Founders
Three founders of the school serve as its Board of Directors.
They also serve on the Board of Advisors.
They are:
Honorable Alex Sanders - chairman
Retired President of College of Charleston
Retired Chief Judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1960
University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1962
University of Virginia, M.A.
As past president of the College of Charleston, Chief Judge of
the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a member of both the South
Carolina House of Representatives and Senate and educator, Judge
Sanders has devoted a lifetime to public service in South Carolina.
Judge Sanders has also served in the United States Army, been
a member of the adjunct faculty at both the University of South
Carolina and Harvard Law School, and a professor at the College
of Charleston.
Ralph C. McCullough II
Professor of Law, Charleston School of Law
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, USC School of Law
Past Assistant Dean of USC School of Law
Erskine College, B.A., 1962
Tulane University, J.D., 1965
Professor McCullough has distinguished himself as legal educator
in the areas of torts, law and medicine, damages, and trial advocacy.
He held the American College of Trial Lawyers chair at the University
of South Carolina Law School. He is the co-author of books on
civil litigation in the federal courts and on South Carolina torts
law, as well as the author of articles on bankruptcy practice
and procedure.
Edward J. Westbrook
Attorney; Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook, and
Brickman, LLC
Stevens Institute of Technology, B.E., 1974
University of South Carolina, J.D., magna cum laude, 1976
Mr. Westbrook is recognized nationally for his work in asbestos,
toxic tort, and consumer fraud class action litigation. He is
admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals,
Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit U.S. Court
of Appeals, Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals,
District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit;
South Carolina, the District of Columbia, and U.S. District Court,
District of South Carolina. He is a member of the South Carolina
Bar, the American Bar Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers
Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He served
as Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976. Instructor in
Legal Writing, University of South Carolina Law School, 1976-1977,
and Law Clerk to Hon. Sol Blatt, Jr., U.S. District Court, District
of South Carolina, 1977-1979.
Two additional founders of the school are:
Honorable Robert S. Carr
U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina
Furman University, B.S., 1967
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
Prior to being appointed to the Court in 1975, Judge Carr practiced
law in Columbia, SC, served as law clerk to Judge Robert F. Chapman,
U.S. District Judge for the District of SC, and was legal assistant
to Senator Strom Thurmond. In addition, Judge Carr enlisted in
the United States Army Reserve in 1968 and retired as a Colonel
in 1997. He received numerous awards and medals including the
Legion of Merit. He has served in the House of Delegates of the
American Bar Association, as President of the Federal Magistrate
Judges Association, Chairman of the National Conference of Special
Court Judges, and on the Judicial Resources Committee of the Judicial
Conference of the United States. Judge Carr has been a member
of the adjunct faculty at the College of Charleston since 1982.
Honorable George C. Kosko
U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1966
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
University of Colorado, National Institute of Trial Advocacy,
1972
Prior to appointment to the Court in 2000, Judge
Kosko was in private practice from 1975-2000. Judge Kosko also
served as the first Family Court Solicitor in South Carolina and
Assistant Solicitor for Richland County. In addition to being
selected for inclusion in the first Who's Who in American Law,
Judge Kosko also lectured at the University of South Carolina
School of Law on trial issues and ethics and has delivered many
papers for the American Association of Airport Executives, the
Southeastern Aviation Managers Association, the North Carolina
Aircraft Association, and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission.
Judge Kosko is a member of the American Bar Association, District
of Columbia Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, American
Judicature Society, Lawyers/Pilots Bar Association, National Transportation
Safety Board Bar Association, Aviation Insurance Association,
and the Defense Research Institute.
Board
of Advisors
The Board of Advisors of the Charleston School of Law includes
founders of the school (above) and some of South Carolina's most
prominent judges, lawyers and scholars. The members of the Committee
share a commitment to establishing a student oriented law school
premised upon ideals of service to the community, professionalism,
and excellence in legal education.
Honorable P. Michael Duffy, chairman
U.S. District Judge, District of South Carolina
The Citadel, B.A., 1965
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1968
Before his appointment, Judge Duffy was a partner in the law firm
of Hollings & Hawkins and later a principal in the McNair
Law Firm. He has been a member of numerous professional and civic
organizations and he is a senior bencher and staunch supporter
of The Citadel Inn of Court, a pre-law society. He was awarded
an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from The Citadel in 2000. He
is a distinguished visiting professor at the Charleston School
of Law.
T. Patton Adams IV
Executive Director, S.C. Commission on Indigent
Defense
Washington & Lee University, B.A. in Political
Science, 1965
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1968
Mr. Adams has been the executive director of
the commission since January 2005. A native of Columbia and a
1968 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law,
he maintained an active private law practice in Columbia for over
28 years. Prior to joining the agency Mr. Adams served as the
vice president for government relations and general counsel for
a major hospital industry trade association. A Vietnam veteran,
Mr. Adams served as Mayor of Columbia from 1986-1990 and was an
at-large member of its City Council from 1976-1986. More.
