1953
Captain Owen L. Cedarburg was designated senior
counselor by the Missouri Bar in October 2003.
1959
G. Dewey Oxner Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice areas of healthcare law, business
litigation, and personal injury litigation. He was also recognized
by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a certified circuit court
mediator in November 2004.
1965
William C. Boyd is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice areas of antitrust law, corporate law, mergers and
acquisitions, securities law, and real estate law.
1966
Robert W. Dibble of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
1967
William S. Davies Jr. was awarded the Outstanding State
Representative Award at the 2004 DRI Annual Meeting. He was honored
for making significant contributions toward the promotion and
increase of DRI membership in South Carolina.
Larry J. Ritchie, a professor at the Roger Williams University
Ralph R. Papitto School of Law in Bristol, R.I., has been
appointed to the newly-created position of Frances E. Johnson
director of competitions. Professor Ritchie is responsible for the
administration of all external law school forensic competitions,
including mock trials and moot court.
1968
T. Patton Adams IV has been named executive director of the South
Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense in Columbia.
M. John Bowen Jr. of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
O. Wayne Corley of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
Frank E. Robinson II is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of real estate law.
1969
J. Donald Dial Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice areas of tax law and trusts and estates.
1970
Manton M. Grier is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice area of antitrust law.
1971
Grover E. Czech has served as executive director of the New Jersey
Workers' Compensation Rating and Inspection Bureau in Newark, N.J.,
since April 2001. The bureau is a quasi public instrumentality of
the state of New Jersey, and it regulates the pricing and matters
related to the underwriting of workers compensation.
1973
H. Donald Sellers was recognized by the South Carolina Supreme
Court as a certified circuit court mediator in November 2004.
1974
Waldo W. Brooks serves as an attorney-advisor for the U.S.
Department of State. He formerly served as a military attorney with
the U.S. Army.
Neil C. Robinson Jr. was recently elected president of the Clemson
Advancement Foundation, president of the Hibernian Society, and
president of the Southeastern Wildlife Exposition.
1975
George C. Beighley has become a member of the American Board of
Trial Advocates.
Ellis M. Johnston II is listed in
The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006 for his practice area of
business litigation.
John P. Linton of Charleston has been elected a life fellow of the
American Bar Foundation.
Margaret C. Pope is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for her practice area of public finance law.
1976
Thomas H. Coker Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of construction law.
W. Hugh McAngus is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice area of workers' compensation.
James (Jim) T. McLaren is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of -family law.
Daniel B. White of Greenville is president-elect of the South Carolina Bar.
1977
Marvin D. Infinger is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of construction law.
C. Dixon Lee III is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice area of family law.
Phillip Casey Lyman has been appointed a federal administrative law
judge for the Office of Hearings and Appeals for the Social
Security Administration, assigned to the Orlando, Fla., Office of
Hearings and Appeals.
Robert E. Stepp has been inducted into the South Carolina Chapter
of the American Board of Trial Advocates.
1978
Stuart M. Andrews Jr. was honored with the 2004 South Carolina
Bar’s Pro Bono Award at the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates
meeting in January 2005.
Charlton deSaussure Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of public finance law.
Ralph D. Karpinos is serving as president of the North Carolina
Association of Municipal Attorneys for 2004–2005.
W. Francis Marion participated in a “Counsel to Counsel” panel
discussion, Managing Disputes and Litigation in a Mad, Mad World,
sponsored by Martindale Hubbell in November in Charlotte, N.C. He
is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006 for his
practice area of personal injury litigation.
Francis X. McCann has been re-appointed as chair of the Planning
Commission for the City of Charleston and has been elected as
president of the Charleston County Bar Association for 2005.
Kathleen Crum McKinney of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, in Greenville,
S.C., served as the national chair of the bond attorneys’ workshop
of the National Association of Bond Lawyers in Chicago last
September. She also served on the Board of Directors of the
National Association of Bond Lawyers. She is listed in The Best
Lawyers in America 2005–2006 for her practice area of public
finance law.
