DIAL DIRECT NUMBERS
Phone:
803-799-9091
803-343-3863
Fax:
803-779-3423
ADMISSIONS
- South Carolina Bar, 1987
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1987
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1987
EDUCATION
- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D., 1987
- Order of Wig and Robe
- Dean’s List
- University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee
- B.A. English, 1984
JUDICIAL CLERKSHIPS
- Law Clerk 1988-1989, The Honorable Jean Hoefer Toal
PEER RATING
- Martindale Hubbell rated AV 5.0/5.0
PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS
- Richland County Bar Association
- John Belton O’Neal Inn of Court (Past President)
- South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney’s Association
- Defense Research Institute
- Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and the American College of Trial Attorneys.
COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT
- Volunteer, WA Perry After School Program
- Liturgy Prep teacher, Trinity Episcopal Church
HONORS AND AWARDS
- 2017 Bar Register Preeminent Attorney – Listed Lawyer
- 2017 Top Attorneys in the Midlands
- 2017 AV Preeminent Attorney
SUPPORT STAFF
“The will to win means nothing without the will to prepare”
Juma/Kangaa, 1989 NYC Marathon Winner
Running and practicing law have a lot in common. After running a marathon a year for more than a decade – including seven Boston Marathons – Catharine has learned that running up hills allows you to relax on the other side; that running the tangents saves steps; that flat terrain can be boring; that various weather conditions — rain, cold, heat — offer some advantage; and that preparation is the key to finishing a race. All of these principles, absorbed during the miles spent on the road running to prepare for a marathon, equally apply to her daily practice as a litigator.
When not running or practicing law, Catharine enjoys the company of her three beautiful daughters, and she hopes to run a marathon with one of them before she is too old.