October 28, 2009
The Court of Appeals’ decision in South Carolina Department of Social Services v. C.H., L.K., T.M. and D.M., 386 S.C. 58, 685 S.E.2d 835 (2009), reversed the
How to deal with the witness who, on cross-examination, loses the ability to answer questions
October 28, 2009
One of the things I am enjoying about mentoring newly-licensed attorneys is the opportunity to share little tips on how to deal with common litigation
Emergency hearings versus expedited hearings
October 23, 2009
Unlike a number of my family law brethren, I seek few emergency hearings; unlike almost all of my family law brethren, I seek many expedited
October 18, 2009
Just this month, one of my local family law colleagues was placed on interim suspension by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Not only did this
October 18, 2009
Rather than purchase a “starter home” (which I define as a modest first home one seeks to trade-up for as soon as one has moved
Mentoring newly licensed attorneys
October 17, 2009
In December 2008, the South Carolina Supreme Court reestablished a second pilot mentoring program, in which all qualifying lawyers admitted to the Bar between March 1,
October 17, 2009
The Chief Administrative Judge for the Charleston County Family Court, F.P. Segars-Andrews, has instituted mandatory mediation for all DSS abuse and neglect cases. Volunteers, such
Religious hypocrisy is not “family values” hypocrisy
October 14, 2009
Though I am not very religiously observant I find it disturbing that our culture considers religious men (or women) who act less than virtuous to
