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Contents

In this issue

4/Digital distinctionUSC Law’s Coleman Karesh Law Library has been digitizing some of its 500,000 volumes since 2010, further cementing its role as the state’s premier law library.

6/ Before the benchStudents in the law school’s new Middle School Mentoring Program recently had a taste of presenting arguments before a real judge.

8 /Writing robustlyThe new S.C. Legal Writing Academy gives lawyers an intensive course in communicating clearly.

10 /Save the dateUSC Law breaks ground on its new building this fall.

11 /Celebrating silverAs the Pro Bono Program turns 25, we want to hear your pro bono stories.

12 / Sue my car, not me2014 alumnus Jeff Gurney ponders the question of liability when driverless cars of the future wind up in accidents.

13/ Alumni newsProfessional and personal achievements of USC Law graduates.

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It’s been another tremendous year here at USC Law, and as we look into the

near future, we know it will prove to only get better. I’m pleased to share

with you just a few of the many highlights on the following pages.

We remain committed to excellence in providing an unparalleled legal

education to our students, preparing them for success outside of these

walls. It starts with outstanding faculty, and not only are we continuing to

attract top-notch candidates — including six new professors who will join us this fall —

but our existing faculty are all making names for themselves.

Colin Miller was voted Teacher of the Year by the student body this spring, and

in July he was named associate dean for faculty development. Earlier this year, Josh

Eagle was appointed the Solomon Blatt Professor of Law, becoming the law school’s

newest endowed chair holder. And Susan Kuo — one of only 26 professors nation-

wide to be profiled in the book, “What the Best Law Teachers Do” — was recognized

as USC’s best graduate teacher with the 2014 Michael J. Mungo Graduate Teaching

Award.

And while we will deeply miss Danielle Holley-Walker, our former associate

dean for academic affairs, it speaks highly of the caliber of our faculty that she

was named the new dean of Howard University School of Law. Her legacy will

live on here, including a middle school mentoring program that you will learn

about in this issue.

The “South Carolina Law Review” — whose hard work was recognized with a

double-digit jump in the “Washington and Lee Law Journal” rankings — secured two

ABA presidents as speakers during its symposium on the future of legal education, a

subject near and dear to today’s students.

This spring, we added a new juvenile justice clinic, and this fall, we will celebrate

25 years of unique hands-on learning opportunities that have been created through

our Pro Bono Program.

All of these accomplishments are being noticed, and I’m happy to say that our

school climbed another five places in the “U.S. News & World Report” rankings.

But we know it will go higher. In fact, the most exciting news of all is this: On

September 26, we will officially break ground and begin construction of our new

building on Senate and Gervais streets! If all goes well, we expect to be in the building

for our 150th anniversary in 2017.

It’s a very busy time, but with so many positive things happening, I wouldn’t have it

any other way. I hope you’ll agree that it’s never been a better time to be an alumnus

of the University of South Carolina School of Law.

ROBERT M. WILCOX, DEAN

COMMITTED TO EXCELLENCE

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Technology has become a necessity in the legal community, allowing ease of use and widespread availability of legal documents across municipalities and states.

Lawyers and clerks are now programmed to look online to find answers to their questions, and with increasing frequency they are turning to the Coleman Karesh Law Library.

“The first thing people, both students and alumni, want to know is if a resource is electronic,” said associate director for library administration Pamela Melton.

The law library began to digitize some of its 500,000 volumes in early 2010, starting with older versions of state statutes, from colonial laws to the 1952 South Carolina codes. Five years into the project, the online collection now covers projects centered on facilitating state primary law research, including:

• The S.C. State Register from March 1977 to June 1999• Historical codes• S.C. attorney general opinions*• The Colcock-Hutson Collection, a 19th-century law library• Memory Hold the Door, a memorial repository of biographies of

esteemed late S.C. attorneys.

While the records and briefs collection isn’t itself digital, you can search its holdings from your office and easily pinpoint the hard copy’s

location within the library. As the initiative continues, the law library hopes to add South Carolina’s Acts and Joint Resolutions to its online collection. The eventual goal is to have a comprehensive digital record of the state’s legal history.

“We are always thinking of things we can do to preserve our state’s legal material and make it more accessible to people who need it,” Melton said.

By creating an extensive collection of information online, the law library strengthens its reign as the Palmetto State’s premier law library, supporting not only the teaching and learning of current students and faculty, but also of the public, including alumni and bar members. Many of the digital collections are available via the law library website at law.sc.edu/library/research_aids/scref.shtml and law.sc.edu/library/ special.shtml, while others require help from the law library staff.

