Stephen L. Brown

Stephen L. Brown is the chair of the firm’s Commercial Litigation and Appellate Practice Group. He has practiced with the firm since graduating from law school in 1993.

Throughout his career, Stephen has maintained a broad-based and active practice, encompassing many areas of law at all procedural levels. He has counseled and represented both individuals and entities in the resolution of numerous varieties of disputes. He has a wealth of trial experience and a track record of success in cases litigated in the state and federal court systems, and has effectively managed complex litigation. He also regularly participates in means of alternative dispute resolution, including pre-suit negotiation, that often yield beneficial results for his clients while avoiding prolonged court proceedings.

Stephen has extensive knowledge and experience relating to insurance coverage and claims practices. He regularly offers coverage opinions to carriers, pursues declaratory judgments, and defends insurers against allegations of bad faith.

In his 17 years of practice, Stephen has been involved in hundreds of appeals before South Carolina’s appellate courts and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and he oversees nearly every appellate matter originating from within the firm. In addition to appeals generated from within the firm, Stephen is frequently engaged to handle appeals originating with other firms, carriers, and clients. He has also been called upon to initiate actions in the original jurisdiction of the South Carolina Supreme Court as well as prepare amicus curiae briefs before the state’s appellate courts in matters of particular public importance.

Since 1993, Stephen has served as corporate counsel to the Town of Seabrook Island, South Carolina. He has extensive knowledge of municipal law and related matters.

Practice groups

• Commercial Litigation and Appeals
• Insurance Coverage
• Products Liability
• Trucking and Transportation

Admitted to practice

• South Carolina, 1993

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1993
• Clemson University, B.A., 1989

Memberships

• Charleston County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar Association
• American Bar Association

Articles / case studies

• Trying the Allocation Case in For the Defense

Contact Young Clement Rivers, LLP

To talk to Stephen L. Brown or one of Young Clement Rivers, LLP’s seasoned South Carolina advocates call (843) 577-4000 or contact the firm online.