About Our Firm

Effective Advocacy, Practical Approach

Riley Pope & Laney was founded in 2001 by Ted Riley, Lowndes Pope and Roy Laney. Since its founding, our firm has continually grown and we now have offices in South Carolina, North Carolina and Georgia providing legal counsel in the areas of banking and financial services, real estate transactions and litigation, business and defense litigation, commercial transactions, technology, and all manners of intellectual property to include patent, trademark, copyright and trade secret law. We practice in all state and federal courts in North and South Carolina and Georgia, the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, the United States Patent and Trademark Office, and the United States Supreme Court.

Our practical approach enables us to effectively and efficiently resolve your issues. With a unique understanding of state government processes and complex public policy initiatives, our firm is ideally suited to provide strategic counsel and legislative representation for clients before the South Carolina General Assembly, Governor’s Office, state agencies and local governments.

In all of our firm’s practice areas, Riley Pope & Laney, LLC is committed to providing the prompt analysis, advice, and advocacy needed to achieve our client’s goals.

Riley Pope & Laney proudly supports and volunteers with organizations in our community and throughout the Southeast, including:

  • American Cancer Society Relay for Life
  • American Heart Association
  • United Way of the Midlands
  • South Carolina State Museum
  • South Carolina Philharmonic
  • Palmetto Project
  • Boys & Girls Clubs of the Midlands
  • Indian Waters Council – Boy Scouts of America
  • Winston’s Wish, A Foundation of Love for Children with Autism
  • AC Flora High School Booster
  • Youth Corps
  • National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)
  • U.S. Marine Corps Toys for Tots Program
  • Palmetto Health Foundation Walk/Race for Life
  • South Carolina Bar Association Backpack Drive
  • TriCounty Family Ministries

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