MEMBERS OF FIRM
Michael Ballenger (Member) born Greenville, South Carolina, June 29, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, South Carolina; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1969); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1972). Member: Florence County (Past President, 1992-1993) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; National Association Criminal Defense Lawyers; South Carolina Association Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Criminal Law.
Kevin M. Barth (Member) born Marion, South Carolina, August 11, 1957; admitted to bar, 1981, South Carolina; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1994, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Law Clerk to Circuit Court Judge Ralph K. Anderson, Jr., 1982. Member, Board of Commissioners on Grievances & Discipline, 1988-1989. Chairman, 12th Judicial Circuit, Fee Dispute Resolution Board. Certified Mediator and Arbitrator. Former Member, Joint Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution. Member: Supreme Court ADR Long Range Planning Committee and ADR Administrative & Education Committee; S.C. Bar Judicial Screening Committee, 2000-2004. Member: Florence County Bar Association (President, 1996-1997); South Carolina Bar (President, Alternative Dispute Resolution Section, 2004-2005; Commissioner, Alternative Dispute Resolution); South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Southern Trial Lawyers Association. Reported Cases: Russell James v. Horace Mann, 371SC 187, 638 S.E.2d 667 (2006); State v. Jones 500 S.E2d 499 (SC Ct. App 1998) 536 SE2d 675 (2000); Oliver v. SC Highway Dept. 422 SE2d 128 (1992); QHG of Lake City v. McCutcheon 2004 SC Lexis 2008; Florence Paper Co. v. Orphan 379 SE 2d 289 (1989); State V. Peterson 335 SE2d 800 (1985). Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Medical Malpractice; Family Law; Workers Compensation.Email: Kevin M. Barth
Frederick A. Hoefer, II (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, November 20, 1954; admitted to bar, 1980, South Carolina; 1987, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1977); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1980). Law Clerk to the Hon. John. H. Waller, Circuit Judge, 1980-1982. Assistant Solicitor, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, 1982-1987. Certified: Circuit Civil Mediator; Circuit Civil Arbitrator. Member, 1992-1998, and Chairman, 1993-1998, South Carolina State Ethics Commission. South Carolina Bar Examiner, 2003. Member: Florence County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Criminal Law; Family Law; Personal Injury; Real Estate.Email: Frederick A. Hoefer, II
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E. Guy Ballenger (Associate) born Florence, South Carolina, June 1, 1978; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to the Honorable James Brogdon, Circuit Court Judge, 2004-2005. Member: Florence County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Criminal Law; Family Law; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice.
Nicholas W. Lewis (Associate) born Georgetown, South Carolina, April 16, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina; 2006, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Francis Marion University (B.S., 2001); Mississippi College School of Law (J.D., 2004). Law Clerk to The Honorable R. Bryan Harwell, United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina, 2004-2006. Member: South Carolina Bar; Florence County and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Personal Injury; Family Law; Criminal Law; Workers Compensation; Medical Malpractice.Email: Nicholas W. Lewis