Kirsten L. Barr
888-472-7162 (Toll Free)
Contact: kbarr@trask-howell.com
Born in Greenville, South Carolina. Admitted to the South Carolina Bar (1998).
Awards:
- Rated BV-Distinguished by Martindale-Hubble, indicating that Ms. Barr also has "an exemplary reputation and well-established practice ... with a significant client base and high professional standing;"
- Recognized for the 2nd consecutive year as one of the Best Lawyers in America in the 2012 edition of Best Lawyers in America
Experience:
- Associate, Sinkler & Boyd (1998-2000);
- Associate, Trask & Howell (2000-2005);
- Partner, Trask & Howell (September 2005-Present).
Faculty Member:
- "Workers' Compensation Law for the Health Care Industry," Charleston, SC (1999);
- "Workers' Compensation Hearings in South Carolina: Techniques and Strategies," Charleston, SC (2002);
- "Workers' Compensation: Current Medical and Legal Developments," Charleston, SC (2003);
- "Workers' Compensation Techniques and Strategies," Charleston, SC (2004);
- "Medical and Legal Developments in South Carolina Workers' Compensation," Charleston, SC (2004);
- "Legality of the New Form 40, the Defense Perspective," SCWCEA Annual Meeting, (2004);
- "Current Reform Measures," S.C. Self-Insurers' Association Annual Meeting (2006);
- "Overview of New Workers' Compensation Legislation," S.C. Association of Counties Meeting (2006);
- "Workers Compensation Reform," S.C. Public Risk Management Association Spring Conference (2006);
- "Key Workers' Compensation Litigation Issues," S.C. Chamber of Commerce Annual Workers' Compensation Symposium (2006);
- S.C. Self-Insurer's Association Annual Meeting, "Current Case Law and Its Affect on Costs," (2007);
- "Recent Medical Reforms," S.C. Association of Counties Annual Meeting (2008);
- "Medical Benefits and Your bottom Line," S.C. Chartered Property Casualty Underwriters Association Meeting (2008);
- "2009 South Carolina Workers' Compensation Practice Update," South Carolina Association of Counties Annual Meeting (2009);
- "Advanced Workers' Compensation," Sterling Educational Services (2010);
- "Recent Case Law: Back to Basics after 75 years," S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys Association Joint Meeting (July 2010).
Areas of Practice
- Workers' Compensation
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1998
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- J.D. - 1998
- Honors: Order of Wig and Robe
- Law Journal: ABA Real Property Probate and Trust Journal, Articles Editor, 1997 - 1998
- University of Georgia
- B.S. - 1995
- Major: Forestry
Published Works
- "Workers' Compensation Law for the Health Care Industry", 1999
- "Workers' Compensation Hearings in South Carolina: Techniques and Strategies", 2002
- "Workers' Compensation: Current Medical and Legal Developments", 2003
- "Workers' Compensation Techniques and Strategies", 2004
- "Medical and Legal Developments in South Carolina Workers' Compensation", 2004
Professional Associations and Memberships
- South Carolina Bar Association, Workers' Compensation Section, Member
- Charleston County Bar Association, Member
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, Member
- Workers' Compensation Substantive Law Committee of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, Member
- Porter-Gaud Parents' Guild Executive Committee, Member
- South Carolina Bar Association's Ethics Advisory Committee , Former Member
- Governor Mark Sanford's Task Force on Workers' Compensation Reform, Member, 2005 - 2006









