Our Team

William Hubbard grew up in Greenwood, South Carolina, where he was homeschooled through high school. He then attended Clemson University for his undergraduate studies in agricultural engineering where he gained diverse experience as an intern at a grain export facility for Archer Daniels Midland at the port of Galveston, Texas. He also worked as a public works intern, mapping the storm water infrastructure of the City of Anderson, South Carolina; then as a dairy farm worker at LaMaster Dairy; and as a marketing intern for Capsugel, Inc.

After graduation, William decided to pursue law school at the University of South Carolina. While in law school, he acquired a wide range of practical legal experience in insurance, corporate, and criminal law through his work with both large and small firms while tailoring his studies to estate planning, probate, and related legal topics.

William now focuses on estate planning, probate and trust-related work. He strives for excellence in all his professional work, and he seeks to put client relationships and thoughtful planning at the center of his practice.

William resides in Seneca, South Carolina, with his wife, Missy. He enjoys athletics, writing, reading, and collecting new additions for his growing personal library. He also produces "The Layman's Historian Podcast," a semi-regular series of podcast episodes covering ancient and medieval history.

Ashton Gottschall grew up in Greenville, South Carolina, where he graduated from Riverside High School. He attended the University of South Carolina Upstate for his undergraduate degree in political science. After graduation, Ashton moved to Columbia, SC, where he started his own small business and began his legal education at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

While at USC Law, Ashton pursued leadership roles with several organizations, serving as Vice-President and President of the USC branch of the Federalist Society, Chair of the Christian Legal Society, and Articles Editor for the American Bar Association’s Real Property, Trust, and Estate Law Journal.

Ashton concentrates his practice primarily in estate planning and serving local business owners and entrepreneurs as general counsel. He seeks to provide excellent service and advice for his clients and strives to serve and build strong relationships with the local community.

Ashton and his wife, Lauren, live in Seneca with their son, Noah, and daughter, Adeline. Ashton enjoys hiking and camping with his family, working on cars (especially vintage air-cooled Volkswagens), reading, and various forms of hands-on projects.

Brandon R. Gottschall established the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina office, focusing his practice on insurance coverage and litigation. He has handled an extensive array of insurance matters and cases before South Carolina state trial courts, the South Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme Court, South Carolina’s asbestos docket, South Carolina and North Carolina federal district courts, and the federal Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Brandon focuses on insurance coverage and litigation issues, insurance coverage litigation, extra-contractual and bad faith litigation, and general civil litigation matters. 

Brandon joined the firm following nearly a decade with a well-known insurance defense firm in South Carolina. Before entering private practice, Brandon also served a three year judicial clerkship under the Honorable Terry L. Wooten, Chief United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina. In these roles, Brandon developed experience in a range of federal issues, including insurance declaratory judgment and bad faith actions, civil trials, and general civil litigation, which experience has proved invaluable in his current practice.

Brandon graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served as an Articles Editor for the ABA Real Property, Trust & Estate Law Journal. Brandon also served in leadership positions for several law school organizations. Brandon has appeared as a speaker on several panels for the law school and as an Honorary Faculty Member for the school’s inaugural Legal Writing Academy. He remains active with several law school organizations today.

Brandon is a native of Greenville, South Carolina and is married to Erin Marie Gottschall. They have three children and are active members at Grace Presbyterian Church in Columbia, South Carolina.