Rick Detwiler graduated in 1977 from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration.  He worked in corporate management for six years before attending the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the Moot Court Bar and the American Bar Association Moot Court Team.  A member of the class of 1986, he obtained his Juris Doctor  in December, 1985.  He is a graduate of the National Institute of Trial Advocacy's nationally-recognized trial advocacy program.
 
Mr. Detwiler was admitted to the Bar in the State of South Carolina in 1986.  He merged his practice with the firm's in 1991 and became a partner in 1992.  His principal areas of practice are commercial litigation of all types, including partnership disputes, business torts, securities litigation, controversies involving real property and workers' compensation. Mr. Detwiler has represented members of the construction industry in the areas of workers' compensation for over twenty years.  He has achieved significant jury verdicts, settlements and awards in cases involving commercial/business torts, condemnation, employment, contract and securities fraud, as well as successfully defending individuals and business in such cases.