David Hoyle represents victims of corporate wrongdoing and negligence, ranging from asbestos exposure and catastrophic incidents to environmental contamination. He litigates asbestos cases on behalf of U.S. and Canadian clients, working with individuals and unions on behalf of those suffering from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. David also litigates complex personal injury cases involving brain injury, loss of limb and paralysis, as well as wrongful death cases resulting from negligence, industrial accidents and defective products. His diverse practice additionally includes representing victims of sexual assault and working with the environmental team to represent individuals and businesses in Gulf Coast communities suffering as a result of the BP oil spill.
David has handled all aspects of litigation, from initial client meetings to case resolution, including several trials and appellate oral arguments. He has also litigated liquor liability, tractor trailer and insurance bad faith cases.
During law school, David worked with Distinguished Professor of Law David G. Owen as a research assistant and student editor in the area of products liability. He received a James Louis Pettigru Public Interest Law Society grant to intern with the Federal Public Defender for the District of South Carolina and was a member of the Pro Bono Board, Order of the Wig and Robe and South Carolina Law Review. Following his admittance under the Student Practice Rule, he represented juvenile clients on delinquency petitions at the Juvenile Justice Clinic and received the Clinical Legal Education Association’s Clinical Student Award. David received the Algernon Sydney Sullivan Award as an undergraduate.
David has presented at seminars on a diverse range of topics, such as the effect of res judicata in cross-border class actions, the economic loss rule in environmental cases, ethical issues involving social media and asbestos disease awareness. He is the author of “Seal of Disapproval: International Implications of South Carolina’s Notary Statute,” 3 S.C.J.Int’l. L. & Bus. 1 (2006).
Having more than a decade of involvement with community-based initiatives concerning children, HIV/AIDS and affordable housing, David is currently Chair of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina’s HIV/AIDS ministry. He volunteers with the Lowcountry AIDS Legal Clinic and provides pro bono legal services to the Magdalene House of Charleston. In 2007, David helped lead the efforts of young alumni to establish the Elizabeth B. and Larry T. McGehee Endowed Scholarship Fund at Wofford College in honor of a former professor and his wife with the annual earnings awarded for the purchase of textbooks and other course-related materials.
David is a member of the American Association for Justice, American Bar Association, South Carolina Association for Justice, Florida Justice Association and Public Justice.
