Ariail E. King, Partner
E-mail: Ariail E. King
Ariail E. King received Bachelor of Arts in Psychology from the University of South Carolina in 1992 and her Juris Doctor in 1995. Ms. King was admitted to the bar in 1996, and in 1999, she joined the law firm of Lewis, Babcock & Griffin, LLP. She practices in the areas of litigation, focusing mainly on class actions, and appellate practice. She is BV® Distinguished™ Peer Review RatedSM by Martindale-Hubbell®. Ms. King also assisted Cam Lewis and Michael G. Sullivan in writing Lewis and Sullivan on Class Actions, published by the South Carolina Bar in 2005. Ms. King has also been active in the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Education
- University of South Carolina
- B.A., cum laude, 1992
- J.D., 1995
- Psi Chi
- Gamma Beta Phi
- Student Bar Association, 1992–1995
- Women's Law Association, 1992–1995
- Environmental Law Journal, 1993–1995
Bar admission and memberships
- South Carolina, 1995
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Association for Justice
Selected reported cases:
- Condon v. State, 354 S.C. 634, 583 S.E.2d 430 (2003)
- Allendale County Sheriff's Office v. Two Chess Challenge II, 361 S.C. 581, 606 S.E.2d 471 (2004)
- Layman v. State, 376 S.C. 434, 658 S.E.2d 320 (2008)
- Sloan v. Hardee, 371 S.C. 495, 640 S.E.2d 457 (2007)
- Chewning v. Ford Motor Co., 354 S.C. 72, 579 S.E.2d 605 (2003)
- Vortex Sports & Entm't, Inc. v. Ware, 378 S.C. 197, 662 S.E.2d 444 (S.C. Ct. App. 2008)
