Ben A. Hagood, Jr.
Chair Environmental Practice Group
Email: bhagood@hagoodkerr.com

Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Complex Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Mediation.

Admitted: 1983, South Carolina; 1988, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1992, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1983

College: University of Virginia, B.A., with distinction, 1979

Member: South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Natural Resources Section, 1991-1992; ).

Biography: Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1981-1983. Listed in: Best Lawyers, Environmental Law, Legal Writing Instructor, University of South Carolina Law School, 1982-1983. Assistant United States Attorney, 1990-1997. Former Chief, Environmental Enforcement Section, Office of the U.S. Attorney, District of South Carolina. Former Member, Department of Justice Environmental Crimes Policy Committee. Member, South Carolina House of Representatives, District 112, 2002-. Member, Judiciary Committee. (Managing Partner)

Military: Capt., USMCR, Active Duty, 1984-1987

Reported Cases: In re, State-Record Co., Inc. 917 F.2d 124 (4th Cir. 1990); United States v. Chase, 18 F.3d 1166, (4th Cir. 1994); United States v. Payton, 28 F.3d 17 (4th Cir. 1994); United States v. Capers, 61 F.3d 1100 (4th Cir. 1995); Safety-Kleen, Inc. v. Wyche, 274 F.3d 846 (4th Cir. 2001); Query v. Burgess (S.C. Ct. App. 2006).

Born: Charleston, South Carolina, October 23, 1957

ISLN: 906783557