C. Nicholas Lavery

Position  -- Associate
600 College Avenue
P.O. Box 1633
Clemson, SC 29631
phone:
Fax:
Email:
(864) 654-3680
(864) 654-3696
lavery@osjc.com

Nick Lavery is a native of Greenville, South Carolina who graduated from Furman University. After graduating from Furman, he worked for the 13th judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office in Greenville. He graduated from Mississippi College School of Law. After graduating from law school in 1998, he worked for the Suffolk County District Attorney's Office in Boston, Massachusetts before joining the 10th Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office for Anderson and Oconee Counties in South Carolina in 1999. He joined Olson, Smith, Jordan & Cox, P.A. in 2002. He lives in Clemson and practices primarily in the areas of personal injury, criminal defense and civil litigation.

Areas of Practice:

  • Personal Injury
  • Criminal Defense (click to view types of criminal cases Nick handles)
  • Civil Litigation

Bar Admissions:

  • South Carolina, 1999
    U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 2002

Education:

  • Mississippi College School of Law, Jackson, Mississippi, 1998 J. D.
    Honors: Dean's List
  • Furman University, 1993
    -- B. A.
  • Honors: Gilpatrick Honor Society

Professional Associations and Memberships:

  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • South Carolina Trial Association
  • Association of Trial Lawyers of America

Past Employment Positions:

  • US Navy Intelligence, World War II
  • Clemson University, Dean of Liberal Arts