Reginald M. Gay

Shareholder

rgay@mcnair.net
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Assistant Paula Bowen
pbowen@mcnair.net
864 716 9720 Direct

Anderson

500 South McDuffie Street
Anderson, SC 29624
Mailing Address
864 226 1688 Main
864 225 6456 Fax
Overview

Reggie Gay's primary areas of practice include labor and employment  law, Workers’ Compensation, litigation, health care, and appellate advocacy. Reggie represents business and corporate clients by providing consultation on employment matters, conducting preventive training, and litigating in both Federal and State courts. He has represented health care entities in medical malpractice litigation, CON certification, and other health care issues. Reggie frequently speaks on employment related issues and Workers’ Compensation.

Reggie joined McNair as a shareholder in the Anderson, South Carolina office in June 2002. He was previously a partner in the law firm of Watkins, Vandiver, Gable & Gray in Anderson, South Carolina prior to its merger with McNair Law Firm, P.A. Reggie graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.BA degree in Accounting and received a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was law clerk to the Honorable Dan F. Laney, Jr. of the South Carolina Circuit Court from 1987 to 1988.

Reggie is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Labor and Employment Section and Workers’ Compensation section; the Anderson County Bar Association; and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

 
Recent Engagements

Reggie advises business and corporate clients on employment related issues, has drafted numerous employee handbooks and policies, has drafted numerous employment related contracts and other documents, has conducted numerous trainings for various employers and their employees, and has litigated in Federal and State courts. Reggie has represented numerous employers and insurance carriers in defending Workers’ Compensation claims. Reggie has been involved and tried numerous cases including medical malpractice litigation, construction litigation, product liability litigation, personal injury litigation, discrimination and other employment related litigation, and other types of litigation.

 
Awards and Recognition
 
Professional and Community Involvement
  • Current Member of the SC Chamber of Commerce Manufacturers Steering Committee
  • Current Chairperson of Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce’s Toast & Topics Committee
  • Current Member of Anderson Area Chamber of Commerce’s Small Business Award Committee
  • Current Member of Anderson Rotary Club (Previously served on Board of Directors and as Program Chairman)
  • Current Member of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club of Anderson, South Carolina Advisory Council (Former Treasurer)
  • Current Member of St. John’s Methodist Church Child Development Center Board of Directors (Currently Co-Chairman)
  • Graduate of Leadership Anderson Class XII (Former member of Board of Regents)
  • Former Member of the Foothills Alliance Board of Directors (Former Chairman of Foothills Rape Crisis)
  • Former Member of the Allocations Committee for the Foothills United Way