Biography
Ian Conits is a partner based in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina, office. He is a litigator who works with individuals and corporations to develop tailored strategies for complex matters. He regularly handles complicated business disputes with an emphasis on high-stakes business breakups as well as contentious, high-value estate and trust contests.
Ian is also one of a small number of firm e-Discovery attorneys. His experience in this area can, and often does, eliminate the need to hire separate counsel to address e-Discovery issues present in almost all litigation matters.
Prior to joining GWB, Ian served as a judicial law clerk under the Honorable Letitia H. Verdin, as an Assistant Solicitor for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office, and as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for the United States Attorney’s Office for the District of South Carolina.
Education
Clemson University
B.A., Political Science (2013)
University of Georgia School of Law
J.D. (2016)
Associations & Professional Memberships
- South Carolina Bar
- Judicial Qualifications Committee (2023-present)
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (2022-present)
- Trial Academy (2022)
- DRI (2022-present)
- Business Torts and Contract Litigation Committee, Vice Chair (2025-2026)
- American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (2020-present)
- Greenville County Bar Association (2016-present)
- Executive Committee (2019-2022)
- Greenville Zoo Foundation, Board Member (2024-present)
Honors & Awards
- Best Lawyers in America, Ones to Watch,
- Commercial Litigation (2025)
- Greenville Business Magazine
- Legal Elite: Business Litigation (2022-2024)
- Legal Elite: Estate & Trust Litigation (2022-2024)
- Top Vote Winner (2023)
- Legal Elite: Personal Injury – Defendant (2023)
- Best & Brightest 35 and Under (2020)
- Multiplying Good, Class of ChangeMakers in the Upstate (2021)
Community Involvement
- Christ Church Episcopal School
- Alumni Board (2018-2022)
- Varsity Boys Basketball, Assistant Coach (2016-2019)
- St. George Greek Orthodox Cathedral, Member
Capabilities
Practice Areas
- Appellate
- Banking & Financial Services
- Bankruptcy & Creditors’ Rights
- Business & Commercial Litigation
- Commercial Transportation (Trucking)
- E-Discovery & Information Governance
- Employment Law
- Insurance Coverage
- Intellectual Property
- Probate, Trusts & Estate Litigation
- Securities Litigation & FINRA Arbitration