Arden Lowndes is a Partner in the Charleston office of GRSM. She is an experienced litigator who is able to creatively and successfully work toward the best resolution for her clients both in and out of the courtroom. Over her many years of practice, Arden has litigated a broad spectrum of cases in state and federal courts for individuals, small businesses, and large international corporations in matters big and small. Her representative experience includes a wide variety of practice areas, including commercial litigation, admiralty, probate, insurance coverage, product defects, motor vehicle accidents, and premises liability. Now, she largely focuses on representing construction and related design professionals as part of the Construction, Commercial Litigation, and Professional Liability practice groups.
Representative Experience
- Obtained summary judgment for a subcontractor client in a construction defect action just weeks before trial, on the grounds that the Plaintiff’s claims were time-barred by the 13-year statute of repose. Successfully argued that there was no admissible evidence of gross negligence in the record after four years of discovery. Consequently, the gross negligence exception to the statute of repose was deemed unavailable to the Plaintiff, despite the Plaintiff’s efforts to create a material issue of fact with a last-minute affidavit from its expert, who opined that the contractor had been grossly negligent.
- Obtained a critical dismissal of claims against the firm's client, a custom residential builder in South Carolina. (February 2024)
Admissions
- South Carolina
Education
- J.D., magna cum laude, University of South Carolina, 2017
- B.A., summa cum laude, Clemson University, 2011