Dorsel Appointed to DRI Committee

August 10, 2010

CHARLESTON, SC – August 10, 2010  –  TurnerPadget is pleased to announce that Christopher T.  Dorsel, an attorneyin our Charleston office, has been appointed to the Steering Committeeof the DRI Young Lawyers Division and has also been appointed Vice Chairof the State and Local Defense Organization Subcommittee.    Chrispractices in the areas of civil litigation, specializing in bothbusiness litigation and insurance defense.  He graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina Honors College in 2000 andreceived his Juris Doctor in 2004 from the University of South CarolinaSchool of Law. 

DRI is the international organization of attorneys defending theinterests of business and individuals in civil litigation. DRI providesnumerous educational and informational resources to DRI members andoffers many opportunities for liaison among defense trial lawyers,Corporate America, and state and local defense organizations.

The Young Lawyers Steering Committee is unique within DRI because itsmembership is made up of lawyers practicing across every substantivearea within the defense bar.  The Committee’s mission remains the sameeach year – providing its members the best professional development,quality CLE programs and networking opportunities of any legalorganization.

About Turner Padget

Founded in 1929, Turner Padget is one of South Carolina’s largestlaw firms with 91 attorneys and five offices in Charleston, Columbia,Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The firm serves clients inmany industries throughout the region and nationally with quality legalservices in areas such as arbitration and mediation, business entityplanning and organization, business litigation, construction andenvironmental litigation, employment and labor law, estate and taxplanning, intellectual property, litigation, products liability,professional liability, real estate transactions, tax planning, truckingand transportation, and workers’ compensation. For additionalinformation, visit www.turnerpadget.com