March 29, 2010
I would love to see our South Carolina Supreme Court explain how an indigent holds the key to his cell door by paying $6,000.00 he
Updated abuse and neglect materials
March 26, 2010
Less than a year after undertaking extensive research in 2007 to draft materials for lectures on representing parents in abuse and neglect cases, South Carolina’s
What we got here is a failure to communicate
March 26, 2010
A few months ago I tried an initial custody case involving an eight-year old child on behalf of the father against a pro se mother.
How else should we select judges?
March 24, 2010
Democracy is the worst form of government except for all those others that have been tried. - Winston Churchill It’s clear that the Supreme Court’s
March 23, 2010
Judge Segars-Andrews’ complaint was dismissed by the Supreme Court today: Segars-Andrews v. Judicial Merit Selection Commission, 387 S.C. 109, 691 S.E.2d 453 (2010). I assume this means she
New Frequently Asked Question on Family Court Temporary Hearings
March 19, 2010
Realizing I have never adequately explained in writing what happens at a family court temporary hearing, and realizing that I shouldn’t expect my clients to understand
Why shouldn’t lawyers have sunny dispositions?
March 18, 2010
Last week I hosted an extern from Bryn Mawr College who was interested in a career in family law. Facebook messaging her mother [a physician
