James Bernice Moore III

James B. Moore III is a third generation South Carolina lawyer and tenacious advocate for injured victims in the courtroom and at the negotiation table. James was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in November of 2008 and has since obtained numerous record-setting verdicts and settlements for individuals in a variety of cases, including trucking accidents, motor vehicle accidents, civil rights violations, medical and hospital negligence, nursing home negligence and abuse, sexual assault and misconduct, negligence at schools and summer camps, college hazing abuse, pharmaceutical errors, and premises injuries resulting in over $100 million dollars in verdicts and settlements for his clients.

He has received numerous accolades based on his commitment to trial advocacy including being recognized by South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine as a “Rising Star” for 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018, and has been named a Super Lawyer for 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023. James has also been recognized for obtaining one of the top 25 highest jury verdicts in the United States in 2014; one the top 10 highest jury verdicts in South Carolina in 2014, 2016, 2021, 2022, and 2023; and one of the top 50 highest non-jury verdicts in the United States for 2019. Many of his cases have been featured in local and national news outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, ABC National News, New York Daily News, and the UK Daily Mail.

Prior to founding Evans Moore, LLC, James served as judicial law clerk to the Honorable Benjamin H. Culbertson, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit in Georgetown and Conway, South Carolina from 2008 to 2010. While clerking for Judge Culbertson, James observed and participated in numerous civil and criminal jury trials in Georgetown and Horry Counties. After completing his judicial clerkship, he entered private practice with the Bell Legal Group, located in Georgetown, South Carolina and then on to McLeod Legal Group, located in Charleston, South Carolina

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