J. Rutledge Young Jr. - Charleston, SC
Attorney at Duffy & Young, LLC
Complex Business Issues Lawyers in Charleston, SC
96 Broad Street Charleston, SC 29401
Charleston Complex Business Issues Lawyer
Updated: 03/02/2026
Areas of Practice
- Complex Business Issues
Litigation: 85%
Attorney Information
Overview
J. Rutledge Young, Jr. focuses his practice on health care, professional liability, and complex business issues. He is chair of Young Clement Rivers, LLP's Health Care and Special Task Litigation Practice Groups and is a former managing partner of the firm. He holds the highest professional AV Preeminent rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory and has been listed for more than 25 years in the Best Lawyers in America and for more than 10 in years in Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers. He was also selected as a Best Lawyer in America for Bet-the-Company Litigation for 2007, 2008, and 2009. A former president of Historic Charleston Foundation, he has been active in preservation and conservation organizations.
J. Rutledge Young, Jr. has served on the Charleston City Council and the South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline. He is a Diplomate of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers. He is active in the South Carolina Bar and served as president in 1994-1995.
He is a veteran of the U.S. Army and was awarded a bronze star during service as Captain of MACV Advisory Team No.7 from 1968 to 1970 in Long Kanh Province, Republic of Vietnam.
Awards and Honors
Honors
- AV Preeminent rating in the Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory
- Best Lawyers in America
- Chambers USA America's Leading Business Lawyers
- South Carolina Super Lawyer
- Best Lawyer in America for Bet-the-Company Litigation every year since 1999
Education
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Legal Education
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 1968
LL.B.
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University of Virginia School of Law,
Charlottesville,
Virginia, 1968
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Non Legal Education
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University of Virginia, 1965
A.B.
Honors: cum laude
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University of Virginia, 1965
Current Employment Position(s)
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Special Counsel
Pro Bono Activities
- Charleston’s City Council
- Board of directors of BB&T
- Charleston Day School
- Woodberry Forest School
- Historic Charleston Foundation
- South Carolina Coastal Conservation League
- Lowcountry Land Trust
- The Rivers Foundation
- Theodora Park Foundation
- Board of the Charleston Library Society
- Brick House Plantation
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1968
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
Other Affiliations
- South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline
- Diplomat of the American Board of Trial Advocates
- American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
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Contact
96 Broad Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 720-2044
Fax: (843) 720-2047
Email: Send a message
Website: http://www.duffyandyoung.com
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