Wednesday, March 10, 2010

1-800-NEGLECT (in SC) / 1-800-INJURED (864 Area Code) / 1-800-671-1158 (Nationwide)

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Attorney Profiles

Jennifer Spragins Barr 
Anderson, South Carolina
phone (864) 964-0333
fax (864) 964-0930
email Email Me

Ms. Barr received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and French in 1996 from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated magna cum laude. She received a Juris Doctor degree in 2001 from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina. Ms. Barr was a Member of the American Bar Association Real Property Probate & Trust Journal in 2000 and 2001, and received the Outstanding Writing Competition Entry in the Spring of 1999. Other academic honors included Dean’s List and Who’s Who American Law Students, 1999-2001.

After law school, Ms. Barr served as a law clerk to the Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr. in United States District Court in Anderson, South Carolina. Ms Barr began her private practice handling the defense of a variety of claims in both federal and state court as an Associate with the law firms of Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, P.C. and Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, in Greenville, South Carolina. Ms. Barr focused the majority of her practice in the defense of nursing home abuse claims. Ms. Barr joined Standeffer & Harbin in July of 2007, focusing her practice in the area of Nursing Home Abuse.

Ms. Barr is a member of the American Bar Association and Litigation Section; the South Carolina and Greenville County Bar Associations; the Association of Trial Lawyers of America, and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Ms. Barr is admitted to practice before all South Carolina State Courts, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Year Joined Organization:
2007
Areas of Practice:
95% Nursing Home Abuse
5% Other Personal Injury
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 2001
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2001
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 2006
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 2001
Juris Doctor
Law Journal: American Bar Association Real Property Journal, 1999 - 2001


College of Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, U.S.A, 1996
Bachelor of Science
Honors: Magna Cum Laude
Major:  Psychology
Major:  French


Honors and Awards:
Outstanding Writing Competition Entry, 1999


Dean's List, 1999 - 2001


Who's Who American Law Students, 1999 - 2001


Professional Associations and Memberships:
American Bar Association Real Property Probate & Trust Journal, 2000 - 2001
Member


American Bar Association, Litigation Section
Member


South Carolina Bar Association
Member


Greenville County Bar Association
Member


Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Member


South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr., United States District Court in Anderson, South Carolina, Law Clerk


Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, P.C., Associate


Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Greenville, South Carolina, Associate


A Workers’ Compensation claims lawyer from the Anderson, SC law offices of Standeffer & Harbin, LLP can provide legal advice and representation after a serious injury or fatal accident to clients throughout South Carolina, including Greenville, Oconee, Pickens, Abbeville, Greenwood, Spartanburg, Laurens, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Rock Hill, Seneca, Clemson, Aiken and Hilton Head Island.

Contact Us

Anderson Office
Phone: 864-964-0333

Workers' Compensation
Law Center
Phone: 864-964-0333

SOUTH CAROLINA
1-800-NEGLECT
In 864 Area Code
1-800-INJURED
NATIONWIDE
1-800-671-1158

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