SHAREHOLDERS
Kevin K. Bell (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, July 12, 1964; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2009, U.S. District Court, Northern District of Florida. Education: Furman University (B.S., Mathematics, 1987); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1992) Order of Wig and Robe. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Class Action Defense; Life and Health Insurance; Insurance Coverage; Insurance Regulation.Email: Kevin K. Bell
Frank R. Ellerbe, III (Shareholder) born Sumter, South Carolina, September 9, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, South Carolina; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1984, U.S. Court of Appeals, Forth Circuit. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Utility Law; Administrative Law; Regulatory Law; Insurance; Litigation; Class Actions.Email: Frank R. Ellerbe, III
Daniel T. Brailsford (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, January 30, 1944; admitted to bar, 1969, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.A., with honors, 1966); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1969). University of South Carolina Phi Delta Phi, Order of Wig and Robe; Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1968-1969 Published Works: "Risks and Remedies of the Construction Supplier" (Robert F. Kushmen and James J. Myers), Construction Law Handbook, "Aspen Law and Business", 1999; "The Subcontractors Right to Stop Work," Construction Week, October, 1992; "Mechanic's Liens on Leased Property," Construction Week, June, 1992; "Alarm System Licensing Law," The Palmetto Piper, November, 1992; "Time Limitations on Construction Payment Claims," Construction Week, July, 1992; "Court Case Decisions Affecting Subcontractors and Suppliers," Construction Week, January, 1994; "Suing the Material Supplier" (Robert F. Kushmen and Kenneth M. Kushmen), Construction Litigation: Representing the Owner, John Riley and Sons, 1984; "Subcontracting on State and Local Government Construction," Construction Week, July, 1993; "Supplier and Contractor Warranties," The Palmetto Piper, March, 1994; "Owner's Right to Sue Supplier for Breach of Warranty," Construction Week, June, 1993. Member: Richland County and American (Member, Forum Committee Construction) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Construction Law Section). [JAGC, U.S. Army, 1969-1975]. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Litigation; Procurement.Email: Daniel T. Brailsford
Thomas W. Bunch, II (Shareholder) born Charleston, South Carolina, August 13, 1954; admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1976); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1983). Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Corporation; Banking; Securities; Consumer Law). [Capt., USAF, 1976-1981; USAFR, 1981-1988]. Practice Areas: Secured Transactions; Breach of Contract; Business Torts; Equipment Finance and Leasing; Intellectual Property; Trademarks; Copyrights; Leases and Leasing; Secured Collections; Business Workouts; Landlord and Tenant Law; Evictions; Insurance Bad Faith; Litigation; Commercial Transactions; Creditors Rights; Sale of Goods; Collections.Email: Thomas W. Bunch, II
M. Kevin Garrison (Shareholder) born Anderson, South Carolina, February 2, 1971; admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina; 2002, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Construction Science and Management, cum laude, 1993); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1993) Moot Court Bar. Recipient, CALI Award for Real Estate Transactions II. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2000). Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Residential Real Estate; Corporate Law; Banking Law; Commercial Law; Foreclosures.Email: M. Kevin Garrison
Charles H. McDonald (Shareholder) born Hartsville, South Carolina, December 3, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Civil Engineering, 1988); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1996) Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, Editorial Board, Environmental Law Journal, 1994-1996. Member: American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation.Email: Charles H. McDonald
R. William Metzger, Jr. (Shareholder) born Highland Park, Illinois, August 10, 1963; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., Economics, cum laude, 1985); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1989; M.B.A., summa cum laude, 1989). Chief Justice, Moot Court Bar. Captain, Phillip Jesup International Moot Court Team. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; American Bankruptcy Institute; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association (President, 1996-1999); Meritas (Vice Chair, 2001-2004 and Director, 2000-2001). Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Creditors Rights; Corporate Law; Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Real Estate.Email: R. William Metzger, Jr.
