G. Trenholm Walker
Trenholm is a versatile litigation attorney who has tried well over 100 cases and been primary appellate counsel on an almost equal number of appeals in the state and federal courts. He handles a wide variety of business and other complex cases. As a result of his trial skills and accomplishments, he has received the distinction of being a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Board of Trial Advocates, and Litigation Counsel of America. He has also been ranked for several years by his peers as one of the top ten lawyers overall in South Carolina by Super Lawyers®. He is recognized for his accomplishments and abilities by Chambers USA® Legal Guide, and “Best Lawyers in America.” In addition to cases in civil court, he prosecutes and defends cases in the administrative law court as well as matters in arbitration. He also serves as a mediator and arbitrator in complex cases.
Immediately following law school Trenholm served as a law clerk to the Honorable Robert F. Chapman, U.S. District Court Judge. He is AV-rated, the highest rating offered by Martindale-Hubbell®.
Trenholm was born in Charleston, and he and his wife, Susan Hull Walker, divide their time between downtown Charleston and Wadmalaw Island, S.C.
Areas of Practice
- Commercial Litigation
- Business and Contract Litigation
- Real Property Litigation
- Land Use Litigation
- Administrative Law
- Professional Liability
- Personal Injury Litigation
- Construction
- Broker-Dealer Arbitration
- Property Owners Associations
- Real Estate Development
- Ad Valorem Property Tax Assessment Litigation
- Trial and Appellate Practice
- Mediation
- Arbitration
Education
- University of Virginia, B.A., Phi Beta Kappa, 1974
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1976
Clerkship
- The Honorable Robert F. Chapman, United States District Court Judge, District of South Carolina
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for First Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for Federal Circuit
Certifications
- South Carolina Council of Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution (certified mediator)
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina (certified mediator)
Honors
- American College of Trial Attorneys
- Litigation Counsel of America
- American Board of Trial Advocates
- Chambers USA® Legal Guide, “Band 1” in General Commercial LitigationAV rating, Martindale-Hubbell®
- Recognized by Best Lawyers since 2007
- ~Arbitration
- ~Bet-the-Company Litigation
- ~Commercial Litigation
- ~Litigation - Land Use and Zoning
- ~Litigation - Municipal
- ~Litigation - Real Estate
- ~Mediation
- Lawyer of the Year 2020 - Arbitration - Charleston, SC
- Selected to Super Lawyers since 2008
- ~Top 25: South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2009, 2011, 2018 - 2023
- ~Top 10: Charleston South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2018 - 2023
- ~Top 10: South Carolina Super Lawyers: 2020 – 2023
Legal & Community Activities
Selected Publications
Reported Cases
Natl. Tr. for Historic Preservation in U.S. v. City of N. Charleston, 439 S.C. 222, 886 S.E.2d 487(Ct. App. 2023), reh'g denied (May 11, 2023);
Road, LLC v. Beaufort Cnty., 433 S.C. 164, 857 S.E.2d 371 (Ct. App. 2021), reh'g denied (May 14, 2021), cert. granted (Feb. 1, 2022);
Dewberry 334 Meeting St., LLC v. City of Charleston, No. 2018-000378, 2021 WL 4891824 (Ct. App. Oct. 20, 2021), cert. dismissed (Aug. 16, 2022);
S.C. Coastal Conservation League v. S.C. Dept. of Health and Envtl. Control, 434 S.C. 1, 862 S.E.2d 72 (2021), reh'g denied (Sept. 1, 2021);
PCS Nitrogen, Inc. v. Ross Dev. Corp., 126 F. Supp. 3d 611 (D.S.C. 2015);
Grand Bees Development, LLC v. South Carolina Dept. of Health and Environmental Control, 2015 WL 3409056 (Ct. App. 2015);
Kiawah Development Partners II v South Carolina Dept of Health and Environmental Control, et al, 411 S.C. 16, 766 S.E.2d 707 (2015);
Ashley II of Charleston, L.L.C. v. PCS Nitrogen, Inc., 409 S.C. 487, 763 S.E.2d 19 (2014);
Grand Bees Development, LLC, v. SCDHEC et al., 2013 WL 1192259 (S.C.A.L.C. 2013);
Dunes West Golf Club, LLC v. Town of Mount Pleasant, 401 S.C. 280, 737 S.E.2d 601 (2013);
