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Shareholder Marian Williams Scalise is a Diplomat of the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, a national organization comprised of leading trial advocates in the area of professional negligence law. It is the only organization accredited by the American Bar Association to identify and board certify attorneys in the areas of medical malpractice and legal malpractice.

Shareholder C. Jo Anne Wessinger Hill served as assistant legal counsel to former South Carolina Governor Carroll A. Campbell, as well as on former South Carolina Governor David M. Beasley's Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care.

Barbara A. Chesley, R.N., M.S.

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Office
1900 Barnwell Street
Columbia, SC 29201

P.O. Drawer 7788
Columbia, SC 29202

Contact Details
Direct: 803.576.3708
Fax: 803.779.0016
Email: bchesley@RichardsonPlowden.com

Practice Areas
Medical Malpractice Defense
Nursing Home Litigation
Professional Malpractice

Education
Edinboro State College (B.S.N., 1978)
University of South Carolina (M.S., Nursing, 1987)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1997)

Bar Admissions
1997, South Carolina

Other Professional
South Carolina Bar
Richland County Bar Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
Defense Research Institute
Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Society
One of 12 South Carolina attorneys selected to be featured in SC Bar Video Campaign. Click here to watch Barbara's story.

Barbara Chesley is a shareholder of Richardson Plowden in the Columbia office. She focuses her practice on medical malpractice defense, insurance defense litigation, hospital law and nursing home/long term care litigation. She has a special interest in legal risk management for the healthcare professional. As an attorney and registered nurse, she offers a unique insight into these areas.

Mrs. Chesley's experience includes:

More than 16 years experience as a registered nurse.
Served as a Critical Care Clinical Nurse Specialist at Baptist Medical Center in Columbia, S.C., and was nationally certified as a Critical Care Registered Nurse.
In-house Legal Risk Manager for Palmetto Baptist Medical Center from 1997 to 2000.
Frequent guest speaker for nursing, medical and other healthcare professionals on health law and legal risk management for the healthcare provider.

Mrs. Chesley received a bachelor's degree in nursing from Edinboro State College in 1978, as well as her master's degree in nursing from the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1989. She is a University Affiliate for the USC College of Nursing.

Mrs. Chesley graduated from the USC School of Law in 1997 and joined Richardson Plowden in 2000. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Richland County Bar Association and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. An experienced speaker, Mrs. Chesley most recently presented at the South Carolina Student Nurse Convention in Myrtle Beach.