McKay Firm in the News
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The McKay Firm Welcomes R. Keith Taylor, Jr.

The McKay Firm is pleased to announce the addition of R. Keith Taylor, Jr. Mr. Taylor practices in the areas of civil litigation defense and  workers’ compensation defense. As a Columbia native, he graduated with a B.A. in Political Science from the University of South Carolina. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  During his time in law school, Keith worked for both the South Carolina House of Representatives Education and Public Works Committee and the South Carolina Senate Oversight Committee. 

Keith is an active member of Shandon Baptist Church, where he is a teacher of a Sunday school class. He is also a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the Richland County Bar Association, and the American Bar Association. Keith is admitted to practice in South Carolina and before the United States District Court of South Carolina. 
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The McKay Firm Welcomes Lauren Trask

The McKay Firm is pleased to announce the addition of Lauren Trask. Ms. Trask practices in the areas of general insurance defense, employment defense, and civil litigation. She graduated cum laude from Tulane University Honors College with degrees in both English and History. She  earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  During her time in law school, Lauren received the CALI Award for Employment Discrimination and clerked at the South Carolina House of Representatives on the Ethics Committee, as well as for the Clerk’s Office. Lauren was the Associate Editor in Chief for the Real Property, Trust and Estate Law Journal while in law school.
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Prior to joining The McKay Firm, Lauren was a Law Clerk for The Honorable Eugene C. Griffith, Jr., a South Carolina Circuit Court Judge. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the Richland County Bar Association, the Junior League of Columbia, the Chi Omega Alumni Association, and the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar.  

McKay Named Who's Who Among US Attorneys

The McKay Firm is excited to announce that Mr. Julius W. “Jay” McKay, II has been selected for inclusion in the 2016 Who’s Who Directory of Top Attorneys in North America.  McKay leads the McKay Firm’s health care litigation team and has been practicing in the areas of medical malpractice, healthcare law, products liability, commercial litigation, government defense, insurance defense, appellate law, and professional licensure disputes for thirty-four years. His grandfather, Douglas McKay, Sr., started the firm in 1908. To find out more, click HERE. 

Brandon Jones Named Partner

The McKay Firm is pleased to announce that Brandon Jones has been named as a Partner in the law firm. A Clemson University and University of South Carolina School of Law graduate, Brandon's law practice focuses primarily on civil defense litigation, including trucking and commercial transportation, automobile law, governmental law, construction defect litigation, and general insurance defense. He serves as a Vice Chair of the Government Law Committee of the ABA's TIPS Section, volunteers for the Special Olympics, and is a member of the Defense Research Institute's Trucking Law Steering Committee. To find our more, click HERE.