Motamed v UBS Financial Services, http://finraawardsonline.finra.org/turing.aspx?doc=45097 (FINRA Arbitration Award 2010);
Carolina Park Associates, LLC v. Marino, 400 S.C. 1, 732 S.E.2d 876 (2012);
Historic Charleston Foundation v. City of Charleston, 400 S.C. 181, 734 S.E.2d 306 (2012);
Ross Development Corp. v. Fireman's Fund Ins. Co., 809 F.Supp.2d 449 (D.S.C. 2011);
Ex parte State ex rel. Wilson, 391 S.C. 565, 707 S.E.2d 402 (2011);
Port City Ltd. Partnership v. City of Charleston, 2011 WL 11735684 (Ct. App. 2011);
David v. Martins Point Property Owners Ass'n, Inc., 2011 WL 11733104 (S.C. Ct. App. 2011);
Houston Cas. Co. v. St. Paul Fire & Marine Ins. Co., 456 Fed.Appx. 312, 2011 WL 6035266 (4th. Cir. 2011);
Rivers v. Wachovia Corp., 665 F.3d 610 (4th Cir. 2011);
Harris Teeter v Moore & Van Allen LLP, 390 S.C. 275, 701 S.E.2d 742 (2010);
Sinkler v Charleston County, 387 S.C. 67, 690 S.E.2d 777 (2010);
Ex parte Bland, 380 S.C. 1, 667 S.E.2d 540 (2008);
Mickalis Pawn Shop, LLC v. Bloomberg, 482 F.Supp.2d 707 (D.S.C. 2007);
John Wieland Homes and Neighborhoods of Carolinas, Inc. v. LV Realty, 182 N.C.App. 177, 641 S.E.2d 417 (N.C. App. 2007);
Sawgrass Technologies, Inc. v. Texas Original Graphics, Inc., 2007 WL 634434 (C.A.Fed.2007);
Brackenbrook LP v. County of Charleston, 366 S.C. 503, 623 S.E.2d 91 (2005);
L-J Inc. v. Bituminous Fire & Casualty Co., 366 S.C. 117, 621 S.E.2d 33 (2005);
S.C. Coastal Conservation League v. S.C.D.H.E.C., 363 S.C. 67, 610 S.E.2d 482 (2005);
Brackenbrook LP v. County of Charleston, 360 S.C. 390, 602 S.E.2d 39 (2004);
Kiawah Property Owners Group v. S.C. Public Service Comm., 359 S.C. 105, 597 S.E.2d 145 (2004);
Kiawah Property Owners Group v. S.C. Public Service Comm., 357 S.C. 232, 593 S.E.2d 148 (2004);
Riverwoods v. Charleston County, 349 S.C. 378, 563 S.E.2d 651 (2002;
Concerned Dunes West Residents, Inc. v. Georgia-Pacific Corp., 349 S.C. 251, 562 S.E.2d 633 (2002);
Flagstar Corp. v. Royal Surplus Lines, 332 S.C.182, 503 S.E.2d 497 (Ct. App. 1998);
In Re: San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation, 989 F.2d 36 (1st Cir. 1993);
Neville v. Great Lakes Aviation Ltd., 166 F.3d 333 (4th Cir. 1998);
Youmans v. Manna Inc., 33 F.Supp.2d 462 (D.S.C.1998);
Safety Mutual Casualty Corporation v. Liberty Mutual Ins. Co., 959 F.2d 230 (1st Cir. 1992);
Kiawah Resort Associates v. South Carolina Tax Commission, 458 S.E.2d 542;
Queen's Grant Villas Horizontal Property Regimes IV v. Daniel International Corp., 286 S.C. 555, 335 S.E.2d 365 (1985);
Future Group, II, et al v. NationsBank, 324 S.C. 89, 478 S.E.2d 45 (1996);
Sierra Club, et al v. Kiawah Resort Associates, 318 S.C. 119, 456 S.E.2d 397 (1995);
Southern Welding Works, Inc., v. K&S Construction Co., 332 S.E.2d 102;
Lee v. Chesterfield General Hospital, Inc., 289 S.C. 6, 344 S.E.2d 379 (1986);
Gilliland v. Elmwood Properties, 301 S.C. 295, 391 S.E.2d 577 (1990);
Brownyard v. Maryland Cas. Co., 868 F. Supp 123 (D.S.C. 1994);
Umphlett Lumber Co. v. Trident Systems, Inc., 878 F. Supp 844 (D.S.C. 1995);
Cisson Const. Co. v. Reynolds & Asso., 311 S.C. 499, 429 S.E.2d 847 (1993);
Aetna v. Jenkins, 282 S.C. 107, 317 S.E. 2d 460 (1984);
May v. Hopkinson, 289 S.C. 549, 347S.E.2d 508 (Ct. App. 1986);
U.S. Leasing v. Janicare, 294 S.C. 312, 364 S.E.2d 202 (Ct. App. 1988);
Clark v. Key, 304 S.C. 497, 405 S.E.2d 599 (Ct. App. 1991);
Batten v. Howell, 300 S.C. 545, 389 S.E.2d 170 (Ct. App. 1990);
International Center II, LLC, v. Berkeley County Assessor, Docket No. 05-ALJ-17-0235-CC 2006 WL 477124;
The Ocean Course Golf Club, Ltd, Petitioner v. Charleston County Assessor, Docket No. 03-ALJ-17-0471-CC, 2005 WL 405408 (2005);
Kiawah Resort Associates, L.P., v. Lindsey, 1996 WL 909149, 95-ALJ-17-0455-CC (1996);
Buist v. Charleston County Assessor, 2000 WL 869979, 98-ALJ-17-0573-CC (2000);
Kiawah Resort Associates, L.P. v. Lindsey, 1997 WL 436025, 95-ALJ-17-0610-CC (1997);
S.C. Coastal Conservation League et al v.. South Carolina Department of Health And Environmental Control, Office Of Ocean And Coastal Resource Management, Docket No. 99-ALJ-07-0082-CC, 2000 WL 641655 (2000);
Grand Bees Development, LLC v. South Carolina Department Of Health and Environmental Control, 2009 WL 2040723 (2009).
