1941

Doug McKay has received the Worthy Adversary Award from the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

1947

Morris D. Rosen has been named an American Bar Association Life Fellow.

A. Lee Chandler retired South Carolina Supreme Court Chief Justice received an honorary doctorate degree from Francis Marion University.

1950

Julian J. Nexsen received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

1958

Kermit S. King has announced the formation of King & Shea, P.A., located in Columbia, S.C.

1959

Edward W. Mullins Jr. has been elected a regent of the American College of Trial Lawyers; he also received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002 and will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

D. Laurence McIntosh was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by former Governor Jim Hodges.

1960

Harold W. Jacobs received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

Donald V. Richardson will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1961

David Fedor recently addressed the American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association.

V. Laniel Chapman has been elected president of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

1963

John H. Waller Jr. was presented with an oil portrait at the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association annual convention.

1964

Thomas S. Tisdale has been selected as a member of the CPR Institute for Dispute Resolution and will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1965

R. Bruce Shaw will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

William C. Boyd has been elected to the Board of Trustees of the South Carolina Business and Industry Political Education Committee.

Wilburn Brewer Jr. received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1966

Robert W. Dibble Jr. has been selected for inclusion in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

John U. Bell III announces the relocation of his practice to 3104 Devine Street in Columbia, S.C.

William B. Regan was presented with the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1967

William W. Wilkins Jr. has been named chief judge of the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

William S. Davies Jr. will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1968

Pinckney Roberts has opened a statewide consulting practice on electric utility law and not-for-profit organizations.

Wayne O. Corley will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Frank E. Robinson II will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Ernest J. Nauful Jr. received the Pinnacle Award from Palmetto Hospital Trust (PHT), PHT Services, and Palmetto Healthcare Insurance for his contributions to all three companies.

I.S. Leevy Johnson was elected vice president of the American Bar Endowment and received the Founder’s Award from the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

Joel W. Collins received the Jeter E. Rhodes Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award.

Robert J. Sheheen received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1969

Richard E. Lester received the Chicago Title Insurance Company 2002 South Carolina Award.

Douglas G. Brown announces the relocation of his office to North Main St. in Greenville, S.C.

1970

Francis M. Mack will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Carl B. Epps will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Gary R. Daves announces the opening of his office at 1728 Main St. in Columbia, S.C.

1971

Stonewall J. “Jack” Kimball III has joined the law firm of Rinehart, Matthews, Schiller, Shaw and Reeves, P.A., in Rock Hill, S.C

Wendell G. Cantrell was appointed by former Governor Jim Hodges to a six-year term on the South Carolina Educational Television Commission.

1972

Henry H. Taylor announces the formation of Taylor & Ebener Law Firm, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

1973

Patrick F. Stringer and his daughter, Elizabeth J. Stringer (2002), have formed the law firm of Stringer and Stringer, P.A., in Charleston, S.C.

O. Allen Alexander announces the formation of Brown & Alexander located in Sumter, S.C.

Doug F. Dent received the Order of the Palmetto from former Governor Jim Hodges.

1974

Neil Robinson has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to a 24-member task force that will study quality-of-life issues such as litter control, land conservation, and property rights.

Terry E. Richardson announces the opening of the Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman Law Firm located in Charleston, S.C. He has also been named president of the Lowcountry chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

James P. Fields Jr. has been appointed executive director of the Palmetto Institute.

William A. Pollard has received the “In All Things Charity” Award from the Healthy Learners ministry of the Sisters of St. Augustine.

C. David Sawyer Jr. has been elected president of the South Carolina Family Court Judges Association.

Gary E. Clary announces his retirement from the bench and his employment as senior litigation counsel at ESA Services, Inc.

Henry McKellar has joined the Strom Law Firm located in Columbia, S.C.

W. Gaston Fairey announces the opening of W. Gaston Fairey, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

1975

Kathleen Goodpasture Smith has become an associate at the Korn Law Firm.

