Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.: F. Ellis, Jr.

F. Earl Ellis, Jr.

Shareholder

Earl Ellis is a shareholder of the firm and a member of the Workers’ Compensation Practice Group. For more than 30 years, he has focused his practice on workers’ compensation, representing a large number of self-insured companies, such as textile mills, manufacturing plants, public utilities, and large retail establishments in defense of workers’ compensation claims. He is lead counsel for the self-insurance funds for hospitals and governmental entities throughout the state. Earl has extensive experience in litigation against the South Carolina Second Injury Fund on behalf of insurance companies and self-insured companies. A certified mediator focusing on workers’ compensation and general litigation, Earl has mediated more than 300 cases.

Earl provides experienced representation on matters relating primarily to workers’ compensation, including:

Rights of employers
Insurance carriers
Client education
Mediation on behalf of other attorneys

Earl has used his leadership skills to support and advance a number of organizations. He is a past president of the South Carolina Bar, past chair of the House of Delegates, and the organizer and first president of the Bar’s Workers’ Compensation Section. He also is past president of the South Carolina Self-Insurers Association and serves on its board of directors. Earl has published numerous articles and papers and regularly conducts workers’ compensation seminars. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for the past thirteen years.

Earl is also active in the community and serves as President of the Columbia Film Society and Nickelodeon Theatre and past President of Columbia Green.