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Lara Pettiss Harrill

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Lara Pettiss Harrill

1539 Health Care Drive
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29732

Lara Pettiss Harrill

Phone

(803) 327-7800
(877) 327-3800 (Toll Free)

Fax

(803) 328-5656

Areas of Practice:

  • Nursing Home Litigation
  • Medical Malpractice Litigation

Litigation Percentage:

  • 100% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Education:

  • University of South Carolina, J.D. 2004
  • Converse College, B.A. 1996
    Sociology/Psychology double Major

Lara was born and raised in Spartanburg, SC and currently lives there with her husband John, her two children Tristan and Viviann, three dogs and two cats.
She has also lived in Atlanta, Georgia where she attended the Art Institute of Atlanta. She returned home to finish her degree at Converse College.
She worked in a local nursing home a social services assistant, and Admissions Coordinator for a 192 -bed facility prior to attending Law School
She was employed with the Spartanburg firm of Poliakoff & Associates P.A. from 2001 until early 2009, starting out as a runner/paralegal and moving into an attorney position following graduation from Law School. At Poliakoff & Associates, she focused primarily on nursing home litigation, assisting in the first nursing home trial in Spartanburg County which resulted in a $1million jury verdict.
She and her family enjoy spending time with friends and family and traveling to the Harrill family beach house as often as possible.

 

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Rock Hill

1539 Health Care Drive
Rock Hill, SC 29732
Phone: 803-327-7800
Toll-Free: 877-327-3800

Columbia

1517 Hampton St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-779-0100
Toll-Free: 877-644-6400

Anderson

1501 North Fant Street
Anderson, SC 29621
Phone: 864-225-6228
Toll-Free: 877-225-6550
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