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1 G-Bar News A Publication of the Greenville County Bar William T. Clarke Courtney C. Atkinson Travis V. Olmert E. Jean Howard Hunter Freeman President President-Elect Secretary Treasurer Editor PRESIDENT S ARTICLE By: Bill Clarke Beginning with the events of Law Week, our Bar Association has been fairly busy the last couple of months. The blood drive and the wills clinic were both successful and our Law Week luncheon, featuring Judge McDonald s presentation about the Honorable J. Waties Waring, was enjoyed by everyone. Our reception for the circuit judges at the Hyatt was marvelous and the golf event likewise received high praises. No sooner was Law Week ended than we hosted our annual Family Night at the Zoo, on May 21, which was again a big success, enjoyed by approximately 100 families and a couple of weeks ago the Young Lawyers hosted a great event. On other fronts, there seems to have been an adequate response to Tom Bruce s previous appeal for volunteers for his Project Help endeavor. Tom has again graciously provided us with an article this month giving an update on how that is coming along. For that matter, also in this issue, Wendy Griffith has provided some comments about the Young Lawyers event, Stuart Sarratt has written about the efforts of the website committee to upgrade and enhance our website, and Hunter Freeman has written an interesting article about the accelerated docket program. I hope you ll enjoy reading all of them. We have made a concerted effort to get pictures from most of the events, and hope that you ll enjoy some of them which are included in this newsletter. There will in fact be many more accessible on our website, beginning, I understand, next week. It is a work in progress, and if you d like to see them start checking the website in the next week or so. Going forward, our summer luncheon, scheduled for July 16 at the Poinsett Club, features the Honorable Michelle Childs as our guest speaker. We hope to see you there and you may notice a table set up to recruit mentors for the S.C. Commission on CLE s mentoring program. Justice Kittredge s article in our March newsletter was about the mentoring program, and if, for whatever reason you didn t get to read it then, it is accessible on our website. If you are not already mentoring someone this may be a good time to start. This is probably as good a time as any to make a pitch regarding membership in the GCBA. While we have a healthy membership, we have noticed that a number of lawyers in our community are not members. For a lot of them this is inadvertent. Somehow when it comes time to make the dues check-off on the state bar form, it gets missed. For some, though it is intentional. Why anyone would not want to be a member is beyond me though I am certainly biased. Aside from interesting events with great speakers, the return on investment from a membership with the Greenville Bar just makes sense. Consider, for example, our CLE event--breakfast, lunch and a days worth of outstanding CLE at a prime location for $ unless you re getting your CLE free somewhere that s about as good as it gets. Moreover, the money that we make from the CLE and we do net a profit gets plowed back into our other events so that we are able to subsidize most events for our members, and price them substantially below cost. An example would be our Christmas party last year, priced at $25.00 per person, not to mention the incredible rate of $10.00 per family for the Family Night at the Zoo event, featuring admission to the zoo, crackers to feed the animals, dinner from Chick- (Continued on page 2) 256th edition June/July 2013 UPCOMING EVENTS July 16 Summer Associate Luncheon October 9 BBQ December 12 Christmas Party February 14, 2014 Year End CLE Inside this issue: Summer Luncheon 2 Zoo Night Pictures 3 Golf Tournament Pictures 4 Young Lawyers 5 Job Opportunity 5 Announcements 6 Technology Committee Update 7 Verdicts 8 Update on Project Hope Fast Track Jury Trials Family Court Report Available Office Space

2 256th edition Page 2 (Continued from page 1) Fil-A and a stuffed animal for every child. Our fall BBQ event October 9 at the Blind Horse features beer and barbeque for $5.00. The cost of membership in the GCBA works out to $6.25 a month less than the cost of a meat and three for lunch at one of our local restaurants. Membership in the GCBA is one of the nicer things we do for ourselves--and for that matter for our clients as well--since, I would submit, developing and maintaining a sense of camaraderie, professionalism and fellowship among ourselves ultimately pays dividends for our clients and our judicial system in ways that cannot be adequately measured. PHOTOGRAPHERS NEEDED Love to Take Pictures? Love GCBA events? Want to come to events for free and take pictures? The Greenville County Bar Association is looking for several attorneys who would be willing to serve as our photographers at events. Please contact Melinda at gbarnews@charter.net if this is something you would be interested in doing. SUMMER LUNCHEON Honoring New Associates and Summer Law Clerks (but all members are encouraged to attend) July 16, 2013 Poinsett Club 12:30 $10 Speaker: The Honorable Michelle Childs RSVP to Melinda at gbarnews@charter.net or no later than noon on Friday July 12. Please indicate the names of any Summer Clerks or New Associates attending NEW: DIRECTORY OF ATTORNEYS BY PRACTICE AREAS The Technology Committee is working on a directory of members by areas of practice for the public to use to search for an attorney on our website. If you would like to be included in this directory, please Melinda at gbarnews@charter.net and include up to 3 practice areas that you would like to be listed under.