Stephen G. Morrison will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

John T. Moore will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

George S. Bailey will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

John P. Linton is president-elect of the Lowcountry chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates and received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

Kenneth M. Suggs has been elected secretary of the Association of Trial Lawyers of America and received the Public Citizen Award.

Daniel A. Collins has been certified as a specialist in estate planning by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Danny C. Crowe has joined the staff of the Municipal Association of South Carolina as general counsel.

1976

James T. McLaren will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

W. Hugh McAngus will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Frank L. Matthews has received the publishing industry’s top honor, Folio’s annual Editorial Excellence Award in 2001, for his publication Black Issues in Higher Education. His magazine is the nation’s only news magazine dedicated exclusively to minority issues in higher education.

Donald L. Van Riper serves at the executive committee level of the American Bar Association and on several committees of the South Carolina Bar Association.

T. Stephen Lynch has become a partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Columbia, S.C., office.

S. Jahue Moore has been named chair of the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors.

Edward J. Westbrook announces the formation of the Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman Law Firm located in Charleston, S.C.

E. Douglas Pratt-Thomas has been elected president of the Charleston County Bar Association.

Ronald C. Scott has been selected as principal speaker and legal moderator on the Significant Legal and Litigation Issues Program.

H. Mills Gallivan has been recognized by the Defense Research Institute for exceptional service as president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

J. Michael Grant has qualified for certification as a specialist in taxation law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

1977

James W. Boyd has announced the opening of Boyd & Jordan, L.L.C., located in Rock Hill, S.C.

Elizabeth Van Doren Gray was inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers.

William C. Hubbard has become a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, has been named a life fellow of the American Bar Association, has been elected president of the American Bar Endowment, and will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America. He has also been elected to the Council of The American Law Institute

C. Dixon Lee III has been granted a fellowship by the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.

Stephen R. Fitzer has been named president-elect of the Richland County Bar for 2003. He was also elected president of USC’s Thomas Cooper Society.

R. Geoffrey Levy announces the relocation of his office to 2300 Wayne St., Columbia, S.C.

Richard D. Bybee announces the relocation of his firm, Smith Bundy Bybee & Barnett, to Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Stephen John Henry has been certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

James W. Shaw has been certified, by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in estate planning and probate law.

Robert E. Stepp has been named managing partner at Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte in Columbia, S.C.

George B. Cauthen received the Order of the Palmetto from former Governor Jim Hodges.

Barbara George Barton received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1978

John B. Hagerty serves as legal counsel for Spoleto Festival, USA.

Stuart M. Andrews Jr. will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Bradish J. Waring has been appointed chair of the South Carolina Bar’s newly created Lawyer-Client Relations Committee.

Michael J. Brickman announces the formation of Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman, L.L.C., in Charleston, S.C.

A. Paul Weissenstein Jr. announces the relocation of his office to 106 Broad Street in Sumter Sumter, S.C.

David R. Wylie has been certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in employment and labor law.

1979

Sue Erwin Harper will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Charles W. Patrick Jr. announces the formation of Richardson Patrick Westbrook & Brickman, L.L.C.

Grady McMehan has joined the law firm of Wilkerson & Howe, L.L.C.

Jefferson D. Griffith III has become an associate of the law firm of Austin Lewis & Rogers.

Francenia B. Heizer has become a shareholder in the McNair Law Firm.

Charles T. Speth II has been certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Thomas L. Stephenson has been certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

William A. Prince has become a member of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

1980

Rita Bragg Cullum received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002 and has become a member of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.

Clarke W. Dubose has been elected to the Board of Directors of the National Kidney Foundation of South Carolina.

David R. Duncan has received the Pro Bono Service Award from the South Carolina Bar.

Edward A. Spitz has been elected to serve on Tri-County Technical College’s Foundation Board.

D. Ashley Pennington has joined the law firm of Stirling & O’Connell, P.A., now known as Stirling O’Connell & Pennington. She recently received the Order of the Palmetto for legal services rendered to indigent citizens in South Carolina, as well as the first Lawyer of the Year Award from the South Carolina Public Defender’s Association.

