LoginAugust 20, 2008
South Carolina
OFFICERS
James T. McLaren, Esq. (President)
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION – FAMILY LAW
Andrews & Shull, P.C.
755 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
(843) 881-8886
Mark O. Andrews, Esq. mandrews@andrewsandshull.com (College of Charleston; University of South Carolina School of Law; has been
listed in the Best Lawyers in America publication for practice in the area of
Family Law each year since 1995; regular speaker on matters related to mediation
and arbitration of Family Court disputes to both the Bar and Family Court Judges
of South Carolina; Member: Charleston County (former member, executive committee)
and American Bar Associations; Member: South Carolina and American Trial Lawyers
Associations ; assigned Martindale Hubbell’s highest AV rating)
CRIMINAL DEFENSE
Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A.
P.O. Box 1090
1410 Laurel Street
Columbia, South Carolina 29202
(803) 252-4848
Richard A. Harpootlian, Esq. rah@harpootlianlaw.com (Clemson University, B.A.; University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D.;
former Solicitor and Chief Homicide Prosecutor, Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office
(District Attorney’s Office); Member (1986-1991), Richland County Council; Party
Chairman (1998-2003), South Carolina Democratic Party; Delegate (1992, 1996, 2000),
National Democratic Conventions; former Adjunct Professor of Law, University of
South Carolina School of Law; has appeared on numerous national news programs,
including 60 Minutes II with Dan Rather, 60 Minutes with Leslie Stahl, ABC Nightly
News, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and various CNN, MSNBC, CNBC and Fox News
broadcasts; frequently quoted in several national publications such as TIME Magazine,
the NY Times, the Boston Globe and Los Angeles Times; Past Chairman, Criminal
Law Section, South Carolina Bar Association; former member, South Carolina Bar’s
Board of Grievance and Discipline; has served on the South Carolina Chief Justice’s
Blue Ribbon Committee on Docketing)
DOMESTIC RELATIONS
McLaren & Lee
1508 Laurel Street
P.O. Box 11809
Columbia, South Carolina 29211
(803) 799-3074
James T. McLaren, Esq. jmclaren@mclarenandlee.com (University of South Carolina, B.A., J.D.; Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial
Lawyers (Secretary, 2006-2007; Board of Governors, 2005-2006; Foundation Board
of Directors, 2006-2007; South Carolina Chapter (President, 2001-2002; President-Elect,
1999-2000; Vice President, 1997-1998; National Delegate to Board of Governors,
2005-2006)); Trained Matrimonial Arbitrator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
2000; Trained Matrimonial Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1995;
Family Court Mediator, South Carolina Bar and Dispute Resolution Services, 1995;
Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1983-1984; Supreme Court Appointee, "South Carolina
Symposium-Families in Court," sponsored by National Association of Juvenile and
Family Court Judges, 1991; Named, "The Best Lawyers in America," Family Law Designation,
1993-2007; Contributing Author: South Carolina Equitable Appointment Act, §20-7-461,
et seq and So uth Carolina Alimony Statute, §20-3-130 et seq, S.C. Code of Laws;
South Carolina Family Court Handbook, First Edition, 1992, 1993 and 1996 Editions;
Speaker: Various Family Law Topics, South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers
Annual Conventions and Mandatory Judicial Continuing Legal Education Seminars
sponsored by South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Arizona; American Bar Association
and American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers; Lecturer, New Family Court and Judges
Orientation School, 2004-2006; Member: Richland County (Member, Family Law Committee,
1988-2006), South Carolina Bar (Member: Practice and Procedure Committee, 1979-1995;
Chair, Subcommittee on Jurisdiction in the Family Courts, 1979-1980; Family Law
Section, 1979-2006; Family Law Section Council, 1988-1997; Chair, Family Law Council
Rules Subcommittee, 1989-1990; Secretary, Family Law Section, 1989-1990; Chair-Elect,
1990-1991, Chair, 1991-1992; Section Delegate, 1995-1996) and American (Sections:
Family Law, 1976-2 006; Litigation; Domestic Relations and Family Law Litigation
Committee, 1983-2006) Bar Associations; Member: South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
(Member, Family Law Section, 1997-2006; Treasurer, 1980-1981; Secretary, 1981-1982;
Vice, Chairman, 1982-1983; Chair, 1983-1986); The Association of Trial Lawyers
of America (Member, Family Law Section, 1979-2006); Medical University of South
Carolina (Member, Board of Visitors, 2000-2004); assigned Martindale Hubbell’s
highest AV rating)
ELDER LAW
Warner, Payne & Black, LLP
1122 Lady Street
Suite 1200
Columbia, SC 29201
(888) 359-7656
Jan L. Warner, Esq. jlw@janwarner.com (University of South Carolina, A.B., J.D.; Emory University School of Law,
LL.M. (in Taxation); Certified Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers;
Member, National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys; frequent lecturer at both legal
education and public information programs, has published articles in national
and state legal publications; has been quoted in articles that have appeared in
"Kiplinger's", "The Wall Street Journal", "Modern Maturity", and many other national
publications; featured on radio in many major metropolitan areas; Member, National
Health Care Lawyers Association; Member: South Carolina and American Bar Associations;
Member, American Judicature Society)
MEDICAL MALPRACTICE
(Representing Plaintiffs)
Rosen Law Firm, LLC
The Peoples Building
18 Broad Street
Suite 201
Charleston, South Carolina 29401
(843) 377-1700
Susan C. Rosen, Esq. rnrosen@rosen-lawfirm.com (Cornell University, A.B.; Suffolk University, J.D., cum laude; Adjunct Assistant
Professor, Health Law and Ethics, Medical University of South Carolina, 1986-1998;
Certified Circuit Court Mediator, South Carolina Supreme Court; listed in Best
Lawyers in America (Personal Injury and Medical Malpractice); General Counsel,
Cranston Print Works Corporation, 1980-1983; Member: American Board of Trial Advocates
(ABOTA)(Secretary and Treasurer, Charleston Chapter, 2006-2007; Vice President,
2007-2008); Author: Topic "Accountants," South Carolina Jurisprudence, Vol. 2,
1991; "Controlling Person Liability for Motor Vehicle Dealer Violations of the
South Carolina Motor Vehicle Unfair Trade Practices Act: A Proposal for Reform,"
47 S.C.L. Rev. 349 (Winter 1996); Co-Author: Topic "Fraud," South Carolina Jurisprudence,
Vol. 28, 1998; Charleston County (Chair, CLE Committee, 1989-1991 and 1996-1997;
Member, Executive Committee, 1990-1992 and 2002-2005), Massachusetts, Rhode Island
(Chairperson, Sub-Committee, Corporations Section, 1981-1982) and American (Member,
Section of Labor and Employment Law and Litigation Section) Bar Associations;
Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, Supreme Court Task Force on Courts), South
Carolina Women Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
(Vice President; President's Club; Co-Chair, Ethics Committee 2002-2004; Liaison,
Women's Caucus; Birth Trauma Litigation Group) and American Association for Justice
(Member, President's Club); assigned Martindale Hubbell’s AV rating)

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