Admitted
1980, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1980
Law School Graduation Year
1980
College
Duke University, A.B., cum laude, 1977
Memberships
Beaufort County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Executive Council, Young Lawyers Division, 1984-1987; Member, Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, 1992—); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; National Institute of Municipal Law Officers.
Biographical
Phi Delta Phi; Phi Delta Theta; Order of Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Member, Moot Court Bar. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1979-1980. Author: Product Liability Insurance Coverage, South Carolina Law Review, Vol. 31.4, 1980; Street Preaching Versus Privacy, a Question of Noise, St. Louis Univ. Pub. Law. Rev., Vol. 14.2, 1995. City Attorney, City of Beaufort, 1987—. Circuit Court Mediator, South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, 2002.