Randolf B. Epting has been certified as a specialist in taxation law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

1981

Joel H. Smith received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002 and will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Sandra R. Parise announces that the name of her office has changed to Parise Law Firm, P.A.

Burnet R. Maybank III has been appointed director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue and has also been appointed to a 52-member economic task force by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.

Harry Lightsey III has been appointed to a 52-member economic task force by Governor Mark Sanford.

Celeste T. Jones will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Joseph D. Walker will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

1982

Keith Hutto has been appointed to a 52-member economic task force by Governor Mark Sanford. Keith has also been selected for inclusion in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

John Samuel West has been appointed to the South Carolina Election Commission.

Clarence Davis will lead a 52-member economic task force whose members were appointed by Governor Mark Sanford.

Thomas C. Cofield announces the formation of the Cofield Law Firm, L.L.C.

Monteith P. Todd has been inducted into the American Board of Trial Advocates.

1983

Doug Smith has been appointed to a 22-member task force on restructuring state government and reforming campaign finance laws. South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford appointed him.

Wes Hayes was appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to a 24-member task force on quality-of-life issues such as litter control, land conservation, and property rights.

Becky Laffitte has been appointed to the Columbia College Board of Trustees for a three-year term.

Lisa R. Stallings has become director of privacy and compliance for Odessa Regional Hospital in Midland, Texas.

Robert A. Bernstein has been elected an executive counsel member of the Southern Region Members’ Association of the Commerical Law League of America.

Debra Roberts Torres-Reyes has opened a solo practice specializing in criminal and family law in San Diego, CA.

Nancy H. Robinson has been appointed to the Employment and Labor Law Specialization Advisory Board.

Shawn D. Wallace has been certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Thomas C. McClenaghan has been named special agent in charge of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Alaska by FBI Director Robert Mueller.

Darryl Hawkins has received the President’s Award from the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.

1984

Michael M. Beal will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Franklin J. Smith will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

David E. Dukes will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Kenneth Allan Janik will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Douglas A. Barfield has received the 2002 Ernest F. Hollings Award for Excellence in State Prosecution.

Mary Shahid has been named special counsel at the McNair Law Firm’s Charleston office.

F. Renee Gaters was appointed by former Governor Jim Hodges to serve on the Trident Technical College Area Commission.

Frank B. B. Knowlton has been elected a delegate at large to the American Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

Sally Wiggins Speth is a sole practioner in Columbia, S.C., whose practice is limited to legal ethics.

Chase A. Foster is a supervising agent and chief legal counsel for the FBI Critical Incident Response Group in Quantico, Va.

1985

Erik P. Doerring has been elected to a one-year term as president of the Richland County Sheriff’s Foundation.

Jeffrey T. Eddy announces the formation of Jeffrey T. Eddy, Attorney at Law, L.L.C., in Charleston, S.C.

Christopher J. Daniels has been selected for inclusion in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Donna Stobbe has become an associate of the law firm of Berry Quackenbush & Stuart.

Ann McCrowey Mickle has been named “of counsel” to the firm of Wilkerson & Howe, L.L.C.

John S. Nichols received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

Sam Outten has been named president-elect of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

1986

John C. Bradley Jr. has joined the law firm of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte.

William H. Nicholson III has served as president of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association for 2002-2003.

Joseph Henry has become an associate of the Grier Law Firm.

Marie C. Lindsay has been certified as a specialist in estate planning and probate law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

David C. Sojourner Jr. has been named to the business planning committee of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has been certified as a specialist in estate planning and probate law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

1987

William Buchanan is “of counsel” in the real estate department of the Korn Law Firm.

David L. Savage has opened the office of Savage & Savage, P.A., in Charleston, S.C.

Thomas F. Moran has been certified as a specialist in taxation law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Ashley Abel has been elected treasurer of the Shannon Forest Christian School Board for 2002–2003.

John H. Tiller has been named the treasurer for the Lowcountry chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates.

Margaret Tribert announces the opening of her office at 116 Waterloo Street in Aiken, S.C.

