South Carolina Bar News February 2013 : Page 1

SC BAR NEWS February 2013 | Vol. 25, No. 3 FEATURED ARTICLES: 2 2 2 Board of Governors Meets Board Members Elected Convention Returns to Myrtle Beach; House of Delegates Meets Commission on CLE Proposes Amendments to its Regulations Cinderella Project Underway 11 27 RECURRING: Students from Carolina Forest High School and St. Anthony Catholic School (inset) celebrate their victories in the We the People competition. 22 4 28 9 14 24 6 8 18 12 21 20 Bar Bytes Bar Foundation News Calendar Casemaker Corner CLE News Ethics Advisory Opinions Firm Announcements Health and Wellness Lawyers Helping Lawyers Legal Administrator News Lending Library Spotlight Risk Management Law Related Education Division sponsors mock congressional competition STUDENTS FROM CAROLINA FOREST HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL won the S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school and middle school competitions (respec-tively) on Jan. 10. This marks Carolina Forest’s fourth state title. The runners up at the high school level were Wando High School and Wilson Hall, and the runners up at the middle school level were Dent Middle School and St. Anne Catholic School. Carolina Forest High School is eligible to compete in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals April 26-30 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. We the People , continued on page 3.

Law Related Education Division Sponsors Mock Congressional Competition

STUDENTS FROM CAROLINA FOREST HIGH SCHOOL AND ST. ANTHONY CATHOLIC SCHOOL won the S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division’s We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution high school and middle school competitions (respectively) on Jan. 10. This marks Carolina Forest’s fourth state title. The runners up at the high school level were Wando High School and Wilson Hall, and the runners up at the middle school level were Dent Middle School and St. Anne Catholic School. Carolina Forest High School is eligible to compete in the We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution National Finals April 26-30 at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va. We the People is an in-depth study of American history with an emphasis on understanding the formation of the Constitution and its interpretation throughout history. Students competed in a mock congressional hearing and discussed critical issues regarding American government, the founding fathers and current events based on a constitutional perspective. We the People: The Citizen and the Constitution is made possible by an IOLTA grant from the S.C. Bar Foundation. THANK YOU to the following attorney volunteers who served as judges for the competition: Stephen Cox, Lynne Farr, Evan Gessner, Robin McLean, Timothy Murphy, Tiffany Richardson, Eric Ruschky, Sarah Smith, Larry Vanderbilt and Ericka Williams.

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