Gray T. Culbreath Receives the 2009 Civic Star Award

Collins & Lacy, P.C. proudly announces that Gray T. Culbreath has been selected to receive the 2009 Civic Star Award of the Richland County Bar Association.

Recipients of the Civic Star Award are selected by the Executive Committee of the Richland County Bar Association in recognition of their exceptional and meritorious service to our community. Gray was presented with the award at the annual meeting of the association on December 10th, 2009.

Gray is the managing partner for Collins & Lacy. His practice focus includes products liability, class action litigation, transportation litigation, business and commercial litigation, and professional negligence claims. Additionally, he conducts an active appellate practice for his regional and national clients. Gray earned his undergraduate degree from Wofford College. He earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Bar, and the National Moot Court Team.

Gray currently serves as the Chair of the South Carolina State Museum Commission and is an active member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a member of Lawyers for Civil Justice and the Defense Research Institute and will serve as President-Elect for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association in 2010. Gray was the recipient of the 2009 Compleat Lawyer Award, as well as the 2009 Leadership in the Law Award. He was recently selected to three sections of the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers in America® including Commercial Litigation, Products Liability Litigation, and Bet-the-Company Litigation. Gray was also selected as a South Carolina Super Lawyer in 2008 and 2009.