Acting President 

H. Sam Mabry III
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
PO Box 2048
Greenville, SC 29602
(864) 240-3221
smabry@hsblawfirm.com

President Elect

Beth McMillan
Nelson Mullins
2 W. Washington Street
Suite 400
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 373-2298
beth.mcmillan@nelsonmullins.com

Secretary / Treasurer

Geoffrey W. Gibbon
Fayssoux & Landis
209 E. Washington St.
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 233-0445
geoff@fayssouxlaw.com

Immediate Past President

ABOTA-SC BOARD MEMBERS

National Board Representative
Term Expires 2027

Clarence Davis
Griffin Davis
PO Box 999
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 744-0800
CDavis@griffindavislaw.com

National Board Representative
Past President ABOTA

D. Reece Williams III
Callison Tighe & Robinson
PO Box 1390
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 404-6900
reecewilliams@callisontighe.com

National Board Representative
ABOTASC Past President
Term Expires 2025

Robert F. Goings
Goings Law Firm
PO Box 436
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 350-9230
rgoings@goingslawfirm.com

National Board Representative
Past President ABOTA

Luther J. Battiste III
Johnson Toal Battiste
PO Box 1431
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 252-9700
bat@jtbpa.com

National Board Representative
ABOTASC Past President
Term Expires 2026

Kirby D. Shealy III
Adams and Reese
PO Box 2285
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 254-4190
kirby.shealy@arlaw.com 

National Board Representative
Past President ABOTA

Joel W. Collins, Jr.
Collins & Lacy
1330 Lady Street; Suite 6
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 255-0423
jcollins@collinsandlacy.com

National Board Representative Term Expires 2027

 Stephen R.H. Lewis
Patrick, Lewis & Watts
211 Pettigru Street
Greenville, SC 29601
(864) 240-5518
slewis@plw.law

SEABOTA President Elect

Gray T. Culbreath
Gallivan White & Boyd
PO Box 7368
Columbia, SC
(803) 724-1850
gculbreath@gwblawfirm.com

Presidential Appointed Member

Dick Willis
Williams Mullen
1230 Main Street
Suite 330
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 567-4611
rwillis@williamsmullen.com

Masters in Trial Coordinator –
Year 2 / 2025

Brett H. Bayne 
McAngus Goudelock & Courie
PO Box 12519
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 227-2281
brett.bayne@mgclaw.com

Masters in Trial Coordinator –
Year 1 / 2025

Breon C.M. Walker 
The Stanley Law Group
PO Box 7722
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 799-4700
bwalker@stanleylawsc.com