Charles Buist
Spetsas Buist PLLC
Charles has a law degree and a MBA from the University of South Carolina, and he has a Masters of Environmental Law and Policy from Vermont Law School. Charles graduated with many academic accomplishments and later wrote and published a best-selling law school guide called How to Crush Law School.
Charles began his legal career as a federal law clerk in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, where he clerked for the Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. After that, Charles clerked for the Honorable David R. Duncan at the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina. After clerking for two Federal Judges, Charles worked in a variety of practice areas, including dental malpractice and personal injury. Now, Charles focuses his time and efforts on all sorts of personal injury claims.
Charles is a native of South Carolina. Charles’ father, Dr. Buist, is a dentist, and he raised Charles alone. Therefore, Charles spent a lot of time in a dentist office while he was growing up, and he started working as a dental assistant at an early age. Charles saw many horrific cases where patients would come to Dr. Buist after being injured by another dentist. He witnessed many patients who were harmed by careless or reckless dentists. As a result, Charles became very passionate about dental malpractice and protecting dental patients.
- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- MBA (2017) | Business
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (2016) | Law
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- Cum Laude
- Honors: CALI Award: Criminal Procedure CALI Award: Legal Research, Analysis & Writing CALI Award: Federal Income Taxation CALI Award: Advanced Legal Writing Dean's List All Semesters Research Editor for South Carolina Law Review Order of the Wig and Robe SBA Elected Representative All Semesters
- Activities: South Carolina Law Review Student Bar Association Tutor of Legal Research and Writing Research Assistant for Professor Wadie Said
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- Vermont Law School
- M.E.L.P. (2016) | Land Use and Toxic Torts
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- Honors: Magna Cum Laude
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- College of Charleston
- B.S. (2010) | Pre-Med, Neuroscience & Psychology
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- Managing Attorney
- Spetsas Buist PLLC
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- Personal Injury Attorney
- Owner
- Buist Law Firm, LLC
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- Personal Injury Attorney
- Judicial Law Clerk
- United States Bankruptcy Court, District of South Carolina
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- Law Clerk for the Honorable David R. Duncan
- Judicial Law Clerk
- United States District Court, District of South Carolina
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- Law Clerk for the Honorable Joseph F. Anderson, Jr.
- How to Crush Law School
- Amazon
- Pituitary Dysfunction After Traumatic Brain Injury, Webinar
- CALI Award: Criminal Procedure
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- The CALI Award is the award given to the student that scores the highest in that student's law school class in a particular subject.
- CALI Award: Advanced Legal Writing
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- The CALI Award is the award given to the student that scores the highest in that student's law school class in a particular subject.
- CALI Award: Federal Income Taxation
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- The CALI Award is the award given to the student that scores the highest in that student's law school class in a particular subject.
- CALI Award: Legal Research, Analysis & Writing
- The Center for Computer-Assisted Legal Instruction
- The CALI Award is the award given to the student that scores the highest in that student's law school class in a particular subject.
- The Florida Bar # 1026236
- Member
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- North Carolina State Bar # 53912
- Member
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- South Carolina Bar # 103102
- Member
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- District of South Carolina
- ID Number: 12854
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- Eastern District of North Carolina
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- Florida
- The Florida Bar
- ID Number: 1026236
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- Georgia
- State Bar of Georgia
- ID Number: 438907
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- North Carolina
- North Carolina State Bar
- ID Number: 53912
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- South Carolina
- South Carolina Bar
- ID Number: 103102
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- 4th Circuit
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- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Dental Malpractice
- Dental Implant Malpractice
- English: Spoken, Written
- Website
- Spetsas Buist PLLC
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