Admitted
1988, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1988
Law School Graduation Year
1988
College
University of South Carolina, B.A., cum laude, 1985
Memberships
Charleston and American (Member, Trial Evidence Committee) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 1998-2002 and Practice and Procedure Committee, 1997—); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association.
Biographical
Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1987-1988. Esquire Magazine Nominee, Outstanding Young American Under Forty. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Author: The New South Carolina Equitable Distribution Act & The Common Law: The State of the Union, South Carolina Law Review, Summer, 1988; Words of Inheritance: Ending the Feudal Reign, S.C. Lawyer, March/April 1992; Offers of Judgment in South Carolina Under State and Federal Law, The Defense Line, Fall 1993; Trial Evidence for Claims Adjusters, The Statement, 1994-1995; Arbitration v. Jury Trial: One Lawyer's Perspective, An Alternative, 1995; Evidence Matters, The Defense Line (evidence column) 1997-2002; Impeachment Evidence: Attacking & Supporting the Credibility of Witnesses, S.C. Bar Association, 1996; Cross-Examining Experts with Hearsay Under Rules 703, 704, and 705, The Defense Line, 1997; Under the Microscope: How the Jury Perceives Us, Our Witnesses, and Our Evidence, The Arizona Defender, 1998; Dog Bites and Other Injuries Caused by Animals, Co-Author, The Amicus, 2000; Legacy of the Law Hippies: The Federal Rules of Evidence, South Carolina Trial Lawyer Bulletin, 2000. Co-Editor with Judge William L. Howard and Co-Author: The South Carolina Practice Manual, South Carolina Bar Association, 3 volumes, 2000-2003; Discovery For Defense Attorneys, The Defense Line (discovery column) 2002—; beyond the bar, S.C. Lawyer Magazine (trial procedure column) 2002—; Rebellion in the Temple of Justice, 1 Volume, iUniverse Publishers 2003; Credibility and Character Evidence: History, Policy and Procedure, 2 Volumes, SC Bar Ass'n 2003. Seminars Taught: Seminars Direct, SC Bar CLE video recording: Character Evidence, 2003; Beyond the Bar: Evidence and Advocacy in the Courtroom, Renaissance Center, Charleston, SC, South Carolina Bar Ass'n, 2003; Torts and Evidence Law, Profs. Felix and Hubbard's SC Torts Seminar, University of South Carolina Law Center, South Carolina Bar Ass'n, September 2003; Selected Evidence Issue