Elbert Dorn joins Nexsen Pruet; Expands Business Litigation Practice Group

Myrtle Beach, SC – Nexsen Pruet, LLC announced today that Elbert Dorn has joined the firm as a member.

Dorn has more than 20 years of trial experience and devotes his practice to products liability, pharmaceutical and class action litigation. Dorn has broad experience in handling complex commercial litigation.  He has represented several pharmaceutical companies, petroleum companies and acted as coordinating counsel for one of the big three automotive companies.

“Elbert combines decades of trial experience with a broad understanding of how to handle complex commercial litigation," said board chairman Leighton Lord. “His work on products liability, pharmaceutical and class action cases strengthens our ability serve our clients throughout the Southeast."

He is immediate past president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association. 

Dorn received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a native of Greenwood and has lived here all of his life.  He is married and the father of 4 children.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.  For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com