Jerry Jay Bender

Civil, Mediation
1730 Main Street, P.O. Box 8057
Columbia, South Carolina 29202


Civil

Admitted

1975, South Carolina

Law School

University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975

Law School Graduation Year

1975

College

University of South Carolina, B.A., 1970

Memberships

Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar.

Biographical

Blue Key. Editor, South Carolina Bar Transcript, 1982-1987. Adjunct Professor, Law and Ethics of Mass Communication, University of South Carolina, 1983. Member, 1979-1983, and Chairman, 1980-1981, Richland County Planning Commission. Hearing Officer, South Carolina Department of Labor, 1979-1983. Chairman, South Carolina Occupational Health and Safety Review Board, 1983-1990. Author: Legal Guide for S.C. Broadcasters, 1998; Law Affecting South Carolina Newspapers, 1995 SCPA Foundation; Restraints on Extra Judicial Comment: Who Can Say What, When and Where? S.C. Lawyer May/June 1999; The Constitution and the Challenge to the Culture of Confidentiality, S.C. Lawyer May/June 1995; Closed Doors and Closed Drawers: Public Access to Courtrooms and Court Records, S.C. Lawyer Nov/Dec 1994. Adjunct Professor, Winthrop University, 1998—.

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