Mission
This Section maintains interest in a variety of activities related to lawyers and judges. It sponsors or supports programs on litigation skills, effective advocacy and specialized areas of litigation practice in an effort to improve the art and technique of trial advocacy. It promotes professional values in trial advocacy lawyers, cosponsors a CLE seminar at the Bar Convention and encourages members to submit articles to South Carolina Lawyer.
The Section will recognize a lawyer who has demonstrated outstanding commitment to trial and appellate advocacy in the legal profession.
2025-2026 SECTION COUNCIL

SUSAN HACKETT
SECTION CHAIR

BRITTANY CLARK
CHAIR ELECT

BRETT H. BAYNE
VICE CHAIR

ASHLEY A. McMAHAN
SECRETARY

LINDSAY JOYNER
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR

BENJAMIN GOODING
SECTION DELEGATE

MARK FARTHING
COUNCIL MEMBER

JOSHUA P. GOLSON
COUNCIL MEMBER

BESS J. DURANT
COUNCIL MEMBER

TAYLOR GILLIAM
COUNCIL MEMBER

SHANON N. PEAKE
COUNCIL MEMBER
Upcoming Meetings
There are no upcoming public events at this time.
Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award
- 2025: Kathrine “Kat” Haggard Hudgins
- 2024: Robert T. Bockman
- 2023: April W. Sampson
- 2021: T.F. “Biff” Sowell
- 2020: Mark Farthing
- 2019: Whitney Harrison
- 2018: Brett H. Bayne
- 2017: John I. Mauldin
- 2015: John S. Nichols
- 2014: Richard H. Willis
- 2013: Robert E. Stepp
- 2012: William W. Wilkins
- 2009: Robert J. Thomas
- 2007: E. Warren Moise