Laura Paris Paton is a Partner in the Charleston office of GRSM. With more than 20 years of legal experience, she has successfully developed and executed resolution strategies representing corporate entities and individuals in both pre-litigation disputes and complex litigated matters. Laura holds an AV Preeminent® Peer Review Rating by Martindale-Hubbell and has been selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star® on multiple occasions. Her practice focuses primarily on litigation, where she provides corporate clients with strategic and effective representation in matters involving construction defects, product liability, personal injury, and premises liability defense.
- The Squeaky Wheel Eliminates the Damages, Construction Claims, Fall 2023
- Narrowing the Playing Field: Strategies for South Carolina practitioners to determine and eliminate potential damages in construction cases, The CLM Construction Magazine, July 2023
- Are Standard Form Arbitration Agreements Enforceable in South Carolina?, South Carolina Lawyer Magazine, July 2023
- It's Not Always Just a Matter of Time, The CLM's Claims College Magazine, September 2018
- Understanding Apportionment in South Carolina, South Carolina Lawyer Magazine, May 2018
- Penny Wise, Pound Foolish: Knowing When to Call in Legal Counsel, CLM Construction Conference, September 2025
- Institutional Knowledge: Using Economies of Scale to Streamline Litigation, CLM Annual Conference, April 2024
- Tell Me What You Want (What You Really, Really Want): Settlement vs. Trial, CLM Construction Conference, September 2023
Admissions
- South Carolina
Education
- J.D., St. John’s University School of Law, 2005
- B.A., Georgia State University, cum laude, 2000
Honors
- Top Rated Lawyer-AV® Preeminent™, Martindale-Hubbell
- Super Lawyers Rising Star®, 2014, 2016 – 2018
Languages
- Spanish