Admitted
1973, South Carolina and U.S. Tax Court; 1976, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1978, U.S. Supreme Court
Law School
University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1973; Emory University, LL.M. in Taxation, 1979
Law School Graduation Year
1979
College
Furman University, B.A., 1968
Memberships
Greenville County and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation; Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1987-1989; Chairman, Tax Section, 1993-1994; Lawyer-Accountant Relationship Committee, 1995-1996; Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section); Greenville Estate Planning Council (President, 1991-1992)
Biographical
Phi Alpha Delta; Order of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1973. Co-Author: Estate Planning in South Carolina, South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (2002). Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1989-1990 and 1991-1992, in the field of Taxation and Employee Benefits, and 1993-1994 in the field of Employee Benefits, and 1995-1996, 1997-1998, 1999-2000 and 2001-2002, 2003— in the fields of both Taxation and Employee Benefits. Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1975. Member, 1988-1990 and Chairman 1990, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board. Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina)