Meet Sally

Sally Purnell is a trial lawyer who focuses her practice on the defense of healthcare professionals. With over 30 years’ experience defending and litigating medical malpractice claims, Sally has successfully tried many cases to verdict, including wrongful death cases. She also advises hospitals and physicians on matters of risk management, informed consent, patient confidentiality and peer review.

• University of Alabama, J.D., 1990
• Auburn University, B.A., 1987

• South Carolina, 1990
• U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1991

• The Best Lawyers in America© Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2011-2025), Personal Injury Litigation – Defendants (2011-2025) and Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants (2011-2025)
• Best Lawyers® 2024 Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” Greenville
• Best Lawyers® 2021 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” Greenville
• Best Lawyers® 2017 Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants “Lawyer of the Year” Greenville
• South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2024 “Power List” for Medical Malpractice Law
• Greenville Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Upstate” Healthcare Law (2018-2023), Medical Malpractice Law – Defendants (2022-2024) and Personal Injury Law (2020)
• Greenville Business Magazine “Legal Elite of the Upstate Top Vote Getter” Medical Malpractice Law – Defendant (2022)

• American Board of Trial Advocates, South Carolina Chapter
• South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
• Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC)
• Defense Research Institute
• Piedmont Health Foundation, former Board Member
• Greenville Free Medical Clinic, former Board Member
• Greenville County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar