Edward Pritchard was born in Columbia, South Carolina, on March 17, 1962. Edward graduated from the University of South Carolina (B.S. 1984), and the University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. 1987). While in law school, Edward was on the National Dean’s Honor List and was a member of the Order of Wig and Robe. He was a law clerk for the Honorable Randall T. Bell, South Carolina Court of Appeals. In August of 1988, Edward joined the law firm of Sinkler & Boyd, P.A., where he remained nearly twelve years, the last six of which he was a partner. In 2002, Edward formed The Pritchard Law Firm, which has expanded and become Pritchard & Elliott, Attorneys And Counselors At Law, LLC. Edward is admitted to the South Carolina Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, as well as the South Carolina Bar Association. He is currently a member of the S.C. Bar Association Nominating Committee, a member of the Charleston County Bar Association Executive Committee, as well as a member of the S.C. Bar Association House of Delegates. Edward also serves on the board of the Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority and is a former member of the City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals – Zoning and former chairman of the City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals – Site Design. Edward is the co-author of the S.C. chapter of Defense Research Institute Bad Faith Compendium. Edward has extensive experience in civil and administrative trial practice and appellate practice. His practice area includes Insurance Coverage and Extra-Contractual Litigation Defense, Commercial and Business Litigation, Commercial Transactions, Insurance Defense, Workers’ Compensation and Appellate Practice.

Thomas Pritchard was born in Charleston, South Carolina, on September 24, 1967. Thomas graduated from the University of South Carolina (B.A., cum laude, 1989) and University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. 1992). He attended the University of South Carolina as a University of South Carolina Alumni Scholar, and served as the Chief of Staff to the Student Body President and as an intern in the office of the President of the University of South Carolina. He also served as a page in the South Carolina House of Representatives. Upon graduation from law school he spent one year as law clerk for the Honorable William L. Howard, Sr. In August of 1993, Thomas joined the law firm of Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms, LLC where he remained until 1997. He returned to Barnwell, Whaley in February of 2000, and became a partner in January of 2003. He left in 2006 to establish the law firm of Pritchard & Elliott, Attorneys And Counselors At Law, LLC. Thomas is admitted to the South Carolina Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association (Forum on the Construction Industry and Tort & Insurance Practice Section), Defense Research Institute and South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (Construction Committee). He was elected in November of 1999, to serve a six-year term as a commissioner of the Commissioners of Public Works for the City of Charleston. He was re-elected in November of 2005, to serve a second six-year term and is currently chairman of the Commission. Thomas has extensive experience in both civil and administrative trial practice as well as experience in appellate practice. His primary practice areas include Construction Law, Professional Liability and Products Liability. He also practices in the areas of General Civil Litigation, Insurance Defense, Insurance Coverage, Premises Liability, Workers’ Compensation, Business and Corporate Litigation and Appellate Practice.