William P. Early

Education & Early Experience

Will was born in Columbia, South Carolina on October 14, 1972. He graduated from The Citadel (B.S., 1994) where he was a member of the Honor Court and The Citadel Inn of Court, and from the University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1998).

Will is currently a partner at Pierce, Sloan, Kennedy & Early LLC. Previously, Will served as the law clerk to the Honorable Gerald C. Smoak of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit and subsequently had a general practice with Early & Ness in Bamberg.

Memberships & Courts Admitted to Practice

He is a member of the Charleston County Bar, South Carolina Bar, American Bar Association, and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. His areas of practice include personal injury, toxic torts, and medical malpractice. Will often lectures on various medical issues to members of the bar.

He is admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1998, the United States District Court, District of South Carolina in 1999 and the Tennessee Bar in 2016.

Areas of Practice

Bar Admissions

South Carolina, 1998
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1999
Tennessee, 2016

Education

University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1998 J.D.
The Citadel, 1994 B.S.
Honors: Member, The Honor Court
Honors: Member, The Citadel Inn of Court

Professional Associations and Memberships

Charleston County Bar Association Member
South Carolina Bar Association Member
American Bar Association Member
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association Member

Past Employment Positions

Hon. Gerald C. Smoak of the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Law Clerk
Early & Ness in Bamberg, General Practice