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| | Address | | 1000 29th Avenue North, P.O. Box 357 | | Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29578 | | (Horry Co.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 843-448-2400 | | Telecopier: 843-448-3022 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Civil and Criminal Trial Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Taxation, Real Estate, Corporation, Employment, Insurance, Construction, Banking, Probate, Personal Injury and Domestic Law. | | Year Established: 1962 | Firm Profile:
Founded in 1962 by Howell V. Bellamy, Jr., the firm provides comprehensive legal services, including civil trial work, personal injury, real estate, development, taxation, corporation, banking, domestic, insurance, construction and employment law. | | Firm Size: 20 | Clients:
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Wachovia Bank of South Carolina; Bank of America; Coastal Federal Bank; National Bank of South Carolina; BB & T; Carolina First Bank. | | —————————— | | Howell V. Bellamy, Jr. (Member) born Conway, South Carolina, October 2, 1936; admitted to bar, 1962, South Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1959); University of South Carolina (LL.B., 1962). Phi Delta Phi (President, 1962). Member: Horry County (President, 1977-1982) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Administrative Law; Environmental Law. | | John K. Rutenberg (Member) born New York, N.Y., October 1, 1939; admitted to bar, 1965, New York; 1968, South Carolina. Education: Duke University (B.A., 1961); Fordham University (LL.B., 1964). Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law; Commercial Law. Email: John K. Rutenberg | | John E. Copeland (Member) born Batesburg, South Carolina, March 30, 1941; admitted to bar, 1966, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (A.B., 1963); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1966). Phi Delta Phi. City Attorney, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1971-1973. Member: Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1978-1982; Board of Commissioners on Grievance and Discipline, 1978-1981. Member: Horry County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Committee on Professional Responsibility, 1973-1975). Practice Areas: Banking and Foreclosure Law; Commercial Litigation; Real Estate Law; Development Law. Email: John E. Copeland | | Claude M. Epps, Jr. (Member) born Conway, South Carolina, August 6, 1943; admitted to bar, 1969, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1967); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1969). Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Transactional Law; Probate Law; Trust Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Claude M. Epps, Jr. | | David R. Gravely (Member) born Washington, North Carolina, May 13, 1947; admitted to bar, 1972, South Carolina. Education: Presbyterian College (B.A., 1969); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1972). Phi Delta Phi. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1971-1972. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; American Judicature Society; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers. Practice Areas: Domestic Law; Civil Trials. Email: David R. Gravely | | Edward B. Bowers, Jr. (Member) born Manchester, Connecticut, February 19, 1944; admitted to bar, 1971, South Carolina; 1975, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1967; J.D., 1971); University of Miami (LL.M., in Taxation, 1974). Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. (Certified Specialist, Tax Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Practice Areas: Taxation Law; Corporation Law; General Business Law; Probate Law; Estate Planning Law. Email: Edward B. Bowers, Jr. | | Bradley D. King (Member) born Corpus Christi, Texas, October 3, 1949; admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; Banking Law. Email: Bradley D. King | | M. Edwin Hinds, Jr. (Member) born Salina, Kansas, February 21, 1957; admitted to bar, 1982, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Business Law. Email: M. Edwin Hinds, Jr. | | Jill F. Griffith (Member) born Yokohama, Japan, November 29, 1949; admitted to bar, 1982, South Carolina; U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Stephens College (B.A., 1971); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1982). Phi Delta Phi. Law Clerk to the Honorable Lawrence E. Richter, Jr., Ninth Judicial Circuit, Charleston, South Carolina, 1982-1983. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law. Email: Jill F. Griffith | | David B. Miller (Member) born Florence, South Carolina, November 29, 1960; admitted to bar, 1987, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. Court of Federal Claims. Education: Francis Marion College (B.S., 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1987). Certified Mediator. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Civil Trials; Litigation; Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Construction Law; Insurance Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: David B. Miller | | C. Winfield Johnson, III (Member) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, May 22, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1984; J.D., 1988); Mercer Law School. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts. Member, Legislative Council, South Carolina Legal Society, 1987-1988. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate Law; General Business Law. Email: C. Winfield Johnson, III | | Douglas M. Zayicek (Member) born Johnstown, New York, October 16, 1965; admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, U.S. Court of Federal Claims and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: State University of New York College at Potsdam (B.A., 1987); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1996). Associate Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Environmental Law Journal. Recipient: American Jurisprudence Award, Contracts; Yerger/Seawell Best Article Award. Member, Law School Legislative Council. Law Clerk, Hon. John L. Breeden, Jr. South Carolina Certified Arbitrator. Member: Horry County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Litigation; Appellate Practice. Email: Douglas M. Zayicek | | Jeffrey W. King (Member) born Asheboro, North Carolina, January 4, 1971; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina; 1999, North Carolina. Education: North Carolina State University (B.A., 1993); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1998). Order of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Member: Horry County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Commercial Transactions; Real Estate; Corporate Law. Email: Jeffrey W. King | | Martin Charles Dawsey (Member) born Marion, South Carolina, March 21, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1994); Ohio Northern University (J.D., 1998); Villanova University (LL.M., 2000). Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Estate Planning and Probate; Tax Controversy; Business Start-Ups; Business Law. Email: Martin Charles Dawsey | | Robert S. Shelton (Member) born Charleston, West Virginia, June 15, 1968; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina. Education: Coastal Carolina University (B.A., 1997); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2000). Phi Delta Phi; Pi Kappa Pi; Omicron Delta Kappa. Judge, Ecclesiastical Court, Episcopal Diocense of South Carolina. Associate Justice of Writing and Research, University of South Carolina of Law School of Moot Court Bar, 1999-2000. Certified Mediator. Vice Chair, Tara Hall Home for Boys. President, Coastal Carolina University Alumni Association. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member, Eminent Domain Subsection of Real Estate Section). Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Robert S. Shelton | | Howell Vaught Bellamy, III (Member) born Conway, South Carolina, April 14, 1966; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.A., 1989); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1993). Law Clerk to the Honorable Sidney T. Floyd, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1993-1994. Assistant Solicitor, Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1994—. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation. Email: Howell Vaught Bellamy, III | | —————————— | | Ashley Proctor Morrison (Associate) born Washington, DC., January 23, 1980; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S. 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Recipient, CALI Award for Domestic Relations. Member: Horry County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Ashley Proctor Morrison | | George W. Redman (Associate) born Rapid City, South Dakota, November 29, 1970; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Coastal Carolina University (B.S., Biology, 1995; B.A., Business Management, 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Wig and Robe; Moot Court Board. Recipient, CALI Awards in Estate Planning and English Legal History. Articles Editor, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Member: Horry County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: George W. Redman | | William J. Cunningham (Associate) born Fayetteville, Tennessee, February 28, 1975; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina; 2006, North Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., Psychology, 1997); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Phi Delta Phi. Recipient, Roy Webster Scholarship. Member, Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, 2003-2004. Member: Horry County and American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina State Bar. Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: William J. Cunningham | | Benjamin A. Baroody (Associate) born Florence, South Carolina, October 29, 1979; admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2005, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: The Citadel (B.A., cum laude, 2001); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2004). Member, Moot Court Bar. Member: Horry County, Florence County, South Carolina, Federal and American Bar Associations. Practice Areas: Civil Litigation; Federal Civil Litigation; Employment Litigation; Estate Litigation; Probate Litigation; Property and Contract Litigation; Construction Litigation; Negligence. Email: Benjamin A. Baroody |
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