Dewana Flynn Looper

Dewana grew up in Great Falls, South Carolina.  She comes from a long line of textile workers and blue collar workers.  If you ask anyone who knew her as a child, they will tell you that as far back as they can remember, Dewana wanted to be a lawyer and she worked hard to make that dream come true.  In 2000, Dewana graduated Valedictorian from Great Falls High School.  She then moved to the “big city” of Columbia and attended the University of South Carolina Honors College.  A lifelong Gamecocks fan, Dewana fell in love with Columbia.  She graduated magna cum laude in 2004 with an English major and took a year off working in a real estate law firm before pursuing her legal education at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she graduated cum laude in 2008.  Dewana earned the distinction of being appointed to the Order of the Coif (an honor reserved for those graduating in the top 10% of the law school class), the Order of the Wig and Robe, and the Knox Haynsworth Scholarship (for excellence in employment and labor law).  Dewana was also a member of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, where she honed her legal writing skills.

After law school, Dewana spent a year practicing workers’ compensation in Charlotte, North Carolina, before she moved back “home” to Columbia.  Lord willing, she swears she will never leave.  She is licensed and in good standing in both states.  Dewana’s understanding of both North and South Carolina laws make her especially valuable in cases where a claim could be brought in either state.  At a personal level, Dewana’s upbringing helps her understand and appreciate the working people of South Carolina.  Her experience defending the types of claims she is now bringing gives her tremendous insight and knowledge into how workers’ compensation claims are viewed by the defense—including what type of documentation is needed to help your claim move more smoothly and how insurance companies value claims.  We look forward to putting her experience to work for you.

When she isn’t practicing law, Dewana enjoys spending time with her husband of 11 years, her two rotten boys (lovingly dubbed “the tumultuous tornado” and “the pint-sized dictator”), and her family.  She also loves Gamecocks sports—even when the Gamecocks stink.