Fighting for
What Matters

Rhodes Bailey has spent his entire career helping people through the most difficult times in their lives.

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Fighting for
What Matters

Rhodes Bailey has spent his entire career helping people through the most difficult times in their lives.

Learn More

Personal Injury

Criminal Defense

Workers’ Compensation

Personal Injury

Criminal Defense

Workers’ Compensation

About the Firm

Rhodes Bailey provides personalized representation for people in need of legal assistance.

He is a courtroom litigator with 19 years experience who handles personal injury litigation, including automobile collisions, wrongful death, and premises liability. His criminal practice includes defending people accused of all manner of crimes, from violent crime to traffic tickets.

Rhodes is a passionate advocate for his clients and fights to get justice for those in need. Scroll down to get more details about the firm’s areas of practice and to see how you can get in touch with Rhodes.
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Practice Areas

Below are the primary areas of practice that Rhodes serves, but if you have a different legal problem, call Rhodes to see if he can help you or refer you to someone who can.

Personal Injury
Being injured by the negligence and recklessness of others can be terrifying and overwhelming. Rhodes has handled hundreds of personal injury and civil cases, including automobile collisions, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, wrongful death, dram shop, medical malpractice, dog bites, premises liability, and civil rights violations. He is an experienced litigator with the knowledge and determination to take on at-fault parties and insurance companies.
Rhodes gives every case his personal attention and guides his clients and their loved ones with compassion, purpose, and a steady hand.
Criminal Defense
When you are charged with a crime, you face the enormous power of the government with all its resources. That’s when you need a professional fighter in your corner. As the former Chief Litigator of the Richland County Public Defender’s Office, Rhodes has fought every kind of battle in the criminal justice system – from double murders to disorderly conduct. Criminal charges can change the course of your life in an instant.
Rhodes will help protect your rights and guide you through the chaotic waters of the justice system.
Workers’ Compensation

If you find yourself injured from an accident at work, you most likely have recovery rights in workers’ compensation. Workers’ compensation applies regardless of who is at fault. This is a highly technical area of the law, and Rhodes is here to help. If the accident is serious enough to put you out of work for over a week or require a surgical consultation, it is serious enough to consult with a lawyer as well.

Rhodes would be happy to give you a free consultation on your workers’ compensation matter.
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About the Attorney

An ally when you’re down

Rhodes served 10 years at the Richland County Public Defender’s Office, where he tried dozens of cases to a jury verdict  and rose to the position of Chief Litigator. He practiced at the civil defense firm of Grier, Cox and Cranshaw, LLC, and later joined McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., where  he helped people injured by the negligence or wrongdoing of others. Rhodes is a member of the South Carolina Bar. He served on the S.C. Bar Judicial Qualifications Committee and the S.C. Bar House of Delegates.

He is a frequent lecturer at S.C. Bar conferences and Continuing Legal Education programs on the topics of trial practice, evidence, and courtroom strategy. Rhodes is licensed to practice in all South Carolina State Courts and in the U.S. District. He is a graduate of the College of Charleston (2003) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (2007), where he received the Trial Clinic’s Professionalism Award. He served on the faculty of Keystone College, where he taught criminal justice, constitutional rights, and the history of policing practices.

Rhodes is a member of St. John’s Episcopal Church, Gills Creek Watershed Association, Historic Columbia, and the Columbia League of Women Voters. He is married to Erin and has two children. In his spare time, Rhodes plays guitar and pedal steel with multiple musical acts, including Whiskey Tango Revue, based in Columbia.
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