Charles Jonathan Bridgmon

704.755.9465 [email protected] AREASBUSINESS LITIGATION TRUST AND ESTATES LITIGATION PERSONAL INJURY LITIGATION CAREERCharlie began his ‘informal’ legal career at the age of 15, when he began working after school and at every opportunity he could for a prominent lawyer in his hometown of Barnwell, South Carolina. This continued through high school, college, and law school, at which time Charlie was asked to clerk for The Honorable Rodney A. Peeples, Chief Administrative Judge for the Second Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. Following his clerkship, Charlie began his legal career at Furr, Henshaw & Ohanesian, P.C. in Columbia, SC, where he focused his practice on medical malpractice. Charlie then was asked to join McCutchen, Blanton, Johnson and Barnette, LLP, where his practice focused on medical malpractice and other complex litigation matters, including business litigation and class actions. Following his relocation to Charlotte, NC, he joined Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote as a senior associate, where he concentrated his practice on legal malpractice defense and product liability. In 2013, Charlie was asked to join Bray & Long, PLLC - having met Jeff Long on the first day of law school in 1999 and worked with Jeff on various matters throughout the years.PUBLICATIONSSouth Carolina Damages, South Carolina Tort Claims Act, 1st (2004)(2009) editionsREPRESENTATIVE CASES-Successfully defended a national ladder manufacturer in a multi-million dollar product liability action in which the plaintiff claimed a traumatic brain injury resulting from a fall.-Represented surviving spouse in a wrongful death claim arising from a collision caused by a tractor-trailer.-Defended a loan servicing institution against claims for conversion and misrepresentation by a mortgage broker and financial institution.-Represented the owner of an automobile dealership against his insurer for claims arising from theft by an employee/manager.-Represented trust beneficiary against trustee for breaches of fiduciary duty. -Represented trustee of family trust against claims by beneficiaries. FAMILYCharlie is married to Elena Arecco Bridgmon, and they have two children. In his spare time, Charlie enjoys traveling the globe either solo or with his family; running (2 marathons and counting); and cheering on the Clemson Tigers!EDUCATIONB.S., Chemical Engineering, Clemson University, 1999J.D., University of South Carolina, 2002 ADMISSIONSNorth Carolina : Western, Middle and Eastern Districts of the United States District Court of North CarolinaSouth Carolina: United States District Court for the District of South CarolinaUnited States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit