Admitted
1977, South Carolina
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1977
Law School Graduation Year
1977
College
Washington & Lee University, B.A., 1973
Memberships
Spartanburg County (Secretary, 1977-1979; Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1987-1994) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Public Issues Committee, 1982-1984; Judicial Modernization Committee, 1985-1986; Member, Trial and Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1989; Lawyer Referral Committee, 1993-1994; Lawyer/Physician Relationship Committee, 1995-1996; Sustaining Fellow; Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Program, 1989-1991); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors); Rules Committee, South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division, 1994—; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation.
Biographical
Recipient: AmJur Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 1977; Lawyer of the Year Award, South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program, 1988; Victims Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1995; Public Citizen Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1996. Editor and Co-Author: Environmental Law in South Carolina, published with Federal funding, 1977. Author: Bad Boy Environmental Legislation-A Necessary Regulatory Tool for South Carolina, S.C., Environmental Law Journal, 1992; Environmental Law in S.C.: Protection v. Pollution, The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1991; Practicing Environmental Law in S.C., Spotlight, S.C. Association of Legal Secretaries Magazine, 1995; Practicing Environmental Law, The Bulletin magazine, S.C. Trial Lawyers Assn., June, 2000, reprinted in Texas Trial Lawyers Magazine, February 2001. Chairman, Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1982-1984; Treasurer, 1986-1994; Vice-Chairman, 1994-1996. Member, Spartanburg County Public Defender Board of Commissioners, 1978-1982. Member, Board of Directors: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, 1990-1995; Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, 1993-1996; Piedmont Conservancy, Inc. Board Certified, Civil Litigation; Forestry Commission, Governor, 2001.