Charles P. Summerall IV
About Charles
Charles is a business litigator and certified specialist in bankruptcy and debtor-creditor law. Charles has been named The Best Lawyers in America 2020-Charleston, SC Bankruptcy and Creditor-Debtor Rights/Insolvency and Reorganization Law ”Lawyer of the Year.“ He is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America in the fields of Bet-The-Company Litigation, Commercial Litigation, Litigation – Banking and Finance, Litigation – Bankruptcy, and Litigation - Real Estate. He is listed in Chambers USA for Commercial Litigation, and he holds Martindale-Hubbell’s highest (AV) rating for ethical standards and legal ability. Charles has handled a broad range of business litigation and financial services litigation in state and federal courts, and he is a certified mediator. He is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor law. His bankruptcy experience includes representing secured creditors, unsecured creditors’ committees, and Trustees in Chapters 11 and 7. He has also served as a Chapter 11 Trustee. Charles and his wife, Jo, are from Charleston and have two daughters, Narcissa and Penelope
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Education
- University of Virginia, B.A. in English, graduated 1982
- The University of South Carolina, J.D., graduated 1985
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
- South Carolina, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- South Carolina, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- South Carolina, United States Supreme Court
