More than 40 years experience in Bankruptcy Court

Practice Areas

• Bankruptcy

• Business Formation

• Real Estate and Loan Closings

• Advance Planning

Education

• Cheraw High School (1968)

• B.A., English, Clemson University (1975)

• J.D., University of South Carolina School of Law (1978)

Awards and Honors

• Eagle Scout

• South Carolina Archaeologist of the Year, 1990

• Olde English Tourism District Volunteer of the Year, 1993

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina Bar (Chesterfield County Bar), 1978

• United States Bankruptcy Court (D.S.C.), 1981

• United States District Court, District of South Carolina

• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

• United States Supreme Court

• United States Court of International Trade

Community Activities

• Boy Scout Troop 655

  • Scoutmaster (1981-1982, 2000-2006)

  • Assistant Scoutmaster (1996-2000)

  • Cubmaster (1993-1996)

• Member, First Presbyterian Church

Practice Areas

• Bankruptcy

• Real Estate and Loan Closings

• Family Court

• Probate Court

• Magistrates Court

• Advance Planning

Education

• Salutatorian, Cheraw High School (2003)

• University of Edinburgh (2006)

• B.A., History, summa cum laude, Clemson University (2007)

• Penland School of Crafts (2007)

• J.D., cum laude, University of South Carolina School of Law (2012)

Awards and Honors

• Eagle Scout

• Phi Beta Kappa

• Order of the Coif

• Order of the Wig and Robe

• South Carolina Law Review, Volumes 62 & 63

• J. Bratton Davis Bankruptcy American Inn of Court

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina Bar (Chesterfield County Bar), 2012

• United States Bankruptcy Court (D.S.C.), 2012

• United States District Court, District of South Carolina

• United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Community Activities

• Member, First Presbyterian Church of Hartsville

• Member, Cheraw Branch NAACP

• St. David’s Cemetery Association (2015-22)

• Town of Cheraw Planning Commission (2017-22)

• Leadership Cheraw (2014-15)

• Rotary Club of Cheraw (Secretary, 2015-18)

• Greater Cheraw Chamber of Commerce (Board Member, 2013-15)

Representative Cases

• In re Smith, C/A No. 21-00744-dd, slip op. (Bankr. D.S.C. Sep 30, 2021) (successful bifurcation and cramdown in Chapter 13 Plan of unsecured portion of undersecured home mortgage loan pursuant to Hurlburt v. Black, 925 F.3d 154 (4th Cir. 2019))