1979
John R. Chase is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice area of trust and estate law.
Anne S. Ellefson is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for her practice area of real estate law.
Philip L. Lawrence has joined the South Carolina State Ports
Authority in Charleston as legal counsel.
Stanley H. McGuffin is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of bankruptcy and creditor debtor
rights law.
1980
Randolph B. Epting is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of tax law.
Ben Johnson, a shareholder with Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson, is the
S.C. governor’s appointee and chair of the Atlantic Interstate
Low Level Radioactive Waste Compact Commission.
Sarah P. Springer is embarking on a new life as an empty nester.
1981
Robert S. Galloway III is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of public finance law.
Celeste T. Jones of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
H. Sam Mabry III participated in a “Counsel to Counsel” panel
discussion, Managing Disputes and Litigation in a Mad, Mad World,
sponsored by Martindale-Hubbell in November in Charlotte, N.C. He
is also listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006 for his
practice areas of business and personal injury litigation and has
been elected to the Executive Committee of the South Carolina
Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA).
Joel Smith has been named the 2004 Honda Product Liability Trial
Attorney of the Year by Honda North America Inc.
Joseph D. Walker of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
1982
R. David Black has been named president and chief executive officer
of Liberty Life Insurance Company in Greenville, S.C.
Francis M. Mack is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006
for his practice areas of business litigation and construction law.
1984
Michael M. Beal of the McNair Law Firm has been selected for
inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America 2005–2006.
Theodore B. DuBose is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of public finance law.
George E. Quillin is a partner with Foley & Lardner in Washington,
D.C., working in the specialized field of patent litigation called
interference practice.
Franklin J. Smith, Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers in America
2005–2006 for his practice area of construction law.
Oscar “Chip” A. Towler III has become an associate with the
Phillips Law Firm in Greenville, S.C.
1985
Alexander Bullock has joined the firm of Kilpatrick Stockton in
Washington, D.C.
Cynthia Burns Polk has become chief counsel of the State Accident
Fund in Columbia.
1986
J. Russell (Rusty) Goudelock II is listed in The Best Lawyers in
America 2005–2006 for his practice areas of workers compensation
and employment law.
1987
Thomas (Tom) Arthur Bound has been admitted to practice in Georgia.
Robert “Robby” D. Robbins has joined Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough in Charleston.
1988
Douglas L. Payne has been appointed by the United States bankruptcy
trustee for Region 8 to serve as a panel Chapter 7 trustee for the
Eastern District of Tennessee.
1989
George Harold “Hal” Hanlin has joined the firm of Richardson
Plowden Carpenter & Robinson in Columbia as special tax counsel.
Catherine West Olivetti has become managing partner of Buist Byars
Pearce & Taylor in Bluffton.
Edward G. Smith has become of counsel to Clarkson Walsh Rheney &
Turner in Greenville.
1990
Michael T. Coulter has been named a partner with Clarkson Walsh Rheney & Turner in Greenville.
Stephen F. Fisher has joined Wimberly Lawson Daniels & Fisher in
Greenville.
Ellen H. Goodwin has become a shareholder with Turner Padget Graham and Laney in Columbia.
Stacey D. Haynes received the Department of Justice’s 2003
Director’s Award for Superior Performance as an assistant United
States attorney. It was presented to her by Guy A. Lewis, director
of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys in Washington, D.C.
Kevin F. McDonald was named Prosecutor of the Year by the Carolinas
Chapter of the International Association of Financial Crimes
Investigators.
Charles L.A. Terreni has been named chief clerk and administrator
of the South Carolina Public Service Commission.
Sharon G. Wilkinson married Bradley A. Wilkinson on Sept. 18, 2004,
in Las Vegas.
1991
J. Michelle Childs was named a winner of The State newspaper’s “20
Under 40” and has been selected as one of the University of South
Carolina Moore School of Business’ Outstanding Alumni for 2005.
