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.
2026-2027 SECTION COUNCIL
BRITTANY CLARK
CHAIR
BRETT H. BAYNE
CHAIR ELECT
ASHLEY A. McMAHAN
VICE CHAIR
MARK FARTHING
SECRETARY
SUSAN HACKETT
IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR
LINDSAY JOYNER
SECTION DELEGATE
JOSHUA P. GOLSON
COUNCIL MEMBER
BESS J. DURANT
COUNCIL MEMBER
TAYLOR GILLIAM
COUNCIL MEMBER
SHANON N. PEAKE
COUNCIL MEMBER
BADGE HUMPHRIES
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