3 256th edition Page 3 Family Night at the ZOO

4 256th edition Page 4 Judge Frank Eppes Memorial Golf Tournament

5 256th edition Page 5 GCBA YOUNG LAWYERS On June 4 th, approximately 50 of the Greenville Bar s young lawyers gathered to socialize and network at the Greenville Bar Young Lawyer s first happy hour. The event was held at Roost, located downtown. Of those who signed in, no less than 26 law firms and county offices were represented at the event. The successful turnout is directly attributable to a resolution passed earlier this year by the Greenville Bar s Executive Committee establishing its own Young Lawyer Committee. Young lawyer events mark a time when the younger generation of lawyers can get together and make new connections with others from a variety of practice areas and backgrounds. Katie Lyall, an attorney with McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, stated I love having the opportunity to get together with fellow young lawyers and socialize. Greenville Young Lawyers is comprised of young lawyers at various stages of their careers so it provides an atmosphere that is unmatched for networking, socializing and good times. We are pleased by the high interest level among the local young lawyers. If you have any comments or suggestions regarding the young lawyer events, please contact wendy.n.griffith@gmail.com. Job Opporunity Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., seeks a Staff Attorney to join our Workplace Practices Group in the Greenville, SC office. The candidate should have excellent academic credentials, a Juris Doctorate, and admittance to the South Carolina Bar. The ideal candidate will be able to communicate effectively and possess excellent writing, analytical, and computer skills. The candidate must have the ability and motivation to independently manage a caseload, move all pending cases forward toward conclusion on a timely basis, and comply with reporting requirements. Please resume to Cory Ezzell at cezzell@gwblawfirm.com

6 256th edition Page 6 Announcements Roe Cassidy Coates and Price, P.A. is pleased to announce that six of its attorneys have been recognized in the 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Those recognized as Super Lawyers were: Pete Roe (General Litigation); Jim Cassidy (Bankruptcy & Creditor/Debtor Rights); Bill Coates (Business Litigation) and Randy Moody (Business Litigation). Those recognized as Rising Stars were: Trey Suggs (Professional Liability Defense) and Amber Glidewell (Banking & Real Estate). The law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie is pleased to announce that attorney Erroll Anne Hodges has been recognized in the fields of workers compensation and labor and employment law by South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce 36 of its lawyers are included in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers. This distinction includes 12 young lawyers named to the Rising Stars category. Those recognized as Super Lawyers from the Greenville office are: Thomas H. (Tom) Coker, Jr. (Construction/Surety); David W. Conner (Personal Injury Defense: Products); Anne S. Ellefson (Real Estate); H. Sam Mabry III (Business Litigation); W. Francis (Frankie) Marion, Jr. (Business Litigation); Moffatt G. (Mott) McDonald (Personal Injury Defense: General); G. Dewey Oxner, Jr. (Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice); H. Donald (Don) Sellers (Business Litigation) and Christine (Chris) Gantt-Sorenson (Employment & Labor). Those selected as Rising Stars from the Greenville office are: Bonnie A. Lynch (Business Litigation); Christopher B. (Chris) Major (Business Litigation); Joshua D. (Josh) Spencer (Construction Litigation); Charles M. Sprinkle III (Business Litigation) and Sarah P. Spruill (Appellate). Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce that Vernon F. Dunbar and Sarah Day Hurley have been approved by the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification as Circuit Court Mediators and Arbitrators. Mr. Dunbar is a shareholder and Managing Partner of Turner Padget s Greenville office. He practices in the areas of business litigation and workers compensation. Ms. Hurley, Of Counsel in the firm s Greenville office, has an active commercial litigation practice with a concentration in contract and business disputes and intellectual property litigation. Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce that William E. Shaughnessy has been named by Super Lawyers magazine as a top attorney in South Carolina for 2013 in the field of Workers Compensation. In addition, Brad B. CARING COMMITTEE If you know of an attorney who is ill, has surgery, has a death in the family, has a baby or has some other event in their life, please notify the Caring Committee at gbarnews@charter.net Easterling has been named a Rising Star in the field of Workers Compensation. Six Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP attorneys based in Greenville have been selected by their peers to the 2013 list of South Carolina "Super Lawyers" and "Rising Stars" in five practice areas. Additionally, partner A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. was among the top 10 vote-getters in the state. The Greenville attorneys listed as Super Lawyers are: William H. Foster (Employment & Labor); Timothy E. Madden (Family Law) and A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr. (Business Litigation). The Greenville Attorneys listed as Rising Stars are: Dowse Bradwell Rustin, IV. (Banking); Reid T. Sherard (Family Law) and Ashley Summer (Intellectual Property). Smith Moore Leatherwood s Steve Farrar has been named to the Top 25 list of 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers. Farrar, based in the firm s Greenville office, is recognized for his Business Litigation practice. National workplace law firm Jackson Lewis is pleased to congratulate Greenville Partners Ashley B. Abel and Andreas N. Satterfield Jr. for being named to the 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list. In addition, Stephanie E. Lewis, Sandi R. Wilson, Wendy L. Furhang and T. Chase Samples were named to the 2013 South Carolina Rising Stars list. South Carolina Legal Services (SCLS) is pleased to announce that Kirby Mitchell has been promoted to SCLS s statewide Senior Litigation Attorney. Kirby will continue to be based in SCLS s Greenville office and will be representing low-income clients in SCLS s federal and state trial and appellate litigation across all of South Carolina. Kimaka Nichols-Graham has been promoted to take over from Kirby as SCLS s Greenville office s interim Managing Attorney. Kimaka also will continue to serve as SCLS s statewide Education Law Unit Head as well as practice in the Upstate s family courts. Ms. Nichols-Graham can be reached directly at: Attorney Frank J. Dana III of Upstate Elder Law, P.A. and Chadwicke L. Groover of Chadwicke L. Groover, P.A. are pleased to announce the two firms are merging as of July 1, The merged firm will continue to be known as Upstate Elder Law, P.A. Seven attorneys from Smith Moore Leatherwood s Greenville office have been named by South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine as top attorneys in In addition, three attorneys have been honored as South Carolina Rising Stars of The Super Lawyers are: William Dennis (Estate Planning & Probate); Steven Farrar (Business Litigation); Michael Giese (Business Litigation); Tod Hyche (Estate Planning & Probate); Natalma McKnew (Franchise/Dealership); Robert Moseley, Jr. (Transportation/Maritime) and Kurt Rozelsky (Transportation/Maritime). The Rising Stars from Greenville are: Jason Maertens (General Litigation) and Fredric Marcinak III (Transportation/Maritime). (Continued on page 7)

7 256th edition Page 7 Announcements Cont. (Continued from page 6) The law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that attorneys H. Mills Gallivan, Daniel B. White, and John T. Lay have received the 2013 Leadership in the Law Award in recognition of their outstanding professional accomplishments, leadership, and community involvement. Gallivan, White, and Lay were three of only 25 South Carolina attorneys to receive the Leadership in Law Award this year. Winning attorneys were nominated by peers and colleagues and selected by the publisher and staff of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Meliah Bowers Jefferson has rejoined Wyche after serving as law clerk to The Honorable J. Michelle Childs, United States District Judge. Ms. Jefferson focuses her practice on litigation and appellate work. Prior to her clerkship with Judge Childs, Ms. Jefferson was an associate at Wyche. She began her career serving as law clerk to The Honorable Jean H. Toal, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of South Carolina. Ms. Jefferson is a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina Darla Moore School of Business and earned her law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Wyche has been honored by the Upstate South Carolina chapter of Commercial Real Estate Women (CREW) with its Outstanding Leadership Organization Award for The