Stephen P. Bates has joined the law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie, L.L.C., as a partner in the firm’s Columbia office. His primary practice areas include administrative law, governmental relations, election law, and local government law. He received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

Henry White has been appointed chief legal counsel to South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford.

Jonathan S. Gasser has joined the Columbia office of U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. as an assistant U.S. attorney.

David G. Guyton has been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard and is the staff judge advocate for the 263rd Army Air Missile Defense Command.

V. Lynn Wiggins announces the relocation of her office to Indian, Alaska.

1988

Peter Thomas has become chief counsel of the Labor Relations Section of the Ohio Attorney General’s Office.

Clifford Carlisle McBride has joined the Florence, S.C., office of the South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice.

W. Marsh Robertson announces the formation of Robertson & Coleman, L.L.C., in Greenville, S.C.

Ken Driggers has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to a 24-member task force to study quality-of-life issues such as litter control, land conservation, and property rights.

James R. Courie has been elected secretary of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

Daniel J. MacDonald has been elected secretary of the Horry County Bar Association.

Joan S. Brown announces the formation of Brown & Alexander, located in Sumter, S.C.

Elizabeth B. Tighe has been named vice president of Friends of the Richland County Public Library.

1989

Marvin Quattlebaum has been appointed to a 22-member task force on restructuring state government and reforming campaign finance laws by Governor Mark Sanford.

Asby Fulmer has joined the law firm of Wilkerson & Howe, L.L.C.

Derwood L. Aydlette has been certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in employment and labor law.

Scott M. Anderson has changed the name of his office to the Anderson Law Firm.

C. Mitchell Brown is listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

B. Rush Smith III is listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

H. Bernard Tisdale III has become a shareholder of Ogletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart’s Greenville office.

Thomas D. Guest Jr. has been elected president of the Horry County Bar Association.

Matthew N. Tyler has been selected to participate in the 2003 class of Leadership South Carolina.

1990

Nat Hardwick, of Jackson & Hardwick law firm, announces the opening of a new office in Greenville, S.C.

D. Bradley Jordan announces the opening of Boyd & Jordan, L.L.C., located in Rock Hill, S.C.

Cecilia Jo Anne Wessinger and Thomas J. Hill Jr. were married on Nov. 16, 2002. Jo Anne became a shareholder at Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., in Columbia last January.

Bernard F. Hawkins will be listed in the 2003–2004 edition of Best Lawyers in America.

Stacy D. Haynes received the School of Law Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

John Carrigg announces the opening of his law office at 1494 Lake Murray Blvd. in Columbia, S.C.

Lynette R. Hedgepath has been elected vice president of the Horry County Bar Association.

Glenn V. Ohanesian has been elected treasurer of the Horry County Bar Association.

Michael T. Brittingham has been certified as a specialist in taxation law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Richard L. Tapp Jr. has been elected as a member of the firm of Nexen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C.

Angus H. Macaulay Jr. received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1991

Bryan D. Ramey announces the opening of Bryan D. Ramey & Associates, P.A.

Richard B. Miller, of the real estate law firm Jackson & Hardwick, recently announced the opening of a new office in Greenville, S.C.

Mark Nappier has qualified for certification by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a civil count mediator.

Anne Francis Bleeker announces the relocation of her office to 82 Church St. Charleston, S.C.

Amy Cofield-Derrick announces the opening of the Cofield Law Firm, L.L.C.

J. Michelle Childs and Dr. Floyd L. Angus (graduate of USC School of Medicine) were married on Aug. 31, 2002, in Ocho Rios, Jamaica.

Joab M. Lesesne III received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

1992

Randy E. Fisher has been appointed chair of the South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board.

Zoe Sander Nettles has been installed as president-elect of the National Association of Women Lawyers.

Mike Millard has joined the Kellum Law Firm in its Goldsboro, N.C., office.

Ernest J. Jarrett has received the Humanitarian of the Year Award from the Williamsburg Hometown Chamber.

