South Carolina Bar News February 2010 : Page 4

Bar Foundation NEWS Tribute GIFTS The Bar Foundation gratefully acknowl- edges those who have made gifts in memory or honor of a colleague or friend of the Bar. Names in bold are the individuals recognized. IN MEMORY OF James W. Alford Barnes Alford Stork & Johnson, LLP Wilburn Brewer Jr. E. Windell McCrackin W. Dean Cannon E. Windell McCrackin Diane Summers Clarke Thornwell F. Sowell III William W. Cooper Robert H. Cureton Hon. T.L. Hughston Jr. Col. Charles Rooks Counts Herman S. Caldwell Sr. George L. Dial Jr. William H. Gibbes Sr. Moultrie Dwight Douglas Roberts Law Group, LLC Hon. Frank Eppes Frank L. Eppes Arthur M. Flowers E. Windell McCrackin John Bruce Foster Sr. Charles P. Edwards Julian H. Gignilliat R. Read Gignilliat Charles Richard “Dick” Kelly George B. Cauthen Robert H. Cureton Hon. Berry L. Mobley Robert H. Cureton Joseph T. McElveen Jr. Grady L. Patterson William H. Gibbes Sr. Hon. T.L. Hughston Jr. T. Preston Reid Howard Howard Francis and Reid, Attorneys At Law Hugh S. Roberts Roberts Law Group, LLC 4 February 2010 Bar Foundation honors Greenville lawyer G. Dewey Oxner Jr. The S.C. Bar Foundation Board of Directors named G. Dewey Oxner Jr. as the 31st recip- ient of the DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award during the Bar Convention on January 22 at Kiawah. Oxner is a noted trial attorney and shareholder emeritus of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA. He practices in the firm’s Greenville office. Oxner, who served as president of the South Carolina Bar (2001-2000), is rec- ognized nationally for excellence in defense of medical malpractice, products liability and consumer litigation cases. He has been a trial lawyer for more than four decades and successfully has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdict. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® ognized as the “Senior Statesman” among all South Carolina litigators by Chambers USA – The Client’s Guide. He was included in the 2009 and 2008 edi- tions of South Carolina Super Lawyers™ – Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers where he served as state chair (1992-1994), Oxner is a former state chair of the American Board of Trial Advocacy. He is admitted to prac- tice in South Carolina; the S.C. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, South Carolina; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Oxner currently co-chairs with S.C. Supreme Court Justice John Kittredge the Chief Justice’s Commission on the Profession. He was appointed in 2000. Oxner received the Greenville County Bar Association’s highest honor, the Tommy Thomason Award, in 2007; he served as this bar’s president in 1985. The University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Association’s Compleat Lawyer (Platinum) Award, which recog- nizes high standards of professionalism and performance, was presented to Oxner in 2005. Oxner was also present- ed the Jeter E. Rhodes Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (2003) from the American Board of Trial Advocates and the S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association’s Robert W. Hemphill Award (1993). A former board member and treasurer since its inception and was rec- of The Defense Research Institute, Inc. and former president of the S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, Oxner served as managing partner (1995-1998) of Haynsworth Marion McKay & Guérard, LLP, a predecessor of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA in Greenville. Anne S. Ellefson, the firm’s current managing director, said, “Dewey is an extraordinary lawyer who is dedicated to the practice of law and to maintaining the reputation and integrity of our pro- fession. He serves as a wonderful role model and mentor for all of us with his collegiality and his dedicated service to the legal profession. His high ethical standards are evident in the way that he conducts his practice and his life with an integrity that is an example to all of us.” Save the Date BAR FOUNDATION GALA March 11, 2010 Visit scbarfoundation.org for more info! www.scbar.org

Bar Foundation honors Greenville lawyer G. Dewey Oxner Jr.

Bar Foundation honors Greenville lawyer G. Dewey Oxner Jr. The S.C. Bar Foundation Board of Directors named G. Dewey Oxner Jr. As the 31st recipient of the DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award during the Bar Convention on January 22 at Kiawah. Oxner is a noted trial attorney and shareholder emeritus of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA. He practices in the firm’s Greenville office. Oxner, who served as president of the South Carolina Bar (2001-2000), is recognized nationally for excellence in defense of medical malpractice, products liability and consumer litigation cases. He has been a trial lawyer for more than four decades and successfully has tried more than 100 cases to jury verdict. He has been listed in The Best Lawyers in America® since its inception and was recognized as the “Senior Statesman” among all South Carolina litigators by Chambers USA – The Client’s Guide. He was included in the 2009 and 2008 editions of South Carolina Super Lawyers™ – Personal Injury Defense: Medical Malpractice. A fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers where he served as state chair (1992-1994), Oxner is a former state chair of the American Board of Trial Advocacy. He is admitted to practice in South Carolina; the S.C. Supreme Court; U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, South Carolina; and the U.S. Supreme Court. Oxner currently co-chairs with S.C. Supreme Court Justice John Kittredge the Chief Justice’s Commission on the Profession. He was appointed in 2000. Oxner received the Greenville County Bar Association’s highest honor, the Tommy Thomason Award, in 2007; he served as this bar’s president in 1985. The University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Association’s Compleat Lawyer (Platinum) Award, which recognizes high standards of professionalism and performance, was presented to Oxner in 2005. Oxner was also presented the Jeter E. Rhodes Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award (2003) from the American Board of Trial Advocates and the S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association’s Robert W. Hemphill Award (1993). A former board member and treasurer of The Defense Research Institute, Inc. and former president of the S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, Oxner served as managing partner (1995-1998) of Haynsworth Marion McKay & Guérard, LLP, a predecessor of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA in Greenville. Anne S. Ellefson, the firm’s current managing director, said, “Dewey is an extraordinary lawyer who is dedicated to the practice of law and to maintaining the reputation and integrity of our profession. He serves as a wonderful role model and mentor for all of us with his collegiality and his dedicated service to the legal profession. His high ethical standards are evident in the way that he conducts his practice and his life with an integrity that is an example to all of us.” Also active in the community, Oxner is a former board member of The Palmetto Conservation Foundation and now serves as board chair of trustees of Faith Memorial Chapel in Cedar Mountain, NC. Oxner joins four Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd lawyers who previously received the DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award: Eugene N. (Nick) Zeigler Jr., Florence (2004); H. Simmons Tate Jr., Charleston (2001); Julius W. (Jay) McKay, Columbia (1997) and the late Charles W. Knowlton, Columbia (1988). Oxner received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina in 1959 and his B.A. from Washington and Lee University in 1956, where he served on the Honor Council. He and his wife, Louise, are the parents of three children. DuRant Award recipients are selected based on their meritorious service to the law and the community. Established in 1980 to honor living members of the South Carolina Bar, the DuRant Award is considered the most prestigious statewide recognition that is bestowed upon an attorney. The recipient is nominated and selected by his or her professional peers. The Foundation established the award in memory of Charlton DuRant, a well-known Manning attorney who served as state senator and special associate justice of the S.C. Supreme Court.

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