August 5, 2010
Today the South Carolina Supreme Court, at the request of our state bar, promulgated new rules requiring all attorneys and judges to attend one hour
Frequently Asked Question on organizing a family court file
April 22, 2010
Having had one more potential client show up today with a stack of disorganized paperwork, I finally decided to publish a memo I had drafted
Rule 11 affirmations for family court motions
March 17, 2010
A colleague of mine has asked me to blog on when a Rule 11 affirmation is required for a family court motion. The requirement for
The culture’s misconceptions about condonation
March 3, 2010
Condonation (a legal term meaning “conditional forgiveness”) is a powerful defense to a fault divorce in South Carolina. If proven, condonation revives an alimony claim
Entrepreneurial cognizance within the professions
October 29, 2009
Last week Thomas L. Friedman, three-time Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times columnist, wrote a piece describing the current recession as largely caused by
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
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,
Buying one’s way out of court appointments
October 6, 2009
Under South Carolina Appellate Court Rule 608, most South Carolina attorneys are required to be on either the criminal or civil court appointment list, in
