"Steve Spitz is one of the most respected teachers
and lawyers in South Carolina," Dean Richard Gershon said.
"He is an outstanding faculty member who brings us great
credibility with the practicing Bar. He is considered a leading
expert in South Carolina property law."
Spitz, who has been an associate professor at the University
of South Carolina School of Law, joins the Charleston faculty
as a full professor. At USC, he won the Gedney M. Howe Outstanding
Teaching Award.
Spitz received his bachelor's degree from the Wharton School
at the University of Pennsylvania in 1969 and his law degree from
the University of Nebraska in 1974. Prior to becoming a professor,
he practiced law in Omaha, Nebraska.
In the past, Spitz also has taught courses in remedies, real
estate transactions and environmental law, including a seminar
on the federal Superfund law. He is former chair of the Governor's
State Water Law Revision Committee.
Among his publications are a case book, "Real Estate Transactions:
Cases and Materials," and a practice pamphlet, "Searching
Land Titles in South Carolina." He also has written chapters
in books on South Carolina water and environmental laws.
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