West Columbia, SC

Jon E. Newlon

Jon E. Newlon began his legal career with the McCravy Law Firm after 13 years in the USAF both as an A-10 Thunderbolt II pilot and a NATO instructor. He holds a B.A. in English from The Citadel, an M.A. degree in Political Science from Midwestern State University, Wichita Falls, Tx., an A.A. degree in Paralegal Studies from Harford Community College, Bel Air, Md., and a Juris Doctorate degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Mr. Newlon has taught higher education courses in business law at Lander University and Erskine College and alternative dispute resolution at Piedmont Technical College. Mr. Newlon began in private practice in 1998. He is licensed to practice in all South Carolina trial and appellate courts including Circuit Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, and the South Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. Newlon is also licensed to practice in Federal District Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals. Mr. Newlon is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association and the American Trial Lawyers Association. He is specially certified to mediate cases in South Carolina. He has also been selected as one of the Top 100 trial attorneys by the National Trial Lawyers Association.

Monty D. Desai

Monty D. Desai is an attorney and co-founder of The Carolina Law Group. He has extensive litigation experience, including serving as a Navy Corpsman for the Marine Corps and as a prosecutor. He is recognized with numerous awards such as South Carolina Rising Stars, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, and National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Under 40. He is licensed in South Carolina and the Federal District Court of South Carolina.

Nihar M. Patel

Nihar Patel is an attorney and co-founder of The Carolina Law Group. He graduated from the College of Charleston and Thomas M. Cooley Law School. He previously worked for the Greenville County Public Defender’s Office. He is a member of several legal associations and has received numerous accolades including Super Lawyers Rising Stars, National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40, Million Dollar Advocates Forum, and Legal Elite of the Upstate.

William H. Edwards

William H. Edwards is a Partner at Moore Bradley Myers, practicing in automobile accidents, personal injury, wrongful death cases, civil and business litigation, residential landlord-tenant cases, and local government law. He graduated summa cum laude from Presbyterian College and cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is licensed to practice in U.S. District Court. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, American Bar Association, Lexington County Bar Association, National Trial Lawyers Association, and South Carolina Association for Justice. He was awarded the 2012 Pro Bono Award from the Service Members and Veterans in Law, recognized in 2014 by the U.S. Department of the Army, named Top Young Attorney (2012) by Columbia Living Magazine, Top 40 Under 40 by the National Trial Lawyers, Rising Star by Super Lawyers, and received an AV Preeminent rating by Martindale Hubbell.

William James LaLima

William James LaLima, also known as Bill, is a seasoned attorney dedicated to seeking justice for individuals. He possesses proven oral advocacy and trial skills, with extensive experience in deposition and medical malpractice litigation. A first-generation college graduate, he earned his JD from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1997, graduating Cum Laude. He also holds a Bachelor of Arts in Theater & Speech from USC, where he was a nationally ranked debater and Southeastern Regional Debate Champion in 1992. He is a member of the SC Bar, Federal District Court, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, ATLA, SCAJ, Lexington County Bar, Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, and ABA. He has been licensed since 1997, giving him 28 years of experience.

Sheila McNair Robinson

Sheila McNair Robinson is a Partner at Moore Bradley Myers, practicing in all areas of family law, child custody modification, and divorce, and is an experienced mediator. She earned her degree from Furman University in 1989 and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992. She has earned the distinguished AV Martindale-Hubble rating. She is a past president of the Lexington County Bar and a member of the Family Section of the South Carolina Bar, the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, and the American Bar Association. She was selected as a South Carolina Woman of Influence in 2021, the best Family Law Attorney in Lexington County in 2022, and a member of the Midlands Legal Elite in 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

J. Matthew Whitehead

J. Matthew Whitehead is an attorney and partner at The Carolina Law Group. He is an experienced civil litigator with a focus on workers’ compensation, personal injury, and civil litigation. He graduated from the University of South Carolina’s Honors College and School of Law. He is a member of several legal associations and has received numerous accolades including Million Dollar Advocates Forum, Super Lawyers Rising Stars, and Legal Elite of the Upstate, where he was the top vote-getter in Personal Injury in 2017.