Adam N. Yount

Adam N. Yount is a shareholder with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd in Charleston and an experienced litigator and certified Circuit Court Mediator. His practice includes Business Litigation, Mediation, and Personal Injury Litigation, with industry experience involving construction and insurance. Yount represents national and regional clients in premises liability, wrongful death, motor vehicle, commercial, employment, and products liability disputes, handling matters in South Carolina state and federal courts through trial and alternative dispute resolution.

Yount earned a B.A. from Clemson University in 2001 and a J.D. from Charleston School of Law in 2007. After law school, he served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Perry M. Buckner III of the South Carolina Circuit Court for the Fourteenth Judicial Circuit. His education and clerkship provided experience with courtroom procedure, judicial decision-making, legal research, and the practical presentation of disputed facts and legal issues.

Yount has tried jury and non-jury matters in state and federal court and also works as a mediator. His litigation experience spans personal injury defense, commercial disputes, employment matters, products liability, premises claims, and construction-related cases. Serving both as advocate and neutral requires him to evaluate legal positions, evidence, risk, and settlement possibilities from different perspectives, helping parties assess whether a dispute should be resolved through negotiation, mediation, or continued litigation.

Adam N. Yount is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and has served in professional roles involving alternative dispute resolution in South Carolina. His practice combines courtroom experience with mediation skills and a broad understanding of civil disputes affecting businesses and insurers. By helping clients evaluate liability, litigation exposure, settlement opportunities, and trial strategy, he provides practical guidance through complex disputes from early assessment through resolution.

Law Office Affiliations

• Shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A.
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Member, Supreme Court of South Carolina, Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution (2024-Present)
• Member, American Board of Trial Advocates
• Member, American Bar Association, Litigation Section
• Member, Charleston County Bar Association
• Member, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• Member, Charleston Lawyers Club
• Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America
• Community Investment Review Team Member, Trident United Way
• Deacon and Elder, First (Scots) Presbyterian Church

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• Charleston School of Law
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• Clemson University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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