“We hope the legal community realizes we are available and willing to help them with their research needs,” said Melton, who encourages attorneys to use the online resources or contact the Coleman Karesh reference desk at [email protected] or at (803) 777-5902 8:30 a.m.-5:00 p.m. Monday through Friday for assistance.

*S.C. attorney general opinions are available through HeinOnline, and can be accessed at no cost from any law library computer.

The Coleman Karesh Law Library is becoming the go-to online resource for legal questions

Digitaldistinction

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1. This year’s platinum recipients include Beverly A. “Bev” Carroll, Class of 1981; A. Camden “Cam” Lewis, Class of 1972, seated; and Jack B. Swerling, Class of 1973.

2. Gold recipients include Mark C. Fava, Class of 1994; Flo Lester Vinson, Class of 1985; and Edwin Warren Moise, Class of 1988.

3. Silver recipients include William R. “Will” Johnson, Class of 2005; Shannon Furr Bobertz, Class of 2002; and Reid T. Sherard, Class of 2004.

4. Bronze recipient Donna O. Tillis, Class of 2014.5. Bronze recipient Jeffrey K. Gurney, Class of 2014.6. Bronze recipient Christina Landsdowne Collins Rogers,

Class of 2014.

Congratulations to the 12 newest members of an elite

group of alumni, selected for continually demonstrat-

ing the highest standards of professional integrity and

making outstanding civic contributions to better their

communities. Meet the 2014 Compleat Lawyer Award

Recipients.

To see more photos and videos from the April 24

awards dinner, hosted by the USC Law Alumni Council,

go to law.sc.edu/compleat_lawyer. Bronze recipients

were named during the May 9 commencement

ceremony.

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2

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2014 Compleat Lawyer Awards


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The last thing most 14-year-olds want to do is stand before a judge. But eighth-grader Danielle Rice, pictured, and 39 of her middle school peers relished the opportunity this past spring.

Rice was one of 40 students from four Midlands-area middle schools (W.A. Perry, Hopkins, Heyward Gibbes and Alcorn) who participated in the University of South Carolina School of Law’s first-ever Middle School Mentoring Program. It was a chance for them to learn how the law is relevant to their daily lives. And for Danielle Holley-Walker, former associate dean for academic affairs, it was an opportunity to spark the students’ interest in careers in law.

Holley-Walker is one of this year’s class of Liberty Fellows, each of whom is charged with creating a service program that engages multiple educational institutions.

“The program is designed around teaching kids things that would make them excited about becoming future lawyers,” she said. “But instead of a traditional mentoring program where we go visit their schools I thought, ‘You know what could be better is if we brought the students here to USC Law.’”

She and a team of eight law students built the program, which included one-on-one mentoring and educational workshops that helped the middle school students learn how to build a case and advocate for a cause. The program culminated with oral arguments before a real judge.

With the agenda in place, more than 40 law students were recruited to serve as mentors, while principals from each of the participating middle schools selected 10 students to take part in the program. Beginning in January, the middle-schoolers came to USC to meet with their mentors for the first time and learn about the problem on which they would focus during the coming

months: should public school uniforms be mandatory? On March 21, arguments in hand, the students sat in the

second-floor law school courtroom and waited their turn to go before Judge Michelle Childs. A 2010 Liberty Fellow as well as a 1991 law school alumna, Judge Childs not only heard the arguments but also provided each student with tailored feedback.

“It was really cool that we got to present to a real judge in a real courtroom,” said Rice, who was the first to present her case, while her mentor and other participants watched. “That’s something most kids our age definitely don’t get a chance to do.”

Law student mentors and middle-schoolers alike agreed that they gained tremendously from this experience.

“One of my favorite parts of this is getting to meet all of these new people. I have new friends that care about the same things I do,” Rice said.

“I’m happy that we are able to help put the kids on a path that encourages them to pursue higher education,” said second-year student Cassandra Huggins. “I like that we found a simple topic that involves their issues and also puts an interesting spin on the law.”

While the first Middle School Mentoring Program has concluded, there are high hopes for the future. Visiting Assistant Professor Claire Raj, who ran a similar program at Howard University School of Law, will take the reins of the program, and even explore the potential for expansion with a future summer camp program.

“We need to start preparing these kids for the future as early as middle school. We are opening a door of opportunity and hoping they walk through it,” Raj said.

Before the benchMentoring program introduces middle schoolers to courtroom experience


robustlyWriting

New S.C. Legal Writing Academy helps lawyers make their case in print.