Amy Patterson Shumpert has become an associate of Nance & McCants, located in Aiken, S.C.

Jill Quattlebaum Byrum has become a partner at the law firm of Sumrell Sugg Carmichael Hicks & Hart, P.A.

S. Scott Bluestein has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Southeastern Admiralty Law Institute as port director for the Port of Charleston.

Rosalyn Frierson has been awarded the Civic Star by the Richland County Bar Association.

John F. Emerson has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of Junior Achievement.

1993

Reginald I. Lloyd has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to a 22-member task force on restructuring state government and reforming campaign finance laws. Lloyd has also been elected to the Winthrop University Board of Trustrees and to a circuit judgeship for the Fifth Circuit.

William Bray has joined the law firm of Crews & Klein, P.C.

Dana Rountree Andrassy has become a partner at the national law firm of Baker & Hostetler, L.L.P, in the firm’s Cleveland office.

Charles J. Boykin received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2002.

Ian D. Maguire announces the formation of Fennel & Maguire, located in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Brent M. Boyd has joined the law firm of Murphy & Grantland, P.A.

Karolan Ohanesian has become a partner of the firm Furr & Henshaw, which is now known as Furr, Henshaw & Ohanesian.

Harold J. Willson Jr. announces the formation of Willson & Jones, L.L.C., located in Greenville, S.C.

Kenneth A. Davis announces the opening of his office in Columbia, S.C.

1994

Jeff Z. Brooker III has become a shareholder of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., in Columbia and has been named a counsel member of the tax section of the South Carolina Bar.

Paul D. de Holczer has become a shareholder in the firm of Moses & Bracket and has also been named Richland County CASA’s Attorney of the Year.

Elizabeth Herlong Campbell recently represented the South Carolina Ports Authority before the United States Supreme Court.

Gordon Rosenthall has become an associate at Berry Quackenbush & Stuart.

Dave Maxfield and Gene Trotter have established the law firm of Trotter & Maxfield.

Cathy Hoefer Dunn was a nominee for the 2002 South Carolina Women of Achievement Award.

Clinton J. Yarborough has become the vice president of Atlantic Title Insurance Company.

Kenneth W. Ebener announces the formation of Taylor & Ebener Law Firm, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

George Benjamin Thompson IV was named founding director of the School of Economics at Georgia Southern University.

John J. Hearn has joined the law firm of Rogers Townsend & Thomas, P.C., located in Columbia, S.C.

Phillip Florence Jr. was selected to serve as company advisor for the South Carolina Chamber of Commerce-sponsored South Carolina Business Week.

Todd W. Smyth has been invited to join the International Association of Defense Counsel.

William B. Bryant has become an associate of the firm of Austin Lewis & Rogers in Columbia, S.C.

Jeanette F. Barber has become an associate of the Grier Law Firm in Columbia, S.C.

1995

A. Vic Rawl Jr. has been elected president of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyer’s Association and has been selected by the American Board of Trial Advocates as its Young Lawyer of the Year. He has also become a shareholder with the McNair Law Firm.

Thomas K. Barlow has become an associate at the law firm of Childs & Halligan.

Roopal S. Ruparelia has become an associate at Haynsworth Sinkler & Boyd.

W. Keith Martens has become a partner in the law firm of Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P.

R. Scott Joye has announced the partnership of Joye & Locklair, P.A., in Murrells Inlet, S.C.

David Wyatt has been named president and general counsel with OneTen Management Group, L.L.C.

Mark D. Neill has become a shareholder at the law firm of Parson Ouverson Stark Guest & Neill, P.A.

Tracy Welsh Tiddy has joined the law firm of Willson & Jones, L.L.C., as an associate.

Jeanne M. Born has been elected as a member of the firm of Nexen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C.

C. Jones DuBose Jr has been elected as a member of the firm of Nexen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC.

Matthew B. Roberts has been elected as a member of the firm of Nexen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC.