Susan E. Ziel has become a partner with Krieg DeVault in
Indianapolis, Ind.
1992
Wallis A. Alves has been appointed chief public defender of the
Aiken County Public Defender’s Office.
Cynthia Durham Blair has become a shareholder with Rogers Townsend
and Thomas in Columbia.
John P. Hutchins has become a partner with Troutman Sanders in
Atlanta.
R. Scott Bluestein is chair-elect of the Admiralty Section for the
Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He practices admiralty and
maritime law with the Bluestein Law Firm, PA.
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1993
Archie Warren Ackerman was elected to the Charleston Employee
Council of the Transportation Security Administration, U.S.
Department of Homeland Security in January 2005.
Robert (Robby) D. Garfield married Dolly L. Justice (1997) on Feb.
7, 2004. They reside in Columbia.
Benjamin P. Glass has become a shareholder with Ogletree Deakins in
Charleston.
1994
Derwin T. Brannon is pleased to announce the opening of the Brannon
Law Firm, LLC, located in Columbia. The firm’s practice includes
employment law, construction defects, personal injury, general
civil litigation, military law, and criminal defense.
Cara Y. Crotty has become partner with Constangy, Brooks & Smith in
Columbia.
John Hearn has become a shareholder with Rogers Townsend and Thomas
in Columbia.
Adelaide (Tootsie) Dennis Kline joined the Law Office of
Thomas Dougall
two years ago, practicing insurance defense. Identical twin
grandsons were born in December 2004 to her son and
daughter-in-law.
Thomas McRoy Shelley III has become a shareholder with Rogers
Townsend and Thomas in Columbia.
1995
Warren S. Curtis has joined the firm of Weinberg & Brown in Sumter,
S.C.
James H. Fowles III has joined the firm of Ogletree Deakins in
Columbia.
Amy E. Mathisen has become a partner with Young Clement Rivers in
Charleston.
Lena Y. Meredith has become an associate with Nicholson and
Anderson in Greenwood.
1996
R. Gerald Chambers has become a shareholder with Turner
Padget Graham and Laney in Charleston.
George D. Gallagher has been elected a member of McAngus Goudelock
& Courie in Columbia.
Caroline M. Horlbeck has become an associate with Brown Massey
Evans McLeod & Haynsworth in Greenville, S.C.
Greg Horton has become a principal with Buist Moore Smythe McGee in
Charleston.
Laura N. Khare has joined Motley Rice in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
T. William McGee III has become a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley
& Scarborough in Columbia.
Mike Shetterly has become a shareholder with Ogletree Deakins in
Greenville.
Stephen Woods has become a shareholder with Ogletree Deakins in
Greenville.
1997
Bryson M. Geer has become a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough in Charleston, S.C.
James R. Gilreath Jr. has become a shareholder with Rose and
Harrison in Nags Head, N.C.
Robert H. Jordan has become a partner with Nelson Mullins Riley &
Scarborough in Charleston, S.C.
Benjamin A. Lafond has joined The Mason Law Firm in Mount Pleasant.
David L. Michel has been appointed a municipal judge for the town
of Mount Pleasant. S.C.
Robert A. Muckenfuss has become a member of Helms Mulliss & Wicker
in Charlotte, N.C.
Joseph M. Ramseur Jr. has been named a partner with Wilkins &
Madden in Greenville, S.C.
Michael E. Wever has become an associate with Brinks Hofer Gilson &
Lione in Indianapolis, Ind.
1998
Patrick W. Carr has become a shareholder with Turner Padget Graham
and Laney in Charleston.
R. Mark Davis has been elected a member of McAngus Goudelock &
Courie in Charleston.
G.P. Diminich has become an associate with Thomas and Fisher in Greenville.
Nathan (Nate) C. Fuller has become an associate with Nelson Mullins
Riley & Scarborough in Charlotte, N.C.
Anne Marie P. Hagood has been elected a member of McAngus Goudelock
& Courie in Charleston.
