SOUTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURT COMMISSION ON CONTINUING LEGAL EDUCATION & SPECIALIZATION COLUMBIA, SC ESTATE PLANNING AND PROBATE LAW SPECIALISTS (As of June 2018)
Beaufort Harley D. Ruff** Ruff & Ruff, LLC 17 Professional Village Circle Beaufort, SC 29907 843-524-5400
Charleston T. Heyward Carter, Jr. Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA PO Box 369 Charleston, SC 29402-0369 843-577-2300 Andrew W. Chandler* Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA PO Box 369 Charleston, SC 29402-0369 843-577-2300 John Ravenel Chase Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA PO Box 340 Charleston, SC 29402-0340 843-724-1131 Giampiero Diminich** Shumaker Loop & Kendrick, LLP 176 Croghan Spur Road, Suite 301 Charleston, SC 29407 843-996-1912 Lester S. Schwartz Lester S. Schwartz, Attorney at Law 708 Saint Andrews Boulevard PO Box 30356 Charleston, SC 29417-0356 843-571-7919 Kenneth F. Smith Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP PO Box 999 Charleston, SC 29402 843-720-4611 John C. von Lehe, Jr.** Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP PO Box 1806 Charleston, SC 29402 843-534-4311 Shawn M. Flanagan** Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP PO Box 999 Charleston, SC 29402 843-722-3400 Robert M. Kunes Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA PO Box 369 Charleston, SC 29402-0369 843-577-2300 Michael G. Roberts Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA PO Box 22129 Charleston, SC 29413-2129 843-576-2832 F. Patricia Scarborough Evans Carter Kunes & Bennett, PA PO Box 369 Charleston, SC 29402-0369 843-577-2300
Columbia W. Bert Brannon* Callison, Tighe & Robinson, LLC PO Box 1390 Columbia, SC 29202-1390 803-461-2316 Rita Bragg Caughman** Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC PO Box 12127 803-212-4960 Erin A. Cook Estate Planning of SC, LLC PO Box 5915 Columbia, SC 29250 803-312-3909 William S. Elder Law Office of William S. Elder PO Box 11262 803-765-9190 W. Steven Johnson** Todd & Johnson, LLP PO Box 11262 803-252-1500 Catherine H. Kennedy Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA PO Box 1473 Columbia, SC 29202-1473 803-254-2200 Fred L. Kingsmore, Jr. Nexsen Pruet, LLC PO Drawer 2426 Columbia, SC 29202-2426 803-253-8264 Angela M. Kirby* Kirby Law, LLC 828 Woodrow Street Columbia, SC 29205 803-256-6401 Jonathan Patrick Lee Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC PO Box 12127 (803) 978-5500 Jennifer Ross MacLeod Sojourner Caughman & Thomas, LLC PO Box 12127 803-978-5500 W. Verne McGough, Jr. McGough Law Firm, P.A. PO Box 115 Columbia, SC 29202 803-223-7450 S. Alan Medlin** USC School of Law 1713 Phelps Street Columbia, SC 29205 803-777-7465 Matthew J. Myers Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, PA PO Box 12129 803-256-2233 William G. Newsome III** Nexsen Pruet, LLC PO Drawer 2426 Columbia, SC 29202-2426 803-253-8268 William M. Reynolds III Todd & Johnson, LLP PO Box 11262 803-252-1500 David C. Sojourner, Jr. Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC PO Box 12127 803-212-4955
Columbia (Continued) Karen Hudson Thomas** Sojourner, Caughman & Thomas, LLC PO Box 12127 803-978-5500 Kenneth B. Wingate Sweeny Wingate & Barrow, PA PO Box 12129 803-256-2233
Georgetown Scott W. Hutto Hutto Law Firm, PA PO Box 556 Georgetown, SC 29442 843-545-5250
Greenville Robert E. August Merline & Meacham, P.A. PO Box 10796 Greenville, SC 29603 864-242-4080 Michael B. Bridges Dobson Jones Ball Phillips & Bridges, PA PO Box 1923 Greenville, SC 29602 864-271-8171 Daniel A. Collins** Collins & Collins, Attorneys at Law, PA 17A Caledon Ct. Greenville, SC 29615 864-370-2277 William L. Dennis Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP 2 West Washington Street Suite 1100 Greenville, SC 29601 864-751-7606 Matthew B. Edwards Thomas, Fisher, Sinclair & Edwards, P.A. PO Box 2248 Greenville, SC 29602-2248 864-232-0041 Randy E. Fisher** Thomas, Fisher Sinclair & Edwards, P.A. PO Box 2248 Greenville, SC 29602-2248 864-232-0041 J. Tod Hyche Smith Moore Leatherwood, LLP 2 West Washington Street Suite 1100 Greenville, SC 29601 864-751-7623 R. David Massey Brown Massey Evans McLeod & Haynsworth LLC PO Box 2464 Greenville, SC 29602 864-271-7424 Keith G. Meacham Merline & Meacham, P.A. PO Box 10796 Greenville, SC 29603 864-242-4080 David A. Merline, Jr.** Merline & Meacham, P.A. PO Box 10796 Greenville, SC 29603 864-242-4080 Lesley R. Moore** Freeman & Moore, PC 245 E. Broad St., Ste. D Greenville, SC 29601 864-236-8768 Douglas B. O Neal Merline & Meacham, P.A. PO Box 10796 Greenville, SC 29603 864-242-4080 Virginia M. Phillips Dobson Jones Ball Phillips & Bridges, PA PO Box 1923 Greenville, SC 29602 864-271-8171 Thomas G. Sinclair Thomas, Fisher, Sinclair & Edwards, P.A. PO Box 2248 Greenville, SC 29602-2248 864-232-0041 Charles Smith Verdin, IV Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP Poinsett Plaza, Suite 900 104 South Main Street Greenville, SC 29601 864-373-2242
Hilton Head Island Richard B. Allen Fraser & Allen, LLC PO Box 5098 Hilton Head, SC 29938 843-785-3311 Michael J. Howell** The Law Office of Michael J. Howell, PA 1 Corpus Christi Place, #112 Hilton Head, SC 29928 843-785-7590 John M. Jolley McNair Law Firm, PA PO Drawer 3 Hilton Head, SC 29938-0003 843-785-2171
Myrtle Beach Melody J. E. Breeden* Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA PO Box 2116 Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 843-213-5530 James F. McCrackin Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP PO Box 3939 Myrtle Beach, SC 29578 843-946-5659
Pawleys Island Ronald S. Gaynor Ronald S. Gaynor, PA PO Box 128 Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-8915 Marie C. Lindsay Lindsay & Lindsay, LLC PO Box 2458 Pawleys Island, SC 29585 843-237-2961
Rock Hill Frederick William Faircloth, IV James C. Hardin III, PLLC PO Box 190 Rock Hill, SC 29731 803-329-8200 James C. Hardin, III** James C. Hardin III, PLLC PO Box 190 Rock Hill, SC 29731 803-329-8200 Joseph Louis Raad* Morton & Gettys, LLC PO Box 707 Rock Hill, SC 29731 803-366-3429
Spartanburg James B. Drennan, III** Dennis Shaw Drennan & Pack, LLC PO Box 891 Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-582-0708 James W. Shaw Dennis Shaw Drennan & Pack, LLC PO Box 891 Spartanburg, SC 29304 864-582-0708
Summerville Melvin D. Williamson Williamson Law Office, PA 1801 Old Trolley Road Suite 102 Summerville, SC 29485-7623 843-821-8884 *Member, Estate Planning & Probate Specialization Advisory Board **Former Chair, Estate Planning & Probate Specialization Advisory Board