THE SCWLA MIDLANDS REGION
CORDIALLY INVITES ITS MEMBERS TO THE
TUESDAY, MARCH 12
LUNCHEON & 2-HOUR ETHICS CLE
The Palmetto Club, 1231 Sumter Street, Columbia, SC
Buffet & Registration Begin at Noon
12:15 p.m. to 1:15 p.m. Ethics and Discipline Update
Break (15 minutes)
1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. Judicial Ethics for Lawyers
presented by
Barbara Seymour, Esquire
PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY FOR REGISTRATION AS THE FIRST CLE BEGINS PROMPTLY AT 12:15 p.m.
This CLE will be given in two parts, with a fifteen-minute break in between. As a result, there will be two distinct course numbers, so members may stay for one or both sessions and will need to sign in accordingly.
CLICK HERE TO RSVP
RSVP by 5:00 p.m. Friday, March 8. Cancellations made after that time are subject to invoicing per the policy of the Palmetto Club. You may cancel by using the same link above. If you cannot attend and are unable to timely cancel, you may offer your reservation to a guest. Lunch is $15 for SCWLA members and military employees, and $20 for nonmembers.
Payment should be by check made payable to SCWLA. CLE credit is being provided as a membership benefit to current SCWLA members.
SPEAKER'S BIO: BARBARA SEYMOUR
Barbara M. Seymour, of the law firm of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, represents lawyers, law firms, and judges in a variety of matters related to ethics and professional discipline. She earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Management and Marketing from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro in 1990 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Georgia School of Law in 1993. Barbara began her career as a trial lawyer at Harris & Graves in the Upstate. In 2000, she joined the staff of the Office of Disciplinary Counsel to the Supreme Court of South Carolina, investigating and prosecuting allegations of misconduct, incapacity, and contempt of court by lawyers. She served as the Deputy Disciplinary Counsel from 2007 until 2017. Barbara is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Georgia Bar, the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, and the Association of Professional Responsibility Lawyers. She currently serves in the House of Delegates and on the Law Related Education, Unauthorized Practice of Law, Future of the Profession, and Diversity Committees at the South Carolina Bar. In 2006, Barbara was named the Law Related Education Lawyer of the Year. She was a 2006 and 2011 Fellow of the National Institute for the Teaching of Ethics and Professionalism. Barbara was an adjunct instructor in the Professional Legal Assistants Program at Converse College and currently teaches in the Paralegal Degree Program at Midlands Technical College. Her courses have included Ethics, Civil Litigation, Business Law, Torts, Legal Research and Writing, and Law Office Management.