Charles L. Appleby, IV Esq.

Practice Areas

• Construction
• Employment Law

Industries

• Architecture/Engineering
• Commercial Construction
• Residential Construction

Education

Bar & Court Admissions

• South Carolina
• U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

News

• Save the Date! Is Your Company Passing the Test? Learn more at the SHRM-approved Workplace Drug Testing Seminar
• In the News…Collins & Lacy Attorneys featured in the Media
• Business Owners Cash in on Free Advice (video included)
• Charles L. Appleby Selected for Leadership Columbia
• Free Seminar Series: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Litigation: Tips to Keep Your Company out of Court
• Charles Appleby Appointed to 2009-2010 MUSC Board of Visitors

Charles Appleby is an associate practicing in complex defense litigation, construction defect litigation and employment law.  Charles, originally from Columbia, SC, graduated from the University of Florida and received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.  While in law school, he served as the Student Bar Association President and initiated the inaugural University of South Carolina School of Law Career Week.  He was also a student member of the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court.  Charles worked as a law clerk for Collins & Lacy prior to joining the firm in 2007.

Practice Focus

• Employment Law: representing employers and employees from all types of industries in litigation and alternative dispute resolution.  Also working with employers on the preparation of documents to address ways to minimize employment risk and litigation, including, but not limited to, policy manuals, handbooks and contracts.
• Construction: defending developers, general contractors and subcontractors in areas of construction defect litigation.

Professional, Civic, and Community Involvement

• Society of Human Resource Management
• Defense Research Institute
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• South Carolina Bar
• South Carolina Lawyer Magazine
  • Editorial Board
• Medical University of South Carolina Board of Visitors
• USC Alumni Association Board of Governors, Member
• USC Council of Alumni Societies
  • Chair (2011-2013)
  • Vice Chair (2009-2011)
  • School of Law Alumni Representative since 2008
• Columbia Chamber of Commerce
• Leadership Columbia Class of 2011
• Central South Carolina Alliance
• Committee of 100 - Firm Representative
• The Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art
  • Black and White Ball Chair (2011)
  • Vice President Elect (2011-2012)
  • Board Member
• Susan V. “Gina” Johnson Award
• Phi Delta Phi Legal Fraternity
• University of Florida Alumni Association
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms

Papers, Presentations and Publications

• The Construction of an LLR Immigration Audit, South Carolina HBA’s South Carolina Builder Journal, 2010, Co-Author
• Building a Framework for Fixing Construction Issues, South Carolina HBA’s South Carolina Builder, December 2010, Co-Author
• Proposed Rulemaking for the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, South Carolina Bar Employment & Labor Law Newsletter, Winter 2009
• What to Consider When Firing an Employee, South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores Newsletter, Third Quarter 2009
• Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2009, South Carolina Bar Employment & Labor Law Newsletter, Summer 2009
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms Employment Law Update Webinar: Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, November 19, 2009
• Employees Are Protected Even If They Don’t Initiate Complaints, South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores Newsletter, Second Quarter, 2009
• ADA Amendments Act of 2008:  Congress vs. U.S. Supreme Court, DRI In-House Defense Quarterly, April 2009
• New ADA Amendments Increase Chance of Lawsuits, South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores Newsletter, First Quarter 2009
• The Future of Electronic Monitoring in the Workplace:  Innovative Assistance or Potential Infringement of Rights?, South Carolina Bar Employment & Labor Law Newsletter, Summer 2008
• The Past and Future of Electronic Monitoring:  Common Methods Utilized in the Workplace,South Carolina Bar Employment & Labor Law Newsletter, Fall 2008
• Follow Up With Employees Is Crucial In Avoiding ADA Claims, South Carolina Association of Convenience Stores Newsletter, Fourth Quarter 2008
• Law School of Non-Lawyers: Employment Law, Midlands Technical College, October 9, 2008, Columbia, SC.
• New Immigration Act for S.C. Employers: What Are The Requirements and Is The Act Constitutional?, South Carolina Lawyer, November 2008

Speaking Engagements

• Collins & Lacy Attorneys to Speak at 47th Annual South Carolina Home Builders Association, July 14, 2011
• Collins & Lacy Attorney Charles Appleby to Present on The Interactive Process Under the ADA, February 23, 2011
• Save the Date! Is Your Company Passing the Test?, February 2011, Workplace Drug Testing
• Free Seminar Series: How to Avoid the Pitfalls of Litigation: Tips to Keep Your Company out of Court, July 29, 2010

Practicing: Construction, Employment Law, Retail / Hospitality / Entertainment