For many years, the Bar Foundation has often described itself as the “charitable” or “philanthropic arm” of the South Carolina Bar. We are quite proud of our connection with the Bar and believe that efforts to sustain the Foundation’s mission are strengthened when we share the impact of Foundation grantees with the legal community (and beyond). During this past year, you may have noticed gradual movement in our marketing/communications materials toward those providing service and those being served – the men, women and children whose lives are being changed by our cadre of grantees. We have learned from conversations with Bar members, national fundraising experts and the results from our donor survey that hearing the “heart beat” stories is what drives many to support the Bar Foundation. And, when someone supports the Bar Foundation, the Bar Foundation is in a better position to support our grantees.

In May 2012, the Board approved a development plan that is focused on presenting more “heart beat” stories to the Bar. We will showcase the impact that is made in our state through Foundation grantees. In addition, President Jack Griffeth has articulated that the Bar Foundation is not just the “charitable” or “philanthropic” arm of the South Carolina Bar, but that we are the “HEART of the Bar.” Through those we fund, lives are changed.

We are happy to announce these 18 organizations that have received funding for the 2013 fiscal year. Please take a minute to read more about them and their impact in the community. We look forward to sharing more about them – and the “heart beat” stories that resonate from their clients’ experiences – throughout the coming year.

CIVIL LEGAL AID

Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation ($40,000)

Serving six Lowcountry counties, the Center delivers comprehensive legal services to low income persons in need of assistance with heirs’ property issues. The Center also enhances the capacity of attorneys, legal professionals and students to handle property matters. This year, the Center plans to assess 120 heirs’ property owners and provide extended legal services to 40 families, including clearing 12 titles. Through free Wills clinics and individual client work, the Center legal staff intends to draft 70 wills. These documents will help prevent the growth of heirs’ property. The Center will help clients like “Mary” who almost lost the home where she raised her five children. Seeking much needed home repairs, Mary learned that the house was in the name of her deceased husband, who did not have a will. With the Center’s help, Mary was able to clear the title and get the property deed in her name. Though the documents were simple pieces of paper, they helped protect a lifetime of past memories and future hopes for Mary.

Charleston Pro Bono Legal Services ($20,000)

In the heart of downtown Charleston, CPBLS seeks to provide legal services to low income individuals by utilizing pro bono attorneys. The program also boasts a robust Ackerman Summer Law Fellowship Program that links CPBLS to the Charleston School of Law. Students are able to augment the services of the program and receive meaningful work experience. CPBLS notes that, in 2011, more than 30 percent of the graduating class at Charleston School of Law an opportunity to work in the CPBLS office. This partnership helped leverage legal services in the community.

Citizens Opposed to Domestic Abuse ($36,000)

CODA is the only program in its four counties of operation that focuses solely on serving the needs of victims of domestic violence free of charge. Foundation support helps CODA also meet these women’s legal needs. Without CODA, women like “Elizabeth” would lose everything precious to them. Shortly after completing her final divorce hearing with CODA’s help, she learned that her emotionally and physically abusive ex-husband was planning to leave the state in a matter of days and take her three young sons with him. Distraught and overwhelmed, she returned to CODA for more guidance. Thanks to the attorney’s immediate filing of an Ex Parte Motion, the court sided with Elizabeth and ordered the husband could not move the children from South Carolina. The judge also appointed a Guardian ad litem to advocate for the best interests of the children. This year, CODA hopes to legally represent 250 low income victims to free them from abuse.

Crisis Ministries ($69,000)

As the needs of homeless men, women and children in the Charleston area grow and change so does Crisis Ministries’ commitment to increase existing services and add new services. What began as a warm meal and volunteer-staffed shelter has grown into a full-service agency determined to end homelessness in Charleston. Through the Homeless Justice Project, the first of its kind in the state and a national example, on site legal services are available for people like “Gracie.” Gracie showed up at Crisis Ministries after being discharged from a local psychiatric hospital. Having struggled with mental illness since she was a teenager, Gracie had held 31 jobs in the past 15 years. Her disability made it difficult to hold a job, but she needed money to afford her medication. Once at the shelter, the attorney was able to help Gracie apply for Social Security Disability which included gathering documents from multiple schools and treatment facilities. At the hearing, Gracie received a favorable decision, broke down and wept. For this grant cycle, the Project will help 500 individuals or families who are homeless. The lone staff attorney will fight to remove the legal and social boundaries that frustrate and prevent his clients from being self-sufficient.

