Gregory J. English, Member
Greg works primarily in the area of commercial litigation, including corporate, UCC, real estate, environmental, trademark, trade secrets, non-compete and other commercial cases. His varied litigation experience includes over 30 jury and bench trials, plus numerous hearings on preliminary motions and injunctions, dispositive motions, and appeals in both state and federal courts. Greg also assists clients in investigating and responding to matters before administrative agencies and has taught Administrative Law for Clemson University’s Masters of Public Administration program.
Representative Matters
Greg’s recent experience includes:
- Successfully defending a one-week business interference case before a jury;
- Successfully trying a one-week real estate case before a jury;
- Successfully securing relief for shareholders in corporate dissolution cases, both through trials and pre-trial settlements;
- Securing contested environmental permits from administrative agencies;
- Both successfully securing and resisting (for different clients) preliminary and permanent injunctive relief in non-compete and trade secret cases;
- Securing summary judgment for a manufacturer in a trademark case
- Successfully prosecuting, defending, and arguing appeals of cases in the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and the U.S Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.
Professional Background
| 1992– Present | Wyche, P.A. |
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Educational Background
| 1992, J.D. | Harvard Law School magna cum laude; Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy, Editor, 1989–90; Articles Editor, 1990–91; Executive Editor, 1991–92 |
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| 1989, B.A. | Murray State University summa cum laude |
Professional Activities and Memberships
- The Federalist Society, member & officer
- South Carolina Bar, Environmental and Natural Resources Section
- Greenville Chamber of Commerce, Environmental Issues Committee
Bar and Court Admissions
- South Carolina Bar, 1992
Representative Community Activities
- Rotary International, Greenville Chapter
- Leadership Greenville, Class XXIII
- Greenville Christian Businessmen’s Committee
Publications and Teaching Experience
- Contributing Author, Environmental Law in South Carolina (1999)
- Author, “Superfund Reauthorization 1996,” South Carolina Environmental Law & Technology (1996)
- Author, “Environmental Issues,” South Carolina Survey Issues: Recognition and Remediation 147 (1995)
- Author, “Child Abuse and the Fifth Amendment,” 13 Harvard Journal of Law and Public Policy 1017 (1990)
- Visiting Lecturer on Administrative Law, Clemson University (2004–07)
- Speaker, SC Bar – Environmental Law Seminar (USC, 1999)
- Speaker, SC Environmental Law and Technology Conference (Greenville 1996)
- Speaker, National Business Institute-Real Estate & Environmental Law Seminar (1995)
Awards and Honors
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 2007-Present
Government Appointments
- Greenville County Board of Health (1997–2003; Chairman 1998)
- South Carolina Commission on Consumer Affairs (1995–1997)