
Mr. Steven McFarland is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in the Columbia office where he focuses his practice in the areas of business litigation and franchise and distribution litigation.
He has worked on business, franchise, and distribution matters for clients in a range of industries, including the banking, hotel, industrial coatings, and manufactured home industries.
He also has experience handling matters in the area of automobile franchise litigation, including cases for motor vehicle, motorcycle, off-road vehicle, and heavy truck manufacturers arising from add points, relocations, terminations, warranty and incentive payments, allocations, and other aspects of the manufacturer-dealer relationship.
Education:
- University of South Carolina School of Law, JD (2007)
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, BA, in Economics and in Management and Society (2002)
Admissions:
- South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
- U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
Experience:
- Has worked on franchise and distribution matters for clients in a range of industries, including the hotel, industrial coatings, and manufactured home industries
- Has worked on numerous matters in the area of automobile franchise litigation, including cases for motor vehicle and heavy truck manufacturers arising from add points, relocations, terminations, warranty and incentive payments, allocations, and other aspects of the manufacturer-dealer relationship
Previous Professional Experience:
- Summer Associate, Nelson Mullins and another Columbia law firm
- Has experience as a claims case manager for an insurance company
- Management Intern for a large manufacturing facility
Professional Activities:
- North Carolina State Bar
- South Carolina Bar
Community:
- Volunteer, Special Prosecutor for the S.C. Attorney General’s Criminal Domestic Violence pro bono program
- Former Member of Board of Directors, Palmetto Health Hospice and Palliative Care
Cost
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