Overview
Susan P. McWilliams has more than 30 years of experience as a trial lawyer defending individuals and corporations in business torts, employment, products liability, professional liability, contract, and many other commercial disputes. She is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers.
Susi graduated with high honor from Agnes Scott College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the Mercer University Law School, where she was the Student Writing Editor of the law review.
Community & Professional
- American College of Trial Lawyers
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Defense Research Institute
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- Georgia Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
Outside Maynard Nexsen
Married and the mother of three children, Susi is active in her church and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Columbia.
Recognitions
- Martindale-Hubbell "AV" Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- "Legal Elite of the Midlands" - Business Litigation (2016)
- American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
- American Board of Trial Advocates, SC Chapter
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America for Employment Law - Management, Labor Law- Management and Litigation - Labor and Employment (Since 2005)
- Included in the South Carolina Super Lawyers list in the area of Personal Injury-Products, Professional Liability, Employment & Labor Law (2008-2018, 2025)
- Recognized by Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, South Carolina, Litigation: General Commercial (2009-Present) and Labor & Employment (2009-2018)
- Benchmark Litigation, "Local Litigation Star" - Columbia
- South Carolina Ethics Commission - Board Member (2005-2008); Chair (2009-2010)
- YWCA - TWIN (Tribute to Women in Industry) Award (1997)
- Richland County Bar Association - Past President
Media
News
Admissions
- State Bar: South Carolina, Georgia
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals: Fourth Circuit