Atty. Jack E. Cohoon

Atty. Jack E. Cohoon

A partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Jack focuses on employment law, civil rights, appeals, and administrative law. A highly experienced litigator, he's successfully challenged agencies and policies, winning in trial and appellate courts as well as before state and federal government agencies.

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A partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Jack focuses on employment law, civil rights, appeals, and administrative law. A highly experienced litigator, he's successfully challenged agencies and policies, winning in trial and appellate courts as well as before state and federal government agencies. Jack battles tirelessly to remove barriers for clients. This includes seeking criminal record expungement and pardons, working to correct errors in criminal records, reinstating driver’s licenses, and defending occupational licenses. He represents people facing a range of employment law issues that put their livelihoods at risk, including unpaid wages, unemployment benefits denial, workplace discrimination, and wrongful termination.

Education

JD
The University of South Carolina
- In Progress
University of Georgia
- In Progress

Awards

Best Lawyers in America — Employment Law - Individuals
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Litigation - Labor and Employment
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Additional Areas of Practice:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Administrative / Regulatory Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Awards:
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — South Carolina Legal Services Young Attorney of the Year, 2009
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — Cubmaster of the Year, Chinquapin District of the Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America, 2018
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — “Legal Elite of the Midlands”, 2020 to present by Columbia Business Monthly in Labor and Employment Law
- 2026
Best Lawyers in America — AV Preeminent Rating, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review Ratings, 2021
- 2026

Bar Admissions

South Carolina, State

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