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powerLIST CONSTRUCTION LAW THE POWER LIST BENJAMIN C. BRUNER.........................................................25 BRYAN P. KELLEY.................................................................25
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CHRISTY E. MAHON..............................................................26 LAURA E. PARIS PATON........................................................27
DAVID C. KIMBALL...............................................................26
CALEB M. RISER...................................................................27
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LAURA F. LOCKLAIR..............................................................26 EMILY GIFFORD LUCEY.........................................................26
JOSHUA D. SHAW.................................................................27
BENJAMINPERSONAL C. BRUNER INJURY PARTNER
BRUNER POWELL WALL & MULLINS COLUMBIA
A native of Columbia, Ben Bruner takes a practical approach to each client he represents, based on their individual goals and circumstances. Throughout his practice, Bruner has gained experience in South Carolina trial and appellate courts, federal court, arbitration and administrative proceedings. He has handled cases involving construction law and projects ranging from single-family homes to commercial buildings and heavy highway construction. Bruner earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he earned the Robert McCormick Figg Jr. Trial Advocacy Award and the Claud Sapp Award for scholarship, industry and leadership. While at USC Law, Bruner served as president of its Pro Bono Board, and today, he is a member of the Pro Bono Advisory Council. After law school, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable G. Thomas Cooper Jr. before joining Bruner Powell as an associate and then becoming a partner.
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BRYAN P. KELLEY
PARTNER ELMORE GOLDSMITH KELLEY & deHOLL GREENVILLE, SC A clerkship after law school convinced Bryan Kelley to pursue his career in con-
struction law. “I clerked for a trial judge who presided over a warehouse construction dispute, and that was my first practical exposure to the legal issues that could come into play during a project,” he says. “I became interested in how the various trades on that project impacted one another and the project as a whole.” As a partner at Elmore Goldsmith Kelley & deHoll, Kelley represented contractors, developers and surety companies in North Carolina and South Carolina. He is a past chairman of the Bar’s Construction Law Section and co-authored the section’s “Construction Law Deskbook.” The construction lawyers at his firm work together to bring value to their clients and focus on cost-effective and creative solutions to their problems. “We call ourselves the ‘hard hat lawyers,’ and we pride ourselves on understanding the challenges our clients face during a project, both in the office and in the field,” he says.
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