Recent Firm News

Speights & Runyan has initiated, with Court approval, the claims process for a $40,000,000.00 settlement with certain asbestos manufacturers.

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A South Carolina court has certified a product liability class action brought by Speights & Runyan and Pope & Hudgens as counsel, on behalf of property owners in South Carolina who own GAF Timberline shingles.

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Andrew Platte, Associate

Practice Areas

Individual and class action lawsuits for asbestos property damage, products liability, environmental torts, commercial and corporate litigation, as well as other general litigation matters.

Memberships

Member of the South Carolina Bar, the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Association for Justice, and the Charleston County Bar.

Education and Honors

Andrew attended the University of Virginia graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering in 2001.  He then attended the Charleston School of Law (J.D. 2008).

Andrew has been a Law Clerk to the Honorable Diane S. Goodstein, Chief Administrative Judge, First Judicial Circuit.

Professional Activities and Experience

Admitted to the Bar in 2008, South Carolina.

Personal History

Andrew Platte was born in Tucson, Arizona, on February 22, 1979.  He married Virginia McGraw on August 10, 2003.  Together they have one son, Connor.

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