O. Fayrell Furr, Jr.
Furr & Henshaw 1900 Oak Street Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 Practice Area(s): Personal Injury visit website
Admission Dates & Jurisdictions
- South Carolina, 1968
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
- U.S. Court of Federal Claims
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court, 1989
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. – 1968
- Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
- Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
- University of South Carolina
- B.A. – 1965
Professional Experience
- U.S. Army, Captain, JAG, 1968 – 1973
- Legal Assistance & Litigation, Ft. Jackson, S.C., Assistant Staff Judge Advocate – Chief Claims, 1971 – 1973
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, State Coordinator, 2003 – 2004
Honors & Awards
- Bronze Star, 1971
- Most Valuable Member, SCAJ (South Carolina Association for Justice), 1974
- Founders Award, SCAJ, 2003
- President’s Award from SCAJ, 2005
- Who’s Who in the World, 1984 – 1985
- Who’s Who in The South
- International Who’s Who of Professionals
- Who’s Who in American Law, 1983 – 1984
- Victim Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1993
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
- Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award
- S.C. Super Lawyer, 2008 – Present
- Top 100 Trial Lawyers (AAJ), 2008 – Present
- SCAJ Founders Award
- STLA Warhorse Award
- Newsweek?s Top Attorneys in the Country for 2011
- Wiedemann & Wysocki Award 2011, American Association for Justice
- Lifetime Achievement Award 2011, American Association for Justice
- American Eagle Award 2011, Southern Trial Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America 2015
Professional Associations
- American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow
- AAJ; State Committeeman 1977-1979; State Delegate 2000-2005; Bd of Gov 2005-present
- AAJ; Presidents Club, Charter Member 1999-present; Leaders Forum 2002-present
- National Board of Trial Advocacy, State Coordinator, 2003 – 2004
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
- Horry County Bar Association
- South Carolina Association for Justice, Editor of The Bulletin 75-77; President 79-80; Board of Governors 86-
- Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Bd of Gov, 1992 – ; Parliamentarian 99-00; Sec 01-02;, Treasurer 02-03; VP 03-04; President 05-06
- American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
Certified Legal Specialties
- Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial, Advocacy 1984, Recertified 1989,1994,1999,2004,2009
- Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, State Committee
Speaking Engagements
- Visiting Lecturer, Comparative Constitutional Law, University of Saigon Law School, Saigon, S. Vietnam, 1970 – 1971
- Numerous CLE presentations for South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ), American Association for Justice (AAJ), Civil Trial Lawyer’s Association, ABOTA, South Carolina Bar Association
- Frequent Lecturer on Medicine and the Law, USC Law School
- Frequent Lecturer on Medicine and the Law, Medical University of South Carolina
Publications
- “Final Argument”, Section, South Carolina Civil Trial, Techniques Handbook, 1997
- Medical and Health Professionals, (Co-Author), South Carolina Jurisprudence, 1996
- “Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff’s Perspective”, South Carolina Practice Manual, 2000
- Permissible Arguments on Damages in Closing Arguments, 2002