Recent Programs

2006 SCAARLA Educational Seminar and Annual Meeting
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2005 SCAARLA Educational Seminar and Annual Meeting
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  • Take the New Oath Administered by the Honorable Costa M. Pleicones
  • Complete Two Hours of Ethics Credit
  • Receive a Discount on the New State Administrative Law Book
  • Only $100 for SCAARLA Members! ($155 for Non-Members)
8:15-8:50 Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:50-9:00 Welcome and Comments
South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Marvin F. “Buddy” Kittrell, President of SCAARLA
BREAKOUT

9:00-10:00  South Carolina Lawyers Civility Oath, Desa A. Ballard, Esq.
9:00-10:00   Civility Across the Professions,  Kay Crowe, Esq., et al.
10:00-10:15 Mid-morning Break
10:15-11:15 Administering the Oath + Topic
The Honorable Costa M. Pleicones, Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court
11:15-11:45 South Carolina Administrative Practice and Procedure
Randolph R. Lowell, Esq. and Stephen P. Bates, Esq.
11:45-12:00 Effect of Filing for Bankruptcy on Administrative Proceedings
Robert F. Anderson, Esq.
12:00-1:00 Catered Lunch; Streamlining the Administrative Appellate Process
The Honorable James H. Harrison, State Representative, House District No. 75
1:00-1:15 SCAARLA Annual Meeting
1:15-2:15 Public Service Commission Restructuring Act/Exparte Communications, Round Table Discussion, John M.S. Hoeffer, Esq., Moderator, The Honorable Dukes C. Scott, Frank Ellerbe, Esq., Michael N. Couik, Esq.
2:15-3:00 Impact of Sarbanes-Oxley
Sheila Ogletree
3:00-3:15 Mid-afternoon break
3:15-3:45 Finality of Administrative Order
Celeste Jones, Esq., Clifford O. Koon, Esq., Wendy Cartledge, Esq.
3:45-4:00 Update on Environmental Administrative Law Cases
James Potter, Esq.
4:00-4:30 20% Property Tax Assessment Cap,  John A. Cloyd,
Richland County Assessor, Harry Huntley, Richland County Auditor

*Applications to reserve seating will be mailed eight (8) weeks prior to the seminar.

Past Programs

South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division

 

Friday, September 26, 2003
Riverbanks Zoo Education Center, Columbia, SC

The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, The South Carolina Administrative and Regulatory Law Association and The South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants bring you SCAARLA Safari, Finding Answers in the Administrative Law Jungle. This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE credit hours including up to 1.0 LEPR credit hours. This program also qualifies for 7.0 CPE credit hours.

Linda C. McDonald, Esquire
South Carolina Department of Transportation
Columbia, South Carolina

John M. S. Hoefer
Willoughby & Hoefer, PA
Columbia, South Carolina

Jeffrey M. Anderson, Esquire
Nicholson Davis Frawley Anderson & Ayer
Lexington, South Carolina

Stephen P. Bates, Esquire
McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC
Columbia, South Carolina

Cheryl H. Bullard, Esquire
South Carolina DHEC
Columbia, South Carolina

James R. Courie, Esquire
McAngus, Goudelock & Courie, LLC
Columbia, South Carolina

H. Mills Gallivan, Esquire
Gallivan White & Boyd, PA
Greenville, South Carolina

Benjamin C. Harrison, Esquire
Harrison, White, Smith, Hayes & Coggins, PC
Spartanburg, South Carolina

Susan A. Lake, Esquire
Providence Hospital, Director of Regional Compliance
Columbia, South Carolina

The Honorable Julian Mann III
North Carolina Chief Administrative Law Judge
Raleigh, North Carolina

Henry B. Richardson, Jr., Esquire
Office of Disciplinary Counsel
Columbia, South Carolina

Timothy E. Scott
Chairman, Charleston County Council
Charleston, South Carolina

Representative James E. Smith, Jr., Esquire
Smith Ellis & Stuckey, PA
Columbia, South Carolina

David B. Summer, Jr., Esquire
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein, LLP
Columbia, South Carolina

The Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal
Chief Justice of South Carolina Supreme Court
Columbia, South Carolina

John C. von Lehe, Jr., Esquire
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Charleston, South Carolina

E. Katherine Wells, Esquire
South Carolina DHEC Office of General Counsel
Columbia, South Carolina


 
8:15 a.m. Registration and Continental Breakfast
8:45 a.m. Welcome and Comments
The Honorable Marvin F. "Buddy" Kittrell
South Carolina Chief Administrative Law Judge,
President of SCAARLA
9:00 a.m. Update of Appellate Administrative and Regulatory Case Law
Review of the recent administrative and regulatory law rulings of the SC Supreme Court and Court of Appeals.
Chief Justice Jean Hoefer Toal
9:45 a.m. Ethical Issues in Administrative Practice
Overview of South Carolina's lawyer ethics system, a summary of recent "message" cases dealing with lawyer ethics, and thoughts on portions of the Rules of Professional Conduct of which lawyers practicing administrative law should be mindful.
Harry B. Richardson, Jr., Esquire
10:45 a.m. Mid-Morning Break
11:00 a.m. Do's and Don'ts Before the ALJD
Practical tips for attorneys and others appearing in the ALJD, including the protocol and etiquette for witnesses, parties and parties' representative.
Stephen P. Bates, Esquire
11:30 a.m. Nuts and Bolts of a Tax Appeals Case
Overview of South Carolina's lawyer ethics system, a summary of recent "message" cases dealing with lawyer ethics, and thoughts on portions of the Rules of Professional Conduct of which lawyers practicing administrative law should be mindful.
Harry B. Richardson, Jr., Esquire
11:30 a.m. Nuts and Bolts of a Tax Appeals Case
Basic procedural aspects of a tax appeals case, from the local Assessment Appeals Board through the appearance before the ALJ; discussion of the normal hearing procedure and issues presented in such cases.
Jeffrey M. Anderson, Esquire
Noon Due Process in the Administrative Process
Discussion of how the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution affects state administrative hearings.
The Honorable Julian Mann III, Esquire
12:30 p.m. Lunch and Annual Meeting
2:00 p.m. Bankruptcies - What Governmental Agencies Need to Know to Protect Their Interests
Overview of the types of interests governmental agencies have when persons and companies file Bankruptcy, what effect the different types of bankruptcy filings have on these interests, and what exceptions for governmental agencies are available in the  in the Bankruptcy Code and some of the free or low cost websites that can assist agencies in handling bankruptcy cases.
E. Katherine Wells, Esquire
2:30 p.m. Administrative Issues in Workers' Compensation Arena
The panel will discuss the differences between general administrative law and workers' compensation law. Discussion will focus on organization of precedent, discovery tools, and the appellate process.
Panelists: Stephen P. Bates, Esquire; James R. Courie, Esquire; H. Mills Gallivan, Esquire; Benjamin C. Harrison, Esquire
3:15 p.m. Legislative Update
Discussion of recent legislation affecting administrative law.
Representative James E. Smith, Esquire
4:00 p.m. Charleston County's Experience with the Tax Cap
Discussion of the Charleston County ordinance that limints the amount by which the county can reassess real property from year to year, recent litigation on the issue and pending litigation.
John C. von Lehe, Jr., Esquire; Timothy E. Scott
4:30 p.m. Health Law Issues
Discussion of significant issues and cases occurring in the health law regulatory arena in the last year.
Cheryl H. Bullard, Esquire; Susan A. Lake, Esquire; David B. Summer, Jr., Esquire
5:00 p.m. Adjourn

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division