A. Johnston Cox has become a shareholder in the firm of Ellis Lawhorne & Sims, P.A., in Columbia, S.C.

1996

R. David Proffitt announces the opening of his office on Garner’s Ferry Road in Columbia, S.C.

David A. Anderson recently became a shareholder at Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., in Columbia and has been promoted to the rank of Colonel in the South Carolina Army National Guard.

Vincent Sheheen has been appointed by Governor Mark Sanford to a 22-member task force on restructuring state government and reforming campaign finance laws.

Michael Pitts has joined the Greenville office of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., as special counsel.

Virgil W. Duffie III has been named senior corporate counsel of the Safety-Kleen Corporation and will relocate to Dallas, Texas.

Demetri K. Kourtrakos has become a partner in the law firm of Callison Tighe & Robinson, L.L.P.

Stephanie Blanton Munsey has become a partner in the law firm of Callison Tighe & Robinson, L.L.P.

Douglas M. Zayicek has become a shareholder and member of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A., located in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Bruce Wallace has joined the law firm of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in its Charleston office.

C. Rhett Shaver has joined the law firm of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., located in Columbia, S.C.

Beattie Butler has joined the Charleston County Public Defender’s Office as the director of litigation.

Elizabeth R. Polk has joined the Scott Law Firm as “of counsel.”

Kirby Shealy has become a partner in the firm of Baker Ravenel & Bender and has also been elected president of the Friends of the Richland County Public Library.

Kelli Lister Sullivan has become an associate of Berry Quackenbush & Stuart in Columbia, S.C.

Larry E. Judice has become an associate of Gregory G. Williams, Attorney, L.L.C.

Everett A. Kendall III has become a partner in the firm of Sweeny Wingate & Barrow in Columbia, S.C.

1997

David C. Shea announces the formation of King & Shea, P.A.

Robert G. Rikard has joined the law firm of James C. Anders, & Associates.

Rion Dubose Foley has become a shareholder with the McNair Firm’s Charleston, S.C., office.

Russell V. Traw has become an associate at the law firm of Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson, P.A.

Leesa Washington has joined the office of U.S. Attorney Strom Thurmond Jr. as an assistant U.S. attorney in the Columbia, S.C., office.

W. Eric Dell has joined Congressman Joe Wilson’s Washington, D.C., congressional office.

Lillie Currington Hart has become a partner in the Draper Law Firm, which is now known as the Draper & Hart Law Firm.

Aileen P. Clare received the 2002 South Carolina Fiction Award from the Post and Courier and the South Carolina Arts Commission.

Nancy L. Roberts has joined the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control’s Office of General Counsel.

Christopher P. Biering has joined the law office of Robert E. Watson.

1998

Larry A. Foster has become an associate of the law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie.

Garry D. Conway announces the formation of Jacobsen, Pincus, & Long with offices in Greenville, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C.

Almand James Barron has become a partner with the law firm of Golden Taylor & Potterfield. The firm is now known as Golden Taylor Potterfiled & Barron.

J. Drayton Hastie III is an associate of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein.

Tiffany R. Spann-Wilder has become a municipal court judge for the city of North Charleston, S.C.

Joel D. Myers has opened a boutique intellectual property law firm, Myers & Kaplan, in Atlanta,Ga.

Laura M. Tillitt has joined the law firm of Willson & Jones, L.L.C., as an associate.

John Eric Fulda announces the opening of his office in Columbia, S.C.

Susan S. Quinn announces the opening of her office, Susan S. Quinn, Attorney at Law, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

Matthew Terry Richardson received the School of Law’s Compleat Lawyer Award in April 2003.

Eric M. Johnsen has received the 2003 Young Lawyer of the Year Award form the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar Association.

1999

Chaton Turner Williams has become an associate of Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, L.L.C., in Raleigh, N.C.

Rebecca Anne Roberts has become an associate of the Rogers Townsend & Thomas, P.C.

Leslie Stidham has become the chief counsel for DHEC’s Office of Ocean and Coastal Resource Management.

Charlie Balke Jr. has become an associate at the Korn Law Firm.

Alex J. Newton has been named managing attorney in Jackson & Hardwick’s new Greenville, S.C., office.

