Nicholas G. Callas, Member of Popowski, Callas & Shirley, P.A.

Nicholas G. Callas has an extensive background in workers' compensation and personal injury litigation and has a statewide reputation for his deft handling of Social Security disability matters.

Mr. Callas graduated, cum laude, in 1982 from Boston College and earned his Juris Doctorate in 1990 from the University of South Carolina.

After serving as law clerk to the Honorable Luke N. Brown, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit, Ridgeland, South Carolina in 1990 and as law clerk to the Honorable William H. Ballenger, Tenth Judicial Circuit, Walhalla, South Carolina, from 1991-1992, Mr. Callas worked as an Assistant State Prosecuting Attorney, Fifth Circuit Solicitor, Richland County.

Mr. Callas is a member of the Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Association for Justice (Board of Governors, 1997-2000); American Association for Justice; and the Injured Workers' Advocates.

Admitted to practice in all South Carolina state courts, Mr. Callas is a frequent speaker at legal seminars. He is a retired Lieutenant Colonel with the U.S. Air Force Reserve.

Areas of Practice:
    Social Security -- Disability
    Social Security -- Retirement & Survivors Benefits
    Litigation & Appeals
    Personal Injury -- Plaintiff
    Workers' Compensation Law

Litigation Percentage:
    50% of Practice Devoted to Litigation

Bar Admissions:
    South Carolina, 1991

Education:
    University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1990
    J.D.

    Boston College, 1982
    B.A.
    Honors: Cum Laude

Professional Associations and Memberships:
    Richland County Bar Association
    Member

    South Carolina Bar
    Member

    South Carolina Association for Justice, 1997 - 2000
    Board of Governors

    American Association for Justice
    Member

    Injured Workers' Advocates
    Member