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27 Transcript S.C. B. 1 (1983)

handle is hein.barjournals/tscb0027 and id is 1 raw text is: T .-OF THE SOUTH CARIOLINA BAR VOLUME 27 NO. I anhuary, 1083 House of Delegates Members Are Elected 'Fiie South Carolina Bar's Board ,f Governors has received the same number of nominating petitions as there are eligible vacancies for the Second, Fourth, Sixth, Eighth, Twelfth and Sixteenth Judicial Circuits to lilouse of Delegates. Those individuals nominated are thus hutomaticully elected. They tre: 2nd Circuit Watson L Dorn Daivid A. fBrown Albert D. McAlister Wolter Bedingfield 12th Circuit .Ith Circuit Rodney C. Jernigan James C. Cox John L. Weaver I). Kenneth Baker L Franklin Elmore Oth Circuit 16th Circuit William C. Keels W. Clarkson McDow 8th Circuit Palmer Freeman, Jr. In the 10th Judicial Circuit, William N. Epps of Anderson wits automaticaily elected. With one vacancy still open and no further nominating petitions submitted by the deadline, the Board of Governors wil! fill the position. In the 14th Judicial Circuit iore nominating petitions than eligible vacancies were receiv.d. Ballots will be mailed shortly to all lawyers in this citctit, asking them t vote for three flouse of Delegatem membes. ieallots are to be returned by March 15. Thenominees are II Micihael Bowers, Raymond It. Willims, II. Wayne Unger, Jr., John J. McKay, Jr., Peter 1. Fuge and Richard Woods. Mock Trial To Begijn The South Carolina Bar's Second Annual Mock Trial Competition for high school studets begins on Mdrch 7. Tweoty-five schools are participating this year. 'flis reptl ects an increase of 13 front 1982. According to Jack Ilanna, S. C. Bar member and chairmun vf the Public Education Subcommittee of the Public Affairs Commit- tee, there will be five rounds of single elimination competition. lie added that trials are slated for Columbia, Spartanburg, Greenville and Charleston. Wendy Sictluff, a University of South Carolina School of law student, is assisting Ilanna and is serving her second year as coordinator. The final round will be held in Columbia in late March at a time to be announced. Associate Justice C. Bruce Littlejohn of the Supreme Court of South Carolina will preside. The program needs participation from at least 65 members of the S. C. Bar to either coach.icams or judge trials. Tho, S. C, Bar ,members inifested in helping should contact Wendy Siceloff in Columbia at 799-6653. President Appears at Appeals Court Hearing On January 19 representa- tives from the South Caro- lina Rar testified at a public hearing in Columbia an the proposed court of appeals. Appearing before the Constitutional Law Subcom- millet of the South Carolina louse Judiciary Committee were President Terrell 1. Glenn, Judicial Modernize. tion Committee Chairman T. Fimoet Walsh of Spartan. burg and Legislative laison Committee Chairman Peter 1) Hynan of Florence. President Glenn told the sucommittee that the Bar was interested In the ittimediate creation nf an intermediate court of appeals, lIe added that tis position had the continued support of the Ilouse of Delegates through a Resolution adopted by the Ilouse at the Bar's Mid-Year Meeting on January 13. (see Resolution page 6). It is important to note, however, that the Bar has made certain changes in its prior position, said Glenn. The Bar has resolved that it supports an amendment to Article V of the South Carolina Constitution to Include a court of appeals so see Iearing cont'd. p. 2 Mid-Year Meeting Attracts 692 The recently concluded South Carolna flar Mid- Year Meeting hell in Charleston January 1:115 attracted a record number of participants as 692 people were in attendance. Of this number 415 were lawyers. Both the Board of Governors and louse of Delegates met. The House took action on several reports and rermmi-nda. lions. A summary of their actions is as follows: oapproved the creation of three new sections - General Practice, Consumer law, and Tax. sapproved changing the name of the Corporation, Banking and Tax Law Section to the Corporation, Banking and Securities tow Section. sapproved amendments to the Ily-laws of the South Carolina