Ellis R. Lesemann has become an associate with Parker Poe in
Charleston.
Jonathan M. Milling has become an associate with Smith Ellis &
Stuckey in Columbia.
J. Garrett Van Osdell has become an associate with Kennedy
Covington Lobdell & Hickman in Charlotte, N.C., and is the proud
father of a baby girl, Madeleine.
Leslie D. Sullivan has become of counsel at Elmore and Wall in
Greenville.
1999
Melinda R. Beres has become an associate with Hunton & Williams in
Charlotte, N.C., where she lives with her husband Derek Beres (MIBS
Class of 1999).
Michael Eisenrauch has become a shareholder with Rogers Townsend
and Thomas in Columbia.
Ellen S. Gardner is in-house counsel in the equity derivatives
group within the legal department of Deutsche Bank in New York
City. She married Dan Krauser on Aug. 28, 2004, and they reside in
Manhattan.
Christalyn C. Hair has joined Buist Byars Pearce & Taylor in Johns
Island, S.C.
Scott R. Hile is an associate with Hunton & Williams in
Charlotte, N.C., and recently published an article, So You Want
to Practice International Business Law, in the International Law
newsletter of the North Carolina Bar Association.
G. Spencer Lueders Jr. has been named competition and patent
counsel at NASCAR, Inc., in Concord, N.C.
Anne Veatch Noonan has joined the firm of Chappell Smith and Arden
in Columbia.
John C. Phillips Jr. was married on July 10, 2004, to Katherine
Anne Born on Anguilla, British Virgin Islands. He was admitted to
practice in Mississippi in October 2004 and is an associate with
Rogers Townsend & Thomas in Columbia. He and Katie reside in
Columbia.
C. Clifford Rollins has become an associate with Richardson Plowden
Carpenter & Robinson in Columbia.
Jennifer Rubin has become a shareholder with Rogers Townsend and
Thomas in Columbia.
Mason A. Summers has become an associate with Richardson Plowden
Carpenter & Robinson in Columbia.
Elizabeth C. Ward has joined Motley Rice in Mount Pleasant, S.C.
William W. Wilkins III has become assistant U.S. attorney with U.S.
attorney Jonathan S. Gasser in the Greenville office.
2000
Bart Busby is an associate in the International Corporate Finance
Group of Wachovia Securities, LLC, in Atlanta, Ga., where he
resides with his wife Kim.
Bradford (Brad) T. Cunningham is the municipal attorney for the
Town of Lexington, S.C.
Cathy Lightsey Weaver has become an associate with Hamilton Martens
& Ballou in Rock Hill, S.C.
2001
Jeffrey (Jeff) A. Barnwell and his wife Michelle welcomed Oliver
Milton Barnwell on July 19, 2004. Jeff continues to work in the
area of employment law with Gibbs & Holmes in Charleston, S.C.
Carmen V. Ganjehsani has joined the firm of Richardson Plowden
Carpenter & Robinson in Columbia.
C. Bowen Horger II has become an associate of Barnes Alford Stork &
Johnson.
Elizabeth A. Shuffler has become an associate of Finkel & Altman in
North Charleston, S.C.
2002
Jason M. Bobertz has become an associate with Callison Tighe &
Robinson in Columbia.
Charles J. Bridgmon has become an associate with McCutchen Blanton
Johnson and Barnette in Columbia.
Elloree A. Ganes married Joseph Davidson Amman on Oct. 2, 2004.
Carlos C. Johnson has joined the firm of Lyles Darr & Clark in
Spartanburg, S.C., practicing small business and real estate
litigation, school board real estate transactions, and business
association work.
McHenry J. Kane has become an associate with Moore & Van Allen in
Charlotte, N.C.
Bradley L. Lanford has become an associate with Baker Ravenel &
Bender in Columbia.
Linda A. Seabrook has become of counsel at Hampton Green in North
Charleston, S.C.
Richele Keel Taylor has become an associate with Fisher & Phillips
in Columbia.