Steven "Cam" R. Anderson
Attorney: Law Office of Steven R. Anderson, Columbia,
S.C.
Honorable Sol Blatt, Jr.
Senior United States District Judge
University of South Carolina, A.B., 1941
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1946
Sol Blatt, Jr., Senior United States District
Judge, was born on August 20, 1921, and is a native of Barnwell,
South Carolina. A graduate of the University of South Carolina,
he received his A.B. degree in 1941 and his J.D. degree in 1946.
From 1946 until 1971, Judge Blatt practiced law in the firm of
Blatt and Fales in Barnwell, South Carolina. He was appointed
to the District Court in 1971 and was elevated to Chief Judge
in 1986. Judge Blatt took Senior Status in 1990. In December 2006
he became the longest serving district judge in the 200-plus year
history of the District of South Carolina. Judge Blatt was married
to the former Carolyn Gayden from 1942 until her death in 2004.
They have three children. He is an avid golfer, fisherman, and
a life-long supporter of the athletic teams of his alma mater.
Charles J. Boykin
Attorney: Boykin, Davis & Hawkins, LLC, Columbia,
S.C.
Benedict College, B.A., cum laude, 1974
University of South Carolina, M.P.A., 1977
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1992
Mr. Boykin, a labor and employment lawyer, served
as articles editor for the Southern University Law Center Law
Review. A certified Circuit Court mediator and arbitrator, he
is active in many professional legal groups.
Honorable Richard E. Fields
Retired Judge, Ninth Circuit
West Virginia State College, B.S., 1944
Howard University, LL.B., 1947
Judge Fields was admitted to practice before both the Bar of the
District of Columbia and South Carolina in 1948, and in 1949 returned
to Charleston to begin his law practice. In 1969, he was appointed
Associate Municipal Court Judge for the City of Charleston and
in 1971 became the Court's Presiding Judge. Thereafter in 1974,
Judge Fields was elected by the South Carolina General Assembly
to the position of Judge of the Family Court in Charleston County
and served in this capacity until 1980 when he was elected by
the General Assembly to serve as a Judge of the Circuit Court
of South Carolina where he served with distinction until he retired
in 1992. Throughout his illustrious career, Judge Fields has served
on numerous boards and agencies in Charleston County and throughout
the State of South Carolina, and has maintained active membership
in the United Methodist Church. He has served as a delegate to
numerous Methodist conferences, as a member of the General Board
of Finance and Administration of the United Methodist Church,
the corporate body of the Church, and as a member of its executive
committee for a period of eight years. Before taking the bench,
Judge Fields was active in the Democratic Party, and in 1968 and
1972 was a Delegate to the National Democratic Conventions respectively
held in Chicago, Illinois, and Miami, Florida.
Michael D. Glenn
Attorney: Glenn, Haigler, McClain & Stathakis, LLP
B.A., Furman University, 1962
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1965
Mr. Glenn is admitted to practice in the U.S.
Supreme Court, the U.S.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,
the U.S. District Court of Appeals for the Armed Services, the
U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the
Supreme Court of South Carolina. Mr. Glenn served as city judge,
City of Anerson (1969-72), county judge for Anderson County (1972-78),
South Carolina Family Court Judge (1977-78). He is a member of
the American College of Trial Lawyers, the American Bar Association,
the American Board of Trial Advocates, the Association of Trial
Lawyers of America, and the South Carolina Bar. Mr. Glenn has
served as a member of the S.C. Bar Board of Governors (1999-2002),
the Judicial Qualifications Committee (1992-1995), the S.C. Supreme
Court Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline (1985-88),
the S.C. Supreme Court Board of Bar Examiners (1990-93), and presently
servces on the S.C. Supreme Court ADR Commission.
John A. Hagins, Jr.
Attorney; Covington, Patrick, Hagins, Stern, &
Lewis, P.A.
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1960
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1963
Past President of the Greenville Bar Association, South Carolina
Trial Lawyers Association, and South Carolina Bar, member of the
American Bar Association, and past member of the South Carolina
House of Representatives, Mr. Hagins is well known throughout
the state for his contributions to South Carolina and the legal
society. In addition to his position of President, Mr. Hagins
also served the South Carolina Bar through his positions of Chairman
of the Division on Continuing Legal Education, House of Delegates,
Secretary, and President-Elect. Mr. Hagins is also a member of
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America, National Conference
of Bar Presidents, Southern Conference of Bar Presidents, and
a Fellow of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. Mr. Hagins is currently
a partner in the Greenville firm Covington, Patrick, Hagins, Stern,
and Lewis, P.A.
