S.C. Bar Announces 2006-2007 Section Council Members

The South Carolina Bar named its 2006-2007 section council members last month. The following attorneys from the across the state have been appointed.

Aiken Area

* Barbara R. Morgan of the 2nd Circuit Solicitor’s Office is the section delegate of the Criminal Law Section.

* Vicki Snelgrove of Johnson Johnson Whittle & Snellgrove is chairperson-elect of the Family Law Section.

* Richard L. Pearce of the City of Aiken is chairperson-elect of the Government Law Section.

* Other officers are: W. Lawrence Brown of the Law Office of W. Lawrence Brown, LLC, council member; and Dale R. Samuels of Jarrard & Davis, LLP, vice chairperson.

Robert L. Buchanan Jr. of Buchanan Law Office, PA is chairperson-elect of the Real Estate Practices Section. Thomas R. Young Jr. of Whetston Myers Perkins & Young, LLC is section delegate of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.

Anderson Area

* Michael D. Glenn of Glenn Heigler McCain & Stathakis, LLP is a council member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

* Stephen G. Potts of Jones Spitz Moorhead Baird & Albergotti is a council member of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section.

Bamberg Area

* J. Chris Wilson of the Wilson Law Firm in Bamberg is a council member of the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section.

Beaufort Area

* W. Randall Phipps of Phipps & Geis, PA is a council member of the Family Law Section.

* Thomas Pendarvis of Pendarvis Law Offices, PC is a council member of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.

Charleston Area

* William L. Howard of Young Clement Rivers, LLP is a council member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

* Dunn D. Hollingsworth of Robertson & Hollingsworth is chairperson-elect of the Construction Law Section.

* Michael J. Cone of The Law Office of Michael J. Cone is the chairperson of the Consumer Law Section.

* Mark S. Sharpe of Warren & Sinkler, LLP is a council member of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section.

* David P. Schwacke of The Schwacke Law Firm, LLC is chairperson and Jennifer Kneece Shealy of the Charleston County Public Defender’s Office is a council member of the Criminal Law Section.

* Amy Yager Jenkins of Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough, LLP is chairperson-elect of the Employment and Labor Law Section. Other officers are: Allan R. Holmes of Gibbs & Holmes, Labor Management Relations Committee chair; L. Gregory Horton of Buist Moore Smythe McGee, PA, immediate past chairperson; and Terry Ann Rickson of Terry Ann Rickson, Inc., Specialization Committee chair.

* Wendy Wilkie of Hagood & Kerr, PA is secretary of the Environment and Natural Resources Section. Other officers are: John “Blanton” O’Neal IV of the Hood Law Firm, LLC, council member; Elizabeth “Babs” Warner of Santee Cooper, council member; and Van Whitehead of the S.C. DHEC, council member.

* Elizabeth Myrick is chairperson and Melissa F. Brown of Melissa F. Brown, LLC is a council member of the Family Law Section.

* W. Kurt Taylor of the Charleston County Attorney’s Office is section delegate and Richard W. Lingenfelter Jr. of the City Attorney’s Office of North Charleston is a council member of the Government Law Section.

* Andrea H. Brisbin of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstien, LLP is secretary and Linda C. Garrett of Laddaga & Garrett, PA is section delegate and immediate past chairperson of the Health Care Law Section.

* David A. Bornhorst of David A. Bornhorst, Attorney at Law, is a council member of the Military Law Section.

* Andrew W. Chandler of Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA is secretary of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section. Other officers are: M. Jean Lee of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, council member; and Lester S. Schwartz of Lester S. Schwartz, Attorney at Law, council member.

* M. Jeffrey Vinzani of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is vice chairperson of the Real Estate Practices Section.

* Paul M. Lynch of Moore & Van Allen, PLLC is immediate past chairperson of the Tax Law Section. Other officers are: Steven E. Craig of Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, council member; and Virginia “Ginny” M. Shuman of Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, council member.

* James Ledlie of Motley Rice, LLC is a council member of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.