Robert W. Wilkins has become an associate with Wilkins and Madden
in Greenville, S.C.
Jennifer L. Young was sworn in to the New York Bar in June 2004 and
is with the firm of Sullivan Papain Block McGrath & Cannavo in New
York City.
2003
Andrea Easler has joined the firm of Nexsen Pruet in Hilton Head
Island, S.C.
Frederick F. Fisher has become an associate with the Hood Law Firm
in Charleston, S.C.
Lakesha W. Jeffries has become an associate with Horger Horger &
Justice in Orangeburg, S.C.
Joshua O.C. Lonon has become an associate with Callison Tighe &
Robinson in Columbia.
Ross B. Plyler has become an associate with Love Thornton Arnold &
Thomason in Greenville, S.C.
Karl D. Twenge has become an associate with Griffith Sadler & Sharp
in Beaufort, S.C.
W.S. (Trey) Watts III has become a member of Smith Watts &
Associates in Hartsville, S.C.
Kendra Worley and Wes Thornton were married in September 2003 and
reside in Charlotte, N.C. Kendra is with the firm of Parker Poe
Adams and Bernstein, LLC, and Wes is with the firm of Moore and
Van Allen.
2004
W. Thomas (Tom) Bacon IV has become an associate with McAngus
Goudelock & Courie in Columbia.
P. Griffin Bell has become an associate with Leatherwood Walker
Todd & Mann in Greenville, S.C.
H. Freeman Belser has become an associate with Belser & Belser in
Columbia.
Mitchell K. Byrd Jr. has joined the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office
in Greenville, S.C.
Lewis Warren Clayton III has become an associate with Elmore and
Wall in Greenville, S.C.
J. Andrew (Andy) Delaney has become an associate with McAngus
Goudelock & Courie in Columbia.
James (Jimmy) M. Fennell has become an associate with McAngus
Goudelock & Courie in Columbia.
Bonnie B. Goldsmith has become an associate with McAngus Goudelock
& Courie in Columbia.
Shelton W. Haile has become an associate with Hucks & Felker in
Columbia.
Joan W. Hartley has become an associate with Nexsen Pruet in
Columbia.
Russell (Russ) G. Hines has joined the South Carolina Supreme Court
Staff Attorneys’ Office.
Sallie Small Holder has joined the firm of Ogletree Deakins in
Greenville, S.C.
Brandt R. Horton has joined the South Carolina Supreme Court Staff
Attorneys’ Office.
Page M. Kalish has become an associate with Sowell Gray Stepp &
Laffitte in Columbia.
Thomas M. Larkin has become an associate with Leatherwood Walker
Todd & Mann in Greenville, S.C.
O. Edworth Liipfert III has become an associate with Griffith
Sadler & Sharp in Beaufort, S.C.
Reyburn W. Lominack III has become an associate with Gignilliat
Savitz & Bettis in Columbia.
Alan R. Marshall has become an associate with Dority & Manning in
Greenville, S.C.
Leitra Y. Maxwell has become an associate with the Gist Law Firm in
Columbia.
William R. Padget is an associate with Finkel & Altman in Columbia.
L. Darby Plexico III has become an associate with Brown & Brehmer
in Columbia.
C. Victor (Vic) Pyle III has joined the firm of Ogletree Deakins in
Columbia.
Margaret E. Santen has joined the firm of Ogletree Deakins in
Greenville, S.C.
Mary Coleman Smith has become an associate with Griffith Sadler &
Sharp in Beaufort, S.C.
Jennifer N. Stone has become an associate with Callison Tighe &
Robinson in Columbia.
Matthew D. Sullivan has become an associate with Nicholson
Davis Frawley
Anderson and Ayer in Lexington, S.C.
Miles C. Thomas has become an associate with Love Thornton Arnold &
Thomason in Greenville, S.C.
Ron Thomas has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as a
government relations consultant.
Jonathan B. Williams has joined the South Carolina Supreme Court
Staff Attorneys’ Office.
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