M. Dawes Cooke Jr.
Barnwell Whaley member attorney
Dawes Cooke: counselor, mediator, arbitrator, litigator, leader.
In the legal community, Dawes Cooke has served as the President of the South Carolina Bar (2018-2019). Among his many accolades, he has been recognized by his peers as the Super Lawyers number one attorney in South Carolina for the years of 2014, 2015 and 2016, and he is frequently named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in the areas of arbitration, mediation and bet-the-company litigation for the Charleston area.
In his community, Cooke has served as president of the East Cooper Breakfast Rotary Club and vice chairman of the Rotary District 7770 Gift of Life Board of Directors. He has served as a past president and on the board of directors of the East Cooper Community Outreach since its inception.
Dawes Cooke's full bio may be viewed at: https://barnwell-whaley.com/attorneys/m-dawes-cooke-jr/
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Arbitration & Mediation
- Business Arbitration, Consumer Arbitration, Family Arbitration
- Gov & Administrative Law
- Administrative Law, Election Law, Government Contracts, Government Finance, Legislative & Government Affairs
- Insurance Defense
- Legal Malpractice
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- South Carolina
- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1979)
- Please see bio on firm website for full list of organizations
- Current
- South Carolina State Bar
- Member
- - Current
- Certified Arbitrator
- South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification
- Certified Mediator
- South Carolina Supreme Court's Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification
- Website
- Dawes Cooke attorney bio