Andrea “Andi” Cornelison was a media personality in Columbia prior to law school and has
practiced law in the Columbia area for more than 20 years. While working as a morning show
personality at WCOS radio, she won the 1997 Country Music Association’s medium market
radio “Personality of the Year” and served on the S.C. Associated Press Board of Directors.
While at USC Law School, she won multiple awards for writing and best performance in class,
graduated with honors and served as the Editor-in-Chief of the ABA Real Property Probate and
Trust Journal. She practiced for more than 17 years at an Am-Law 100 corporate defense firm
primarily in business litigation, product liability and class action matters, where she won the
firm’s pro bono services award. She then transitioned to small firm practice serving individual
clients in family law, small business litigation and estate planning. She has a passion for
community service and has graduated from Leadership Columbia, served as committee chair for
the S.C. Bar Young Lawyer’s Division, served on the Board of Directors for Trustus Theatre,
and helped start and facilitate a DivorceCare ministry and Sunday school group at Chapin United
Methodist Church. She strives to be problem solver and serve clients in their legacy planning
with genuine integrity and care.
Areas of Practice
- Estate Planning
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
- Juris Doctorate, Cum Laude University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida
- BA, Cum Laude: Broadcast Journalism and International Studies
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lexington County Bar Association, Member
- South Carolina Bar Association, Member
- Wealthcounsel, Member
