Attorney Profiles
Nancy Bloodgood Charleston, South Carolina
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Nancy graduated from Georgetown University in 1975 and received her Juris Doctor in 1983 from Catholic University School of Law. She was an Associate Editor of the Law Review. She is a member of the Pennsylvania Bar, the Washington, D.C. Bar, and the South Carolina Bar. Prior to joining the firm in 2009, Nancy was a partner with a large defense firm in Charleston. Nancy also previously served as a Deputy County Attorney for Charleston County. She was also a staff attorney for the South Carolina Coastal Council, and from 1986 - 1989 she was in private practice. Nancy is a certified mediator and arbitrator. Nancy currently is National Delegate of the South Carolina Chapter of the Federal Bar Association and Deputy Chair of the Federal Bar Association's Employment and Labor Law Section. She has served as President of the South Carolina Association of County Attorneys and in 1992 and 1993 she received the National Association of Counties Achievement Award. She is a member of the American Bar Association, South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Women Lawyers, the Charleston County Bar Association and the Federal Bar Association and focuses her practice on Employment and Labor Law and ERISA. Nancy was recognized as one of the top Employment and Labor Law attorneys in South Carolina in the 2008 and 2009 publications of Super Lawyers.1
1 Selections are made by Law & Politics, a division of Key Professional Media, Inc. of Minneapolis, Minn. Each year, Law & Politics undertakes a rigorous multi-phase selection process that includes a statewide survey of lawyers, independent evaluation of candidates by Law & Politics' attorney-led research staff, a peer review of candidates by practice area, and a good-standing and disciplinary check. Attorneys do not pay for the honor of inclusion and the only way a lawyer can be included is through the selection process.
- Areas of Practice:
- Employment Law - - Employee
- Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - - Employee
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) - - Employee
- Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) - - Employee
- Pensions, Benefits & Compensation - - Employee
- Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
- Pregnancy Discrimination
- Health & Health Care Law
- Disability
- Employment and Labor Law
- Administrative Law
- Government Law
- Bar Admissions:
- South Carolina, 1986
- Pennsylvania, 1983
- Washington, 1985
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1990
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1989
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1990
- Education:
- Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, Washington, District of Columbia,
1983
J.D - Georgetown University,
1975
A.B
- Published Works:
- The Current Status of Workers' Compensation Hearing Loss Claims in South Carolina: A Defense Perspective, Charleston Law Review, Vol. 2, Fall, 2007
- The Abuse of Concurrent Jurisdiction in South Carolina, Charleston School of Law Maritime Law Review, 2006
- From War to Work - USERRA's Newly Issued Rules Provide Guidance to Employers, The Federal Lawyer, Volume 53, Number Nine, 2006
- Representative Cases:
- Thomas Francis O'Brien, Jr. v. South Carolina ORBIT, 668 S.E.2d 396 (S.C. 2008)
- Tina Thomas v. Reliance Standard Life Ins. Co., 487 F.Supp.2d 697 (D.S.C. 2007)
- Peter V. Tetrev v. Pride International, Inc., et. al., 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 39728 (D.S.C. 2007)
- Steve Dawkins, et. al. v. The Owens Corning Hourly Employees' Retirement Plan, 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73409 (D.S.C. 2007)
- Connelly Management, Inc., et. al. v. Euan David McNicoll, et. al., 2006 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 97580 (D.S.C. 2006)
- Lorraine Watkins v. Disabilities Board of Charleston County, 444 F.Supp.2d 510 (D.S.C. 2006)
- Medical University of South Carolina v. Dr. Philippe Arnaud, 602 S.E.2d 747 (S.C. 2004)
- Sam B. McQueen v. Soiuth Carolina Coastal Council, 580 S.E.2d 116 (S.C. 2003)
- Earline C. Sabb v. South Carolina State University, 567 S.E.2d 231 (S.C. 2002)
- County of Charleston v. Sleepy Hollow Youth, Inc., 530 S.E.2d 636 (Ct. App. S.C. 2000)
- Hospitality Association of South Carolina, Inc., et. al. v. The County of Charleston, et. al., 464 S.E.2d 113 (S.C. 1995)
- David H. Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council, 424 S.E.2d 484 (S.C. 1992)
- Concord Street Neighborhood Association v. George E. Campsen, Jr., 424 S.E.2d 538 (Ct. App. 1992)
- F.B.R. Investors, et. al. v. County of Charleston, 402 S.E.2d 189 (Ct. App. S.C. 1991)
- John V. Esposito v. The South Carolina Coastal Council, 939 F.2d 165 (4th Cir. 1991)
- Allison Brown v. County of Charleston, 399 S.E.2d 784 (Ct. App. S.C. 1990)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Employee Discharge and Documentation, Lorman Education Services, 2006
- Employee Discharge and Documentation, Lorman Education Services, 2009
- Human Resource Issues, Center for Women, 2008
- Employment Law Update, Parts I and II, National College of District Attorneys, Savannah, GA, 2008
- Employment Law Update, Parts I and II, National College of District Attorneys, Phoenix, AZ, 2007
- Election Do's and Don'ts, SC Municipal Clerks & Treasurers, 2007
- ERISA, Federal Bar Association's 2nd Bi-Annual Labor and Employment Law Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 2007
- Election Law, Municipal Association, 2007
- The Ladder to Success, SC Bar/SC Association of Women Lawyers, 2006
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Cambridge Who's Who Registry Among Executive and Professional Women, 2009
- Birth Information:
- 1953
