Camden, SC

Pat McWhirter

H. Patterson McWhirter, President and founding shareholder of McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., has dedicated his career to protecting the rights of injured people and has obtained tens of millions of dollars for his clients. As one of the leading injury lawyers in the country for over 45 years, Pat McWhirter has been named to the Best Lawyers in America, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Super Lawyers. If you have been injured in an accident, Mr. McWhirter will ensure that you receive the best possible legal representation to get the money you deserve.

Tommy Bellinger

Thomas P. Bellinger, a shareholder with McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., is a highly respected workers compensation and personal injury attorney with over 30 years of experience. Mr. Bellinger practices primarily in the firm’s Lexington and Newberry offices where he focuses on workers’ compensation, medical malpractice, nursing home abuse, premises liability, product liability, automobile accidents, and all forms of personal injury. Mr. Bellinger has been named to the Best Lawyers in America. If you have been injured on the job or by the negligence of a third party, Mr. Bellinger will fight tirelessly to obtain the highest possible recovery on your behalf.

Christopher Pracht

Christopher Pracht has represented families suffering from the loss of loved ones for over fourteen years. After graduating Cum Laude from the Charleston School of Law in 2008, Christopher accepted a clerkship with the Honorable J. Cordell Maddox of the South Carolina Circuit Court. Upon completing his clerkship, Christopher founded his law practice in August 2009 in Anderson, South Carolina. Over the past fifteen years, Christopher has represented clients in various courts throughout South Carolina, including but not limited to, the Court of Common Pleas, the Court of General Sessions, the Summary Court, the Municipal Court, and the Magistrate’s Court. Christopher has participated in appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court and the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Christopher started his law firm as a general practitioner but has since narrowed his focus to representing folks with Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury Claims. In 2013, Christopher became the founding partner of Thomason and Pracht, LLP where he continued to focus his practice on his passion for Wrongful Death and Catastrophic Injury cases. Over the past fifteen years, Christopher has achieved well over 70,000,000 dollars in verdicts and settlements for his various clients. In July of 2022, Christopher along with Co-Counsel Cooper Wilson and Mullins McLeod obtained a 20,730,000-dollar verdict for the wrongful death of Zerihun Wolde. This is believed to be the largest wrongful death verdict in the history of Horry County, South Carolina. Horry County is a conservative venue not known for returning multi-million-dollar verdicts. Additionally, Christopher has handled Wrongful Death cases outside of South Carolina including, but not limited to, North Carolina, Georgia, Florida, and Alaska. Christopher has the experience and resources to handle wrongful death cases nationwide, by accessing our unique network of co-counsel throughout the United States. Currently, Christopher is the founding partner of Pracht Injury Lawyers. The law firm solely handles wrongful death and serious injury claims throughout all of South Carolina. Currently, Pracht Injury Lawyers has offices in Anderson, Greenville, Camden, and Summerville. Christopher and his team recovered over $17,000,000 for our clients in 2023 alone. Christopher is a member of the S.C. Bar, American Association for Justice, South Carolina Association for Justice, National Trial Lawyers, and various other professional organizations. Christopher’s greatest passion and life’s work is dedicated to helping the victims of wrongful death. He is married with three children, Jack, Jennings, and June. Christopher was born and raised in South Carolina and has lived in Greenville, Anderson, Columbia, and Charleston, giving him an in-depth knowledge of South Carolina and its legal system. Further, Christopher has handled cases in virtually every county in South Carolina.

Alejandro Guarin

Alejandro Guarin is an attorney at Pracht Injury Lawyers who focuses his practice on representing clients who have been injured due to the negligence of others. A native of Barranquilla, Colombia, Alejandro moved to the United States at the age of 12, where he made Anderson, South Carolina his home. Since moving to the United States, Alejandro has understood the inequities that underrepresented people suffer and strives each day to “make things right” through his legal work. Alejandro attended Mercer University School of Law, where he finished in the top 15% of his class and was a member of Mercer’s Law Review Editorial Board, Mock Trial, and Arbitration teams. He also served as the president of the Hispanic Law Student Association, where he advanced the interest of Hispanic students in law school. During law school, Alejandro received a wide array of awards which include the Solicitor award for his outstanding work in Mercer’s Arbitration team and received awards for obtaining the highest grade in his class in Contracts I, Secured Transactions, Torts II, and Remedies. Alejandro was also inducted into the Order of the Scribe, which is given to the top legal writers in each class at Mercer. In 2025, he was published in the Young Lawyers Division Review by the Georgia State Bar. Before law school, Alejandro attended the University of South Carolina, where he was a founding member of South Carolina’s chapter of Phi Iota Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first Latino fraternity in the state of South Carolina. Prior to joining Pracht Injury Lawyers, Alejandro worked in Atlanta at one of the biggest insurance defense firms in the state of Georgia. There, he learned the ins and outs of how insurance companies and defense lawyers evaluate their cases, which he uses to this day to represent those who have been hurt by others. Alejandro is an avid gamer and enjoys playing video games in his free time. He also enjoys exercising and playing soccer in remembrance of his long-gone collegiate soccer days.

Christopher M. Cunningham

Christopher M. Cunningham, a shareholder at McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., specializing in personal injury law. With extensive experience in cases involving automobile accidents, premises liability, wrongful death, and various other personal injuries, Chris is committed to advocating for those adversely affected by accidents. He strives to secure just compensation to aid his clients’ recovery and help them regain stability in their lives.

Zack Atkinson

Zack Atkinson is a partner at Speedy, Tanner & Atkinson. He graduated cum laude from Wofford College with a B.S. in Government in 1999 and earned his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2002. He served as a law clerk for Judge Thomas W. Cooper, Jr., and as an assistant solicitor for the 5th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, where he led the Kershaw County Office. He joined the firm as a litigator, focusing on criminal defense and personal injury cases. He is a life member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum.

Arien Cannon

Attorney Arien Cannon is a native of South Carolina. After more than a decade of public service in Washington, D.C., and Maryland, he joined the firm where his practice area focuses on employment discrimination and personal injury matters. Upon graduating law school, he completed a clerkship in Prince George’s County, Maryland Circuit Court. While in Maryland, he represented defendants in initial appearances before the state District Courts. Most recently, Arien served as an administrative judge with the D.C. Office of Employee Appeals adjudicating employment matters. In this capacity, he addressed issues ranging from discovery disputes to conducting evidentiary hearings to compliance and enforcement matters. Arien is a self-proclaimed foodie and enjoys keeping up with current events.