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Lowcountry Legal Volunteers ($62,000)

For Beaufort, Jasper and Hampton Counties, Lowcountry Legal Volunteers is a beacon of light for those who need legal assistance, but cannot afford a lawyer. Retired attorneys, under Rule 415, make it possible for LLV to serve the community. This past year, the LLV attorney and volunteer attorneys helped Burton Fire Department firefighters and their spouses by drafting wills. LLV also provided aid to clients like “Kim” – a mother who needed help securing legal guardianship of her 19-year-old Down’s syndrome daughter. LLV held Kim’s hand through the rigorous Probate Court process which included the appointment of two examiners, a visitor and a Guardian ad litem. LLV volunteers and Kim were successful in securing guardianship which now allows Kim to coordinate all of her daughter’s healthcare needs.

SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center ($15,000)

Appleseed is dedicated to advocacy for low income people and seeks to effect systemic change by acting in and through the courts, legislature, administrative agencies, community and the media. With IOLTA support, Appleseed staff provides educational seminars, training sessions, case assistance and co-counseling to a variety of organizations including the state’s legal services providers as well as private Bar members. In this grant cycle, Appleseed will provide six substantive legal education seminars and one legal skills training session to IOLTA grantees, private lawyers, social service providers, community groups and volunteer lawyers. The staff will also provide case support for at least 350 requests.

SC Bar Pro Bono Program ($100,000)

This year, the Program is looking to expand opportunities to practitioners so that more individuals in need can receive assistance. Increased communication, utilization of technology and a concentrated regional recruitment effort will be explored. By encouraging pro bono service, the Program hopes to have more success stories from practitioners like Tom Runge whose pro bono efforts benefited St. Lawrence Place, a transitional housing facility for homeless families, as well as spurred the creation and operation of the SC Chapter of the Homeless Experience Legal Protection (HELP) Project. Other successful pro bono efforts include Brad Cunningham who has averaged six or more pro bono cases per year. As the Town of Lexington attorney, he also accepts pro bono cases on a walk-in basis, drafting wills and powers of attorney and handling real estate and probate issues. The Program also encourages firm pro bono such as Sowell Gray Stepp and Laffitte’s services to the residents of Hannah House, a non-profit safe home in Columbia for women and children in transition. These services have included child custody, child support, criminal and driver’s license issues since law firm members “adopted” Hannah House in May 2009.

South Carolina Legal Services ($1,040,000)

Heralded as the only statewide law firm providing civil legal services to low income South Carolinians, SCLS attorneys stand beside their clients in Federal, Common Pleas, Probate, Bankruptcy, Master in Equity, Family, Administrative Law and Magistrate courts. SCLS has a diverse practice helping people in the areas of consumer/finance, education, employment, family law, health, housing, income maintenance, public benefits, individual rights and elder law. SCLS is able to help people like “Joy” who left her job when her military husband was transferred to another state. Her unemployment benefits were denied, but due to the reason for her departure, she should not have been declined. Joy represented herself in two appeals, but was unsuccessful both times. Thankfully, SCLS got on board to help Joy with a third appeal. With SCLS’ help, the Department of Employment reconsidered their prior decisions and found Joy fully eligible for benefits. This money was extremely helpful as Joy began life in a new town and sought gainful employment.

Sistercare ($26,000)

Sistercare gives abused women security, safety and legal assistance. A few years ago, Sistercare represented “Rhonda” whose husband had returned from Iraq. Rhonda knew that things were different and even tolerated the hitting because she did not want to leave. One day, she was on the back of their property and saw where her husband had dug three graves – one for her and each of her two children. Through Sistercare, Rhonda was able to get a divorce and custody of her children. A few years following the horrific situation which could have ended tragically, Rhonda returned to college. A few days prior to the graduation deadline, Rhonda realized that her diploma would have her husband’s name on it as she had not changed her name at the time of the divorce. Sistercare once again came to her aid and helped Rhonda get a name change just in time to submit the information to the school. Rhonda now has a new degree and a new life of peace to enjoy. As the new grant cycle begins, Sistercare has a goal to represent at least 100 battered women in Family Court.

