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Gerald M. Finkel

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Charleston,  SC  U.S.A.
Phone843-577-5460

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Mailing Address3955 Faber Place Drive, Suite 200P.O. Box 225, Charleston, South Carolina, 29405
 
University New York University, B.A., 1962
 
Law SchoolUniversity of South Carolina, J.D., 1970
 
Admitted1970, South Carolina; 1971, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1972, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1973, District of Columbia and U.S. Supreme Court
 
Memberships South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1973-1975; Chairman, Insurance, Negligence and Workmen's Compensation Section, 1979-1980; Member: House of Delegates, 1980-1982; Board of Governors, 1985-1988; Chairman, South Carolina Lawyer Referral Service Board, 1989-1993; Member, Ethics and Advisory Committee and Professional Responsibility Committee, 1995-1997; Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 2008—); American Bar Association; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (President, 1982); The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; American Law Institute, Consultation Group, Restatement of the Law of Unfair Competition; Restatement of Torts 3rd.
 
MilitaryCapt., U.S. Army, 1962-1967
 
LanguagesGerman
 
BornNew York, N.Y., July 29, 1941
 
Biography

Phi Alpha Delta. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in: Evidence; Regulated Industries. Business Manager, South Carolina Law Review, 1970. Author, "Survey of Damages," 21 South Carolina Law Review, 552, 1968. Co-Author: with E. Rhodes, Legal and Business Forms, Volumes 1 & 3, Lawyers Co-Op, 1998; A Guide to South Carolina Torts, Palmetto Law Publishers, 1981; A Guide to South Carolina Torts, II, III, and IV. South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1986 and 1990. General Counsel, Kores Nordic (USA) Corporation, 1986-1996. Adjunct Professor, Insurance Law and Trial Advocacy, 1976-2003. Legal Instructor, Criminal Justice Academy, 1998-2001. Instructor, South Carolina Police Corps, 2001-2004. Distinguished Visiting Professor, Charleston School of Law, 2005-2007. Professor of Law, 2007—. Certified Legal Instructor, Department of Public Safety. Special Judge: Richland County Family Court, 1974-1977; Court of General Sessions for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, 1976. Administrative Hearing Officer, Department of Health and Environmental Control, 1980-1984. Member: Governor's Sentencing Guidelines Commission, 1982-1983; South Carolina Appellate Defense Commission, 1982-1983; Board of Directors, Kores Nodic (USA) Corporation, 1986-1996; Community National Bank Corporation, 1989-1990; Board of Advisers, Center for Paralegal Studies, 1989-1998; Board of Trustees, Columbia Junior College of Business, 1998-2002. Board of Visitors, Charleston Southern University. Legal Advisor, Dorchester County Sheriff's Office. Officer, Legal Affairs, South Carolina State Constables Association, 1992-2005. Certified Circuit Court Arbitrator.

 
Reported CasesLucas v. The South Carolina Coastal Council, 112 S.Ct. 2886, 120 L.E. 2d 798; City of Folly Beach v. Atlantic House Properties, 458 S.E.2d 426; Kores Nordic (USA) Corp. v. Sinkler, Gibbs & Simons, 327 S.E.2d 365; Interstate Securities Corp. v. Costantino, 72 B.R. 189; Chester County Hospital & Nursing Center v. Martin, 314 S.E.2d 308; In re: Allen University, 497 F.2d 346; Mims v. Kemp, 516 F.2d 21; Mims v. Yarborough, 343 F.Supp. 1146, 461 F.2d 1266, cert. den. 409 U.S. 1041, 17 ALR Fed. 549; Walpole v. Great Am. Ins. Cos., 914 F.Supp 1283; FOP v. S.C. Dep't of Revenue, 574 S.E.2d 717; McClanahan v. Richland County Council, 567 S.E.2d 240; FOP v. South Carolina Dep't of Revenue, 506 S.E.2d 495; Lawson v. Rogers, 435 S.E.2d 853; In re Galloway, 300 S.E.2d 479; Roof v. Swanson, 543 S.E.2d 278; Town of Sullivan's Island v. Felger, 457 S.E.2d 626; Minter v. GOCT, Inc., 473 S.E.2d 67; Red Cardinal Fifteen, Inc. v. Chang, 954 F.Supp. 1111; Sonoco Products Co. v. Inteplast Corp., 867 F.Supp. 352; Myrtle Beach Pipeline Corp. v. Emerson Elec. Co., 843 F.Supp. 1027; In re Seabrook Island Ocean Club, Inc., 118 B.R. 410.
 
ISLN907427597
 
Transactions Debtor's Counsel In Re: Sam Solomon Co. Creditor's Committee Counsel In Re: Macalloy Corporation. Attorney for Marathon Oil Company In Re: Hilton Head Company, Inc. Creditor's Committee Counsel In Re: Braswell Shipyards. Creditor's Committee Counsel In Re: Phoenix Medical Technology, Inc.
 


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Gerald M. Finkel
Finkel Law Firm LLC
3955 Faber Place Drive, Suite 200
Charleston, SC 29405




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