Allan P. Sloan III

Allan P. Sloan III

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Pierce, Sloan, Kennedy & Early LLC

Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations – Commercial Truck Accident Litigation Lawyers in Charleston, SC in Charleston, SC

Charleston, SC843-722-7733
Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations – Commercial Truck Accident LitigationPersonal injuryGeneral negligenceTraumatic brain injurySexual or physical abuse of children claimsCommercial litigation

About Allan P. Sloan III

BACKGROUND Chip was born in Anderson, South Carolina, on September 23, 1968. He graduated from the University of the South (B.A., 1990), where he was a member of the Order of the Gownsmen, and from the University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 1994), where he was a member of the Order of Wig and Robe, a winner of the University of South Carolina Trial Competition in 1994, a member of the ABA Trial Competition Team, and a member of the John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1994, the Florida Bar in 1995, the United States District Court, District of South Carolina in 1995, and the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit in 1995. He is a member of the Charleston County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations. His areas of practice include the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations-Heavy Truck Litigation, personal injury, general negligence, commercial litigation, insurance law, product liability, medical malpractice and other professional liability defense. Chip lives in Mount Pleasant with his wife Florence and their three children. PRIMARY PRACTICE AREA - TRACTOR-TRAILER/18 WHEELER/HEAVY TRUCK LITIGATION Chip is the author of Trucking Company Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations, which appeared in the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Journal. He teaches the Continuing Legal Education course Truck Accident Litigation From Start To Finish in SC to other members of the South Carolina Bar. He has appeared on Charleston News Talk 94.3 FM for a program entitled Truck Driver Fatigue and the new DOT Hours of Service Rules. Chip is also a member of the National Advisory Board of the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America. AV MARTINDALE-HUBBELL LEXIS NEXIS PEER REVIEW RATING Mr. Sloan has the highest available peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Sloan is rated Very High to Preeminent for Legal Ability and Very High for Ethical Standards. A lawyer must be admitted to the bar for 10 years or more to receive an AV rating and is a testament to the fact that a lawyer's peers rank him or her at the highest level of professional excellence. AV, BV and CV are registered certification marks of Reed Elsevier Properties Inc., used in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Areas of Practice: Personal Injury General Negligence Commercial Litigation Insurance Law Product Liability Heavy Truck Litigation Litigation Percentage: 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation Bar Admissions: South Carolina, 1994 Florida, 1995 U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1995 U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995 Education: University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1994 J.D. Honors: Member, Order of Wig and Robe Honors: Winner, University of South Carolina Trial Competition, 1994 Honors: Member, ABA Trial Competition Team Honors: Member, John Belton O' Neall Inn of Court University of the South, 1990 B.A. Honors: Member, Order of the Gownsmen Published Works: "Trucking Company Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations", South Carolina Trial Lawyers Journal Classes/Seminars Taught: "Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish in SC" Speaker At Continuing Legal Education Seminars: Speaker, How to Win Your Case at the Truck Driver’s Deposition, at APITLA and National Trial Lawyers Association National Interstate Trucking Super Summit Learn How to Bulletproof Your Interstate Trucking Case For Trial, St. Louis MO, September 2011. Speaker, How to Discover and Prove Medical Disqualification, APITLA and NC Association for Justice Advanced Interstate Trucking Litigation, Raleigh NC, September 2010. Speaker, The Basics of Your First Trucking Case From A to Z at American Association for Justice's Litigating Truck Collision Cases Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009. Speaker, The Effective Use of Subpoenas to Obtain, Use, and Present Critical Documents in Every Interstate Trucking Case at The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America's How to Win Big in the Tough Trucking Case, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2008. Speaker, Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish in South Carolina at NBI Seminar, Charleston, SC, January 2004 and November 2009. Speaker, Discovery in South Carolina Bad Faith Insurance Litigation at NBI Seminar, Charleston, SC, May 2004. Professional Associations and Memberships: Charleston County Bar Association Member South Carolina Bar Association Member American Bar Association Member National Advisory Board of the Association of Interstate Plaintiff Trucking Lawyers of America Member Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Allan P. Sloan III included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Highest available peer review rating from Martindale-Hubbell Super Lawyers - South Carolina - Personal Injury, 2019 ABOTA - Charleston, South Carolina Chapter Inclusion in America's Top 100 High Stakes Litigators The National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum Other Sources of Feedback About Allan P. Sloan III Included on the 2026South Carolina Super Lawyers list Past Lists 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2024 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2023 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2020 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers list

Education

Legal Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1994
  • J.D.
  • Honors: Member, Order of Wig and Robe
  • Honors: Winner, University of South Carolina Trial Competition, 1994
  • Honors: Member, ABA Trial Competition Team
  • Honors: Member, John Belton O’ Neall Inn of Court

Non Legal Education

  • The University of the South, 1990
  • B.A.
  • Honors: Member, Order of the Gownsmen

Current Employment Position(s)

  • Partner

Classes and Seminars

  • “Truck Accident Litigation From Start to Finish in SC”, NBI Seminar January 2004 and November 2009.
  • "Wrongful Death Litigation From Start to Finish NBI", February 2017
  • Speaker Negligent Claims Handling, at Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys 2020 Annual Symposium
  • Speaker The Importance of Discovering the Truck Driver’s Medical History, at APITLA National Interstate Trucking Conference May 16, 2015 St. Louis Missouri
  • Speaker, How to Win Your Case at the Truck Driver’s Deposition, at APITLA and National Trial Lawyers Association National Interstate Trucking Super Summit Learn How to Bulletproof Your Interstate Trucking Case For Trial, St. Louis MO, September 2011
  • Speaker, How to Discover and Prove Medical Disqualification, APITLA and NC Association for Justice Advanced Interstate Trucking Litigation, Raleigh NC, September 2010
  • Speaker, The Basics of Your First Trucking Case From A to Z at American Association for Justice’s Litigating Truck Collision Cases Seminar, Las Vegas, Nevada, February 2009
  • Speaker, The Effective Use of Subpoenas to Obtain, Use, and Present Critical Documents in Every Interstate Trucking Case at The Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America’s How to Win Big in the Tough Trucking Case, Atlanta, Georgia, October 2008
  • Speaker, Discovery in South Carolina Bad Faith Insurance Litigation at NBI Seminar, Charleston, SC, May 2004

Published Works

Articles

  • “Trucking Company Compliance with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations”, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Journal
  • “The DOT Exam — A Springboard to Proving Driver Fatigue”, The Lawyer’s Logbook, Vol. 2, No. 5, Winter 2013

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 1994
  • Florida, 1995
  • U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1995
  • U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1995

Other Affiliations

  • Board of Regents of the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (Member)
  • National Advisory Board for the Association of Plaintiff Interstate Trucking Lawyers of America (Member)
  • Editorial Board for the Lawyers LogBook publication (Member)

Attorney Details

Full NameAllan P. Sloan III
FirmPierce, Sloan, Kennedy & Early LLC
Address321 East Bay Street, Charleston, SC 29401
Phone843-722-7733
Phone843-968-0886
Phone843-722-7732
Websitewww.piercesloan.com/personal-injury/wrongful-death
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