Phillip B. Atkinson has been named an associate at the law firm of Folkens & Jernigan, P.A.

Samuel LaNue Floyd has become an associate at the law firm of Jenkinson, Jarrett & Kellahan, P.A.

Edward W. Longshore II has joined the law firm of Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale in its Charleston office.

Lydia Lewis Magee has joined the Myrtle Beach office of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson. On March 8, 2003, Lydia married Matthew R. Magee.

Michael E. Easterday has been appointed legislative director of the South Carolina governor’s office.

William W. Wheeler III and wife, Keyes, welcome the birth of their daughter, Elizabeth Madagan Wheeler on May 22, 2002. He has joined Jennings & Jennings, P.A., as an associate in Bishopville, S.C.

Thad H. Westbrook and wife, Christy, welcomed the arrival of Abby on May 10, 2003.

Jonathan Harling married Mandy Wunder on April 27, 2002.

2000

Andrew Cole has worked for the South Carolina Court of Appeals and is a member of the Richland County and South Carolina Bar Associations.

Christian Stegmaier recently joined Collins & Lacy’s litigation team.

Scott A. Graustein announces the opening of the Graustein Law Firm.

Michelle Thaxton has been named executive director and general counsel for the South Carolina Landowner’s Association and has been appointed to a 24-member task force by South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford. The task force will study quality-of-life issues such as litter control, land conservation and property rights.

Mary Margaret Hyatt has become an associate of the McAngus & Goudelock Law Firm.

Brian C. Johnson has become an associate of Finkel & Altman, L.L.C., in its North Charleston, S.C., office.

Michael David Scott has become an associate of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A.

Beth M. Harbin has joined the law firm of Olson, Smith Jordan & Cox, P.A., in its new Powdersville, S.C., office.

W. Blackmon Huckabee announces the formation of Greely, Huckabee, & Jones, P.A., located in Rock Hill, S.C.

T. Boutilier Manuel has joined the law firm of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in its Charleston, S.C., office.

Matthew S. Penn has joined the office of the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control.

William J. Tuck announces the opening of his office at 104 City Lane, Darlington, S.C.

Jason W. Lockhart has become an associate at McAngus Goudelock & Courie.

Kevin Bruner Sandifer has joined the Office of the Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina.

Jeddie Suddeth married Jessica Abercrombie on June 7, 2003.

2001

Benjamin A. Barnhill has been named an associate of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, L.L.P., in its Greenville, S.C., office

Charles O. Williams has become an associate at McAngus Goudelock & Courie.

David Hughes Simpkins, has joined the law firm of Rinehart, Matthews, Schiller, Shaw, and Reeves, L.L.C., located in Rock Hill, S.C.

Stephanie G. Borsanyi has become an associate with Finkel & Altman with its Columbia, S.C., office.

Thomas Smith announces the opening of the Law Firm of Thomas Smith, L.L.C., located in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Joanna E. Edgell has become an associate of Finkel & Altman, L.L.C., in its Columbia, S.C., office.

Daniel M. Dickert has become an associate of Finkel & Altman, L.L.C., in its North Charleston, S.C., office.

Joan Elizabeth Winters has become an associate at the Malone & Thompson Law Firm in Columbia, S.C.

John C. Hayes IV has become an associate of the Hood Law Firm, L.L.C., in Charleston, S.C.

Melissa Helms Estes announces the relocation of the Estes Law Firm to Beaufort, S.C.

Allison T. Earlin has become an associate of Williams Hendrix Steigner & Brink, P.A., in Lexington, S.C.

Bobby J. Long announces the formation of Jacobsen Conway Pincus & Long with offices in Columbia, Greenville, and Charleston, S.C.

Jeffrey A. Barnwell has become an associate with Gibbes & Holmes in Charleston, S.C.

Noah M. Hicks II has become an associate of the Law Firm of Ellzey & Brooks, L.L.C.

Matthew E. Yelverton has become an associate at the law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.

Leslie M. Whitten has joined the law firm of Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale in Charleston, S.C.

