Darra James Coleman JD

Darra James Coleman is Special Counsel in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia, South Carolina office, where she practices Health Care law. Darra has more than 20 years of diverse experience serving both public and private sector clients. From May of 2012 until March of 2020, she served as Chief Advice Counsel and policy counsel for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, where she managed the legal team that provides in-house legal services to 42 professional and occupational licensing boards. Most recently, Darra has been able to leverage her experience in policy counsel to help clients navigate the COVID-19 crisis. She offers guidance in the areas of telehealth, regulatory compliance, and licensure to assist clients in facing the myriad of changes that are occurring in state and federal policies and regulations to address the rapidly changing health care landscape.

Following a judicial clerkship immediately upon graduation from law school, Darra spent five years practicing with a small litigation firm where she represented governmental entities, individuals, and insurance carriers in civil litigation and mediation throughout South Carolina. She spent the next eight years with a mid-sized law firm where her practice grew to encompass cases from around the country and diverse business interests, including health care and other professional licensure defense. As a mediator and litigator, Darra helped clients resolve disputes involving employment, probate, personal injury, family, insurance coverage, contract, and construction law. Darra recognizes her clients’ needs are as varied and fast-paced as the evolving world in which we live.