Attorney Hank Burriss

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Founding Partner

Columbia personal injury lawyer

Areas Of Practice

Personal Injury
Workers’ Compensation
Criminal Defense

Bar Admissions

South Carolina Bar, 1993

Legal Education

University of South Carolina School of Law, 1993

Undergraduate Education

The Citadel – The Military College of South Carolina, 1990

Professional Associations & Memberships

American Bar Association
American Trial Lawyers Association
South Carolina Bar
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association

Personal Information

Hank is a lifelong resident of South Carolina, who was raised in the Lower Richland community and graduated from Lower Richland High School in 1986. He is proud to be a Diamond Hornet. After graduating from high school, he attended the Citadel on a football scholarship and graduated in 1990 with a BS in Business Administration. He obtained his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 1993. After graduating law school, Hank founded the firm currently known as Burriss Ridgeway Injury Lawyers. Hank is married to Sherri C. Burriss and has three children. He and his family are members of Radius Church in Lexington. Hank has previously served on the Board of Daybreak Pregnancy Center, Run Hard of the Midlands and N2Global ministries. In his spare time, Hank enjoys spending time with his family, boating, exercising and playing guitar.

Proudly representing clients in South Carolina.

Over 20 years of law experience in South Carolina.

$6 Million

The Plaintiff was injured as a result of a failing component of a commercial motor vehicle that fell from the vehicle into the roadway. The Plaintiff brought claims against the owner and operator of the tractor trailer as well as the manufacturer of the vehicle.

$4.1 Million

The Plaintiff was insured as a result of a refrigeration system that malfunctioned, spraying ammonia gas into the Plaintiff's face. As a result of this event, the Plaintiff sustained significant vision loss. The Plaintiff brought claims against his employer and the manufacturer of this system.

$2 Million

The Plaintiff was injured while riding his motorcycle when he collided with another vehicle. This event occurred in the city of Columbia and the Plaintiff sustained significant bodily injury resulting in extensive medical expenses and permanent injury.

$1.8 Million

The Plaintiff was injured when he was rear-ended by a tractor trailer on Interstate 20. The Plaintiff brought claims against the owner and driver of the tractor trailer for his injuries relate to his lower back.

$1.5 Million

The Plaintiff sustained significant injury when she was attacked by a dog while performing repairs on a rental property. The Plaintiff was at the rental property as part of her employment with a rental management agency. She was attacked by the animal and sustained permanent nerve damage in her legs.

$1.3 Million

The Plaintiff was killed as a result of a collision with a logging truck that had been improperly loaded by a timber harvester. The proceeds of the settlement were funded by both the timber harvester and the owner of the logging truck.

$1.5 Million

The Plaintiff underwent surgery to her neck as a result of injuries sustained when she was struck on the head by a piece of loading equipment at her job. The Plaintiff was employed by a national retailer and was engaged in stocking shelves when the piece of equipment failed. After settling her workers' compensation claim, the Plaintiff brought a claim against the manufacturer of this equipment.

$1.1 Million

The Plaintiff brought a claim against a local medical facility for a false positive HIV reading. As a result of this false positive, the Plaintiff lived for 4½ years believing that she had the virus which leads to what she feared was an eventual AIDS diagnosis.