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Charleston Construction Law Lawyer
Overview
Blanton was born in Beaufort, South Carolina on September 6, 1974. He graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology (BCE, 1996) and from the University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 2000).
He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar and United States District Court for South Carolina in 2000. He is a member of the Charleston County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations. Mr. O’Neal is a certified circuit court mediator. He currently serves as a councilman on the South Carolina Bar Environment and Natural Resources Section. Mr. O'Neal is the author and presenter of South Carolina Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?, March 2003 and 2004, The Mold Challenge in South Carolina, May 2004, Pre-trial skills: Thinking on Your Feet, November 26, and Construction Defect Litigation: From A to Z, May 2008 National Business Institute.
Blanton’s areas of practice include construction, insurance law, environmental, civil and commercial litigation, and products liability.
About John Blanton O'Neal IV
Practice Areas
- Construction Law
- Insurance Law
- Commercial Litigation
- Environmental Law
- Products Liability
- Civil Litigation
Current Employment Position(s)
- Partner
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2000
Specialties and Certifications
- Certified mediator
Other Affiliations
- Charleston County Bar Association (Member)
- South Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
- South Carolina Bar Association, Environment & Natural Resources Section (Councilman)
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
- Defense Research Institute
- American Society of Civil Engineers
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2000
J.D. - Georgia Institute of Technology, 1996
B.C.E.
Achievements
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Included on the 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2024 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
View the profile for John Blanton O'Neal IV on Super Lawyers
Honors
- AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012 - 2014
- Best Lawyers in America, 2016 - 2019
Office Information
Address
172 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
Fax
- 843-722-1630
Websites
Publication
Articles
- South Carolina Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?, March, 2003
- South Carolina Construction Law: What Do You Do When...?, March, 2004
- The Mold Challenge in South Carolina, National Business Institute, May, 2004
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