award recognizes organizations in the community that are leaders in advancing the success of women in the commercial real estate industry. TECHNOLOGY COMMITTEE UPDATE The Greenville County Bar Association website is getting a much needed makeover. The current site was developed in 2003 and has remained relatively unchanged since then. In the past decade the technology behind the Web and the way in which we use it has changed dramatically. We hope the new site will reflect these changes and better serve both the Bar and the community. The most prominent change is a total redesign of the website's layout. Featured in this redesign is a new Bar Association logo. Functionally, we are adding multimedia galleries of Bar events and a lawyer directory with contact information and picture profiles. The new site is currently under development, and we look forward to launching it soon. Twenty Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys earned recognition in the 2013 Chambers USA Guide by Chambers and Partners, publisher of the world's leading guides to the legal profession. Attorneys from the Greenville office include: Richard L. Few, Jr (Corporate/ M&A), Steven E. Farrar (Litigation: General Commercial), Michael J. Giese (Litigation: General Commercial) and Marvin Quattlebaum (Real Estate). Once again, Wyche has earned high rankings in Chambers USA: America s Leading Lawyers for Business ( Chambers ). Chambers recognizes Wyche for its work in Litigation, Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions, Labor & Employment, and Real Estate. Ten Wyche attorneys are identified as leading lawyers in their respective practice areas based on in-depth client and peer reviews. Chambers ranks Wyche as one of the country s top law firms in the Litigation practice area. Wyche attorneys Wallace Lightsey, Henry Parr, and Troy Tessier are listed as leading lawyers in this practice area. Wyche is also acknowledged as a leading firm in Corporate/Mergers & Acquisitions. Cary Hall, Eric Amstutz, and Melinda Davis Lux are recognized for being leading lawyers in this practice area. Wyche received high rankings for its Labor & Employment practice as well. Mark Bakker and Ted Gentry are highlighted as leading lawyers for their work in this practice area. Wyche is also highly ranked for its work in Real Estate. Jim Warren and Maurie Lawrence received recognition as leading lawyers for their work in this practice area. Legal directory publisher Chambers and Partners has recognized Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in its national category for its products liability and mass torts litigation practice and singles out four Greenville attorneys for their practices. The directory publisher also recognizes the Firm's South Carolina general commercial litigation and corporate mergers and acquisitions practices. The Greenville attorneys recognized as "key individuals" and "notable practitioners" are William H. Foster III (Labor & Employment), Neil E. Grayson (Corporate/M&A, Corporate/M&A: Banking and Finance), John M. Jennings (Corporate/M&A) and Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. (Litigation: General Commercial). McNair Law Firm, P.A. has expanded its intellectual property practice with the addition of Douglas Lineberry, who joins the firm s Greenville office as Special Counsel. Doug will focus his practice on litigating intellectual property issues, drafting and prosecuting patents in the pharmaceutical, chemical, mechanical and gaming fields, rendering opinions and validity analyses and obtaining and defending trademark registrations. Additionally, he will assist clients with marketing and branding issues. Doug brings to the firm a wealth of experience in patent and trademark prosecution, including numerous successful examiner interviews that produced rapid and valuable results for clients in both the patent and trademark arenas. He also has a strong understanding of technologies such as large and small molecule, medical devices, polymers, nonwovens, transport systems, gaming devices, container and slide-locking systems. While his concentration at McNair will be in further expanding his intellectual property practice, Doug is also an experienced business litigator and employment attorney with first chair trial experience. (Continued on page 8)

