Litigation Practice Leader

High stakes litigation requires clear strategy, disciplined judgment, and courtroom readiness.

Trey Suggs is a litigator with more than 20 years of experience defending healthcare professionals, corporations, and individuals in complex litigation. While an experienced trial lawyer, he approaches each matter with a focus on early case evaluation and cost‑benefit analysis, allowing clients to mitigate risk and manage litigation effectively.

Trey’s practice includes medical malpractice, professional liability, representation of professionals before licensing boards, and commercial litigation. He regularly appears in South Carolina circuit and Federal courts and has tried cases to verdict on behalf of both defendants and plaintiffs throughout the Upstate of South Carolina. He has also successfully argued matters before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court.

A native of Greenville, Trey graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2002. After beginning his practice with a large local firm, he joined Cassidy Coates Price in 2005 and became a partner in 2009. He currently serves as the firm’s Litigation Practice Leader.

Trey’s litigation work has been recognized by leading legal directories. He is ranked in Chambers USA for Commercial Litigation (South Carolina), is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates, a Fellow with the International Association of Barristers, and has also been recognized by Benchmark Litigation and Legal 500 City Elite for his litigation practice.

Trey is active in the legal community. He is a past President of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association and currently serves on its Board of Directors. He is also a former President of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division and a former member of the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Governors and House of Delegates.

Outside of his practice, Trey is committed to serving the Greenville community. He has been actively involved with United Ministries, where he served on the Board of Directors for seven years, and he has also served as a deacon at First Presbyterian Church in Greenville.

He enjoys spending time outdoors—at his farm or in the mountains—with his wife, Elizabeth, and their four children.

Chambers USA 2026 Trey Suggs Recognition

  • Chambers USA, Litigation: General Commercial, South Carolina, 2026
  • Legal 500 US City Elite Southeast, Commercial Disputes, 2026
  • Local Litigation Star in Dispute Resolution, Benchmark Litigation, 2026
  • Power List in Medical Malpractice, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2024, 2025
  • Top Lawyer, TALK Greenville Magazine, 2024-2026
  • Worthy Adversary Award, South Carolina Association for Justice, 2023
  • Power List in Business Defense, South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, 2023
  • Best Lawyers in America®, 2018-2027
  • Best Lawyers in America®, Lawyer of the Year (Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants), 2025
  • Legal Elite, Greenville Business Magazine, 2017-2026
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers®, 2015-2026
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers® Rising Star, 2012-2014
  • Martindale-Hubbell, “AV/Preeminent Attorney” rating
  • American Board of Trial Advocates
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, President, Past Secretary
  • International Association of Barristers
  • Greenville County Bar
  • South Carolina Bar
  • Upstate Inn of Court
  • Represented a company and directors in litigation involving wrongful termination and compensation claims. Obtained partial summary judgment narrowing damages. Strengthened defense position.

  • Represented a company and board members in litigation against a former executive involving compensation and fiduciary claims. Obtained partial summary judgment on wage claims. Positioned the case for appeal.

  • Upon an award of summary judgment on behalf of the Defendant, successfully secured the award through the appellate courts in Hawkins v. City of Greenville, 358 S.C. 280, 594 S.E.2d 557 (S.C. 2004), a South Carolina Supreme Court decision involving municipal liability and public entity defenses.

  • Represented healthcare providers in litigation involving improper discharge claims framed as premises liability. Obtained dismissal for failure to meet malpractice pre‑suit requirements.

  • Represented healthcare providers in an informed consent case involving undisclosed physician conditions. Obtained summary judgment affirmed on appeal. Established limits of disclosure obligations.

  • Represented a healthcare system and physician in a labor and delivery wrongful death claim. Established alternative causation. Achieved favorable outcome with no physician liability.

  • Represented a hospital and its employed general surgeon in an iatrogenic injury case involving a gastric bypass procedure. The jury returned a defense verdict after six days of trial.

  • Represented a hospital and its emergency department team in a wrongful death lawsuit involving an alleged undiagnosed gastrointestinal bleed. The jury returned a defense verdict after five days of trial.

  • Represented a manufacturing company in a contract dispute involving supplier obligations. Litigated breach claims and damages. Addressed high‑volume purchase commitments.

  • Represented a manufacturer in a contract dispute with a much larger company. Secured a verdict multiple times greater than the disputed amount, saving the manufacturer from bankruptcy.

  • Represented a minority shareholder in litigation involving fiduciary breaches and diversion of corporate assets. Established fraudulent transfer and self‑dealing. Secured a $3.2 million judgment.

  • Represented a neurosurgeon in multiple malpractice actions involving surgical complications. Coordinated defense strategy and protected confidential records. Achieved favorable rulings and resolutions.

  • After securing a verdict for the Plaintiff at trial, successfully defended the verdict through the appellate process in Jenkins v. Few, 391 S.C. 209, 705 S.E.2d 457 (Ct. App. 2010), a reported South Carolina Court of Appeals decision addressing key issues in civil litigation and appellate review.