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 (location of main office and courthouse). Listed below are the courts addresses and names with telephone numbers as well as information on court fees and Ask-Lawyer-Program.

Columbia Court

      The Columbia Bankruptcy Court is the main office and courthouse for the District of Columbia. The Court has a fully staffed office with the address and telephone number as follows; 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.

Counties Served by the Columbia Division   Aiken Darlington Lancaster Newberry   Bamberg Dillon Lee Orangeburg   Barnwell Edgefield Lexington Richland   Calhoun Fairfield Marion Saluda   Chester Florence Marlboro Sumter   Chesterfield Kershaw

Spartanburg Court

      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.

Counties Served by the Greenville/Spartanburg Division   Abbeville Greenville McCormick Spartanburg   Anderson Greenwood Oconee Union   Cherokee Laurens Pickens York

Charleston Court

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

Counties Served by the Charleston Division (Hearings Only)   Allendale Charleston Dorchester Horry   Beaufort Clarendon Georgetown Jasper   Berkeley Colleton Hampton Williamsburg

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 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) 727-4112. Judge Waites' law clerks are Sarah Kistler and Patrick Mohan.

      Judge Duncan (Hon. David R. Duncan) law clerk is Chris Huber 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 803-765-5922. Her law clerk is Kathryn Saleeby (864-591-5324) and judicial assistant is Reggie Reinovsky (864-591-5315).

Clerk of the Court

      L. Jefferson Davis IV (Jeff Davis) is Clerk of the Court. His office is located in the United States Bankruptcy Court, 1100 Laurel Street, Columbia, SC 29201 / Phone: (803) 765-5005.

The Trustees

      Information on the Chapter 7, 12 and 13 Trustees as well as locations of 341 meetings can found at the South Carolina Trustees section of this web site. Attorney Joseph Buzhardt is the Assistant U.S. Trustee for this District.

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.

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Written by Jack Garchar