* Justin Lucey of the Lucey Law Firm is chairperson-elect of the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section. Other officers are: David S. Cobb of Turner Padgett Graham & Laney, PA, council member; Gregory S. Forman of Gregory S. Forman, Attorney at Law, section delegate and immediate past chairperson; E. Vernon Glenn of the Law Offices of E. Vernon Glenn, secretary; and Richard A. Hricik of Richard A. Hricik, PA, council member.

* Johnnie W. Baxley III of Wilson Jones Carter & Baxley, LLC and Malcom M. Crosland Jr. of Steinberg Law Firm, LLP are council members of the Workers’ Compensation Section.

Clinton Area

* A. “Sandy” Cruickshanks IV of The Law Offices of A. Cruickshanks in Clinton is secretary of the Government Law Section.

Columbia Area

* James O. Spence of the Dooley Law Firm, PA is chairperson of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section. Other officers are: Harry L. Goldberg of the Finkel Law Firm, LLC, secretary; Rebecca Laffitte of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, council member; Susan S. Quinn of the S.C. Victims Legal Network, council member; and Walter B. Todd Jr. of Todd & Ward, PC, section delegate and immediate past chairperson.

* John Davidson of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the vice chairperson; E. Wade Mullins III of Bruner Powell Robbins Wall & Mullins, LLC is the immediate past chairperson; and Wesley D. Peel of Bruner Powell Robbins Wall & Mullins, LLC is the secretary and treasurer of the Construction Law Section.

* Danny R. Collins of the S.C. Dept. of Consumer Affairs is the chairperson-elect of the Consumer Law Section. Other officers are: Linda K. Barr of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, section delegate and immediate past chairperson; Karl S. Bowers Jr. of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC, council member; Michael J. Cox of Michael J. Cox, LLC, council member; Lawrence J. Davis IV of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, council member; John J. Hearn of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, council member; Thomas E. Lydon of McAngus Goudelocke & Courie, LLC, secretary; David A. Maxfield of Trotter & Maxfield, vice chairperson; Benjamin Rush Smith III of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbarough, LLC, council member; and David M. Wilkerson of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, PA, council member.

* Linda A. Becker of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the chairperson of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section. Other officers are: Thomas A. Brumgardt of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC, chairperson-elect; Joseph D. Clark of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, section delegate; Daniel J. Fritz of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLC, council member; and James C. Siokos of the McNair Law Firm, PA, council member.

* William D. Bilton is the chairperson-elect of the Criminal Law Section. Other officers are: Lesley “Lee” Coggiola of the S.C. Court of Appeals, council member; Stacey D. Haynes of the U.S. Attorney’s Office, council member; Katherine “Kat” H. Hudgins of the S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense, council member; C. Kelly Jackson of the Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office, council member; and Donald J. Zelenka of the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, council member.

* William H. Floyd of Nexsen Pruett, LLC is the chairperson of the Employment and Labor Law Section. Other officers are: Kristine L. Cato of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, EEO Committee Chair; Regina H. Lewis of Nexsen Pruet, LLC, Continuing Legal Education Coordinator; Eugene H. Matthews of Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson, PA, section delegate; Lawrence J. Needle of Lawrence J. Needle, PA, Immigration Committee Chair; Franklin G. Shuler Jr. of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, Membership Committee chair; Nekki Shutt of Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, newsletter coordinator; Jim O. Stuckey II of Littler Mendelson, PC, Education Committee chair; and J. Hagood Tighe of Fisher and Phillips, LLP, vice chairperson.

* W. Thomas “Tommy” Lavender Jr. of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the chairperson of the Environment and Natural Resources Section. Other officers are: Randolph R. Lowell of Willoughby & Hoefer, PA, council member; Stacy Taylor of Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough, LLP, council member; and W. Marshall Taylor Jr. of the McNair Law Firm, PA, council member.

* Ashlin Potterfield of Taylor & Potterfield is the secretary of the Family Law Section. Other officers are Patricia L. Forbis of the Law Office of Patricia L. Forbis, LLC, council member; James Long III of Brunette & Payne, PA, immediate past chairperson; and C. Vance Stricklin of Moore Taylor & Thomas, PA, section delegate.

