Mark Chappell is a personal injury and workers comp attorney for the law firm of Chappell, Smith & Arden, P.A.  He earned his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984 and has since earned himself a reputation as a skilled and hard-working attorney.  Among his many accomplishments is receiving a jury verdict of $3.2 million – the largest in York County’s history.   He practices in the areas of catastrophic injury, products liability, auto accidents and workers compensation in South Carolina.  In his spare time, Mark enjoys spending him with his wife, Susan, and their four children.

Areas of Practice:
Catastrophic injury
Products liability
South Carolina Workers Comp
Personal injury

Admitted to Practice:
South Carolina, 1985
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1985
District of Columbia, 1993

Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, 1984
University of South Carolina, BS in Finance and Economics, 1981

Professional memberships:
South Carolina Bar, Chair, Judicial Qualifications Committee; Member, House of Delegates
South Carolina Association for Justice (formerly the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association), Past President
American Association for Justice (formerly Association of Trial Lawyers of America), State Delegate, Board of Governors
American Board of Trial Advocates
Litigation Counsel of America
Attorneys Information Exchange Group
Super Lawyers of South Carolina
Million Dollar Advocates Forum

Professional Accomplishments:
South Carolina Supreme Court certified mediator
Appointed Chair of the Plaintiffs’ Steering Committee representing nearly 100 race fans injured in the 2000 Charlotte Motor Speedway bridge collapse
Received the largest jury verdict in York County’s history at $3.2 million
Plaintiffs’ Liaison Counsel in the In Re Graniteville Cases representing people injured in the 2005 Graniteville train derailment pending before Judge Margaret B. Seymour in Federal District Court