Mission
The purpose of this Section shall be to promote, by appropriate means, the objects of the South Carolina Bar and to improve the art and techniques of government law in the State of South Carolina; to provide information and further the education of members; to further the improvement and the development of legislation pertaining to state and local governments; and to simplify and improve the administrative and judicial procedures in the field of government law.
SECTION BYLAWS
2024-2026 SECTION COUNCIL
JOHN H. HARRIS
CHAIR
MICHAEL R. BURCHSTEAD
CHAIR ELECT
GINNY L. MERCK-DUPONT
VICE CHAIR
LESLIE M. SIMPSON
SECRETARY/CLE COORDINATOR
BRADFORD L. LOVE
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR / SECTION DELEGATE
MICHAEL S. TRAYNHAM
COUNCIL MEMBER
JOHN "JAY" D. WATSON
COUNCIL MEMBER
ERIC SHYTLE
COUNCIL MEMBER
SYDNEY DOUGLAS
COUNCIL MEMBER
JESSICA KINARD
COUNCIL MEMBER
JOANIE WINTERS
COUNCIL MEMBER
Upcoming Events
There are no upcoming public events at this time.
Contributions to the SC Bar Foundation
The SC Bar Foundation receives an annual donation from the Government Law Section. These monies go to the Children's Fund, which funds legal initiatives that enhance the well-being of children, and the Disabled Lawyers Fund, which helps colleagues who are permanently incapacitated and are experiencing financial difficulties due to illness or accidents. Additionally, the fund collaborates with the South Carolina Bar's Lawyers Helping Lawyers Program to assist attorneys who enter rehabilitation with treatment costs or costs associated with continuing their legal career.