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31 Transcript S.C. B. 1 (1987)

handle is hein.barjournals/tscb0031 and id is 1 raw text is: TRqRI OF THE SOUTH CAROL;NA ETIUNCRETBAR JANUARY, 1t117 LawLine Program Nears Start Up The laowline program (formerly called TAIJS) which allows a caller using a touchtone telephone access to tape recorded legal in formation, ians become operational. A project of the Public Affairs Committee and the Lawyer I eferral Service Committee, the LawLine Subcommittee chaired by Mike Montgomery targeted January I ns the start up date, and that was accomplished. Ilowever, due to problems with telephone lines and equipment, callers have been unable to reach LawLine much of the time. It is hoped that by the time you receive this issue of 7he Transcript, lnwtine will be fully operational. There ore a limited number of scripts available on LawLine at present; however, scripts will be added twice a year, and old scripts will he revised, Sections and Committees have been asked to have new Ilawl.ine scripts prepared and turned in to the LawLine Subcommittee by March I for the first additions to the program. LawLine can be reached by calling 771-0011 in Richland and I,exington Counties, or toll free at 1 -800.521-9788 from other parts of the state. Listed below are the topics currently available on lawline along with the corresponding 3-digit access code. Family Law 124 Iivorce 125 legal Separation 126 Property Rights in Divorce 127 Child Custody 128 Child Support 129 Visitation Consumer, Credit and Business Law 122 Consumers' Right to Cancel Door-to-Door Credit Sales Contracts 121 Consumer's flight to Cancel Credit Sales Contracts 120 Equal Credit Opportunlty Act 119 Consumers' flights In Business Bankruptcies 118 Chapter 7 Bankruptcy 117 Chapter 13 Bankruptcy 116 Credit Cards and Charge Accounts 115 Consumers' Rights In Automobile Repossessions III Setting Up A Business 113 Incorporating A Business Criminal Law 112 'Your Rights Upon Arrest IIl Juvenile Criminal Courts I t1 Magistrates and Municipal Courts Rights of Defendants Lawyers, Legal Assistance and Courts 109 Filing a Grievance Against an Attorney 108 Attorney Fees 130 legal Aid 131 Public Defender Services Benefits Which Might Be Available 322 Unemployment Compensation 321 Workers' Compensation 320 Social Security 319 Senior Citizens' Benefits 31R Property Tax for Senior Citizens Wills and Estates 3139 Why You Need a Will -:11 Taxes At Death Lawyers Appear on TV A program coordinated by the Public Affairs Committee has lawyers appearing monthly as a segment on the Carolina Today program on WISTV In Colombia. The show Is produced by Jean Caughman and co-hosted by Ms. Caughman and Joe Pinner. The law Focus segment began in July, 1986, and is usually scheduled for the third Thursday of each month. The following are the topics which have been discussed on Law Focus and the attorneys who presented them. late July August September October November December January Topic Landlord-Tenant Attorney-Client Relationship Buying & Selling a Bomne Child Custody DUI Personal Income Tax Divorce Guest Stuart Andrews Brantley Ilarvey Frank Elmore Nancy Young Dick Ilarpootlian Roland Coming Ken Lester Abigail Rogers (right) of Columbia presents Solicitor Jim Anders (left) with a slile presentation designed to educate South Carolinians about services available to victImso crime. Cindy Burch of Columbia (center) looks on. liogers Is with the S. C. illghway Department and Burtch Is coordinator of the State Victim Witness Assistance Program. Bar and ETV Cooperate on Victim's Assistance Program The Crime Victims Assis. tance Committee of the South Carolina Bar's Young Lawyers Division in cooperation with the South Carolina Education- al Television Network and the S. C. Victim Assistance Program has de% eloped a crime victims assistance project to educate area residents about services available to victims of crime. The project Is a slide presentation featuring former crime victims relating their experiences with the judicial system, police agencies and the solicitor's office. The criminal justice system, from the actual arrest of the defendant to the final sentencing by the judge is presented, with special emphasis on the crime victim's and witness' involvement In assisting with the investiga. tion. The presetation shows both the emotional and financial support available to crime victims and their families through the Victim Assistance Program. Also included is an explana. lion of the benefits of the South Carolina Victims Bill oflligbts. As n part of the bill, a victim advocate for ,.'h of the state's sixteen judiciol circuits is available to the community for advice and assistance. The advocates are using the slide presentation H' educate the public about the criminal justice system and the support systems available to victims of crime. The crime victim population Is growing in South Carolina. Statistics show that one In every three households Is touched by crime, and three In every one hundred people are victims of crime, explained Abigail Rogers, Columbia attorney and chairman of the Crime Victims Assistance Committee. Through sponsor. ship of this project we want to raise public awareness and concern for the plight of tile victims of crime In South Carolina, she said. Rogers began the project while serving as former Assistant Solicitor for the Fifth Circuit, The crime victims assistance slide presentation is nvaiibhh, for community groups, schools and any other organizations through the local solicitor's office. Tort Studies Released Recently, two studies were completed which should be of interest to those who are following the tart reform efforts. The first report, commissioned by the South Carolina Law Institute, was a study of civil jury verdicts in South Carolina over the past tO years. Professor F. Patrick lubbard of the USC School of Law directed the research, and believes it to be the most comprehensive study of civil jury verdicts In the nation. Following are some of the general patterns which were Identified. When discounted for population growth, the number of civil cases filed between I1 9 and 1986 increased by approximately 2011. Tort ta-.s represented the majority of verdicts, at 54% to 751, of all verdicts, depending upon the year. Motor vehicle accidetf represented 35% to 5011, of ill verdicts, depelning utom the year. Products liability riles accounted for 2',, to V'S, of till jury verdicts, depending upon see Studies, p. 15 A Full Report on Activities at the Mid-Year Meeting Will Appear Next Month VOLUME 31 NO. 1

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