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BriefMark W. Buyck Jr. receives DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award

WINTER 2014

Attorneys from across the state stood and applauded as Mark W. Buyck Jr. made his way to the podium to accept the 2013 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award at the SC Bar Convention plenary luncheon last month. This annual recognition is the most prestigious statewide award members of the SC Bar can bestow on a fellow attorney.

Foundation President Bev Carroll presented the award to Mark, heralding his leadership and expertise in the profession to benefit others. “Since 1980, this award has been given to a lawyer that has committed their life to outstanding service not only in the law, but also in their community,” she said. “Mark is a pillar in the legal community and we are so pleased to be just one of the many organizations that have honored him.”

Meet Mark BuyckAn attorney at Willcox Buyck & Williams, PA, in Florence, Mark

received his AB in journalism and mass communications from the University of South Carolina (USC) and earned his Juris Doctor at the USC School of Law. He has received honorary degrees from USC and Francis Marion University. He was sworn in as the US Attorney for South Carolina in 1975, a moment in his career he fondly recalls. “I was surrounded by a large number of family and friends, which made the day very special for me,” he said.

During his time in office, Mark faced many challenges. What was his most difficult challenge as US Attorney? “Judge Martin,” he laughed. “Seriously, when docks were inappropriately placed in navigable waters, I had to write the owners, some of whom I knew quite well, advising that the inappropriate docks had to be removed and failure to do so would result in a fine of $10,000 per day. You can imagine how quickly that got a response,” he said.

Mark has held top roles in a multitude of legal related organizations including president of the SC Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA), chair of the National College of District Attorneys Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers and as a director on the SC Bar Foundation board. He was a member of the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel. He credits his drive to be involved to his grammar school days, where he first witnessed the results of positive community involvement. Mark describes public service as “giving back to your community and profession in a selfless way for the betterment of your community and profession.”

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Bar Foundation President Bev Carroll with the 2013 DuRant Award recipient, Mark W. Buyck Jr.

1. Host a virtual event. Consider sponsoring a Giving Tuesday fundraiser or another online event at your law firm that would support the SC Bar Foundation. Harness the power of social media to encourage the next generation of givers to make a difference in South Carolina through the legal profession.

2. Celebrate generously. Consider a charitable birthday party or wedding that might include choosing charitable favors, purchasing charity gift cards for your special day helpers or creating a charity registry. The I Do Foundation has tips and ideas for making your special day have a lasting impact for others. Individuals have also used Facebook and other social media networks to suggest donations to a favorite philanthropy in lieu of gifts for a birthday or anniversary. Why not consider the Bar Foundation?

3. Share the joy. