Nicolas "Nick" Haigler

Nicolas "Nick" Haigler


Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC

Recognized since 2019

Columbia, South Carolina

Practice Areas

Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

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Nick is a litigator focusing his practice in workers’ compensation defense. He has experience representing businesses, insurance companies, captives, third-party administrators and self-insured employers before the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Nick serves on the planning committee for the Annual Medical Conference of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association, and places an emphasis on community service, currently serving on the Board for Kids’ Chance of South Carolina and Friends of Epworth Children’s Home.

EDUCATION

  • Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2007
  • Presbyterian College, B.S., 2002

ADMISSIONS

  • South Carolina Bar

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Richland County Bar Association
  • National Workers' Compensation Defense Network
  • South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
  • South Carolina Bar Workers' Compensation Section
  • South Carolina Workers' Compensation Education Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
  • Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel

PUBLICATIONS

  • Presenter, “50 States in 50 Minutes, A Survey of Hot Issues in the U.S.,” National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network Conference (October 2017)
  • Presenter, “Benefits Provided by the Workers’ Compensation System,” Workers’ Compensation Academy, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Education Association Conference (October 2017)
  • Presenter, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Education Association One-Day Seminar (December 2016)
  • Presenter, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association One-Day Seminar (May 2015)
  • Moderator/Presenter, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association Medical Conference (February 2013)
  • Presenter, Complex Workers’ Compensation Seminar (December 2012)
  • Presenter, Archway Risk Control Workshop, Charleston (May 2011 and May 2012)
  • National Business Institute

AWARDS

  • Best Lawyers in America, Workers’ Compensation Law (2019-2020)
  • South Carolina Super Lawyer Rising Star, Workers’ Compensation (2018)
  • The State Newspaper‘s 20 under 40 (2018)
  • South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Honoree (2018)
  • Leadership Columbia Glenn Jacobus Award (2010)
  • South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program Honor Roll (2010)

COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

  • 20 Years Service Project: Supporting Families Helping Families
  • Carolina Carillon Christmas Parade, Board of Directors (2009-2011)
  • Columbia Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors (2014-2015)
  • Friends of Epworth Children’s Home, Board of Directors (2016-present)
  • Kids’ Chance of South Carolina, Board of Directors (2012-present)
  • Leadership Columbia, Chair, Board of Directors (2014-2015), Class of 2010
  • South Carolina Chamber of Commerce
  • Union United Methodist Church, Chairperson, Staff-Parish Relations Committee (2011-2014)

Location
  • 2151 Pickens Street, Suite 500
    P.O. Box 11449
    Columbia, SC 29211
Education
  • Mississippi College, J.D., graduated 2007

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 for work in:
  • Workers' Compensation Law - Employers

Publications

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