Ken W. Harrell

Mr. Harrell, born in 1963 in Waverly, Virginia, spent his first six years as a lawyer with Nelson, Mullins, Riley and Scarborough, a respected South Carolina corporate defense law firm. But in 1994 when he joined the Joye Law Firm, he switched his focus to helping individuals in cases involving workers' compensation claims and defective products. Mr. Harrell heads up the firm's workers' compensation and mass torts practices. Mr. Harrell is a frequent author and speaker for the South Carolina Bar's Continuing Legal Education Program. Among the programs where he has been a featured speaker are "The Law of Workers' Compensation in South Carolina," "Trying the Automobile Injury Case," "Paralegals and the Litigation Team in South Carolina," and "Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in South Carolina." Active in legal and civic organizations, Mr. Harrell serves as a board member of the William and Mary Law School Association and ad sales chairman for the Rotary/Red Cross high school basketball tournament in North Charleston. He also has served as a pack leader for the Christ Our King Cub Scouts Pack 470 and as a Little League coach for the Mount Pleasant Recreation Department. Mr. Harrell and his wife, Jeannie, have three children - two sons and a daughter. His recreational interests include Civil War history, softball, kayaking, South Carolina Gamecocks football and NASCAR. Awards and Honors Super Lawyers® Selectees Ken W. Harrell included in a Super Lawyers® list Honors Recognized by Best Lawyers in America Since 2014 Best Lawyers – Charleston Workers’ Compensation Lawyer of the Year 2015 & 2021 Best Lawyers – Charleston Personal Injury Lawyer of the Year 2020 Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 10, 2018 Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, Top 25, 2017 Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2011–2013, 2015 – 2023 Client’s Choice Award, Avvo, 2019 10.0 Avvo Rating, 2017 – Present Community Ambassador Award, Charleston Animal Society, 2019 Recognized by Best Lawyers for Personal Injury in Charleston Other Sources of Feedback About Ken W. Harrell 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 2018 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2017 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2016 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2015 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers list 2011 South Carolina Super Lawyers list

• Managing Partner

• "The Law of Workers' Compensation in South Carolina"
• "Trying the Automobile Injury Case"
• "Paralegals and the Litigation Team in South Carolina"
• "Premises Liability: Preparation and Trial of a Difficult Case in South Carolina"

• South Carolina, 1988
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1989

• Chairman of Legislative Affairs Committee, Injured Workers’ Advocates
• Part-President, Injured Workers’ Advocates
• Sustaining Member, South Carolina Association for Justice
• Board Member, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Association
• Member, American Association for Justice
• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, South Carolina Bar Association Corporate Partner of the Year, Charleston Animal Society, 2009