8 256th edition Page 8 Announcements Cont. (Continued from page 7) Nexsen Pruet is pleased to announce that it has been top ranked as a leading firm in the Carolinas in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. The legal guide has given high marks to the Firm in six practice areas and identified sixteen attorneys as "Leaders in Their Field", including three who practice in Greenville: David Gossett (Real Estate); Tom Stephenson (Labor & Employment; Litigation: General Commercial) and William Billy Wilkins (Litigation: General Commercial). This is the ninth consecutive year that the firm has been ranked in the areas of Real Estate, Corporate/M&A, Banking & Finance, Labor and Employment and Litigation. Inn of Court is an amalgam of judges, lawyers, and in some cases, law professors and law students. Downtown Greenville has been named one of America s Best Downtowns by Forbes, One of the Top 10 Tastiest Towns in the South by Southern Living, and One of America s Most Fun, Affordable Cities by Bloomberg Business Week. Now - Collins & Lacy is calling it home, as the statewide defense firm has moved its Greenville office to the heart of Downtown. Collins & Lacy s new Greenville address is 110 West North St., Suite 100, Greenville, SC McNair Law Firm, P.A. is pleased to announce Hunter S. Freeman has been elected to shareholder in the firm s Greenville office. Freeman works in McNair s intellectual property and litigation practice groups. He assists a variety of clients with preparing and prosecuting patent, trademark and copyright applications, drafting intellectual property related agreements, as well as consulting in the fields of cyber-law, trade secrets and general intellectual property protection and portfolio management. His litigation practice consists primarily of enforcing clients intellectual property rights and resolving commercial disputes in both state and federal courts. Hunter received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 2003 and his B.S. from Rhodes College in The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers recently granted Fellowship to Reid T. Sherard, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's Greenville office. Fellowship recognizes significant achievement in family law and commitment to the highest degree of professionalism and excellence in the field, according to the organization. Fellowship is by invitation only and requires national and state examinations. Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Steven E. Buckingham has been elected to the Executive Committee of the Upstate Chapter of the American Inns of Court as the Associates Liaison. As noted by the American Inns of Court, Inns of Court are designed to improve the skills, professionalism and ethics of the bench and bar. An American The Charleston School of Law is presently scheduling on-campus interviews and resume collects for its 2013 fall recruiting season. Fall oncampus interviews are scheduled to begin the week of August 19, 2013, and run throughout the semester, with the exception of Labor Day (September 2) and fall break (October 17-18). If you are an employer and are interested in participating, please csolcareerservices@charlestonlaw.edu or contact Molly Blatt at (843) Verdicts Caption: Patrick Booker vs. SCDC Case No CP Attorney for Plaintiff: pro se Attorney for Defendant: Steve Pruitt Cause of Action: Tort Verdict for the Defendant Caption: JP Morgan Chase Bank National Association vs. Thomas R. Irby, Roy C. Irby, Roy C. Irby II, Bank of America NA, Charles H. Knight LLC. Case No CP Attorney for Plaintiff: Angelia Jacquline Grant Attorney for Defendant: Lawrence Hershon, Jerry Gaines, Demetri Koutrakos, Dwight Floyd, David Alford, Roy C. Irby, Roy C. Irby II Cause of Action: Foreclosure/Cross-claims Verdict: Thomas Irby vs Roy C. Irby II Verdict for Plaintiff in the amount of $31, actual damages; Bank of America vs. Roy C Irby II Verdict for Plaintiff in the amount of $21, actual damages; Thomas R Irby vs Bank of America Verdict for Defendant in the amount of $1, actual damages. Caption: Virginia Tucker vs. Robert Taylor Case No CP Attorney for Plaintiff: Jonathan Hammond Attorney for Defendant: Nicholas Farr Cause of Action: Wreck Verdict for the Plaintiff in the amount of $3, Caption: Sheila M. Long vs. Judith D. Hartzell Case No CP Attorney for Plaintiff: Michael Hart Attorney for Defendant: Lindsay Terrell Cause of Action: Motor Vehicle Accident Verdict for the Plaintiff in the amount of $700.00

