Laura C. Tesh
workers’ compensation defense
bio
Laura C. Tesh is a workers’ compensation defense attorney practicing in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina office. She received her B.A. cum laude in Philosophy with a Business Administration minor from the University of South Carolina Honors College, her M.A. in Medical Ethics (Philosophy) from Georgetown University, and her J.D. cum laude from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During her time at USC Law, she was in the top 5% of her class and was an academic scholarship recipient. She was a member of Law Review, the Order of the Wig and Robe, and the Order of the Coif, and received the CALI award for The Constitution.
Laura clerked for the Honorable John D. Geathers at the South Carolina Administrative Law Court and the Honorable H. Samuel Stilwell at the South Carolina Court of Appeals. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court (District of South Carolina) and the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Laura is a member of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association.
Laura was raised mainly in South Carolina. She moved to Greenville in 2019 after living in Columbia for 20 years. She is married to Adam Tesh, collections attorney, and they have two children. She also has one dog and three cats, all very spoiled. A life-long Anglican, Laura is on the board of the South Carolina Knitting Guild. She knits constantly and reads nonfiction voraciously. She also enjoys hiking and kayaking.