Cheryl Forest Perkins
Cheryl devoted much of her early legal career to First Amendment and public interest issues. She was awarded the Reid Montgomery First Amendment/Freedom of Information Award by the South Carolina Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 1986. She went on to practice appellate procedure for a number of years before focusing on catastrophic injury and complex class action/business cases.
Location
Columbia, South Carolina
Phone: 803.799.9400
Fax: 803.799.2017
Email: Email me
Paralegal/Legal Assistant: Susan Keefe, email Susan
Bar Admissions
● South Carolina, 1980
● U.S. District Court (S.C.), 1982
● U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Cir.), 1993
Education
● University of South Carolina
○ J.D. – 1980
Honors: Phi Delta Phi Co-President
● Clemson University
○ B.A. (summa cum laude) – 1977
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
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Published Works
● Contributor, South Carolina Damages (2004, 2009
eds.)
Honors and Awards
● S.C. Chapter, Society of Professional Journalists,
Reid Montgomery First Amendment/FOI Award, 1986
● S.C. Superlawyers, 2008 – present
● Lawdragon Top 500 Plaintiffs Lawyers
● National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers SC
● Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
● Fellows of American Bar Foundation
Professional Associations and Memberships
● American Association for Justice
● National College of Advocacy
● The National Trial Lawyers
● South Carolina Association for Justice
● Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of
America
● Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association
● American Bar Association
● South Carolina Bar Association
● Richland County Bar Association
Practice Areas of Interest:
● Catastrophic Injury
● Tractor Trailer Litigation
● Business Litigation
● Class Actions
● Medical Negligence
● Pharmacy Misfills
● Birth Injury/Brain Injury
● Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect
● Paraplegia/Quadriplegia
● Wrongful Death
Latest Results
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Motor Vehicle Accident Resulting in Death
Orangeburg, SC -- Ms. Perkins, Mr. Myers and others, represented the estate of an out-of-state...... more -
Mishandling of Breast Biopsy Slides Resulting in Removal of...
Columbia, SC -- Ms. Perkins and Mr. Myers pursued a claim against a pathologist for misreading...... more -
Tractor Trailer Accident Resulting in Death
Columbia, SC -- Ms. Perkins represented a gentleman who was killed when a tanker truck changed...... more -
Negligence by Road Contractor Resulting in Car Crash and...
Chester, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins successfully pursued a case against a road contractor...... more -
Mismanagement of Labor and Delivery Resulting in Cerebral...
Lexington, SC -- Mr. Myers and Ms. Perkins pursued a claim for brain injury on behalf of a child...... more