9 256th edition Page 9 Homeless persons and near-homeless persons may seem invisible yet we see people sleeping in the public library and we see adults walking on Main Street with loaded back packs. From the Swamp Rabbit Trail, people can be seen camping and doing laundry along the Reedy River. These are people who need access to legal services but providers such as South Carolina Legal Services find it a challenge to include their needs when delivering services that are already stretched due to revenue and staff shortages. The Greenville Bar rallied with enthusiasm when plans for Project Host were described in this newsletter just before Law Week. We have been pleased with the response and can now go forward with the plans that were still forming at that early point. We have started weekly intake at Triune Mercy Center and, after meeting with their leadership, we have developed a schedule for preventive educational seminars at locations such as the Rescue Mission, Shepherd s Gate and others. However, there is still a need for additional volunteers. Availability of committed volunteers can be a turning point for someone who is struggling to improve their life. With this in mind, we will ask each potential volunteer to specify an area of interest. Housing Family Court Worker s Comp Social Security disability Other Public Benefits Employment Debt collections Foreclosure Defense Bankruptcy Immigration Preventive Education programs to groups Other: [please specify] Update on Project Help By Tom Bruce Here is our proposed sequence for the referrals: Referrals will only be made only after advance permission from the volunteer We will cater to areas of concentration when requested by the volunteer; for example, bankruptcy, immigration, foreclosure defense, etc. Initial referrals will be for advice only. referrals will be made with a pairing to a member of the SC Legal Services legal staff who will be available for consultation by the volunteer the volunteer attorney may recommend a service that is more extensive than advice; if so, the volunteer will have the discretion to commit to do more than advice if the volunteer attorney cannot provide the extensive service he/she can return the case to SCLS and it will be considered for acceptance at SCLS. Volunteers should take care not to promise any specific action by SCLS as cases can be accepted only after screening for conflicts, merit and staff capacity. Clients should be told that acceptance of their case by SCLS is not guaranteed. The SCLS internal staff will continue to conduct new client intake so that new cases are already in digest form prior to referral. This should create ease and simplicity. In fact, while I am on the subject, ease and simplicity for volunteers will be a permanent goal for those of us on the design team. If you have read and considered the above and desire additional information, please get in touch with me at thomasbruce@sclegal.org or Attn: Thomas Bruce, South Carolina Legal Services, 701 S. Main St., Greenville SC The Executive Committee of the Greenville County Bar Association welcomes your comments and suggestions. Please feel free to contact us at gbarnews@charter.net or

10 256th edition Page 10 FAST TRACK JURY TRIALS In an administrative order dated March 7, 2013, the Supreme Court of South Carolina established a fast track jury trial process, which allows litigants to have their day in court earlier than would normally be possible. The fast track jury trial is a voluntary, binding jury trial before a 6 person jury panel and a mutually selected Special Hearing Officer. The Special Hearing Officer will act as the judge and may be an attorney in good standing with the South Carolina Bar and who has satisfied the Rule 403 requirements or may be a Circuit Court Judge who is available and willing to hear the case. Both parties must consent to a fast track jury trial and once consent is granted it is irrevocable. Ordinarily, a fast track jury trial should last no more than 1 day and should be limited to 3 witnesses per side. However, a motion to extend the length of the trial and/or the number of witnesses may be made by either party. Fast track jury trials are exempt from mandatory mediation and/or arbitration. These trials are also removed from the court s docket and the trial date is mutually set by the parties, subject to the court s resources and schedule. These trials will not be given any priority over regularly scheduled cases and will be scheduled in accordance with the court s resources. To simplify and expedite the trials, the parties are encouraged to stipulate to modes and methods of the presentation of evidence. In lieu of discovery, each party must serve copies of all documentary evidence not less than 30 days before the scheduled trial date. The parties must also attend a pretrial conference not less than 10 days before trial, where objections to any