Assistant Professor of Law Constance A. Anastopoulo joined the Charleston School of Law in 2007 as a Visiting Professor of Law, teaching Evidence, Insurance, and Torts. In 2009, she became an assistant professor of law. She also serves as the Faculty Director and Coordinator of the My Sister's House/Domestic Violence Pro Bono Project. Anastopoulo's professional experience includes a partnership at the law firm Anastopoulo & Clore, where her litigation experience included Civil, Class Action, Worker's Compensation, Probate Law, Appeals and Domestic Law. She was lead counsel on the seminal case, Gaskins v. Southern Farm Bureau, which was chosen one of the most important decisions by S.C. Lawyer's Weekly for 2003. Anastopoulo also served as Plaintiffs' Class Counsel for the Class Action Lawsuit- In Re: Oxycontin. She is admitted to practice before the United States Federal Court of Claims. Prior to practicing law, Anastopoulo worked as an Investment Broker for Prudential-Bache Securities, Inc., a major Wall Street firm.
Articles
BAD FAITH: BUILDING A HOUSE OF STRAW, STICKS, OR BRICKS, University of Memphis Law Review (2011)
Bad Faith in North Carolina Insurance Contracts : A Growing Part of Insurance Practice, North Carolina State Bar Journal (2010)
Bad Faith in South Carolina Insurance Contracts : From Tyger River Pine Co. v. Maryland Cas. Co. to Mitchell v. Fortis Ins. Co., South Carolina Lawyer (2010)
Teaching Privacy in the Age of Octomom: Enhancing Case/Socratic Method with Structured Class Discussion (with Thomas P. Gressette, Jr.), Valparaiso University Law Review (2010)
Unpublished Papers
Where’s the Outrage? “Outrageous” Conduct in Analyzing the Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Wake of Snyder v. Phelps (with Daniel J. Crooks III), ExpressO (2012)
This Article presents the historical evolution of the tort of Outrage focusing on a discussion...
Where’s the Outrage? “Outrageous” Conduct in Analyzing the Tort of Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress in the Wake of Snyder v. Phelps (with Daniel J. Crooks III), ExpressO (2012)
This Article presents the historical evolution of the tort of Outrage focusing on a discussion...