Steven M. Krause
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Steven M. Krause was born in Detroit, Michigan in 1953. He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1978 and practices in all Federal and State Courts, and Administrative Tribunals.
He graduated Magna Cum Laude from the University of Detroit in 1975 and the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan in 1978. He is a member of Phi Alpha Delta.
He is a member of The Commission on Lawyer Conduct for the Supreme Court of South Carolina and has served on the Judicial Qualifications Committee for the South Carolina Bar Association (2002-2005; Chairman, 2003-2005). Mr. Krause is also a member of the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, the Anderson County Bar Association and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, where he served as President from 1995 through 1996. He is a member of the American Association for Justice and was the Association's Delegate from South Carolina from 1996-2002. He is also a member of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and has been certified as a Civil Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Other memberships include the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, the American Board of Trial Advocates and Trial Lawyers for Public Justice, SC Council for Conflict Resolution and Inns of Court. Mr. Krause's areas of practice include personal injury, worker's compensation, civil litigation, medical malpractice, product liability, insurance disputes and criminal defense.
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Worker's Compensation
- Civil Litigation
- Medical Malpractice
- Product Liability
- Insurance Disputes
- Criminal Defense
- Litigation & Appeals
- Real Estate
Certified Legal Specialties
- Civil Trial Advocate, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 1989-Present
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1978
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Education
- Thomas M. Cooley Law School, Lansing, Michigan
- University of Detroit, Detroit, Michigan
- Honors: magna cum laude
Representative Cases
- Duckett v. Payne, 279 S.C. 94, 302 S.E.2d 342 (1983)
- Gurley v. United Services Auto. Association, 279 S.C. 449, 309 S.E.2d 11 (S.C. App. 1983)
- King v. Oxford, 282 S.C. 307, 318 S.E.2d 125 (S.C. App. 1984)
- State Farm Mutual Ins. Co. v. North River Ins. Co., 288 S.C. 374, 342 S.E.2d 627 (S.C. App. 1986)
- Watson v. Pendleton, 289 S.C. 315, 345 S.E.2d 489 (1986)
- Mullinax v. Garrison, 296 S.C. 370, 373 S.E.2d 471 (1988)
- State v. Smith, 298 S.C. 482, 381 S.E.2d 724 (1989)
- Oconee Roller Mills, Inc. v. Spitzer, 300 S.C. 358, 387 S.E.2d 718 (S.C. App. 1990)
- Ketterman v. S.C. Farm Bureau Mut. Ins. Co., 302 S.C. 276, 395 S.E.2d 187 (S.C. App. 1990)
- Home Ins. Co. v. Towe, 314 S.C. 105, 441 S.E.2d 825 (1994)
- BLG Enterprises, Inc. v. First Financial Ins. Co., 334 S.C. 529, 514 S.E.2d 327 (1999)
- Patel v. Dync et al
- Patel by Patel v. Dyar
- Tarallo v. Searle Pharmaceutical, Inc.
- Patel by Patel v. MeIntyre
- Ex parte United Servs. Automobile Association, 365 S.C. 50, 614 S.E.2d 652 (S.C. App. 2005)
Honors and Awards
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- Recognized in Best Lawyers in America, Bar Register of Preeminent Lawyers
- Super Lawyer
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Anderson County Bar Association, President, 2010 - Present
- South Carolina Bar Association, Judicial Qualifications Committee, 2002 - 2005
- South Carolina Bar Association, Chairman, Judicial Qualifications Committee, 2003 - 2005
- The Commission on Lawyer Conduct, Supreme Court of South Carolina, Member
- American Bar Association, Member
- South Carolina Bar Association, Member
- Anderson County Bar Association, Member
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, President, 1995 - 1996
- American Association for Justice, Member
- South Carolina Association, Delegate, 1996 - 2002
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Member
- Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Trial Lawyers for Public Justice
- South Carolina Council for Conflict Resolution & Inns of Court
- South Carolina Association for Justice
Pro Bono Activities
- South Carolina Pro Bono Program, 1990 - Present