ADMINISTRATION OF JUSTICE

National Judicial College ($15,880)

NJC is poised to help newly elected judges obtain knowledge and skills to manage their courts and administer justice. Court Administration selects which judges attend the College’s General Jurisdiction course through the support of the Bar Foundation. One attendee provided his perspective on attending – “I am so thankful that South Carolina sends each of its new judges to this course. I can say with confidence that I will be a better judge as a result of having attended.”

richland County CASA ($7,500)

CASA’s mission is “to advocate for the best interest of abused and neglected children in Richland County Family Court by providing quality volunteer and legal representation to ensure every child a safe permanent and nurturing home.” IOLTA funds support a child welfare collaboration workshop, volunteer recruitment events and training resources. In the current grant cycle, CASA believes that it will see even more need due to the increased numbers of children entering foster care. In order to support the current roster of 400 active volunteer Guardians and to secure the services of 100 new volunteer Guardians, CASA’s focus on recruitment and training is paramount. To better reflect the group of children that they serve, CASA is also wishing to secure more minority volunteer Guardians. As best put by one CASA volunteer Guardian, “there is nothing so great in life as knowing that you have forever changed the course of a child’s existence from one of despair to one of hope.”

SC Access to Justice Commission ($82,400)

Established in 2007, SCATJ is dedicated to expanding access to civil legal representation for South Carolinians with low income or of modest means. In February 2010, the Supreme Court established the Newberry County Self Help Center Pilot Program which opens to the public on the first Wednesday of every month. Since 2010, almost 100 customers have received free legal information and assistance at the Center. One customer, “Mr. Brown” received assistance in completing his divorce forms, but was searching for some additional comfort. He was nervous about presenting to the court and returned to the Center for four months to practice and prepare for his hearing. Center volunteers listened as he read his sample script. When his divorce was granted, Mr. Brown thanked the volunteers saying that he would not have been able to do it without their help. SCATJ remains committed to developing resources for self-represented litigants to use in all courts; with ongoing efforts to develop various formats to meet the need of the general public, including court-approved forms with instructions, frequently asked questions, videos, manuals and others.

SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer ($40,000)

The Bar has long held the belief that informed citizens are better able to function in a society governed by the rule of law. In keeping with that belief, the SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer educational efforts are geared at the adult population and compliment the Bar’s efforts to educate students through its Law Related Education Division. Ask-A-Lawyer works with local television stations to arrange phone banks and web chats where people can have their legal questions answered by on-site volunteer lawyers. Legal Lessons: A Series for the Public sessions are offered in conjunction with technical colleges during the fall and spring semesters. The program also partners with libraries, senior centers and other community venues to host free educational clinics across the state. Close to 1,200 individuals were reached through clinics in 2011. This year, Ask-A-Lawyer is looking to assist even more South Carolinians by hosting at least 30 educational clinics.

SC Center for fathers and families ($65,000)

The SC Center for Fathers and Families gives training and support to men who want to become better fathers through six fatherhood programs in 11 locations across the state. This organization helps men like “JW” set and complete goals such as finding a livable wage job. Struggling and unemployed, JW joined the Richland-Midlands Fatherhood Coalition site. Through the program, he found a job as an apartment maintenance technician and improved his relationship with the custodial parent and his children. JW has since taken his children on a real family vacation. This might be something that many would take for granted, but not JW. It was a life changing experience and just one of many goals that he made for himself while participating in the program. This year, the Center is determined to serve 240 low income fathers and help them continue to work and support their families and ensure child support payments.

Upstate Mediation Center ($27,500)

Mediation provides a neutral third party who first listens and comes to understand situations like the relationship between “Mrs. J.” and her son, “Frank.” Mrs. J., elderly and disabled, had been the primary caregiver for Frank’s 10-year-old child, Joshua. Frank, a father with a past drug use arrest, had changed his life; he’d completed college, found a job and passed a drug test. Frank wanted permission to have Joshua stay overnight. Because of his rocky past, Mrs. J. was fearful that her son would, again, fail to do the right thing for his child. Through a volunteer mediator, Mrs. J. and Frank were able to reach an agreement for visitation and parental rights. Now, because they were so pleased with the process, they seek mediation whenever other issues arise. For their Family, Probate, Common Pleas and Magistrate Court mediation programs, UMC estimates that 90 volunteers will serve 1,500 persons in 650 during the FY 13 grant period.

