Dana M. Lahey, Esq.

Associate

Born:

Sturgis, Michigan, May 16, 1973

 

College:

James Madison College at Michigan State University, B.A., with honors, 1995

 

Law School:

Thomas M. Cooley Law School, J.D., magna cum laude, 1999

 

Memberships:

South Carolina Bar; Greenville County Association; State Bar Michigan; South Carolina Women Lawyers Association; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association

 

Practice Areas:

Dana’s primary practice focuses on foreclosures and collection law.  She also practices in other types of banking and creditors’ rights law, including the representation of creditors in bankruptcy matters, as well as commercial and corporate litigation.

 

Admissions:

2000, Michigan; 2001, South Carolina; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

 

Biography:

 

Dana is a native of Michigan.  She received her undergraduate degree with honors from James Madison College at Michigan State University and then attended Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, where she received her JD, magna cum laude.

While in law school, Dana worked as an intern to Chief Justice Elizabeth A. Weaver of the Michigan Supreme Court.  She also served as an editor of the Thomas M. Cooley Law Review.  After graduating she served as Judicial Law Clerk for Judge Mark J. Cavanagh of the Michigan Court of Appeals until she moved to Greenville with her husband in late 2000.   

Dana has been in the private practice of law since 2001 and joined Roe Cassidy Coates & Price, P.A. in 2003.  She concentrates her practice in the areas of creditor rights and bankruptcy, including foreclosures, collection actions, and business disputes, and she is active in both the South Carolina and Greenville County Bar Associations.  Dana is experienced in representing clients in all levels of state court and federal court.  She enjoys resolving tough legal issues through negotiation, research, writing, and courtroom practice.

Practicing: Business Litigation, Contract Litigation, Negligence Defense, Bankruptcy, Banks, Collections, Debtor & Creditor, Health Care, Litigation, Medical Malpractice