Peter H. Dworjanyn, Esq.

Peter Dworjanyn is a shareholder practicing in insurance coverage and workers’ compensation.  Following law school, Peter served as a law clerk for the Honorable Julius H. Baggett, Eleventh Judicial Circuit and as Assistant Solicitor in the Eleventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office.  Prior to joining Collins & Lacy in  1999, Peter was in private practice, focusing on civil litigation.  Peter’s reputation has earned him a BV rating by Martindale-Hubbell. He also is one of the Best Lawyers in America, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

Practice Focus/Trial Experience

• Insurance Coverage: representing American and international insurance companies in litigation involving coverage disputes, first party claims, commercial liability, errors and omissions and bad faith claims.
• Workers’ Compensation: representing clients in every stage of the Workers’ Compensation process, including discovery, hearings, appeals and mediation.

Awards and Recognition

• Best Lawyers© (2010-2011)

Professional, Civic, and Community Involvement

• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• Defense Research Institute
  • Insurance Law Committee
• South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
• South Carolina Bar
• Richland County Bar Association
• International Society of Primerus Law Firms
• Youth Soccer Coach

Papers, Presentations, and Publications

• Background and History of Bad Faith Insurance Issues in South Carolina, including Consent Judgments, Recent Trends, and how to Avoid Bad Faith, Lorman Education Services, November 9, 2010
• Bad Faith Litigation, National Business Institute, December 16 – 18, 2008
• Speaker, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association & Claims Management Association of South Carolina Joint Meeting, July 26, 2008, Asheville, NC

Practicing: Insurance Coverage and Workers' Compensation