Courtney N. Rudolph

Associate

Areas of Practice

Education

J.D., Loyola University, New Orleans College of Law, 2017
B.A., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, 2013

Admissions

Virginia, 2019
North Carolina, 2020
South Carolina, 2024

Professional Memberships

South Carolina Association of Justice
North Carolina State Bar

Courtney Rudolph is a RPWB associate attorney who focuses on medical malpractice cases. She is empathetic about the struggles her clients are going through and is driven to help them achieve justice and receive the help they deserve.

Courtney is most passionate about helping individual clients during their time of need. She views her role as being a fierce advocate for people who are going through the hardest challenges in their lives, and finds the work incredibly rewarding because it directly helps people who need it the most.

Prior to joining RPWB, she worked as a prosecutor, corporate defense attorney and as a personal injury attorney, all of which gave her a unique perspective of how to present compelling cases that will maximize the compensation to her clients.

In 2023, she was named a Best Lawyers One to Watch, which is a designation for up-and-coming attorneys.

Courtney attended law school at Loyola where she was a recipient of the Dean’s Scholarship. During her time at Loyola, she was an oralist for the Environmental Moot Court Team, which advanced to the semi-final round in the national competition. Courtney also participated in the Prosecution Clinic, where she was able to litigate as a prosecutor under the supervision of experienced practitioners at the New Orleans District Attorney’s Office. Courtney clerked for a Plaintiff’s firm which specialized in mass tort litigation throughout the United States and interned for the New Orleans Saints, though her loyalty as a Carolina Panthers fan never wavered.

Outside the office, Courtney enjoys traveling, taking walks in Charleston and playing fantasy football. She is married to Fred Stone, who operates several businesses in the Holy City.

Representative Cases

Complex Business Disputes

Jim is counsel in Global Communications Inc. v. PDI Communications Inc. et al., in which it is alleged that DirecTV infringed upon key patents that enable the satellite provider to use a single dish unit to broadcast multiple channels throughout each customer’s house.

Mutual Fund Litigation

As fund assets grow, the cost of managing a mutual fund does not increase as exponentially as revenues generated by fees do. Jim serves as counsel in cases on behalf of investors against mutual fund advisors for charging excessive fees. A number of his cases have resulted in settlements to investors, and his work has caused some mutual funds to initiate reforms, including fee breakpoints and better oversight by boards of directors.

Insurance Industry Risk Calculations

Jim is counsel in class action litigation against AIG for its methodology of calculating a company’s risk when determining workers’ compensation premiums. The insurance company used a rolling three-year average of paid claims, but failed to consider the portion of those claims that was ultimately recouped from the at-fault party’s insurance company and other sources.

Securities Markets

Jim is counsel in a proposed class action against seven major banks for allegedly colluding in private chat rooms for years to manipulate prices in the $5 trillion per day forex market, which impacted both spot prices and futures contracts. The case, Teel v. Bank Of America Corporation et al, was filed on behalf of investors who bought foreign currency futures. It is pending in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.