documentary evidence must be made. If no objections are made at the pretrial conference, the evidence will be deemed admissible. Live witnesses must also be disclosed with sufficient notice to allow a deposition to be taken of each live witness. Unless requested and paid for by the parties, the fast track jury will not be recorded by a court reporter. The parties may also agree to waive any motions for directed verdict, motions to set aside the verdict, motions for additur or remittur or any judgment rendered by the jury. While the verdict will go in the file for the case, it will not be entered unless a motion is filed with the Clerk of Court and the judge rules that the verdict will be enrolled as a Judgment. If, however, the trial is not going according to plan, the parties may, by a previous stipulation, elect to have the ability to accept the last settlement proposal of the opponent at any time before the verdict is announced by the jury. So if you have a relatively simple case that you know is not going to settle, you may want to consider requesting a fast track jury trial. This could provide you and your client with a simplified and expedited method of adjudicating your client s case. Be careful though, by agreeing to a fast track jury trial, your client is waiving its right to appeal the verdict or receive its costs to which it might otherwise be entitled. Attention Attorneys: FAMILY COURT LIAISON COMMITTEE REPORT April 12, Attention Attorneys: If you are requesting a hearing involving a lay GAL, please include the dates they are unable to attend. The docket clerk does not call them when setting hearings and would have no way of knowing if they have a conflict with the hearing date. 2. Please be advised that child support direction sheets are being filed without complete physical address for the parties involved. Please fully complete this form and advise your clients to provide the Clerk s office with updated physical address and contact information for both parties at all times. The next Family Court Liaison meeting will be August 30, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. in the Conference Room in the Judge s Hallway. Anyone who is unable to attend these meetings but has issues they would like addressed may contact:

11 256th edition Page 11 Available Office Space For Lease or Sale: Lot only, containing 137 front ft. and over 200 ft. deep at 905 Laurens Road. Will sell, build, or lease for one or more Firm. Easy access to County and Federal Courthouse and County Square. Contact Melvin Younts at East North Street: Large office space with private bathroom. All other amenities are shared, i.e., furnished conference room, waiting area, kitchen, public bathroom, parking. Other amenities may include shared phone system and high speed internet if lesee so chooses. Rent is negotiable. This space is perfect for a solo practitioner. For more information please contact Tesa at Office space for lease: Large office with secretarial work area available on Poinsett Highway, north of Cherrydale Shopping Center. Included are receptionist, waiting area, use of two furnished conference rooms, kitchen, bathrooms, ample parking, and utilities. Potentially included are computer(s), PCLaw software, high speed internet, copiers, and fax machine. Rent is negotiable. Please contact Robbie Childs or Sue at for more information. Two Offices for Rent. Utilities included but not telephone. 644 E. Washington Street,. Contact: For Lease. 119 Manly Street across from Bilo Center, in Pettigru Historic District square feet, 9 rooms, library conference room in carefully historic restored 1925 residence ideal for a law office. In excellent condition and up to date. Adjoining parking for nine cars. Kitchen area. Contact owner John M. Dillard For Rent: 522 N. Church St., DOWNTOWN GREENVILLE. One story building with ample office space and parking conveniently located behind Bi-Lo Center. $1300 /month. Includes cleaning, utilities, telephone system with receptionist and conference rooms. Contact John Abdalla at or abdallalaw@yahoo.com for additional information. For Rent: New suites $1,000-1,200 monthly or singles $450/225 ft up. 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Law office in place seeking to share space square feet available to single or multiple firms. Six offices with exterior windows, break room, restroom, and other amenities in Ivey Square Building at 200 North Main; includes receptionist, waiting room, conference rooms, advanced audio-visual, copier, Internet, etc. For more information call Kelli or John at