The Charleston School of Law's Department of Student Affairs is committed to meeting the needs of our law students. Meet our staff:

Abby Edwards Saunders is associate dean of students and the assistant director of the Externship program. She is a summa cum laude and a First Honor graduate of the College of Charleston. She earned her J.D. with honors from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she served as editor-in-chief of the North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation and was inducted into the Davis Society. She served as a law clerk to the Hon. David C. Norton, Chief United States District Court Judge for the District of South Carolina.

Before joining the Charleston School of Law, she was an associate with Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, and a partner with The McGougan Law Firm, LLC. Saunders currently serves on the executive board of the Charleston County Bar Association; the Homeless Justice Project Legal Clinic Advisory Board; the Executive Board of the Mediation Center of Charleston; the Center for Heirs' Property Preservation Advisory Committee and its Strategic Planning Committee; the College of Charleston Alumni Scholarship Committee; and the Habitat for Humanity Resource and Development Committee. Saunders has also previously served on the Crisis Ministries Board and on the College of Charleston Alumni Board as vice president.

At the law school, Saunders teaches Aviation Law, a federal trial practice course, and Practicing Law as a Business: Firm Management, Professional Responsibility and Clients. She is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Charleston County Bar, South Carolina Women's Lawyer Association, National Association of Pro Bono Professionals, Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association, Lawyer-Pilots Bar Association, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Alumni Association, the Charleston Carolina Club and the College of Charleston Alumni Association.

Jennifer Summers is assistant director of student affairs. She is a native of Summerville, S.C., and graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. Prior to joining the law school, she was a bankruptcy paralegal for three years in the Columbia office of Finkel Law Firm. Mrs. Summers is a member of the Summerville Junior Service League.

Graham Ervin is the events coordinator for Student Affairs. She is a graduate of the College of Charleston where she earned a bachelor's degree in Corporate and Organizational Communication. Ms. Ervin served as Senior Class President and was the recipient of the Theodore S. Stern Cup Award and Cistern Award. Prior to joining the law school, she was the Special Events Host at the South Carolina Aquarium. Ms. Ervin is a member of the College of Charleston Alumni Association and the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Mark Moore is the special assistant to the associate dean of students. A native of Charleston, he graduated from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor's degree in Political Science and a law degree. Prior to joining the School of Law, Mr. Moore worked in civil, criminal, family and administrative law throughout the Lowcountry and in Columbia. As a law student at the University of South Carolina, Mr. Moore clerked for the general counsel of the State Budget and Control Board and, upon graduation, worked as a civil law practitioner for a small firm in Columbia. For several years, he was a staff attorney with the Charleston County Public Defender Corporation representing approximately 1,000 indigent criminal defendants charged with all levels of criminal offenses. After that, he worked to establish the legal office handling abuse and neglect cases for the Department of Social Services in Allendale, Colleton, Hampton Counties. Most recently, he worked for a private firm in Charleston representing disability claimants in Social Security and state retirement matters. He is a member of the S.C. Bar.