* Robert S. Croom of the S.C. Association of Counties is the chairperson of the Government Law Section. Other officers are: Danny C. Crowe of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA, council member; Frank Rainwater of the Office of the State Treasurer, council member; Robert E. Tyson of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, immediate past chairperson; and Timothy C. Winslow of the S.C. Association of Counties, council member.

* Jeanne M. Borne of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the chairperson of the Health Care Law Section. Other officers are: John C. Bradley Jr. of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, council member; Cheryl H. Bullard of the S.C. DHEC, vice chairperson; Travis Dayhuff of Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough, LLP, council member; Mary Margaret Hyatt of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC, council member; and Jane W. Trinkley of the McNair Law Firm, PA, council member.

* Carol A. McCurry of the McCurry Law Firm, LLC is the chairperson of the Military Law Section. Other officers are: Barry Bernstein of the Office of the S.C. National Guard General Counsel, secretary and treasurer; Dorothy H. Edgerton of the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, chairperson-elect; Thomas J. LeClair of Thomas J. LeClair, PA, section delegate and immediate past chairperson; Douglas Rosinski of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, council member; John Shutt of Cayce, council member; Richard W. Simmons of the Law Office of Richard W. Simmons, council member; C. Bennett Watson III of the Office of Hearings and Appeals, council member; Jennifer Niles Williams of McWhirter Bellinger & Associates, PA, vice chairperson; and Zeb C. Williams III of the S.C. Legislative Council, council member.

* Rita Bragg Cullum of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, PA is the section delegate of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section. Other officers are: John H. Hudgens III of BB&T Wealth Management, council member; and Catherine Kennedy of Nelson Mullins Riley Scarborough, LLP, council member.

* Susan F. Davis of the First American Title Insurance Co. is the secretary and William O. Higgins of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, PA is a council member of the Real Estate Practices Section.

* William E. Booth III of the Booth Law Firm, LLC is the chairperson of the Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Section. Other officers are: Jane H. Downey of Jane H. Downey, PA, section delegate; Dennis Gerald of the Gerald Law Firm, PA, council member; Aaron J. Kozloski of Capitol Counsel, LLC, chairperson-elect; William Nettles of Sanders & Nettles, LLC, council member; and James E. Smith Jr. of Smith Ellis & Stuckey, PA, council member.

* Jeff Z. Brooker III of the Brooker Law Firm, PA is the chairperson and James “Rick” F. Reames III of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the secretary of the Tax Law Section.

* Gerald E. Reardon of Lee Eadon Isgett & Popwell is the vice chairperson and Timothy Orr is a council member of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.

* Derwin T. Brannon of the Brannon Law Firm, LLC is the vice chairperson of the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section. Other officers are: Sally W. Elliot of the S.C. Attorney General’s Office, council member; and E. Raymond “Ray” Moore III of Murphy & Grantland, PA, council member.

* J. Russell Goudelock II of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC is the chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Section. Other officers include: Ajerenal Danley of the Danley Law Firm, PC, council member; S. Belinda Ellison of the Law Office of Belinda Ellison, secretary; Shannon T. Poteat of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, vice chairperson; Andrew N. Safran of Andrew N. Saffran, LLC, chairperson-elect; and William Salley Jr. of the Salley Law Firm, PA, council member.

Florence Area

* John H. Muench of Wilcox Buyck & Williams, PA is secretary of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section. Other officers are: J. Christopher Riddle of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA, council member; and Sara B. Stewart of Willcox Buyck & Williams, PA, immediate past chairperson.

* Brad T. Willbanks of McLeod Regional Medical Center is a council member of the Health Care Law Section.

* John R. Chase of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA is chairperson-elect of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section.

* Robert W. Lowman Jr. of Lowman Law Firm is immediate past chairperson of the Real Estate Practices Section.

* John H. Muench of Wilcox Buyck & Williams, PA is a council member of the Tax Law Section.

* Robert T. King of Willcox Buyck & Williams, PA is chairperson and Charles “Jay” Hupfer Jr. of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA is a council member of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.

* E. Hood Temple of Hyman Law Firm is immediate past chairperson of the Workers’ Compensation Section.

