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Evans Taylor Barnette 
McCutchen Blanton Johnson & Barnette, LLP
1414 Lady Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
 

Communication Center 
Phone: (803) 799-9791
E-mail: etbarnette@mbjb.com
Fax: (803) 253-6084
Web site: http://www.mbjb.com


PositionEducationAffiliations
Representative Cases


Mr. Barnette is a partner in the law firm of McCutchen Blanton Johnson & Barnette, LLP.  He was born in Greenwood, South Carolina on August 16, 1952 and graduated with a B.A. in Economics from Wofford College in 1974.  Mr. Barnette received his law degree from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1977.  He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1977, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina in 1978 and the United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Judicial Circuit, in 1982.  Mr. Barnette served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of South Carolina from 1979 through 1992.  He is a member of the Richland County and American Bar Associations, the South Carolina Bar, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.  Mr. Barnette has been involved extensively in civil litigation before all Courts of the State of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
Current Employment Position(s):
Partner
Litigation Percentage:
95% of Practice Devoted to Litigation
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 1977
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1982
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1978
Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1977
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence


Wofford College, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 1974
B.A., Bachelor of Arts


Representative Cases:
Cox v. Woodmen of the World Ins. Co., 347 S.C. 460. 556. S.E.2d 397 (S.C.App., No. 3382, Sep 4, 2001 2001)
South Carolina Dept. of Highways and Public Transp. v. E.S.I. Investments, 332 S.C. 490, 505 S.E.2d 593 (S.C., No. 24836, Sept 14, 1998 1998)
South Carolina Dept. of Highways and Public Transp. v. E.S.I. Investments, 322 S.C. 147, 470 S.E.2d 387 (S.C. App. NO. 2487, Mar 18, 1996 1998)
National Grange Mut. Ins. Co. v. Firemen's Ins. Co. of Newark, New Jersey, 310 S.C. 116, 425 S.E.2d 754 (S.C.App., No. 1908, Nov 30, 1992 1992)
Goiser v. Harper, 307 S.C. 64, 413 S.E.2d 845 (S.C. App., NO. 1753, Jan 02, 1991 1992)
Dennis v. South Carolina Nat. Bank, 302 S.C. 51, 393 S.E.2d 382 (S.C. NO. 23228, Jun 18, 1990 1990)
Dunn. v. Dunn, 298 S.C. 499, 381 S.E.2d 734 (S.C., No. 23045, Jul 10, 1989 1989)
Boyd v. Hyatt, 294 S.C. 360, 364 S.E.2d 274 (S.C.App., No. 0790, Sep 02, 1986 1988)
Bradley v. Children's Bureau of South Carolina, 275 S.C. 622, 274 S.E.2d 418 (S.C., No. 21378, Jan 20, 1981 1981)
Professional Associations and Memberships:
Richland County Bar Association
Member


South Carolina Bar
Member


South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association
Member


Past Employment Positions:
State of South Carolina, Assistant Attorney General, 1979 - 1982


Fraternities/Sororities:
Kappa Sigma