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‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate.’ It’s the classic line from one of my favorite movies, ‘Cool Hand Luke,’ and I think of it often,” said Rob Wilcox, dean of the University of South Carolina School of Law.

“In our profession, knowing how to com-municate effectively, accurately and concisely is so vital. And so many times it’s when we don’t communicate well that problems come up.”

Wilcox was speaking to members of the inaugural S.C. Legal Writing Academy, a new initiative of the law school aimed at promoting the mastery of written communication among practicing attorneys.

“This is an important part of taking the role of the law school beyond just the J.D. and seeing how we can continue helping lawyers improve their skills,” Wilcox said. “When we ask our colleagues what are the most important skills needed to succeed, number one is ethics, but a close second is the ability to write and communicate effectively.”

During the academy, held in April, five lawyers from across South Carolina worked in intensive, interactive sessions with assistant directors of legal writing Jan Baker and Amy Milligan on grammar and citation, objective and persuasive writing techniques, self-editing and peer review. At the conclusion of the course, the five were named fellows of the academy.

Baker and Milligan began planning the academy in 2013, with the goal of bringing lawyers to campus for a robust writing experience.

“We didn’t want this to be a typical CLE,” Baker said. “We wanted the academy fellows to have space and time to concentrate on improving their writing, but we also wanted to give them a chance to hear from and get feedback from those who have to read their work in an official capacity.”

Judge Aphrodite Konduros, a member of the S.C. Court of Appeals, helped kick off the

robustly

academy by not only humorously extolling the virtues of brevity from her side of the bench, but also speaking with participants about the practical and ethical considerations related to written communication.

“Written submissions and oral arguments are the cornerstones of advocacy,” said Judge Konduros. “Lawyers may argue before a judge on any given case once, maybe twice, but written submissions will be perused many times. Use this opportunity to advance your case.”

Federal law clerks Brittany Clark, Brandon Gottschall, Deborah Morgan and Sara Svedberg led a panel discussion and engaged academy fellows in a question and answer session on best practices in written and oral advocacy.

Class members practiced what they had learned by writing a client letter and a trial memorandum. The law clerks and Lisa Eichhorn, a law professor — serving as honorary academy faculty — joined Baker and Milligan to review the fellows’ work and conducted one-on-one consultations with each one.

Marghretta Hagood, a newly named fellow who practices in Spartanburg, described the academy as a great skills-building seminar.

“There are few CLE programs where participants actively participate or actually do something to develop skills,” she said. “Getting feedback on my writing was extremely helpful.”

Plans for the next academy class are already underway. Baker and Milligan hope to build the academy into an elite writing experience for lawyers in South Carolina and beyond.

“This was one of the best teaching experiences I have had in my career. I can’t wait until we hold the next one and can grow the program further,” Baker said.

For more information on the S.C. Legal Writing Academy, visit sclegalwriting.org.

The inaugural class of S.C. Legal Writing Academy fellows include:

• Jordan Calloway of McGowan Hood & Felder LLC in Columbia

• Matthew Gerrald of Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson LLP in Columbia

• Marghretta Hagood of Harrison White Smith & Coggins PC in Spartan-burg

• Whitney Harrison of McGowan Hood & Felder LLC in Columbia

• Everett McMillian of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarbor-ough LLP in Columbia


USC LAW GROUNDBREAKINGGrab a big red marker, turn to September on your calendar and draw a nice big circle around Friday the 26th. Add a few stars for effect, and write the following words in all caps: USC Law School Groundbreaking.

Then make plans to be here and be a part of one of the biggest milestones in the school’s almost 150 year history as we officially break ground for our new 187,000 square foot building. Located on Gervais Street, between Bull and Pickens streets, the new building will help form the state’s “legal corridor” along with the State House, the S.C. Supreme Court and the National Advocacy Center, as well as many downtown law firms.

Each element, from classrooms to courtrooms to available technology, has been designed with flexibility in mind, allowing USC Law to meet the rapidly changing needs of legal education well into the future. We hope you’ll join us for this historic day!

Want to attend?

Let us know by registing at usclawgroundbreaking.eventbrite.com.

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SHARE YOUR PRO BONO PROGRAM STORIES

CELEBRATING SILVER One of the biggest feathers in the law

school’s cap is the Pro Bono Program.

It’s the oldest all-volunteer program in

the country, turning 25 this fall.

We need your help in celebrating the

landmark. We’re looking for stories from

alumni who have put the lessons learned

from their volunteer experiences into

practice during their careers.

