The South Carolina Bankruptcy Court (United States Bankruptcy Court / District of South Carolina - Region 4) serves the State of South Carolina with courts in Spartanburg, Charleston and Columbia (South Carolina state capital and Region 4 Office). Listed below are the courts addresses and names with telephone numbers as well as information on court fees and Ask-Lawyer-Program.

Columbia

      The Coulumbia Court has a fully staffed office with the address and telephone number as follows; Address: United States Bankruptcy Court, District of South Carolina, J. Bratton Davis U.S. Bankruptcy Courthouse, 1100 Laurel Street, Columbia, South Carolina 29201 / Telephone: (803) 765-5436.

Charleston

      The address for the Charleston Court is 145 King Street, Room 225 , Charleston, SC 29401. The Charleston office is for hearings only

Spartanburg

      The address for the Spartanburg Court is; Donald S. Russell Courthouse, 201 Magnolia Street, Spartanburg, South Carolina 29306. The Spartanburg office has a staffed chamber's office.

The Judges

      The following judges are in the District Bankruptcy Court of South Carolina. Relevant information is listed, including telephone numbers of the chambers, names and contact information of the law clerk and judicial assistant of each judge.

      Judge Waites (Hon. John E. Waites) is the Chief Judge of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court / District of South Carolina. His chamber's telephone number in Columbia is (803) 253-3751. The telephone number for the Charleston chamber is (843) 377-1935. Judge Waites' law clerk is Sarah Kistler.

      Judge Duncan (Hon. David R. Duncan) law clerk is William Harrison Penn and judicial assistant is Jackie Phillips. His chamber's telephone number in Columbia is (803) 765-5657.

      Judge Burris (Hon. Helen E. Burris) Chamber's is located Spartanburg and the phone number is (864) 591-5315. Her law clerk is Daniel Ray and judicial assistant is Reggie Reinovsky.

Clerk of the Court

      Tammi Hellwig is Clerk of the Court. She is located in the United States Bankruptcy Court, 1100 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201 / Phone: (803) 765-5209.

The Trustees

      Information on the Chapter 7, 12 and 13 Trustees can found at the South Carolina Trustees section of this web site.

Ask-A-Lawyer Program

      In a partnership with the South Carolina State Bar and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court of South Carolina, the district court offers a community service called Ask-A-Lawyer Program. Attorneys who practice bankruptcy law, volunteer their time to answer questions and provide free advice as well as give brief talks on bankruptcy. For more information on this program call (803) 765-5038.

Court Fees

      Information about the fees of the court are listed in the court fees section of the South Carolina Bankruptcy web site. They include the electronic public access fees, schedule of installment fees, initial filing fees and a schedule of other listed fees.