McKay Firm in the News
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The McKay Firm Welcomes Melissa J Arnold 

The McKay Firm is pleased to announce the addition of Melissa J Arnold as the newest associate at the firm. Ms. Arnold practices in the areas of governmental litigation, civil rights defense, Section 1983, and in the Court of Appeals. Ms. Arnold graduated with Honors from the University of California, Davis, with a degree in International Relations. She worked in the financial services industry before continuing her education at California Western School of Law in San Diego where she obtained her J.D. During her time there, she served as CFO of the Moot Court Honors Board and was a Clinical Intern for the California Innocence Project. Prior to joining The McKay Firm, Ms. Arnold was the Executive Director of Lowcountry Legal Volunteers and was an Attorney in the South Carolina Department of Corrections Office of General Counsel. Ms. Arnold is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, Richland County Bar Association and the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. To find out more, click HERE. 

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.