LAW RELATED EDUCATION

SC Bar Law related education Division ($216,000)

The SC Bar LRE Division connects attorneys and our state’s teachers and students through unique educational experiences. Programs like Foundations of Democracy, Street Law and Mock Trial give students, teachers and others an interesting look into American history, lawmaking and justice.

One Mock Trial coach commented on watching a diverse group of kids come together and bond. “I’ve watched their self-confidence and reasoning abilities increase at an incredible rate!” she exclaimed. “Many of the parents have told me of the positive impact mock trial has had on their children.” LRE will conduct regional and state Mock Trial competitions for middle and high school students throughout the year. It is anticipated that 1,650 students, 230 teachers and 435 attorneys will participate in Mock Trial this year – just one of many of the LRE Division’s offerings.

SC YMCA Youth in Government ($15,000)

The SC YMCA Youth in Government program develops leadership skills, government and legal knowledge of middle and high school students through hands-on learning experiences like the Youth in Model Legislature and Court program. With IOLTA funding, the program gives students from needy families the opportunity to participate in an activity where they are safe, surrounded by positive adult-role models and in a dynamic learning environment with youth from all economic backgrounds. Last year, more than 300 youth attending public and private schools were on some level of financial aid; 50 of whom were attending on IOLTA scholarships. Youth in Government will continue to serve the students attending Title One and rural, underserved schools with a goal of recruiting another 50 Title One middle school students to attend on scholarship.

University of South Carolina School of Law Pro Bono Program ($15,000)

With IOLTA support, the USC School of Law Pro Bono Program offers students an invaluable experience in a public interest law firm through the SC Bar Foundation Public Interest Fellows project. The year-long effort also enhances the ability of South Carolina legal services organizations. In reflecting on her experience, one Fellow noted that her assignments allowed her to develop practical skills and become familiar with the process of initiating a case in South Carolina courts. She also commented upon the value of client interaction. “The client interactions ranged from observing a custody hearing to visiting a client’s home to executing a will. The most touching experiences I have had while working at South Carolina Legal Services involved the clients. The majority of the clients have expressed great appreciation for the services they receive. Moreover, the services provided and the issues faced by the clients have a great impact on their lives and often relate to very sensitive issues such as employment, housing and family.”

The South Carolina Bar Foundation is proud to announce officers for FY 13: Jack D. Griffeth as president, Beverly A. Carroll as president-elect and Elaine Fowler as secretary/treasurer. Their terms began July 1.

During his presidential year, Jack D. Griffeth will showcase the work done by Bar Foundation grantees on his blog, Jack Griffeth: A Man with a Stamp on Life and Law. A shareholder at Collins & Lacy, PC, he graduated summa cum laude from Wofford College with a degree in Liberal Arts. He received his Juris Doctor from Duke University, which created the Charles Murphy Award in 1976 to acknowledge his unique collegial contributions to the Duke Law School community. He has been the past president of the Greenville County Bar, president-elect of the S.C. Bar Foundation Board of Directors and a member of the House of Delegates.

Beverly A. Carroll, partner of K&L Gates LLP, earned her bachelor’s degree from Winthrop College and later received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. In 2006, she was named the Citizen/Lay Volunteer of the Year by the South Carolina Recreation & Parks Association. She is a member of the House of Delegates of the South Carolina Bar, vice chair of the Rock Hill Parks and Recreation Commission and chair of the Long Range Planning Committee for the Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation.

Elaine H. Fowler graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and practices at Turner Padget. She holds the distinction of being the first female president of the South Carolina Bar and is credited for creating the Bar Foundation’s Children’s Fund. She was honored with the Best Lawyers in America award for Mergers & Acquisitions in 2011 and Real Estate from 2008 to 2012. She serves on the board of directors for the Charleston Regional Development Alliance and the South Carolina chapter of the Community Associations Institute.

The Foundation also welcomes new Directors. Amy Landers May is a shareholder at Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, in the Estate Planning, Probate and Elder

Law Practice Group. She earned her Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Lander University in 1998 and her Juris Doctor from the Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University in 2001. She was named 2010-2011 Young Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Bar for her work as the chair of a special fundraising campaign with the Young Lawyers Division. May is a member of the American, Richland County and Lexington County Bar and belongs to the Probate, Estate Planning and Trust and Real Estate Practices Sections of the South Carolina Bar. She is a member of the National and South Carolina Academies of Elder Law, the Academy of Special Needs Planners and the National Organization of Veteran’s Advocates. Currently, she is a co-chair of the South Carolina Bar’s Transitions Task Force.

