Val H. Stieglitz

Val Stieglitz practices in the areas of business torts, unfair competition, commercial, intellectual property, trade secrets, and products liability litigation. He has broad experience in litigating all aspects of these types of cases, from injunction proceedings through trials.  He is the coordinator of the firm's Business Litigation Group.

Mr. Stieglitz received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina, where he was a member of the Moot Court Board and the Order of Barristers. Prior to attending law school, he worked as a journalist for several South Carolina newspapers and operated his own statewide syndicated news service.

Mr. Stieglitz's undergraduate and graduate education was at the College of William & Mary and the University of South Carolina, where he obtained degrees in International Relations.

He is the author of "Unfair Competition - The Migrating Insurance Agent," published by the International Association of Defense Counsel in 1995; The Tort Law Desk Reference - South Carolina; and numerous articles and papers on topics such as trademark and patent damages, enforcement of arbitration agreements, personal jurisdiction, enforcement of judgments in foreign countries, and other business-related subjects.

• International Association of Defense Counsel - Chairman, Business Litigation Committee.
• International Association of Defense Counsel - Intellectual Property Committee, Former Chairman.
• LAWorld, an international legal network - Former Board of Directors Member. (LAWorld is affliated with the Yangtzejian Legal Network, an association of Chinese law firms with representatives through China. Mr. Stieglitz - a former LAWorld Board member- participates in professional activities in China throughout this network, and coordinates Nexsen Pruet's initiatives directed to Chinese businesses.)

Monsanto Corporation; Marmon Holdings (Union Tank Car Company); AFLAC; General Casualty Insurance Company; CapitalBank; Community Tissue Services; Enprotech Processing Services; Grand River Enterprises Six Nations, Ltd.; Nantong Huasheng Plastic Products, LLC; China Direct International; Domco Tarkett, Inc.; Bil-Jax, Inc.; FN Manufacturing, Inc.

• 18 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina's "Super Lawyers"
• Nexsen Pruet Welcomes International Attorneys to South Carolina
  Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC hosted a group of international attorneys at the 2003 LAWorld conference, held April 23-25 in Charleston, S.C.
• Nexsen Pruet Hosts International Legal Network
  Nexsen Pruet will host the annual LAWorld conference in Charleston, SC. This legal network covers more than 30 countries around the world.
• Stieglitz Named Chair of International IP Committee
  Val H. Stieglitz has been named Chairman of the Intellectual Property Committee of the International Association of Defense Counsel.

• Litigating Arbitration Clauses: Watch the Wording
• Who Owns the Invention?
  Law firm websites and personal jurisdiction
• Defending Against Foreign Nationals Suing in U.S. Courts For Injuries in Foreign Countries
• Conducting Discovery and Enforcing Judgements Abroad