Tyra S. McBride
Associate
| Columbia
Meet Tyra
Tyra McBride is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Columbia office and focuses her practice on commercial and financial services litigation. She works with companies to resolve contractual disputes and real estate litigation.Prior to joining our firm, Tyra served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. George C. James Jr., South Carolina Supreme Court.
While in law school, Tyra was Associate Editor in Chief of the South Carolina Law Review and a student member of Women in Law and the Black Law Students Association. Prior to law school, Tyra worked as a paralegal in Kingstree.
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2018
- University of South Carolina Paralegal Certificate Program, 2013
- Francis Marion University, B.S., summa cum laude, 2011
Admissions
- South Carolina, 2018
- U.S. District Court, South Carolina, 2020
- North Carolina, 2021
Honors and Awards
- The National Black Lawyers, Top 40 Under 40 in South Carolina
- Order of the Coif
- Order of the Wig and Robe
- CALI Award Recipient: Legal Research, Analysis & Writing I & II; Legal Writing for the Courts; Criminal Adjudication; Wills, Trusts & Estates; Real Estate Transactions II; Secured Transactions
Professional and Civic Activities
- South Carolina Black Lawyers Association, Member
- South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
