R. Richard Gergel - Charleston, SC
Attorney at Pierce, Sloan, Kennedy & Early LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Charleston, SC
321 East Bay Street Charleston, SC 29401
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Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 07/06/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Wrongful Death
- Civil Rights/ Section 1983 Liability
- Class Action
- Business Litigation
Attorney Information
Overview
Richie Gergel is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He received an undergraduate from New York University (B.A., 2007). Richie also received a Master’s Degree in Journalism from Columbia University (M.S., 2010) and worked as an investigative reporter and producer for CNN, NBC and Vice. Richie attended the University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 2019), where he won the writing award for the best appellate brief, competed on the mock trial and moot court teams, and was a student member of John Belton O'Neal American Inn of Court and the Order of the Barristers. Richie joined Pierce Sloan in 2019 and has practiced in the areas of wrongful death, personal injury, civil rights/Section 1983 liability, class action litigation and business litigation.
Education
Legal Education
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University of South Carolina School of Law,
Columbia,
South Carolina, 2019
J.D.
Honors: cum laude
Honors: Writing Award for the Best Appellate Brief
Honors: Mock Trial Team
Honors: Moot Court Team
Honors: Student Member, John Belton O'Neall American Inn of Court
Honors: Student Member, Order of the Barristers
Non Legal Education
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Columbia University, 2010
M.S.
Major: Journalism -
New York University, 2007
B.A.
Current Employment Position(s)
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Partner
Past Positions
- CNN, Investigative Reporter and Producer
- NBC, Investigative Reporter and Producer
- Vice, Investigative Reporter and Producer
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 2019
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2019
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Contact
321 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone Number: 888-570-7339
Email: Send a message
Website: https://www.piercesloan.com/
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