Andrew Mathias Joins Nexsen Pruet; Expanding Billy Wilkins’ Team

GREENVILLE, SC – September 29, 2010 – Nexsen Pruet is pleased to announce that Andrew Mathias has joined the firm as an Associate. 

Mathias will practice with the Business Litigation Group in the firm’s Greenville office.  He will work closely with Billy Wilkins, former Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, primarily in the areas of white-collar crime, appellate advocacy, and corporate compliance.

“I am very pleased to have an outstanding young lawyer join our team,” said Wilkins.  “Andrew is already working hard for our clients.”

Prior to joining Nexsen Pruet, Mathias clerked for South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean H. Toal.  He has private practice experience in the areas of transportation and products liability litigation.  Mathias is also a past member of the Legislative Advisory Committee of SC BIPEC (South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee.)

Mathias earned his undergraduate degree from Clemson University and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  He is a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar Association.
 

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 180 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. as well as Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.  For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com.