Admitted
1962, South Carolina; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1962
Law School Graduation Year
1962
College
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1956
Memberships
Greenville County (President, 1982) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Secretary, 1993-1994; Treasurer, 1994-1995; President-Elect, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997; Member, House of Delegates, 1984—; Board of Governors, 1986-1989, 1993-1998; Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1982-1985; Chairman, Tax Section, 1984-1985; Member: Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section)
Biographical
Order of Wig and Robe; Phi Delta Phi (President, 1961); Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1955). Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1962. Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1993-1994, 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000, 2001-2002 and 2003-2004, in the fields of both Taxation, and Trusts and Estates. Member, 1990-1994, Board of Directors, Clemson University Foundation. Member, 1989-1992 and Chairman, 1991 and 1992, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence. Member, 1992-1995 and Chairman, 1992-1995, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Member, 1986-1988 and Chairman, 1988, South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; South Carolina Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1995-1997); American Bar Foundation. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina)
Military
Capt., USMC, 1956-1959