South Carolina Bar News February 2010 : Page 2

Board of Governors meets The Board met on January 21 at Kiawah. The Board approved a request from the Young Lawyers Division to serve as a co-sponsor for the 2010 Special Olympics South Carolina. The Board received as information reports from the Task Force on Professional Potential; Task Force on Judicial System Funding; Task Force on Judicial Elections; the Young Lawyers Division on social media; and staff on new building progress. A committee was formed to determine a direction on social media for the Bar. House of Delegates convenes at Kiawah The Bar’s House of Delegates met on January 21 during the Bar Convention. During the meeting, Bar President Fred W. Suggs Jr. reported the progress made on initiatives since the beginning of his term, citing work in the areas of Rule 608 and judicial system funding, professional satisfaction, judicial inde- pendence and progress on the new Bar building. Carl L. Solomon was elected to the office of President-Elect. The House approved a request to sup- port exemptions under Rule 608, SCACR, for lawyer legislators. A request from the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board to support Rule 608 credit for investigative assignments on fee dispute cases was also approved. The House approved a request from the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board to support a rule change defining jurisdic- tion over a fee dispute in the event the attorney involved in the dispute is sus- pended from the practice of law. A proposal from the Professional Responsibility Committee to support amendment to the S.C. Rules of Professional Conduct allowing surrepti- tious recording when not performed in one’s capacity as a lawyer was approved. The above matters will be presented to the S.C. Supreme Court. The House approved a number of BOARD OF GOVERNORS Fred W. Suggs Jr. President Carl L. Solomon President-Elect Vacant Treasurer 2 February 2010 A. Marvin Quattlebaum Jr. Secretary Flo Lester Vinson Immediate Past President Alice F. Paylor Chair, House of Delegates Kathryn M. “Kif” Cook William P. Crawford Anne S. Ellefson Frank L. Eppes C. Allen Gibson Jr. Michael P. Horger Angus H. Macaulay G. Dewey Oxner Jr. S. Venus Poe Walter F. Pratt Jr. Ronnie A. Sabb James W. Sheedy Tiffany Spann-Wilder Matthew N. Tyler J. Calhoun Watson www.scbar.org President Fred Suggs (left) congratulates Carl Solomon on his election to the office of President-Elect during the House of Delegates meeting. amendments to the constitution and bylaws. The amendments would: • alter the composition of the Board of Governors by eliminating the seat for the dean and changing one of the designated seats for the YLD representatives; • add all in-state law school deans to the House; • accommodate the nomination process for a third ABA State Bar Delegate; • eliminate the senior member category (not Senior Lawyers Division); • reduce the membership requirement for each section to 70; and • create a mechanism for removal of a Board member for cause. The constitutional amendments will be forwarded to the Court for approval. A request from the Young Lawyers House of Delegates, continued on page 22.

Board of Governors meets

The Board met on January 21 at Kiawah. The Board approved a request from the Young Lawyers Division to serve as a co-sponsor for the 2010 Special Olympics South Carolina. The Board received as information reports from the Task Force on Professional Potential; Task Force on Judicial System Funding; Task Force on Judicial Elections; the Young Lawyers Division on social media; and staff on new building progress. A committee was formed to determine a direction on social media for the Bar.

House of Delegates convenes at Kiawah

The Bar’s House of Delegates met on January 21 during the Bar Convention. During the meeting, Bar President Fred W. Suggs Jr. Reported the progress made on initiatives since the beginning of his term, citing work in the areas of Rule 608 and judicial system funding, professional satisfaction, judicial independence and progress on the new Bar building. Carl L. Solomon was elected to the office of President-Elect. The House approved a request to support exemptions under Rule 608, SCACR, for lawyer legislators. A request from the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board to support Rule 608 credit for investigative assignments on fee dispute cases was also approved. The House approved a request from the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board to support a rule change defining jurisdiction over a fee dispute in the event the attorney involved in the dispute is suspended from the practice of law. A proposal from the Professional Responsibility Committee to support amendment to the S.C. Rules of Professional Conduct allowing surreptitious recording when not performed in one’s capacity as a lawyer was approved. The above matters will be presented to the S.C. Supreme Court. The House approved a number of amendments to the constitution and bylaws. The amendments would: • alter the composition of the Board of Governors by eliminating the seat for the dean and changing one of the designated seats for the YLD representatives; • add all in-state law school deans to the House; • accommodate the nomination process for a third ABA State Bar Delegate; • eliminate the senior member category (not Senior Lawyers Division); • reduce the membership requirement for each section to 70; and • create a mechanism for removal of a Board member for cause. The constitutional amendments will be forwarded to the Court for approval. A request from the Young LawyersDivision to amend its bylaws to reflect changes to its representation on the Board of Governors was approved. Kevin M. Barth, Tiffany W. Freeman, Sue Erwin Harper, J. Ronald Jones, Elizabeth W. Settle and Karen M. Tyner were nominated to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. The nominations will proceed to the Court. Reports were received from the Bar Foundation and Task Force on Professional Potential. The Assembly convened at the conclusion of the meeting and ratified the approved constitutional amendments

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