Timothy Caiello

Partner

Timothy Caiello is a Partner with Murphy & Grantland and is barred in both South Carolina and North Carolina. His active transportation and premises liability defense practice covers a variety of matters including catastrophic loss trucking suits, FMCSA compliance, pre-suit trucking accident reconstruction and evidence preservation, personal auto lines, defense of homeowner claims with a special emphasis on animal bites, and complex multi-party ADR matters. Caiello has worked on over 600 cases – representing hundreds of millions of dollars in potential exposure for carriers and clients – in both state and federal court. Prior to joining Murphy Grantland, Tim served as a judicial intern to the Honorable L. Scott Coogler in the 11th Circuit Northern District of Alabama, clerked for the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office, and worked for the University of Alabama Domestic Violence Legal Clinic.

A South Carolina native, Tim studied philosophy at Columbia International University where he served as student body president and was inducted into the Delta Epsilon Chi Honor Society for being the top student in his discipline. Tim studied law at the University of Alabama, where he was a Dean’s Scholar, was admitted to the Bench and Bar Legal Honor Society and was twice awarded the George Peach Taylor Award for his performance on Alabama Law’s national trial advocacy competition teams. During law school, Tim was a Senior Editor on the Alabama Law and Psychology Review, a Senior Advocate on the National Trial Advocacy Travel Team, a Blackstone Legal Fellow, a Federalist Society Executive Committee member, and Treasurer of both the Christian Legal Society and the Bench and Bar Honor Society. Tim was the only person in his class to simultaneously compete in trial advocacy and moot court while also editing a legal journal.

Before law school, Tim worked as a professional fishing and hunting guide in the Alaskan wilderness and enjoys outdoor adventure of all kinds. He enjoys golfing, surfing, travel, running several book clubs, competing in triathlons, and playing the guitar. He also teaches political science as an adjunct professor at a local college as a personal passion project. He lives in Columbia with his wife Sarah and their three precious daughters.