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1955

Joe E. Berry Jr. celebrated 50 years as an attorney on June 14, 2005.

1959

G. Dewey Oxner Jr. is listed in the 2005 edition of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA. He is viewed as "the most preeminent medical malpractice defense lawyer" by peers, who claim he "represents practically all the doctors" in South Carolina.

1962

David A. Merline is listed in The Best Lawyers of America 2005-2006 for tax law and trusts and estates law.

1965

William (Bill) C. Boyd is listed in the 2005 edition of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA. He is described as a "first-class corporate and real estate lawyer and has been so for 30 years."

1968

John P. Cardillo was named Citizen of the Year by the Naples, Florida Chamber of Commerce.

1971

Lewis M. Levy has joined Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein in Columbia, S.C., as special counsel.

1974

Neal W. Dickert published an article titled "Preventing Judicial Arrogance" in the March 2005 edition of the American Bar Association's Judges' Journal.

1975

John (Johnny) P. Linton is listed in the 2005 edition of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA. He was commended to researchers as a "superior lawyer with excellent judgment."

1976

Thornwell (Biff) F. Sowell has been elected a fellow of the American Bar Foundation.

1977

M. Malissa Burnette is listed in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 for her practice in the area of employment law. She has formed Burnette & Rothstein, PA with David E. Rothstein (1993) in Columbia, S.C. The firm handles civil litigation and appeals, primarily in the areas of employment law, personal injury law, and domestic law.

1979

Anne S. Ellefson is listed in the 2005 edition of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA. According to Chambers USA, her peers "commend her as a good port of call for conflict referrals."

Elizabeth Mann has been named department head for the ABA-approved paralegal program at Greenville Technical College. She recently completed a three-year term as director for the southeast region of the American Association for Paralegal Education.

1980

David M. Swanson is listed in the 2005 edition of America's Leading Lawyers for Business, published by Chambers USA. He is described as a "focused real estate lawyer with a loyal clientele."

1982

Belton T. Zeigler has joined Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd in Columbia, S.C., as a shareholder.

1983

Sandra L. Burr has become managing associate of Perrie and Cole in Columbia, S.C. David A. Merline Jr. is listed in The Best Lawyers of America 2005-2006 for tax law, trusts and estates law, and employee benefits law.

1984

Thomas W. Bunch II has been appointed to the management committee of Robinson McFadden in Columbia.

1985

Daniel Q. Greif has joined the Coca-Cola Company in Hong Kong.

1986

David B. Summer was named in The Best Lawyers in America 2005-2006 in healthcare law.

D. Clay Robinson has been appointed to the management committee of Robinson McFadden in Columbia.

1987

William J. Buchanan has joined Rogers Townsend and Thomas and will have offices in Columbia and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Keith G. Meacham is listed in The Best Lawyers of America 2005-2006 for trusts and estates law.

1988

Gray T. Culbreath is the managing shareholder of Collins and Lacy, PC and a member of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel and the American Board of Trial Advocates.

1989

William C. McDow is a shareholder of Richardson Plowden Carpenter & Robinson and has been approved to serve as a certified mediator.

Amy B. Rothschild has joined The Joye Law Firm in North Charleston, S.C.

1990

Alicia K. Clawson has joined the firm of Allen Kopet & Associates in Columbia.

Jacob J. Modla has joined Family Dollar Stores, Inc. in Matthews, N.C.

1992

Kevin K. Bell has been appointed to the management committee of Robinson McFadden in Columbia.

Brian M. Gibbons became S.C.'s 6th District Family Court Judge on June 17 following his election by the S.C. General Assembly.

1993

J. Christian Adams has joined the U.S. Department of Justice, Voting Rights Section in Washington, D.C.

David E. Rothstein has formed Burnette & Rothstein, PA with M. Malissa Burnette (1977) in Columbia, S.C. The firm handles civil litigation and appeals, primarily in the areas of employment law, personal injury law, and domestic law.

1994

Stephen (Steve) K. Benjamin was named a class of 2007 member of Liberty Fellowship in Greenville, S.C.

Wendy S. Brafman is serving her first tour as a Foreign Service Officer for the U.S. State Department in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo. From 2002-2004 she worked for the ABA's Central European and Eurasian Law Initiative in Pristina, Kosovo.

Stacey Tarte Meyer has been named partner with McWhirter Bellinger & Associates in Columbia.

Linda Truluck Moore has become assistant director of legal affairs for University Specialty Clinics at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.

1995

William (Chip) A. Collins Jr. has been named partner with Bowers Orr in Columbia.

Alexander Loshilov has been named partner with Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Nicholson Graham in Pittsburgh, Pa. His practice areas include corporate, inter­national, and partnership tax, and international business transactions. He lives in a south suburb of Pittsburgh with his wife Astrid Cook (BA journalism, 1991), and his two children Nadia and Yuri.

Hamilton (Bo) E. Russell III has joined the firm of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in Greenville, S.C.

1996

Seslee Smith Mattson has been named partner with Morris Manning and Martin in Atlanta, Ga.

Gregory P. Sloan has become Of Counsel with Gallivan White & Boyd in Greenville, S.C.

Bryan P. Stirling joined McAngus Goudelock & Courie in Columbia and will lead the real estate law practice group.

1997

Daniel W. Hayes has become an associate with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte in Columbia.

