South Carolina Bar News June 2010 : Page 1

South Carolina BarNEWS www.scbar.org Columbia attorney Carl Solomon to lead South Carolina Bar COLUMBIA ATTORNEY CARL L. SOLOMON WAS SWORN IN AS THE 2010-11 PRESIDENT of the Bar on May 20 during the House of Delegates meeting at The Zone in Columbia. His wife, Takisha, son, Carl Lewis, and parents, Helen K. and James L. Solomon Jr., accompanied him as S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal administered the oath of office. Solomon is a partner in the Solomon Law Group, LLC, practicing in the area of complex litigation. In his address to the House of Delegates, he outlined priorities for his term, highlighting the importance of securing adequate fund- ing for the judicial branch. “Chief among these challenges is the growing threat to judicial independ- ence by the ever shrinking judiciary budgets … Years of shortchanging the judiciary have pushed us to the break- ing point and … if these trends contin- ue, it is not beyond the imagination for some courthouses across this state to literally close their doors,” he said. Solomon went on to describe the effects of continued cuts to this core function of government. He said, “As judges are restricted from travel, small counties will see their windows of adju- dication disappear. As staff levels shrink, the expertise necessary for creat- ing the modern courtroom disappears and puts basic public safety at risk.” June 2010 Vol. 21, No. 5 Solomon cited the importance of strengthening ties with the legislature, educating the public and mobilizing members in a grassroots effort to com- municate what is truly at stake with the current level of funding. Turning to other initiatives of the Bar, Solomon referenced the importance of existing public services and the need to continue those services for the citi- zens of South Carolina, particularly in hard economic times. “Through free legal clinics, the Law School for Non- Lawyers and Ask-A-Lawyer, we are educating the public about their rights as citizens, explaining their avenues for grievance and providing services neces- sary for a basic quality of life,” he said. A native of South Carolina, Solomon graduated from the USC School of Law in 1994, where he served as student body president. He served as president of the Columbia Lawyers Association in 2004 and is a Pro Bono Prosecutor for the S.C. Attorney General’s Office Criminal Domestic Violence Program. He received the Compleat Lawyer Award from the USC School of Law in 2005 and has also been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America, Litigation Counsel of America, Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums and Super Lawyers. INSIDE THIS ISSUE: Bar Bytes Bar Foundation News Calendar CLE News Firm Announcements Judicial Advisory Opinions Legal Administrators News Risk Management 10 4 26 14-15 6-7 20 12 16

Columbia Attorney Carl Solomon to Lead South Carolina Bar

COLUMBIA ATTORNEY CARL L. SOLOMON WAS SWORN IN AS THE 2010-11 PRESIDENT of the Bar on May 20 during the House of Delegates meeting at The Zone in Columbia. His wife, Takisha, son, Carl Lewis, and parents, Helen K. and James L. Solomon Jr., accompanied him as S.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Jean Toal administered the oath of office. Solomon is a partner in the Solomon Law Group, LLC, practicing in the area of complex litigation. In his address to the House of Delegates, he outlined priorities for his term, highlighting the importance of securing adequate funding for the judicial branch. “Chief among these challenges is the growing threat to judicial independence by the ever shrinking judiciary budgets … Years of shortchanging the judiciary have pushed us to the breaking point and … if these trends continue, it is not beyond the imagination for some courthouses across this state to literally close their doors,” he said. Solomon went on to describe the effects of continued cuts to this core function of government. He said, “As judges are restricted from travel, small counties will see their windows of adjudication disappear. As staff levels shrink, the expertise necessary for creating the modern courtroom disappears and puts basic public safety at risk.” Solomon cited the importance of strengthening ties with the legislature, educating the public and mobilizing members in a grassroots effort to communicate what is truly at stake with the current level of funding. Turning to other initiatives of the Bar, Solomon referenced the importance of existing public services and the need to continue those services for the citizens of South Carolina, particularly in hard economic times. “Through free legal clinics, the Law School for Non- Lawyers and Ask-A-Lawyer, we are educating the public about their rights as citizens, explaining their avenues for grievance and providing services necessary for a basic quality of life,” he said. A native of South Carolina, Solomon graduated from the USC School of Law in 1994, where he served as student body president. He served as president of the Columbia Lawyers Association in 2004 and is a Pro Bono Prosecutor for the S.C. Attorney General’s OfficeCriminal Domestic Violence Program. He received the Compleat Lawyer Award from the USC School of Law in 2005 and has also been recognized by the Best Lawyers in America, Litigation Counsel of America, Million and Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forums and Super Lawyers.

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