Honorable Kaye A. Hearn
Chief Judge, S.C. Court of Appeals
Bethany College, B.A., cum laude, 1972
University of Virginia, L.L.M., 1998
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1977
Judge Kaye Hearn has served as a member of the
South Carolina Court of Appeals since her election on March 21,
1995. On June 21, 1999, she was elected Chief Judge. From 1986
until her election to the Court of Appeals, she served as Family
Court Judge for the 15th Judicial District, comprising Horry and
Georgetown Counties. She was the chief administrative judge in
the 15th Circuit from 1987 until her election to the Court of
Appeals. During her tenure as family court judge, she served as
treasurer, vice-president, and president of the South Carolina
Conference of Family Court Judges. Prior to going on the bench,
Judge Hearn was a trial lawyer with the firm of Stevens, Stevens,
Thomas, Hearn, and Hearn. Immediately upon graduation from law
school, she was law clerk to The Honorable Julius B. Ness, Associate
Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court. More.
Honorable Ernest F. Hollings
B.A., The Citadel
J.D., The University of South Carolina
Ernest "Fritz" Hollings, a distinguished
visiting professor at the Charleston School of Law, is a former
United States Senator (1966-2004). A World War II veteran, he
served as governor (1958-62) and lieutenant governor (1954-58)
of the state of South Carolina.
Gedney M. Howe, III
Attorney, Gedney M. Howe, III, P.A.
University of South Carolina, B.A., 1969
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1973
Mr. Howe is a member of one of Charleston's most distinguished
families in the law and has distinguished himself in his own right
as a plaintiff's attorney in the areas of Personal Injury; Products
Liability; and Wrongful Death. He is admitted to practice in the
United states Supreme Court, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the
Fourth Circuit; 1991, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth
Circuit and South Carolina. He is a member of the Charleston County
and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina
Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of
America; American Board of Criminal Lawyers; National Association
of Criminal Defense Lawyers; National College of Criminal Defense
Lawyers; South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.
His honors include Blue Key and a Fellow, International Society
of Barristers.
Edward M. Hughes
In 2000, Mr. Hughes merged his Hilton Head Island law firm with
Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard. Mr. Hughes specializes in business
law, land use law, real estate development, interstate land sales,
banking and creditor's rights and commercial and residential closings.
Mr. Hughes has been involved in several large real estate developments
in the Hilton Head area, including Hilton Head Plantation, Indigo
Run Plantation, Wexford Plantation, Port Royal Plantation and
Shipyard Plantation. Most recently, Mr. Hughes was involved in
the acquisition and development of Palmetto Bluff, a 20,000 acre
development in southern Beaufort County, South Carolina. In addition
to local developments, Mr. Hughes has been involved in the acquisition
and development of properties from Colorado and Utah to Texas
and Georgia. He is currently a member of the Hilton Head Island
Bar Association, Beaufort County Bar Association and the South
Carolina Bar Association. He served in the House of Delegates
of the South Carolina Bar for 10 years representing the Fourteenth
Judicial Circuit. Mr. Hughes was born in Columbia, South Carolina,
on December 17, 1949. Mr. Hughes received his undergraduate degree
from Clemson University in 1971 and his J.D. from University of
South Carolina in 1974.
Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson
Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit
Converse College, B.A., 1985
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1989
Previous Family Court judge and law clerk to Judge Richard E.
Fields, Judge Jefferson was elected to the Ninth Circuit on March
30, 2001. Judge Jefferson was selected for Who's Who Among American
College and University Students and is a member of the Junior
League of Charleston.
C. Roland Jones, Jr.
Attorney: Jones & Hendrix, P.A., Spartanburg,
S.C.
Wofford College, B.A., 1967
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1972
Mr. Jones, whose practice emphasizes insurance
litigation defense and workers' compensation defense, is a partner
with Jones & Hendrix, P.A., in Spartanburg. Prior
to starting his own practice in 1998, Jones worked as an attorney
with the Ward Law Firm, P.A., from 1983 to1998. In the four years
starting in 1979, he was chief judge of the Spartanburg Magistrate
Court, and served as associate judge of Spartanburg County Civil
and Criminal Court from 1977 to 1979. Mr. Jones, who was an assistant
circuit solicitor for the 7th Judicial Circuit from 1975 to 1977,
also was a law clerk for U.S. District Chief Judge J. Robert Martin
Jr. for the District of South Carolina from 1974 to 1975. In 1993
after 24 years of service, Mr. Jones retired as a major in the
U.S. Army Reserve.
Dr. William V. Moore
Professor, College of Charleston
Southern Illinois University, B.A., 1966
Southern Illinois University, M.A., 1968
Tulane University, PhD, 1975
Dr. Moore is the recipient of the Distinguished Teaching Award,
Distinguished Service Award, Distinguished Advising Award, and
Distinguished Teacher-Scholar Awards given by the College of Charleston.