Graeme Philp has become Of Counsel with Buist Moore Smythe McGee in Charleston, S.C.

1998

T. Will Andrew has joined the Dove Law Firm in Garden City.

Amanda L. Callander has been named partner with Buist Byars Pearce and Taylor in Charleston, S.C.

G. Hamlin O'Kelley III has become an associate with Buist Byars Pearce and Taylor in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Jennifer Rice is the co-president of the Larimer County Women's Bar, past Larimer County Bar Association pro bono chair, and was recently named Colorado Bar Association Local Access to Justice Committee Chair for Larimer County. She lives in Fort Collins, Colo.

Michael C. Scarafile has become general counsel with Prudential Carolina Real Estate in Charleston, S.C.

R. Alexander Sullivan has been named partner with Spencer and Spencer in Rock Hill, S.C.

1999

Michael W. Burkett has joined Willson Jones Carter and Baxley in its newly opened office in Columbia.

Teresa W. Florence has become coordinator of government and community relations for the Office of the President at the University of South Carolina.

Stephen Porter has joined Ellis Lawhorne & Sims in Columbia.

2000

Meredith McRae Robertson opened Meredith M. Robertson, LLC in September 2004. She specializes in real estate law.

Paul E. Sperry has become an associate with Buist Moore Smythe McGee in Charleston, S.C.

2001

Heather Edwards-Bohn has become an associate with Duff White and Boykin in Columbia.

Jonathan D. Hammond has rejoined the firm of Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann as an associate attorney. An associate with the firm from 2002 to 2004, Hammond returns to practice in the areas of insurance and tort litigation, products liability, and business and commercial litigation.

David Sigmon and Jennifer Wells welcomed Elias Coley Sigmon on Sept. 28, 2004. He is a patent attorney with Dority and Manning in Greenville, and she is an assistant solicitor for the Seventh Judicial Circuit in Spartanburg.

M. Anthony Stith Jr. has joined Dodds and Hennessy in Mount Pleasant, S.C.

Joanie Winters has become county attorney for Chester County.

2002

Vincent J. Ansiaux has become an associate with Wilson Elser Moskowitz Edelman & Dicker in Dallas, Texas.

Robert T. Homlar has become assistant district attorney with the Office of the District Attorney, Augusta, Georgia Judicial Circuit.

S. Harrison Saunders VI has become an associate with The Reeves Law Firm in Columbia.

Jeffrey J. Wiseman has become an associate with Young Clement Rivers in Charleston, S.C.

Mikell H. Wyman joined McAngus Goudelock & Courie in Columbia and will concentrate in workers' compensation defense.

2003

Heather M. Cannon has joined the firm of J. Scott Long and Associates in Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Aaron G. Walsh has become assistant public defender for the Aiken County Public Defender's Office.

2004

Heather M. Cairns opened the Law Office of Heather M. Cairns, LLC in Columbia and specializes in general practice, simple wills and estates, real estate, and land use.

Fulton Casey D. Cornwell has become assistant public defender for the Aiken County Public Defender's Office.

Karen (Katie) R. Parham has become an associate with Warner Payne and Black in Columbia.

Tracy M. Ray has joined the S.C. Department of Environmental Control's office of general counsel in Columbia.

Matthew Steinmetz has become an associate with Warner Payne and Black in Columbia.

Carrie A. Warner has become an associate with Warner Payne and Black in Columbia.

2005

Russell O. Brown has become an associate with The Benjamin Law Firm in Columbia.

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In Memoriam

Irving Levkoff, 1936
June 2005
Charleston, S.C.

Julian B. Salley Jr., 1936
July 2005
Aiken, S.C.

James B. Moore Sr., 1942
July 2005
Pawleys Island, S.C.

J. Calhoun Pruitt Sr., 1948
August 2005
Anderson, S.C.

J. Louis Lempesis, 1950
March 2005
Charleston, S.C.

Philip Garfinkel, 1955
June 2005
Charleston, S.C.

C. Benjamin Bowen, 1959
May 2005
Greenville, S.C.

Virgil W. Duffie Jr., 1959
June 2005
Columbia, S.C.

The Honorable Falcon B. Hawkins, 1963
July 2005
Mt. Pleasant, S.C.

Albert Creswell Todd III, 1975
July 2005
Columbia, S.C.

Thaddeus H. Munnerlyn, 1979
February 2005
Columbia, S.C.

David A. Kusa, 2005
May 2005
Apex, N.C.

George D. Haimbaugh Jr.
1916-2005

The School of Law community mourns the loss of George Dow Haimbaugh Jr., who died on July 18, 2005. He joined the faculty in 1963, specializing in Constitutional and International Law. He later held the David W. Robinson chair. Upon his official retirement from the School of Law in 1987, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Carroll Campbell. He continued to teach International Law at the law school until 1997.

Haimbaugh distinguished himself in service to his country, the law school, the state and his church. The breadth of his acquaintance and impact was made clear by a story told at his memorial service. When Prof. Haimbaugh took his students to view an argument at the United States Supreme Court, the students were surprised to witness Chief Justice Rehnquist greet Haimbaugh with a casual, "Hello, George," as the justices filed into the courtroom.

Prof. Haimbaugh was much loved by members of the law school community, and will be sorely missed, but his influence here and elsewhere will be felt for years to come.