D. Clay Robinson (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, January 26, 1961; admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1983); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1986). Member: Moot Court Bar; Craven Competition Moot Court Team. Law Clerk to Hon. G. Ross Anderson, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1986-1987. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; Defense Research Institute. Practice Areas: Litigation; Mediation; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Business Law; Labor and Employment.Email: D. Clay Robinson
Bonnie D. Shealy (Shareholder) born Newberry, South Carolina, 1957; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., English, magna cum laude, 1979); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1996) Order of Wig and Robe. Member: Richland County and South Carolina Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar Probate (Estate Planning and Trust Section); South Carolina Women Lawyers Association; South Carolina Administrative and Regulatory Law Association; Federal Communications Bar Association. Transactions: Transfers of structured settlement payment rights. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Communications Law; Public Utility Law; Transportation; Probate Administration.Email: Bonnie D. Shealy
J. Kershaw Spong (Shareholder) born Columbia, South Carolina, July 5, 1959; admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1981; J.D., 1985); Vanderbilt University. Dean's List. President's List. Omicron Delta Epsilon. Counsel to: United States Senate Judiciary Committee; United States Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee, 1985-1987. Legislative Director, United States Sen. Strom Thurmond, R-SC, 1987-1988. Treasurer, Strom Thurmond for Senate '90. Board of Directors, 1997-2000 and President, 2003, SC Philharmonic. Advisory Board, USC College of Liberal Arts, 1995-2000. Trustee, Chapter 12 Bankruptcy, 1991. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar House of Delegates. Practice Areas: Foreclosures; Lender Liability; Creditors Rights.Email: J. Kershaw Spong
RETIRED
James M. Brailsford, III (Retired Partner) (Retired).
John S. Taylor, Jr. (Retired Partner) born Athens, Georgia, May 26, 1938; admitted to bar, 1963, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1960; LL.B., 1963). Blue Key; Kappa Alpha Order; Phi Delta Phi. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; Palmetto Land Title Association (Board of Directors, 1983-1984). Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Real Estate.Email: John S. Taylor, Jr.
Annemarie B. Mathews (Retired Partner) born Boston, Massachusetts, June 21, 1966; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1993, North Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., with honors, 1988); Emory University School of Law (J.D., 1992). Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina Bar; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association (Board of Directors 2006); American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Workouts; Creditors Rights; Commercial Litigation; Consumer Credit.
ASSOCIATES
Rebecca A. Roser (Associate) born Dallas, Texas, 1979; admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 2001); Appalachian School of Law (J.D., 2005) Phi Delta Phi. Dean's List; Law Review; Faculty Scholar; Who's Who Among American Law School Students; Phi Delta Phi; Clerk to the Honorable J.C. Nicholson, Jr. (2005-2006). Member: American Bar Association; American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division; South Carolina Bar Association (YLD SC Bar Annual Convention Committee, Chair, Cinderella Project, Long Range Planning Committee); Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Bar Association; Richland County Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Co-Chair. Practice Areas: Business Litigation; Commercial Landlord and Tenant Law; Business Law; Insurance; Litigation; Civil Litigation; Complex Litigation.Email: Rebecca A. Roser
Rachel G. Peavy (Associate) born Boston, Massachusetts; admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina; 2002, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2003, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Colgate University (B.A., 1995); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2001). Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Life Insurance; Personal Injury; Consumer Credit; Lender Liability; Construction Law.
Paul Hoefer (Associate) born Sumter, South Carolina; admitted to bar, 2008, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., Finance and Real Estate, 2005; J.D., 2008). Dean's List. Phi Delta Phi. Member, Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, University of South Carolina Law School. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Practice; Construction Law.Email: Paul Hoefer
SPECIAL COUNSEL
Wilson W. McDonald (Special Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, May 11, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., Management Science and Marketing, 1986; J.D., 1990). Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Lime Financial Services, Ltd., 2004-2008. Vice President - SC Marketing and Underwriting, Investors Title Insurance Co., 2000-2004. Deputy General Counsel, RBMG, Inc., 1997-2000. Assistant General Counsel, Fleet Mortgage Group, 1993-1997. Member: Richland County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Real Estate; Mortgages; Banks and Banking; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate.Email: Wilson W. McDonald
OF COUNSEL
Dina G. Boorda (Of Counsel) born Winston-Salem, North Carolina, September 22, 1967; admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1989; J.D., 1992). Member: South Carolina Bar; Richland County Bar; South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Commercial Law; Corporate Law; Business Litigation; Bankruptcy; Lender Law; Liquidations; Workouts.Email: Dina G. Boorda
All Shareholders and Associates are members of the South Carolina State Bar Association.