The South Carolina Commission on CLE and Specialization has a program that is certified by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. The program includes certification in Taxation, Estate Planning and Probate, Employment and Labor Law and Bankruptcy & Debtor / Creditor.

Certified Bankruptcy Specialist - Requirements

      In order to qualify as a State Certified Specialist in Bankruptcy, a number of minimum requirements are necessary. They include some of the following;

- Required Period of Practice in Law - Applicant must For a period of five (5) years on a full-time basis, have been engaged in the practice of law.

- Involvement in the Bankruptcy Law - An Attorney who applies, must practice as well as have a substantial involvement and competency in the field of bankruptcy five years preceding application.

- CLE (Continuing Legal Education) - Applicant must have no less than 60 hours of continuing legal education credit in the subject of bankruptcy. The classes or courses may be communicated via video-conference, video, online and/or seminars. Some of the courses available include; Consumer and Small Business Bankruptcy, Ethics in Bankruptcy, The Means Test 101, The Impact of Bankruptcy on Collection, Deceptive Lending Practices: Violations and Fraud.

- Testing - An applicant must pass a written examination and oral interview

Certified Attorneys in Bankruptcy Law

      Listed below are the names, location of practice and telephone numbers of those attorneys that are state certified in bankruptcy law in South Carolina.

Name City / Town Telephone T. Eugene Allen Columbia (803) 253-8241 Robert F. Anderson Columbia (803) 252-8600 Elizabeth M. Atkins Charleston (843) 763-0333 Linda Karen Barr Columbia (803) 765-5219 Barbara Barton Columbia (803) 256-6582 Michael M. Beal Columbia (803) 799-9800 Betsy J. Burn Columbia (803) 799-2000 Hon. Helen E. Burris Spartanburg (864) 591-5315 John B Butler Columbia (803) 256-9661 Kevin Campbell Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-6874 James H. Cassidy Greenville (864) 349-2602 George B. Cauthen Columbia (803) 255-9425 George L. Clauer Salem (864) 719-4296 Michael H Conrady Mt. Pleasant (843) 884-6874 Michael J. Cox Columbia (803) 254-6041 B. Lindsay Crawford Columbia (803) 790-2626 Jane Harris Downey W. Columbia (803) 454-1983 Robert Michael Drose Charleston (843) 767-8888 Lydia Ann Eloff Columbia (803) 540-7823 Thomas M. Fryar Columbia (803) 779-5365 Richard Gleissner Columbia (803) 603-2228 Henry F. Griffin Columbia (803) 252-8600 D. Allen Grumbine Greenville (864) 255-5402 Janet Haigler Columbia (803) 765-2935 Lawrence Johnson Columbia (803) 771-1500 Nancy E. Johnson Columbia (803) 343-3424 Jesse Ronald Jones Charleston (843) 577-2026 Robert A. Kerr Mt. Pleasant (843) 972-1000 Steven B. Licata Columbia (803) 699-6550 Barbara D. Lowder Columbia (803) 765-5903 Cynthia Jordan Lowery Charleston (843) 579-7000 Rose Duggan Manos Columbia (803) 253-8243 G. William McCarthy Columbia (803) 771-8836 W. Clarkson McDow Columbia (803) 765-5235   Stanley H. McGuffin Columbia (803) 540-7836   Julio E. Mendoza Columbia (803) 540-2026   R. William Metzger Columbia (803) 227-1130   Tara Elizabeth Nauful Columbia (803) 779-3080   Ivan N. Nossokoff Charleston (843) 571-5442   Beth G. Renno Mt. Pleasant (843) 856-2412   William Harold Short Columbia (803) 540-7823   Randy A. Skinner Greenville (864) 232-2007   John Timothy Stack Columbia (803) 252-8600   William K. Stephenson Columbia (803) 254-5623   Charles P. Summerall Charleston (843) 720-4616   S. Nelson Weston Columbia (803) 771-4400   David B. Wheeler Charleston (843) 579-7015   Rory D. Whelehan Greenville (864) 255-5404   Dana E. Wilkinson Spartanburg (864) 574-7944   David Whitt Columbia (803) 254-4751

Advisory Board

      The following attorneys are on the Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Law Board. Their names, location of practice and telephone numbers are listed.

Name and City Telephone Number   Linda K. Barr Columbia, SC 803-255-9394   John B Butler Columbia, SC 803-256-9661   R. Michael Drose Columbia, SC 843-767-8888   Julio E. Mendoza Columbia, SC 803-540-2026   Charles P. Summerall Charleston, SC 843-720-4616   Rory D. Whelehan Greenville, SC 864-232-2007

Contact Information

      If you would like more information contact, Mary A. Germack, Executive Director or Donette Welch, Assistant Director at; The Supreme Court of South Carolina, Commission on CLE and Specialization, P.O. Box 2138, Columbia SC 29202 / Telephone: (803)799-5578 / Fax:(803)799-4118.

The American Board of Certification

      The American Board of Certification (ABC) also has a Bankruptcy Specialist program where three areas of certification in the field of bankruptcy are awarded. The three areas include specialty in Creditors Rights, Business Bankruptcy and Consumer Bankruptcy. For more information read the "Bankruptcy Specialist" section.