Erin Joyner has joined the South Carolina Supreme Court Staff Attorney’s Office.

Rangeley Bailey Chewning has become an associate of the law firm of Willcox Buyck & Williams, P.A.

Lee Hinton Long has become an associate of the firm of Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson in Columbia, S.C.

Stephen C. Burn has become a partner of the firm of Baker Ravenel & Bender in Columbia, S.C.

K. Chad Burgess has become an associate with Willoughby & Hoefer in Columbia, S.C.

2002

Carlos C. Johnson has become an associate of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, L.L.C.

Sharyn M. Epley has become an associate of Finkel & Altman, L.L.C., in its Charleston, S.C., office.

Charles J. McCutchen has become an associate of the Hood Law Firm, L.L.C., in Charleston, S.C.

Elizabeth J. Stringer and her father, Patrick F. Stringer (1973), have formed the law firm of Stringer and Stringer, P.A., in Charleston, S.C.

Derrick L. Williams has become an associate of Collins & Lacy in Columbia, S.C.

Mark A. Allison has become an associate at McAngus Goudelock & Courie in Columbia, S.C.

Chara L. Crane has been named an associate by the Hood Law Firm in Charleston, S.C.

Ellorree A. Ganes has been named an associate of the Hood Law Firm in Charleston, S.C.

J. Phillip Murphy has become an associate of the Cromer & Mabry Law Firm in Columbia, S.C.

Manton M. Grier Jr. has become an associate of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in its Columbia, S.C., office.

Benjamin E. Grimsley has become an associate of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

Scott F. Talley has joined the Ritchie Law Firm, P.C., in Spartanburg, S.C.

J. Stuart Moore has become an associate of Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, L.L.C., in Columbia, S.C.

Roshella James has become an associate of Gallivan, White, & Boyd, P.A., in Greenville, S.C.

Fred W. Suggs III has become an associate at Gallivan, White, & Boyd, P.A., in Greenville, S.C.

Robert Cody Lenhardt Jr. has become an associate of the McNair Law Firm in Columbia, S.C.

M. Ronald McMahan Jr. has joined the law firm of Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A., in West Columbia, S.C,

J.J. Van Ginhoven has become an associate of Baker Ravenel & Baker in Columbia, S.C.

Amy L. Milligan has become an associate of Baker Ravenel & Bender in Columbia, S.C.

Charlie Bridgmon married Elena Areccho on September 28, 2002. He will join Furr Henshaw & Ohanesian in the Columbia office as an associate in August 2003. His area of concentration will be medical malpractice.

BJ Jefferies married Keisha White (2003) on January 20, 2003.

Shannon Furr and Jason Bobertz were married on April 26, 2003.

Jenny Shelley and Brad Lanford were married on May 18, 2002.

Leslie Robinson and Chris Olds were married on December 14, 2003.

Tanya Gee and Chris Koon were married on August 10, 2002.

Erin Hickey married Chalbourne Brasington on June 6, 2003.

Sazy Ligion married Steven Johnson on April 12, 2003.

Jason Kellet has become an associate with Gallivan White & Boyd, PA in Greenville, S.C. Jason and Julie welcomed the arrival of their son, Jake, on January, 12 2003.

Ainsley Fisher and Matt Tillman were married on December 14, 2002.

Courtney Armstrong and Jim Buxton were married on June 21, 2003.

Jon Mercantel married Elizabeth Perkins on June 11, 2003

Joy Busch married Darren Sanders (2000) on October 12, 2002.

Lena Shirley and Jesse Kirchner were married on October 19, 2002.

Ashley Prickett married Brad Cuttino on April 12, 2003.

John David Rowell married Elizabeth Troutman on March 22, 2003.

Bert Wilkins married Stephanie Rowell on May 3, 2003.

Roland Alston will join Howser Newman & Besley, L.L.C. in August 2003 as an associate in Columbia, S.C.

Lucy Hunt and husband, Pat, welcomed the arrival of Layne (AKA: Blaster) on September 10, 2002.