Greg Horton Principal

Phone: (843) 720-4625  |  Fax: (843) 723-7398  |  Email: ghorton@buistmoore.com

Practice Areas
Business Litigation
Construction
Employment
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Product Liability

Greg Horton has handled a wide variety of complex litigation matters, including defending a construction products manufacturer in several multi-million dollar construction defect claims; a consumer services firm against a nationwide class action and in investigations by over twenty attorneys general; a large manufacturer in trade secrets litigation against a competitor; a food products manufacturer in class actions involving contaminated food; a medical services company in a challenge to the results of its testing; a property owner in the death of a invitee on a business premises; a landlord in the death of a child on its premises; the manufacturer of allegedly defective component parts in a multi-million dollar claim by a product manufacturer; and a wide variety of product liability cases involving jet skis, escalators, golf carts, construction products, and toxic materials. He is also the former chair of the Employment and Labor Law Section of the South Carolina Bar and frequently represents employers in a variety of employment matters, including claims for discrimination, wrongful termination, and violations of various federal and state employment laws.

Educational Background:

•	University of South Carolina School of Law, 1996 - J.D., Cum Laude
	Managing and Research Editor, South Carolina Law Review Captain, National First Amendment Moot Court Team Legal Writing Instructor Order of the Coif Order of the Barrister Order of the Wig and Robe
•	Clemson University, 1993 - B.A., History, Magna Cum Laude
	Student Senate President Student Body President Norris Medal Recipient, for Best All Around Student

Professional Background:

•	Attorney, Buist Moore Smythe McGee P.A., 1998-Present
•	Law Clerk to the Honorable Henry M. Herlong, Jr., United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1996-1998

Professional Organizations:

•	South Carolina Bar     • Litigation Section
•	American Bar Association     • Litigation Section
•	Christian Legal Society
•	Council on Litigation Management

Bar Admissions:

•	South Carolina Supreme Court, 1996
•	United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1998
•	United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1998
•	United States Supreme Court, 2006

Community Organizations:

•	Deacon and Sunday School Teacher, Mount Pleasant Presbyterian Church