Greenville Area

* Jack Griffeth of Love Thornton Arnold & Thomason, PA is chairperson-elect, Frances Duarte is vice chairperson and Robert Hassold Jr. is a council member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

* Boyd B. Nicholson of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA is chairperson and M. Andy Goldsmith Jr. of Elmore & Wall, PA is section delegate of the Construction Law Section.

* James K. Price of the McNair Law Firm, PA and Brian Price of Nexsen Pruet, LLC are council members of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section.

* E. Charles Grose of the S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense is immediate past chairperson of the Criminal Law Section.

* Charles “Chuck” E. McDonald III of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC is secretary of the Employment and Labor Law Section, and Rita M. McKinney of the McNair Law Firm, PA is chair of the Occupational Safety and Health Committee for this section.

* Ronald E. Cardwell of McNair Law Firm, PA is immediate past chairperson and Michael Bogle of Wombie Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC is a council member of the Environment and Natural Resources Section.

* Catherine E. Fairey of Catherine E. Fairey, PC is a council member of the Family Law Section.

* Sandy L.W. Miller of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC is chairperson-elect and David W. Ball is a council member of the Health Care Law Section.

* Maurice D. Holloway of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP is chairperson-elect of the Tax Law Section. Other officers are: J. Tod Hyche of Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, PC, vice chairperson; Randy E. Fisher of Thomas & Fisher, PA, section delegate; and Robert E. August of Merline and Meacham, council member.

* E. Brown Parkinson Jr. of Devlin & Parkinson, PA is chairperson-elect of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section. Other officers are: Matthew K. Johnson of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PC, immediate past president, and Steven M. Pruitt of McDonald Patrick Baggett Poston & Hemphill, LLP, council member.

* Hervery Young of the Office of the Federal Public Defender is chairperson and Jacquelyn Austin of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC is a council member of the Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section.

* Russell T. Infinger of Nexsen Pruet, LLC is the section delegate and Patrick C. Fant III of Fant & Gilbert Law Firm, PA is a council member of the Workers’ Compensation Section.

Myrtle Beach Area

* Martha L. Hamel of Martha Hamel Attorney at Law, PC is vice chairperson and Melissa “Lisa” J. Emery of Jeffcoat Pike & Nappier, LLC is a council member of the Family Law Section.

* Sheryl S. Schelin of the Horry County Department of Airports is a council member of the Government Law Section.

* Scott W. Hutto of Hutto Law Firm, PA is vice chairperson and Kathryn C. DeAngelo of Surfside Beach is immediate past chairperson of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section.

* Lynn G. Stevens of the McNair Law Firm, PA is chairperson of the Real Estate Practces Section.

* George “Gem” McDowell Jr. of the McNair Law Firm, PA is a council member of the Tax Law Section.

Rock Hill Area

* Terry B. Miller of Terry B. Miller, LLC is a council member of the Alternative Dispute Resolution Section.

* James W. Sheedy of Spencer & Spencer, PA is vice chairperson of the Corporate, Banking and Securities Law Section.

* W. Michael Hemlepp Jr. of Hamilton Delleney & Hemlepp, PA is vice chairperson of the Criminal Law Section.

* Connie F. Payne of Brunette & Payne, PA is a council member of the Family Law Section.

* Carolyn Rogers of Harper & Rogers, PA is a council member of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section.

* Paul W. Dillingham of Spencer & Spencer, PA and Jeanne Pearson of Johnston Allison & Hord, PA are council members of the Real Estate Practices Section.

* Luther Elrod III of Elrod Jones Leader & Benson, PA is a council member of the Workers’ Compensation Section.

Spartanburg Area

* Harold “Trey” Gowdy III of the 7th Circuit Solicitor’s Office is secretary of the Criminal Law Section.

* Alan M. Tewkesbury Jr. of Butler Means Evins & Browne, PA is chairperson of the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section.

* Donald B. Wildman of Johnson Smith Hibbard & Wildman, LLP is section delegate of the Real Estate Practices Section.

* Dana Wilkinson of The Law Office of Dana Wilkinson is a council member of the Solo and Small Firm Practitioners Section.

* Robert T. Usry of Robert M. Holland, PA is secretary and Robert E. Davis of the Ward Law Firm is a council member of the Torts and Insurance Practices Section.