Wilkes Atkinson & Joyner, LLC
Best's Recommended Insurance Attorneys - General Defense
- Telephone: 843-737-6229
- E-Mail: mwilkes@wajlawfirm.com
- Website: www.wajlawfirm.com
Established: 2007
Practice Areas
- Insurance Litigation
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Product Liability
- Business Law
- Administrative Law
- Business Litigation
- Government Affairs
- Governmental Defense
About Us
Wilkes Atkinson & Joyner, LLC focuses on the defense of complex litigation for insurers, businesses and professionals, and maintains offices in Spartanburg and Charleston, South Carolina. Michael Wilkes established the Wilkes Law Firm, P.A. in 2003, and opened its Charleston office in 2007. Wilkes Atkinson & Joyner, LLC was formed in 2022 by combination of Wilkes Law Firm, P.A. with Dan Atkinson and Alex Joyner. Our Firm uses a team approach in providing our clients litigation services throughout South Carolina, as well as Georgia, Charlotte, and Western North Carolina.
Additional Locations
- Spartanburg, South Carolina
- 127 Dunbar Street, Suite 200
- Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306
- Telephone: 864-591-1113
- Fax: 864-591-1767
- Toll Free: 866-920-1113
Client Information
Insurance Clients
- Aerospace Claims Management Group
- AIU Holdings, Inc.
- Allianz Aviation Managers, LLC
- American Safety Insurance Group
- Chartis Aerospace Adjustment Services, Inc.
- Chartis Insurance
- Church Insurance Company
- The Cincinnati Insurance Companies
- CNA Insurance Companies
- Georgia Farm Bureau Mutual Insurance Company
- Lexington Insurance Company
- National Fire and Marine Insurance Company
- Old Republic Aerospace
- Risk Management Claim Services, Inc.
- XL Aerospace
Non-Insurance Clients
- American Suzuki Motor Corporation
- Associated Petroleum Carriers, Inc.
- Broad River Electric Cooperative, Inc.
- Camp Dresser & McKee, Inc.
- Freeman Gas and Electric Company, Inc.
- Gallimore & Sampson Development Co., Inc.
- Lincoln Financial Group
- Marshall Tucker Band Inc.
- McArn Enterprises, LLC
- Perdue Farms Inc.
- STO Corp.
- TranSystems Corporation
Personnel Information
Firm Members
Michael B. T. Wilkes
President
Charleston, SC
- Telephone: 864-591-2355
- E-Mail: mwilkes@wajlawfirm.com
Practice Areas
- Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Litigation
- Business Litigation
- Professional Liability
- Aviation
Admitted
- Georgia, 1976
- South Carolina, 1979
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia, 1976
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1979
Additional Biographical Details:
Civil Mediator
Memberships:
- South Carolina Bar
- State Bar of Georgia
- Spartanburg County Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association (President, 1994-1995)
- Aviation Insurance Association
- South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution
- Defense Research Institute
- International Association of Defense Counsel
Education:
- The University of Georgia, B.B.A. (cum laude), 1973
- The University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 1976
Honors:
Phi Delta Phi (Magister, 1975-1976)
Born: 1952
James A. Joyner
Charleston, SC
- Telephone: 843-737-6229
- E-Mail: ajoyner@wajlawfirm.com
Practice Areas
- Construction Litigation
- Professional Liability (Non-Medical) Defense
- Product Liability Defense
- Personal Injury Defense
Admitted
- South Carolina, 2014
Memberships:
- South Carolina Bar
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Education:
- Wofford College, B.A., 2011
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2014
Born: 1989
Justin M. Moffitt
Charleston, SC
- Telephone: 843-737-6229
- E-Mail: jmoffitt@wajlawfirm.com
Practice Areas
- Construction Litigation
- Insurance Defense
- Business Litigation
Admitted
- South Carolina, 2023
Memberships:
- South Carolina Bar
- Charleston County Bar Association
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Education:
- College of Charleston, B.A., 2020
- Washington and Lee University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2023
Born: 1995
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