Amy Lohr Gaffney

Amy L. Gaffney is the principal of Gaffney Mediation, based in Charleston, South Carolina.  Ms. Gaffney has broad experience from mediating a range of claims and litigated matters, including catastrophic injury and other tort cases, premises liability disputes, professional negligence, contract, and homeowner disputes.  She has also mediated numerous, varied employment disputes, including wage and hour claims, other pay disputes, restrictive covenant/non-compete claims, and workplace harassment and discrimination cases.  Ms. Gaffney has been a member of the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals since 2021 and she has been a certified mediator since 1995.  She has made many presentations on the art of dispute resolution before the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Association of Justice, and other organizations.  Ms. Gaffney was recognized in the 2024 Lowcountry Legal Elite in the field of Mediation.

As a litigator Ms. Gaffney has represented individuals in a variety of employment matters ranging from collective actions on behalf of public and private employees asserting violation of the FLSA, to individual claims of discrimination and harassment. She has assisted employers by drafting employment policies and conducting employee training. Ms. Gaffney has also represented multi-national retailers and small businesses in defending tort, products, and pharmacy cases, trying cases through the State.  Finally, Ms. Gaffney has conducted investigations of workplace complaints of discrimination, harassment, unfair pay practices, and retaliation and she has served as an institutional hearing officer for workplace grievances.

• Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, from Queens University of Charlotte (formerly: Queens College) 
• Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina.

• South Carolina Bar Association; Membership Chair of the Employment Law Section
• Charleston County Bar Association
• South Carolina Association of Justice
• National Association of Minority and Women-Owned Law Firms (NAMWOLF)
• National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association (NRRDA)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)

$400 per hour; travel billed at 1/2 hourly rate