Have you started or do you help run

a non-profit? What was one of your most

interesting pro bono cases? Was there a

moment on a Pro Bono Program project

that changed your career path? How do

you incorporate the pro bono ethic into

your professional life? What inspired you?

Tell us about your experience, so we

can share the ripple effect the Pro Bono

Program has made across the world during

the past 25 years! You don’t have to write

the story. Just tell us you have one, and

we’ll take it from there. Drop a line to Rob

Schaller, director of communications for

USC Law, at [email protected], or call

(803) 777-5611.

Considering leaving USC Law in your will or estate plans? Let the law school know, so we can help you maximize tax benefits, and ensure that your gift is used exactly as you intended. To learn more or to document your estate intention, contact Michelle Hardy at (803) 777-3047 or [email protected].

Legacy Gift


It might seem like a flight of fantasy — a car that could actually drive you to work (or your child to soccer practice) all by itself — but the technology is well underway and its advent on roadways is all

but inevitable. The question now is determining who

will be liable when a self-driving car causes an accident.

Jeff Gurney, a 2014 alumnus, suggests several scenarios in which the

developer of the self-driving technology — not the driver — should be held responsible.

He makes his case in an article published in the University of Illinois “Journal of Law, Technology & Policy” titled, “Sue My Car, Not Me: Products Liability and Accidents Involving Autonomous Vehicles.”

“Autonomous vehicles could be enormously helpful to transport the elderly, the disabled, the incapacitated, those too young to drive and those who are simply too busy and would rather work during a commute,” Gurney said.

“It’s predicted that autonomous vehicles will reduce the number of fatalities and injuries result-ing from human error and that fuel efficiency will improve dramatically. But no technology is perfect. There will be accidents.”

Self-driving cars equipped with Google-developed technology have logged more than

IN THE DRIVER’S SEAT

One of the sources Gurney cited in his article is Bryant Walker Smith, an expert on autono-mous vehicles who will be joining USC Law from Stanford University in the fall. Smith recently con-tributed a substan-tive chapter titled

“A Legal Perspective on Three Miscon-ceptions in Vehicle Automation” to the book,

“Road Vehicle Automation.” Published in June, the book col-lects a variety of public, private and academic perspectives on the nascent transporta-tion revolution.

Sue my car, not me300,000 miles of autonomous test driving under a variety of conditions without a serious mishap. But Gurney takes a lawyerly approach in sizing up what should happen when the inevitable wrecks involving such vehicles occur. He thinks forcing riders to be fully liable if their self-driving cars malfunction — a stance that technology develop-ers might support — would defeat the purpose of the technology.

“Why pay for an autonomous car if you’re go-ing to be expected to be vigilant behind the wheel and take over at the first sign of trouble?” he said.

“That defeats one of the selling points, which is that you can be more productive while letting the car do the driving.”

Gurney got interested in the topic after taking a course on tort liability in his first year

of law school. Professor Emeritus David Owen helped him with the paper that would eventually be published in the University of Illinois’ law journal.

“It’s not every day you get to help shape the landscape of an emerging topic,” he

said. “I’ve had four citations on the paper so far.” Gurney landed a two-year clerkship with Timothy Cain, a federal judge in Anderson, S.C. Did the published article help?

“It was a main topic of the clerkship interview,” he said.

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1964

Michael W. Tighe and D. Reece Williams III were honored at the S.C. Bar Foundation’s annual gala in March 2014 as members of the “Nifty Fifty” Class of 1964.

1972A. Camden “Cam” Lewis, Lewis Babcock & Griffin LLP, received the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award in April 2014.

1973

Jack B. Swerling re-ceived the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award in April 2014.

1974

Jerry M. Screen, a for-mer Voorhees College board chairman and current assistant to the pastor at Second Nazareth Baptist Church, was inducted into the Voorhees College Hall of Fame in November 2013.

1976

James T. McLaren, McLaren & Lee, was named president-elect of the American Academy of Matri-monial Lawyers in November 2013.

Alan J. Reyner, Barnes, Alford, Stork & John-

son LLP, was named a partner in the firm in January 2014.

1979

Wilbur E. Johnson, Young Clement Riv-ers LLP, was named the 2013 recipient of the Joseph P. Riley Leadership Award by the Charleston Metro Chamber of Com-merce in September 2013.

Ted Speth was elected to the Board of Directors of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart PC in Feb-ruary 2014.

