Laura Johnson Evans
Member
Charleston Office




 

Laura Johnson Evans recently joined Wilkes Bowers, P.A., after serving as Director of Legal Services and In-House Counsel of Roper Saint Francis Healthcare. She graduated from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1991 and obtained her J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1994, where she was Associate Editor in Chief of the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal.

Prior to taking an in-house position, Laura practiced in the Columbia office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, where her work centered on toxic tort litigation, including individual and class action claims involving copper, lead, iron, cadmium, mercury, nickel, zinc, and polychlorinated biphenyls. She also practiced in the regulatory and administrative arena, advising clients on CERCLA, RCRA, Clean Water Act, and Clean Air Act issues, as well as on regulations promulgated by the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control. Upon moving to her husband’s hometown of Charleston, she joined Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, litigating product liability, commercial, and first party insurance cases.

While in-house, Laura’s duties included oversight of all corporate legal matters for the healthcare system, which was composed of two acute care hospitals and numerous freestanding service centers. In addition to managing all outside counsel in their representation, she was responsible for maintaining a self insured trust and for the legal aspects of contract drafting and approval, as well as medical staff, licensure and accreditation, certificate of need, environmental, patient rights, human resources, and patient safety issues.

In her spare time, Laura enjoys serving as a member of the UNC-Chapel Hill Women’s Leadership Council, being on the adjunct faculty of local schools, and participating in local charities such as Dress for Success, the Special Olympics, and Women Making a Difference.
 

University of South Carolina School of Law, Juris Doctor, 1994
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Bachelor of Arts, International Studies, 1991

South Carolina, 1994
U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

South Carolina Bar
Charleston County Bar (Executive Council, 2001-2002)
American Health Lawyers Association
Medical Group Management Association
Defense Research Institute
Society of Industry Leaders