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E. Gordon Hay, VI, Esquire

Civil Litigation and Criminal Defense

Gordon was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina. He graduated magna cum laude from the College of Charleston in 2015, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. In 2018, Gordon graduated magna cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was distinguished with induction into the Order of the Wig and the Robe and the Order of the Coif. During law school, Gordon worked as a Research Editor for the South Carolina Law Review and earned CALI awards for Administrative Law, Evidence, Federal Courts, Legal Research and Writing, Police Law and Policy, and Secured Transactions. While in law school, Gordon also had the opportunity to intern for United States District Judge Michelle Childs in Columbia, South Carolina and United States District Judge Patrick M. Duffy in Charleston.

After graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Gordon clerked for United States District Judge Casey M. Rodgers in Pensacola, Florida from 2018 to 2020, where he had the opportunity to work on a variety of complex federal civil and criminal cases.

Gordon’s areas of practice encompass general civil litigation and criminal defense in the State and Federal systems. Gordon assists in the representation of both individual and business clients in a wide range of civil litigation cases, including personal injury, premises liability, business litigation, and construction defect litigation.

Education

  • University of South Carolina School of Law
  • College of Charleston

Activities & Affiliations

  • American Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • Charleston County Bar Association

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina