John P. Seibels, Jr. (Jay)

Jay is the founder and managing partner of the Seibels Law Firm PA. Since establishing the firm in early 2001, he has built a solid reputation in his favored practice areas: captive insurance regulation; civil litigation; insurance coverage; employment law; and construction litigation. A practicing attorney since 1993, he is admitted to the South Carolina Bar, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the United Stated Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is also a certified civil court mediator.

Jay is listed in Best’s Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys and is rated BV by Martindale Hubbell, an independent legal rating organization. He was also a member of Leadership Charleston Class of 1999, sponsored by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce.

His professional memberships include both the Charleston County and South Carolina Bar Associations, and the South Carolina Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit. In 1995, he authored Nollan and Dolan: Exaction Packed Adventures in Takings Jurisprudence for the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal.

He received a B.A. in American Government from the University of Virginia in 1988. He graduated with a J.D. from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law in 1993, where he was a member of the Moot Court Bar and the editorial staff of the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal.

Jay is a lay reader at St. Michael’s Episcopal Church. He also enjoys reading, hunting, fishing and traveling.

Jay was born in Columbia, South Carolina. He has been married to the former Hallie Potter since 1991. They have 2 sons.

Areas of Practice
Captive insurance regulation
Civil litigation
Insurance coverage
Employment law
Construction litigation
Mediation/Arbitration

Admitted to Practice
State of South Carolina
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Circuit Court Mediator

Professional Memberships
South Carolina Bar Association
Charleston County Bar Association
South Carolina Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit

Professional Articles Published
Nollan and Dolan: Exaction Packed Adventures for Takings Jurisprudence, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal, Volume 4, 1995

Awards and Distinctions
Best's Directory of Recommended Insurance Attorneys
Leadership Charleston Class of 1999

Community Involvement
Rotary Club of St. Johns Parish, President 2003-2004
St. Michael's Episcopal Church, Lay Reader 2001 - present