Charles T. "Ted" Speth II

Charles T. "Ted" Speth II


Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C.

Recognized since 2001

Columbia, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Employment Law - Management

Litigation - Labor and Employment

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Employment Law - Management
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Charles T. ("Ted") Speth II is the Managing Shareholder of the firm's Columbia, South Carolina, office. He has concentrated his practice in employment-related litigation matters during his entire legal career. Ted has successfully defended employers in state and federal litigation throughout the United States. He has devoted a significant amount of time over the last decade to the representation of clients in class action litigation. Ted also provides training and preventive advice to employers in an effort to resolve potential employment-related legal matters before the matters escalate into legal actions.

Location
  • First Base Building, Suite 401
    2142 Boyce Street
    Columbia, SC 29201
Education
  • The University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., graduated 1979
  • Duke University, AB, graduated 1973
Bar Admissions
  • South Carolina, South Carolina Bar
Affiliations
  • American Board of Trial Advocates - Member
  • Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce - Board of Directors
  • Health Sciences South Carolina - Patient Advisory Committee
  • Litigation Counsel of America - Fellow
  • Navigating From Good to Great Foundation - Chairman
  • Richland County Bar Association - Member
  • South Carolina Chamber of Commerce - General Counsel and Executive Committee Member

Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2025 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2016 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2014 - Employment Law - Management Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2013 - Litigation - Labor and Employment Lawyer of the Year Badge - 2012 - Employment Law - Management
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
  • Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2025)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbia, SC (2016)
  • Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2014)
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment, Columbia, SC (2013)
  • Employment Law - Management, Columbia, SC (2012)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Employment Law - Management
  • Litigation - Labor and Employment
Special Focus:
  • Management
Awards:
  • BTI Client Service All-Star
  • Riley Institute's Midlands Diversity Leaders Initiative Class II
  • South Carolina Super Lawyers
  • Legal Elite in the South Carolina Midlands
  • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (Tier 1 Ranking)

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