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David E. Dukes

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
South Carolina
General Civil LitigationMedical Device LitigationPharmaceutical LitigationProduct Liability Litigation
1320 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201

David E. Dukes

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
South Carolina
General Civil LitigationMedical Device LitigationPharmaceutical LitigationProduct Liability Litigation
1320 Main Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201
803-255-9451
david.dukes@nelsonmullins.com
www.nelsonmullins.com
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Mr. Dukes has been recognized as one of the top product liability lawyers in the world by The Guide to the World's Leading Product Liability Lawyers. He practices in the areas of pharmaceutical and medical device litigation, business litigation, and coordination of national litigation. He has served as national trial counsel for companies in the pharmaceutical, computer and consumer products industries from California to the Carolinas. He has served as lead counsel in numerous MDLs and class actions throughout the country. Mr. Dukes is a past president of DRI, a permanent member of the US Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference and a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel (former chair, Toxic and Hazardous Substances Litigation Committee). Additionally, he is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a fellow of the American Bar Foundation. He is listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2001-2017 editions, and The International Who's Who of Product Liability Lawyers, as well as The International Who's Who of Business Lawyers and the International Who's Who of Life Sciences Lawyers. He is a former board chairman and former president of the Lawyers for Civil Justice, a national coalition supporting excellence, fairness, and improvements within the civil justice system. He is also a past board member of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence. Mr. Dukes served as managing partner of Nelson Mullins from 2001-2011. He continues to serve on the Firm's Executive Committee. In 2005, during his tenure, the American Bar Association awarded Nelson Mullins the John Minor Wisdom Award for public service and professionalism. Mr. Dukes earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina School of Law and a Bachelor of Science in Financial Management from Clemson University.

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