Bar, and the By. laws of the Young Lawyers Iivision (ace page eight. November, 1982 Transcript). Both the House and Saturday morning Assem- bly also recommended amending the liar's Consti- tution which is subject to final approval by the Supreme Court of South Carolina. All three amend- ments relate to age and residency requirements for membership in the Young lawyers Division. stabled a proposal by Professor James F. Ponsoldt of the South Carolina Bar and the University of Georgia School of Low to amend the By-Laws of the South Carolina Bar relating to membership categories and penalties for license fees collection (Pee page eight, November. 1982 Transcript), , sadopted a Resolution as S presented by the Penal Modernization Committee calling on the Governor and General Assembly to give consideration to finding alternatives to incarceration and requests for construe. tion funds and siaff when requested by the S. C. Department of Corrections. stabled a recommendation as presented by the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board to amend flte 32 of the Supreme Court lules. The following would have been added us a Disciptinary Rule to tile Code of Professional Responosibility: DR7..ltesolution of Fee Disputes. In any ,'.oe in which a lawyer's fee btill be the subject of a dispute with a client, a lawyer shall, within thirty (30) days after U. S. Senator J. Strom Thurmond Is shown nt a luncheon honoring the 50-Years Members of the S. C. Bar held during the 1082-83 Mid-Year Meeting. Sen. Thurmond Introduced the featured speaker, 11. S. Judge Robert It. Baerk (seated). receipt thereof, comply with U decision of the lRIolution of Fee Iisputes Board of the South Carolina liar, -endorsed certain Rules Amendments as proposed ly the S. C. Commission on Continuing lawyer Compe- tence. One amendment wits added to the proposed rules which must now tIe submit. ted to the Supreme Court of South Carolina for adoption. The proposals relate to specialty advertising provisions of the Rules on lawyer Competence and the Code of Professional Responsibility. eecommended that the Supreme Court of South Carolina adopt Proposed Rules an lawyers' Trust Accoutits as presented by the ad hoc committee on lawyers' Trust Accounts. Several amendments were recommended, the principal one being tile elimination of the certification of compli- once requirement as contained in the Trust Account Verification Rule. Minimum Accounting Requireinents (ee page tell, June. 1982 Transcript). An amendment was offered to tie second proposed rule, Audit of Attorney's Books and Records - Random Exainina. tion and Audit. The amendment would give it committee of the South Carolina Bar inutead of the Board of Cominitsion- ers tin Grievances and Discipline the authority to examine, investigate, and audit tile books and records of any attorney or firm of attorneys for the purpose af ascertaining and reporting whether Rule -, Triat Account Verification Rule has heen oris tiing complied with by such attorneyior firm of attorneys. e*dopted a Resolution as presented by President Terrell l Glenn Oil the S. C. Bar's continuing supt'ort of an Intermediate Court of Appeals lsee Resotltion, page 6). stabled a proposed Hesolu- tion which called firtiheS. C. Bar to continue to uppose any effort to createipanels in. or enlarge the size of the state Supreme Court its a means of alleviating the appellate crisis. Advocacy Seminar Reset Ott January 21 many atlorneys who were register- ed for the S. C. liar seminar The lawyers Guide 'To 'T'rial Advocacy with James W. Jenns as the featured speaker were unable to attend due to inclement weather. Continirg Legal Educs- tion Director Tom Legare advises that the seminar has been rescheduled for Mirch 12 at the University of South Carolina Schmol of law Auditorium. A special mniling is planned to those who registered but were nomdle io attend it give them an opportunity to carry tlhiir registrstian forwird fur the March 12 presentati.n. It is alao atnlicipailed that a sepsrate innounceennt of the rescheduled progrm %ill tie miiled to oill nemlbers iif the S V. iar.

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