Hugh M. Gallagher IV

Columbia, SC


Hugh M. Gallagher IV

Columbia, SC


Hugh Gallagher’s practice focuses on construction, transportation and premises liability in the firm’s Columbia office. Prior to joining MGC, he was a staff attorney for the South Carolina Supreme Court. Hugh also served as a litigation and insurance defense law clerk at a local firm as well as a staff attorney intern for the South Carolina Court of Appeals. While studying law at the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe and an articles editor for Volume 72 of the South Carolina Law Review.

Outside of the office, Hugh enjoys traveling with his wife Kate, skiing, playing golf, spending time on the water and rooting for the Tennessee Volunteers.

Practice Areas


Construction Litigation

Employment

Litigation

Management & Professional Liability

Motor Vehicle Litigation

Premises Liability

Slander & Defamation

Trucking & Transportation

Curriculum Vitae


Education (2)
  • University of South Carolina School of Law (JD, cum laude)
  • University of Tennessee (BA)
Professional Memberships (3)
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
Bar Admissions (2)
  • South Carolina (2021)
  • US District Court, District of South Carolina (2023)
Awards (1)
  • Columbia Business Monthly's Legal Elite of the Midlands - Civil Litigation (2025); Construction Law (2025)
Publications (1)
  • The Impact of Parental Marijuana Use in Department of Social Services Child Abuse and Neglect Cases
    71 South Carolina Law Review 865 (2020)