Jocelyn Newman is an attorney at Richardson Plowden & Robinson, PA, where she focuses her practice in general litigation. She earned her Juris Doctor from Howard University School of Law in 2004. Prior to joining Richardson Plowden, she was an assistant solicitor for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. She also served as law clerk to the Honorable G. Thomas Cooper Jr. Newman has an active pro bono practice, representing impoverished citizens in criminal and family court matters. Within the community, she serves Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. She is also a member of the Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia Friends Advisory Board and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association. She currently serves as President of the Columbia Lawyers Association.

Alice F. Paylor graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and began practicing law in Charleston, where she worked for the City of Charleston as deputy corporation counsel. In 1982, she joined Rosen Rosen & Hagood, LLC. She currently serves on the firm’s management committee and concentrates her practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, employment litigation and school law. She is a member of the Charleston County Bar and president-elect of the South Carolina Bar.

Marie-Louise Ramsdale is the principal lawyer of the Ramsdale Law Firm, LLC, in Mount Pleasant. A cum laude graduate of Harvard Law School, she practices solely in the area of family law. She is a member of the House of Delegates and serves on the South

Carolina Bar Nominating Committee. She is also a volunteer for fee dispute resolution issues. In the community, Ramsdale is on the board of the Charleston Stage.

James W. Sheedy is the managing shareholder of Driscoll Sheedy, which represents business and government clientele in North Carolina and South Carolina. He received his bachelor’s degree from Davidson College, attended Oxford University and received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1982. Sheedy is a past president of the York County Bar and has been active with the South Carolina Bar. With the Bar, he has served on the Long Range Planning committee and the Ethics Advisory committee. He also has served in the House of Delegates and the Board of Governors. He has been active with the Bar’s Government Law and Corporation, Banking and Securities sections. He is currently on the board for South Carolina Legal Services. He is a frequent speaker at Continuing Legal Education seminars throughout the state.

SC Bar Foundation Announces Officers and New Directors

Boykin, pictured here with Dean Robert Wilcox, was honored at the law school’s 2012 awards day.

Boykin Named 2012 Goldberg Scholar

Michelle Boykin, recent University of South Carolina School of Law graduate, was named the 2012 Goldberg Scholar. The scholarship was created by the Bar Foundation in honor of I.M. Goldberg, a prominent Charleston attorney who specialized in family law. The scholarship fund provides a $500 award to a deserving University of South Carolina law student each year.

IN MEMORY OF…

Michael S. ChurchBarton Law Firm, PARobert S. Wells

Louise Ezell DawkinsAnonymousJack D. Griffeth

Robert N. DuRantRobert S. Wells

Julian H. GignilliatR. Read Gignilliat

George Eugene “Gene” Lewis Sr. Elaine H. FowlerTurner Padget Graham & Laney, PA

William Otis KneeceHon. T. L. Hughston Jr. Joe and Lucy Roof

Hon. Matthew J. Perry Jr.Tiffany Spann-WilderDavid A. White

Melvin L. RobertsJane M. Randall

Richard T. TownsendHon. T. L. Hughston Jr.

Emil W. WaldDavid A. White

IN HONOR OF… Jennifer Stone AshburnGeorge B. Cauthen

Hoover C. BlantonWilliam E. Hopkins Jr.

Thomas L. BruceHon. Tommy B. Edwards

George M. Hearn Jr.Matthew T. Richardson

Attorneys of Holmes & Thomson, LLP Danny H. Mullis

Thomas E. McCutchenWilliam E. Hopkins Jr.

David A. MerlineG. Dewey Oxner Jr.

SC Bar LRE staff and programs David C. Shea

Dean Robert M. WilcoxG. Dewey Oxner Jr.

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Save the DateTuesday, August 28, 2012

Charleston Area Grantee Gathering

• Featuring the Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation, Crisis Ministries Homeless Justice Project and SC Legal Services’ Charleston office

• Ethics presentation by John Drennan Where: Harbour ClubTime: 8:00 AM registration Cost:Breakfast and CLE are free of charge. This free program has been approved for 0.5 MCLE credit toward the substance abuse requirement.

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