Founder · Marion, South Carolina
James E. Brogdon III
Born and raised in Marion, South Carolina — and now its city attorney — James spent seven years trying cases for the insurance industry before turning that experience to the other side of the table.
Experience
The road to this desk.
James was born and raised in Marion, South Carolina, and truly values his small-town upbringing and all of the life lessons it taught him. He currently serves as city attorney for his hometown. His goal is not only to give his clients a great lawyer, but also someone they can trust and turn to in times of need.
He spent the first seven years of his legal practice with a large firm defending insurance companies and carriers and their insureds in a wide variety of cases, including personal injury. In that role, he successfully tried multiple personal injury cases to verdict and gained invaluable litigation experience both in and out of the courtroom.
That background matters for one simple reason: James knows exactly how insurers evaluate a claim, because evaluating claims used to be his job. Now that judgment works for injured people instead.
Career history from 2017 to present — wording pending confirmation
Approach
What James brings to it.
He knows the other side
Seven years defending insurance companies means he knows how they value cases, when they bluff, and what actually moves them.
Rooted in Marion
Hometown city attorney, hometown standards: in a small town, your name is only as good as how you treat people.
A lawyer you can call
The goal is not just great lawyering — it’s being someone clients can trust and turn to in times of need.
Credentials
On the record.
Bar admissions
- South Carolina, 2010
- U.S. District Court (S.C.), 2010
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law — J.D., cum laude, 2010
- Clemson University — B.A., Political Science, 2007
Past employment
- Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP — 2010–2011
- Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. — 2011–2017
Professional associations & memberships
- South Carolina Bar Association
- South Carolina Young Lawyers Division
- Richland County Bar Association
- Marion County Bar Association
- City Attorney, City of Marion, South Carolina
Talk with our team.
One conversation with James is enough to know whether Brogdon Law Group can help — and if not, you’ll hear that honestly.
No obligation created by reaching out. Phone number pending confirmation.