Established: 1975
Total Number of Members: 13,000
Out of State Members: 2,790
Membership is: Mandatory
Membership in Other Bar Associations: Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, National Conference of Bar Presidents, National Association of Bar Executives

BAR PROFILE
Purposes established by Supreme Court rule include improve administration of justice, require highest standards of professional conduct, promote consistent high quality of legal education and legal services, and encourage goodwill and respect for integrity and excellence in public service among the members.

Programs include CLE, books, videotapes, CD-ROM, audiotapes, LRE, judicial evaluation, group membership benefits, Young Lawyers Division, Senior Lawyers Division, 15 committees, 18 sections, 2 boards, 1 commission, 4 task forces.

CONTACTS
Continuing Legal Education Director
Terry Burnett
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x116
Email: tburnett@scbar.org

Assistant Executive Director
Leah G. Johnson
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x145
Email: ljohnson@scbar.org

Executive Director
Robert S. Wells
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x144
Email: bwells@scbar.org

Communications Director
Leigh Thomas
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x161
Email: lthomas@scbar.org

Media and Technology Director
Joey W. Heape
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x120
Email: jheape@scbar.org

Membership Services Director
Charmy Medlin
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x134
Email: cmedlin@scbar.org

Public Services Director
Angela McKeirnan
Phone: (803) 799-6653 x169
Email: amckeirnan@scbar.org

ANNUAL MEETINGS
January

CERTIFICATION PROGRAM
Specialty Areas
Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Law, Employment and Labor Law, Estate Planning and Probate Law, Taxation Law

State Contact
Mary A. Germack
Executive Director
Commission on Continuing Legal Education & Specialization
P.O. Box 2138
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 799-5578
Fax: (803) 799-4118
Email: commcle@bellsouth.net

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President
Fred W. Suggs Jr.
P.O. Box 2757
Greenville, SC 29602
Phone: (864) 271-1300
Fax: (864) 235-4754

President-Elect
Robert L. Kilgo Jr.
P.O. Box 583
Darlington, SC 29540
Phone: (843) 398-4411
Fax: (843) 206-0484

Treasurer
Carl L. Solomon
1519 Richland St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 779-8080
Fax: (803) 256-1816

Secretary
A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr.
P.O. Box 10084
Greenville, SC 29603
Phone: (864) 250-2209
Fax: (864) 232-2925

House of Delegates Chair
Alice F. Paylor
P.O. Box 893
Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: (843) 266-8105
Fax: (843) 724-8036

Immediate Past President
Flo Lester Vinson
P.O. Box 6139
Florence, SC 29502
Phone: (843) 665-0100
Fax: (843) 665-0500

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ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
Chair: Robert Hassold Jr.
P.O. Box 8882
Greenville, SC 29604
Phone: (864) 370-1070
Fax: (864) 370-1078

CONSTRUCTION LAW
Chair: Wesley D. Peel
P.O. Box 61110
Columbia, SC 29260
Phone: (803) 252-7693
Fax: (803) 254-5719

CONSUMER LAW
Chair: Thomas E. Lydon
P.O. Box 12519
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 227-2292
Fax: (803) 748-0526

CORPORATE, BANKING & SECURITIES LAW
Chair: John H. Muench
P.O. Box 1909
Florence, SC 29503-1909
Phone: (843) 662-3258
Fax: (843) 662-1342

CRIMINAL LAW
Chair: Harold "Trey" Gowdy III
180 Magnolia St.
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Phone: (864) 596-2575
Fax: (864) 596-2386

EMPLOYMENT AND LABOR LAW
Chair: Charles E. "Chuck" McDonald III
P.O. Box 2757
Greenville, SC 29602
Phone: (864) 271-1300
Fax: (864) 242-0037

ENVIRONMENTAL & NATURAL RESOURCES LAW
Chair: Randolph R. Lowell
P.O. Box 8416
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 252-3300
Fax: (803) 256-8062

FAMILY LAW
Chair/CLE Coordinator: Ashlin B. Potterfield
2303 Devine St.
Columbia, SC 29205
Phone: (803) 376-2001
Fax: (803) 376-8856

GOVERNMENT LAW
Chair: Dale R. Samuels
105 Pilgrim Village Dr., Ste. 200
Cumming, GA 30040
Phone: (678) 455-7150
Fax: (678) 455-7149

HEALTH CARE LAW
Chair: Andrea Brisbin
200 Meeting St., Ste. 301
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 727-2650
Fax: (843) 727-2680

MILITARY LAW
Chair: Barry Bernstein
1 National Guard Rd.
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 806-4319
Fax: (803) 806-2076

PROBATE, ESTATE PLANNING & TRUST
Chair: Andrew W. Chandler
P.O. Box 369
Charleston, SC 29402
Phone: (843) 577-2300
Fax: (843) 577-2055

REAL ESTATE PRACTICES
Chair: Susan Stewart
P.O. Box 1462
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone: (803) 731-4409
Fax: (803) 731-4949

SOLO & SMALL FIRM
Chair: Dana E. Wilkinson
365-C E. Blackstock Rd.
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Phone: (864) 574-7944
Fax: (864) 574-7531

TAX LAW
Chair: John H. Muench
P.O. Box 1909
Florence, SC 29503
Phone: (843) 662-3258
Fax: (843) 662-1342

TORTS & INSURANCE PRACTICE
Chair: Robert T. Usry
P.O. Box 5506
Spartanburg, SC 29304
Phone: (864) 582-0416
Fax: (864) 585-9499

TRIAL & APPELLATE ADVOCACY
Chair: William Watkins
105 N. Spring St., Ste. 200
Greenville, SC 29601
Phone: (864) 282-2123
Fax: (864) 233-3158

WORKERS' COMPENSATION
Chair: S. Belinda Ellison
P.O. Box 1527
Lexington, SC 29071
Phone: (803) 359-5582
Fax: (803) 359-1146

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