Practice Areas - Estate Planning
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- Litigation
| - Wealth Protection Management
- Probate
- Wills
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| University | University of South Carolina, B.A., 1972 |
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| Law School | University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1981 |
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| Admitted | 1981, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2002, U.S. Supreme Court |
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| Memberships | South Carolina Bar (Member, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1991-1998, 2004—; Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2000-2004; Elder Law Committee, 2004—; House Of Delegates, 2004—; Member, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, Section Council, 2006, Chair, 2011-2012); American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (2009—), Member, State Laws Committee; S. C. Probate Code Revision Committee, Chair (2008—) American Bar Association; Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section); National College of Probate Judges (Member, Nominating Committee, 1990-1992); Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board (2004-2010); Columbia Rotary Club (2000-). |
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| Languages | French |
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| Born | Walterboro, South Carolina, October 3, 1951 |
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| Biography | Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe; Mortar Board. Associate Justice, Moot Court Board. Listed, The Best Lawyers In America, Trusts and Estates, 2007-2010. Listed S. C. Super Lawyers, Estate and Probate 2010-2011; Editorial Board: "South Carolina Probate Practice Manual," South Carolina Bar CLE Division, 1990; "Elder Law in South Carolina," South Carolina Bar CLE Division, 1995; "South Carolina Personal Representative Handbook," South Carolina Bar CLE Division. Editor: "Handbook for Probate Practitioners," South Carolina Bar Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Law Section. Legal Writing Instructor, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1980-1981. Member: Joint Legislative Study Committee on South Carolina Probate Code, 1989; Bench and Bar Committee on South Carolina Probate Code, 1995-1997; Chair, Bench and Bar Committee to Review South Carolina Probate Code, 2008- . Probate Judge, Richland County, 1987-1999. Certified Specialist, Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina. Fellow: Fellow, American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina) |
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| ISLN | 905935926 |
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