Porter Stewart was named the 2013 recip-ient of the Ralph King Anderson Jr. Award during the Florence County Bar Associa-tion’s annual meeting in December 2013.

1981Beverly A. “Bev” Carroll, Hamilton Martens Ballou & Car-roll LLC, received the 2014 USC Law Com-pleat Lawyer Platinum Award in April 2014.

1982The Honorable J. Michael Baxley was named senior vice president and general counsel for Santee Cooper, effective July 1, 2014.

John E. Cuttino, Turn-er Padget Graham & Laney PA, was elected second vice presi-dent of the Defense Research Institute in October 2013.

1983

Lisa Rawl Stallings accepted a position with CHI St. Luke’s Healthcare System of Houston in January 2014.

1984Franklin J. Smith Jr. was named a share-holder at Richardson Plowden & Robinson PA in January 2014.

1985

Flo Lester Vinson, Folkens Law Firm PA, received the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Gold Award in April 2014.

Samuel W. Outten, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP, was elected as one of the Defense Research Institute’s four new regional directors during the group’s annual meeting in October 2013.

1988

Edwin Warren Moise, Grimball & Cabaniss LLC, received the 2014 USC Law Com-pleat Lawyer Gold Award in April 2014.

1989

Julie Jeffords Moose was appointed to the S.C. Ethics Commis-sion by Gov. Nikki Haley in February 2014.

1990Edgar “Lloyd” Willcox II was selected for a new judgeship estab-lished for a livability court in January 2014.

1992

S. Scott Bluestein, Bluestein Law Firm PA, was named an ad-junct professor at the Charleston School of Law in August 2013, teaching a seminar on maritime personal injury and death liti-gation.

1993

Benjamin Glass was named the managing shareholder of the Charleston office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stuart PC in April 2014.

1994

Mark C. Fava, Boeing Co., received the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Gold Award in April 2014.

1995

Hagood Tighe, Fisher & Phillips LLP, was elected in April 2014 to serve another two-year term on the

S.C. Bar Association’s House of Delegates.

Nekki Shutt, Callison Tighe & Robinson LLC, received the inaugural S.C. Equality Founder’s Award in February 2014.

1996

Bryan Stirling was named the new head of the S.C. Depart-ment of Corrections in October 2013.

1997

Chris Adams was promoted to voting shareholder at Collins & Lacy PC in January 2014.

Daniel Hayes, Teague Campbell, was announced as the keynote speaker for the National Business Institute’s seminar “Medicare Set-Asides in Workers’ Compen-sation” in April 2014.

1999

Andrea Moore was named the new executive director of the Middle Tyger Community Center in October 2013.

2001Rangeley Catherine Bailey was selected for a new judgeship established for a liv-ability court in Janu-ary 2014.

alumni news


2002

W. Beau Busch was named a partner of Chappell, Smith & Arden in May 2014.

Shannon Furr Bobertz, S.C. Department of Natural Resources, received the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Silver Award in April 2014.

Jesse Kirchner was named the A. William Roberts Jr. and Asso-ciates 2014 Litigator of the Year Award in March 2014.

Jeffrey J. Wiseman was named a partner in the Charleston of-fice of Young Clement Rivers LLP in Febru-ary 2014.

2003

Ian McVey, Callison Tighe & Robinson LLC was elected to the S.C. Bar House of Del-egates in April 2014.

Vincent C. Northcutt was named partner in the Charleston office of Howser Newman and Besley LLC in February 2014.

Ross Plyler was pro-moted to shareholder at Collins & Lacy PC in January 2014.

2004

Reid T. Sherard, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, re-ceived the 2014 USC Compleat Lawyer Silver Award in April 2014.

2005Phillip Barnett Greenberg became engaged to Heather Meg Meibach in Oc-tober 2013. They will be married in October 2014.

William R. “Will” Johnson, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd PA, re-ceived the 2014 USC Law Compleat Lawyer Silver Award in April 2014.

Brian L. Quisenberry was named partner in the Charleston office of Young Clement Rivers LLP in Febru-ary 2014.

2006

W. Hugh McAngus Jr. was named a partner of Chappell, Smith & Arden in May 2014.

Will Dawson was promoted to partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP in January 2014.

John Hawk was promoted to partner at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice LLP in January 2014.

Sara Jan Volk married James Scott Martinez on September 21, 2013 in Columbia, S.C.

2007Michelle P. Kelley, Richardson, Plowden & Robinson PA, was appointed to the State Workforce Investment Board by Gov. Nikki Haley in December 2013.

