Publication
  Nexsen Pruet announced today that it has been recognized in “Who Protects Innovation in America 2008” by IP Law & Business.

Co-presenter, "Health Care Reform and its Impact on Physicians", First Citizens Bank, May 2010

• Annual Health Care Executive Summit