Jane Harris Downey

Construction, Mediation
541 Santee Avenue, P.O. Box 11874
Columbia, South Carolina 29211


Construction

Admitted

1990, South Carolina

Law School

Emory University, J.D., 1990

Law School Graduation Year

1990

College

Vanderbilt University; Furman University, B.A., cum laude, 1987

Memberships

South Carolina Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association (Member, Board, 1993-2000; Chairperson, Public Service Committee, 1993-1995; Treasurer, 1996-1997; Secretary, 1995-1996; Vice-President, 1997-1998; President, 1998-1999).

Biographical

Phi Alpha Delta (Justice, 1988-1989). Moot Court Society. Author: Convincing Nonconsumer Lawyers to Accept Pro Bono Bankruptcy Cases, American Bankruptcy Institute Journal, Vol. XIII, No. 10, December/Jan., 1995; Bankruptcy Laws Recognize Special Needs of Children, Consumer Law Letter, Vol. X, No. 1, July, 1994. Co-Author: Bankruptcy After Divorce: I Thought We Had an Agreement, South Carolina Lawyer, May/June 1992. Certified Arbitrator, Supreme Court of South Carolina. Certified Mediator, U.S. District Court of South Carolina; Supreme Court of South Carolina. Found qualified as a candidate for Circuit Court Judge by Judicial Merit Selection Commission, 2003. Member, Bankruptcy and Debtor-Creditor Law Specialization Advisory Board, 2003-2005. (Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina) (Certified in Business Bankruptcy Law by the American Bankruptcy Board of Certification)

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