2008Katherine Amanda Booth will be married to Vincent Barredo on Aug. 9, 2014, in Charleston, S.C.

James P. Sullivan was named partner in the Charleston office of Howser Newman and Besley LLC in Febru-ary 2014.

2009

Mac McQuillin was appointed to the Lord

Berkeley Conserva-tion Trust board of directors in April 2014.

2010

Bryan B. Blair was named associate athletics director of compliance at Rice University in February 2014. Blair previ-ously was an assistant director of compli-ance services at the University of South Carolina.

Blakely L. Molitor joined Collins & Lacy PC as an associate in October 2013.

Jessica Sara Jubick was married to Bran-don Cumbee Dawson on July 12, 2014.

Colin Colverson was awarded the 2013 Postma Young Professional Medal in December 2013.

2011

Sheila M. Bias, Rich-ardson Plowden & Robinson PA, was awarded the Jonathan Jasper Wright Award by the Black Law Students Association in April 2014.

G. Lee Cole Jr., Cox & Cole, was named as one of the Anderson Independent-Mail’s top 20 Under 40 Emerging Leaders in November 2013 for his service to Williamston, S.C., and Anderson County.

Stephanie N. Ramia joined the Charleston office of Young Clem-ent Rivers LLP as an associate attorney in March 2014.

Sarah E. Merkle joined Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP as

an associate in the Litigation Practice Group in October 2013. Previously, she was a clerk for the Honorable Henry F. Floyd of the Fourth Circuit, and was editor-in-chief of the South Carolina Law Review.

2012

J. Camden Hodge joined Young, Clem-ent, Rivers LLP as an associate in Decem-ber 2013.

John Rhoades White Jr. and Weston Waight Jones (Class of 2013) were married Oct. 12, 2013, in Bluffton, S.C. She is a judicial law clerk for the Hon. D. Garrison Hill in Greenville. He is an associate attorney at Dority & Manning PA in Greenville.

Jennifer I. Waxman joined Barnes, Alford, Stork & Johnson LLP as an associate in January 2014.

2013

Katherine A. Hite and Ryan D. Popp were married in April 2014.

Annemarie Priscilla Haynsworth and Jo-seph Trey Odom were married on April 5, 2014.

Benjamin F. Shoe-maker joined Trask & Howell as an associ-ate attorney in Febru-ary 2014.

Matt Abee, Everett McMillian and Graham Mitchell joined as associates in the Columbia offices of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as associates in January 2014.

Carl D. Hiller joined Finkel Law Firm LLC as an associate attor-ney in October 2013.

Weston Waight Jones and John Rhoades White Jr. (Class of 2012) were married in October 2013 in Bluffton, S.C. She is a judicial law clerk for the Honorable D. Gar-rison Hill in Greenville. He is an associate attorney at Dority & Manning PA.

Have news you’d like to share? Tell us! Email your updates to [email protected]. Due to space limitations, the fine print* alumni news section includes only updates about new positions, promotions, awards, wedding and birth announce-ments, etc. For a full listing that includes state and national designations, please visit law.sc.edu/ thefineprint/alumninews.

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Two of the 50 most popular blogs

edited by law professors in 2013

have ties to USC Law. Colin Miller

is the editor of The EvidenceProf

blog, and Alex Ruskell is a contributing

editor for the Law School Academic

Support blog.

http://bit.ly/evidenceprofblog

http://bit.ly/academicsupportblog

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6 Number of new faculty members

coming this fall to expand and strengthen

course offerings.

Number of spots USC Law jumped in

the U.S. News & World Report rankings

— the second consecutive rise —

bringing us to No. 93.

Once again, USC Law is in the top 16 percent of law schools for

job placement as its 2013 graduates found full-time, permanent

employment in postions that require a J.D. These numbers

surpassed the national average by double digits.

Looking to hire, or to get hired? Go to http://law.sc.edu/career/

Percentage of our

2013 graduates

who passed the

S.C. bar exam on

their first attempt.

Number of spots the S.C. Law Review

rose in the latest W&L Journal Rankings,

bringing the state’s oldest and most

prestigious legal publication to No. 67.

http://sclawreview.org

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Smashed neighborhoods, looted stores, raging fires and blood on the street. The 1992 Los Angeles riots spurred then-law student Susan Kuo to consider the responsibility that cities have to protect their citizens — and the larger questions of social justice for all. Now an award-winning law professor, Susan inspires her students by not only teaching and writing about social justice issues, but also serving with organizations that give a voice to those who need it most. Her goal? Inspiring her students to reach deep within to achieve their very best.

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