Personal Background:
Native of Spartanburg, SC
Preparatory Education:
Presbyterian College (B. A. 1970)
Legal Education:
University of South Carolina School of Law (J. D. 1973)
Military:
Capt., USAR, 1970-1978
Bar Admissions:
- Admitted to South Carolina Bar (1973)
- Admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court
- The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the State of South Carolina
- South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission
Thirty years of experience in civil litigation, business law, and real estate closings. Rated BV by Martindale-Hubble.
Bar Memberships:
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina State Bar Association
- South Carolina Defense Trial Lawyers Association
- Defense Research Institute
Major Accomplishments:
- Past Chairman of the Board of Glenn Springs Academy. (Formerly known as Spartanburg Boy's Home.)
- Past Chairman of the Piedmont Chapter of the American Red Cross
- Past Member of the Board of Directors of AWARE, Adult Reading And Writing Education, now incoporated into the Adult Learning Center.
- Past Chairman of the Spartanburg County Law Enforcement Scholarship Fund