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South Carolina Bar
US District Court, District of SC US Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit
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United States Supreme Court
Francis Marion University
University of South Carolina School of Law
South Carolina Association for Justice
John Belton O’ Neall Inn of Court Supreme Court Historical Society
Richland County Bar Association
American Association for Justice Leaders Forum, 2008-2013
SC Commission on Indigent Defense, 2013-present (current Chair)
Past Disciplinary Counsel Supreme Court of South Carolina, 2017-2023
South Carolina Board of Law Examiners, 2003-2019
Past President, SC Association for Justice, 2007-2008
Past President, SC Chapter Federal Bar Association, 2003-2004
SC Bar Past Chair Solo and Small Firm Committee, 2012-2013
USC School of Law Compleat Lawyer, 2002
SC Bar Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award, 2016
SCAJ Founders Award, 2023
SCAJ Matthew J. Perry Service Award, 2014
SCAJ Marvin “Bo” Mullis Service Award, 2019
SCAJ President’s Award, 2005, 2006, 2008
Richland County Bar Matthew Perry Civility Award, 2018
Supreme Court G. Dewey Oxner Mentor of the Year Award, 2014
SC Injured Workers Advocates President’s Award, 2014
Francis Marion University Outstanding Alumnus Award, 2012
SC Lawyers Weekly Lawyer of the Year, 2013
Martindale Hubbell AV Rating
Service of Process in South Carolina (4th Ed.) (SC Bar)
Masters in Equity and Special Referees (4th Ed.) (SC Bar)
Law School for Nonlawyer – South Carolina Tort Law (SC Bar), 2006-present
Co-author, The Trial Handbook for South Carolina Lawyers (5th Ed.) (Thomson Reuters)Co-author, The South Carolina Law of Torts (5th Ed.) (*Hubbard and Felix on Torts”) (SC Bar)
Co-author, South Carolina Civil Procedure Fourth Ed. (*Flanagan on Civil Procedure”) (SC Bar)
Co-author, South Carolina Damages (2d Ed.) (SC Bar), 2009
South Carolina Jurisprudence (West), Supplements 1993-1994
Ervin’s Jury Charges, Supplements, 1994-1996
What’s New?. column author, South Carolina Lawyer, SC Bar Magazine 2000-2004
A Trail of Tiers: Limitations on Punitive Damages under South Carolina’s 2011 Tort Legislation,The Justice Bulletin SC Association for Justice Magazine (Fall 2011)
Safeguarding the Truth in Court – The Doctrine of Judicial Estoppel, article,
South Carolina Lawyer, SC Bar Magazine (January-February 2002)
When the Defendant Fails to Forward the Papers – Has Shores v. Weaver Been Statutorily Overruled~, article, The Bulletin SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Summer 2001)
Appellate Watch: Preserving Error from the Respondent’s Perspective, article,
The Bulletin, SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Winter 2000)
Where Have You Gone, Atticus Einch~, article, The Bulletin,
SC Trial Lawyers Magazine (Summer 2000)
Leadership Columbia Class of 2000
South Carolina Bar Board of Governors ad ho member, 2013-2014
Furman University Riley Institute Diversity Fellow, 2010
Roscoe Pound Institute (Member Fellow), 2007-2008
Public Justice Foundation 2000-2017
South Carolina Commission on the Profession, 2017-2023
SC Bar Resolution of Fee Disputes Board member, 2016-2017
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Every member of our team was carefully selected, not only for his or her training, knowledge and experience in complex areas of the law, but also because they share a commitment to protect and serve the citizens of South Carolina.
Our attorneys hold leadership positions in the South Carolina Bar, have been recognized by their peers for leadership in the legal profession, and volunteer together in the community to improve the quality of life in the Midlands.
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