Dr. Moore also received the South Carolina Governor's Professor
of the Year Award in 1997 and is listed in Who's Who in America
and Who's Who in the World. Dr. Moore is currently a professor
of political science at the College of Charleston where he has
been a member of the faculty since 1972.
Honorable David C. Norton
U.S. District Judge, District of South Carolina
University of the South, B.A., 1968
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975
Appointed in 1990, Judge Norton serves as a U.S. District Judge
for the District of South Carolina. After receiving his bachelor's
degree, Judge Norton joined the United States Navy and was awarded
the Navy Commendation Medal for his service. Judge Norton also
served as partner with Holmes and Thomson from 1980-1990, City
Attorney for Isle of Palms, and Deputy Solicitor for the Ninth
Judicial Circuit. Judge Norton was awarded the Gedney M. Howe
Award for Pro Bono in 1988 and has significant leadership service
including Secretary/Treasurer for the Charleston County Bar Association,
South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, and Defense Trial Assistant
Attorneys Association Executive Committee.
James W. Peterson, Jr.
Attorney: Clarke, Johnson, Peterson & McLean, P.A.
Presbyterian College, B.S. in Economics, 1972
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1975
Mr. Peterson is a shareholder in the law firm
of Clarke, Johnson, Peterson & McLean, P.A., in Florence,
South Carolina. He was admitted to practice in South Carolina
in 1975 and in the U.S. Court of Military Appeals in 1976. After
three years on active duty as a Captain with the U.S. Army, JAGC,
he served as a Law Clerk to the Honorable C. Weston Houck, U.S.
District Judge for the District of South Carolina. Mr. Peterson
continued his military service in the United States Army Reserves
until retiring as a Colonel in 2002. He joined his present firm
in 1981, and is involved in a general practice with emphasis on
civil litigation, mediation, and municipal law. He has served
as City Attorney for the City of Florence since 1994, and presently
is President of the South Carolina Municipal Attorneys Association.
He was appointed by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a member
of the initial Board for Certification of Mediators and Arbitrators
and continues to serve as a member of that Board and on the ADR
Commission for South Carolina.
Honorable Daniel F. Pieper
Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit
College of Charleston, B.A., 1982
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1984
New York University Law School, LL.M. in taxation,
In 1993, Judge Pieper was elected by the General
Assembly to the position of Master-in-Equity in the Ninth Judicial
Circuit. Soon after his appointment, the Chief Justice designated
Judge Pieper as a Special Circuit Judge whereby he regularly presided
over additional civil and criminal cases and proceedings, all
appeals from lower courts and administrative agencies, as well
as grand jury matters. He continued serving as Master-in-Equity
and Special Circuit Judge until May 22, 1996; on that date, he
was elected Resident Circuit Judge of the Ninth Circuit and continued
in that role until Fall 2007. On May 23, 2007, Judge Pieper was
elected as Judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals and fully assumes
the duties of that office in November 2007. More.
Mayor Joseph P. Riley
Mayor, Charleston, S.C., 1975-present
The Citadel, 1964
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1967
Currently serving an unprecedented seventh term as Charleston
mayor, Mayor Riley has been named as one of the twenty-five most
dynamic mayors in America by Newsweek magazine. Because of his
outstanding leadership, Charleston has been named as one of the
most progressive and livable cities in the United States. In June
of 2000 he was awarded the first President's Award from the U.S.
Conference of Mayors for outstanding leadership. Other leadership
roles include past President of the U.S. Conference of Mayors,
Chairman of the Cities Task Force of the Southern Growth Policies
Board, and President of the National Association of Democratic
Mayors. Currently Mayor Riley serves on the U.S. Conference of
Mayors Executive Committee.
Thomas Waring
Attorney: Moore & Van Allen, PLLC
A.B., University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, 1966
M.B.A., Harvard University, 1972
Master of Accounting, University of South Carolina, 1977
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1978
Honorable William W. Wilkins
U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit, Judge
Davidson College, B.A., 1964
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1967
Described by Senator Strom Thurmond as "a man of character
and unquestionable integrity" Judge Wilkins has devoted much
of his life to public service. Judge Wilkins first served as law
clerk to Judge Clement F. Haynsworth, Jr., after which he entered
private practice in Greenville, SC. Shortly thereafter Judge Wilkins
was elected as Solicitor for the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit and
served in that capacity until 1981 when he was appointed to the
United States District Court by President Reagan. In 1985 President
Reagan appointed Judge Wilkins as the first Chairman of the United
States Sentencing Commission in charge of establishing guidelines
for the sentencing of federal defendants. In 1986 Judge Wilkins
was further appointed to the United States Circuit Court of Appeals
responsible for hearing appeals from SC, NC, VA, WV and MD. He
served as chief judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit,
from 2003-2007.
