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Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.)
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Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.)

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215 Magnolia Street, P.O. Box 1571, Spartanburg, SC 29304-1571

Personal Injury, Products Liability, Class Action Litigation and 6 more

About Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.)

Recipient: AmJur Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 1977; Lawyer of the Year Award, South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program, 1988; Victims Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1995; Public Citizen Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1996; Board of Advisers, Charleston School of Law; Board of Advisers, University of South Carolina - Upstate; Editor and Co-Author: Environmental Law in South Carolina, published with Federal funding, 1977; Author: "Bad Boy Environmental Legislation-A Necessary Regulatory Tool for South Carolina," S.C., Environmental Law Journal, 1992; "Environmental Law in S.C.: Protection v. Pollution," The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1991; "Practicing Environmental Law in S.C.," Spotlight, S.C. Association of Legal Secretaries Magazine, 1995; "Practicing Environmental Law," The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Assn., June, 2000, reprinted in Texas Trial Lawyers Magazine, February 2001. Chairman, Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1982-1984; Treasurer, 1986-1994; Vice-Chairman, 1994-1996; Member, Spartanburg County Public Defender Board of Commissioners, 1978-1982; Member, Board of Directors: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, 1990-1995; Citizens Local Environmental Action Network; Piedmont Conservancy, Inc.; Board Certified, Civil Litigation; S.C. Forestry Commission, Commissioner 2001-2006, Vice-Chair 2005-2006; Listed in The Best Lawyers in America and South Carolina Super Lawyers; Martindale-Hubbell Bar Registry of Pre-Eminent Lawyers.

 

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Kind, understanding, brilliant!

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Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury 1
    • Nursing Home Litigation
  • Products Liability
  • Environmental Law
  • Commercial Litigation
  • Other 4
    • Class Action Litigation
    • Mass Tort Litigation
    • Contamination Litigation
    • Toxic Exposure Litigation

Practice Details

  • Firm Information
    Position
    Senior Partner
    Firm Name
    Poliakoff & Associates, P.A.
  • Pro Bono Services
    Time Spent on Pro Bono Work: 10%

    S.C. Bar Pro Bono Lawyer of The Year, 1988

  • Additional Links
    http://www.gpoliakoff.com

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1977, South Carolina
    Memberships
    Spartanburg County (Secretary, 1977-1979
    Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1987-1994) and American Bar Associations
    South Carolina Bar (Public Issues Committee, 1982-1984
    Judicial Modernization Committee, 1985-1986
    Member, Trial and Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1989
    Lawyer Referral Committee, 1993-1994
    Lawyer/Physician Relationship Committee, 1995-1996
    Sustaining Fellow
    Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Program, 1989-1991)
    South Carolina Association for Justice (Member: Board of Directors 1986-1992)
    Rules Committee, South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division, 1994-2009
    American Association for Justice, Sustaining Member
    Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation.
    Bar Fellowship
    S.C. Bar Association (Sustaining Fellow).
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of South Carolina
    Class of 1977
    J.D.
    Other Education
    Washington & Lee University
    Class of 1973
    B.A.
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1951
    Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 19, 1951

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    Poliakoff & Associates, P.A. has 2 attorneys at this location.
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    Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.) is the Managing Partner of the firm.
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    Gary W. Poliakoff, (P.A.) is listed in the Environmental Law, Personal Injury and Product Liability Law section of the Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers.

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