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      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 includeSouth Carlina Bankruptcy and the Law - Certified Specialist in Debtor and Creditor Law 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
 
Columbia
(803) 253-8241
 
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
 

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
 
Mt. Pleasant
(843) 884-6874
 

Michael J. Cox

Columbia
(803) 254-6041
 

B. Lindsay Crawford

Columbia
(803) 790-2626
 
W. Columbia
(803) 454-1983
 
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
 
Charleston
(843) 577-5460
 

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
 
Columbia
(803) 765-5235
 
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
 

David Whitt

Columbia
(803) 254-4751
 
Spartanburg
(864) 574-7944

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
 
(803) 799-2000
 
(864) 255-5402
 
(843) 577-2026
 
Julio E. Mendoza - Chairperson
Columbia
(803) 540-2026
 
Tara Nauful
Columbia
(803) 779-3080
 
(843) 720-4616

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, 950 Taylor Street, Suite 120, 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.

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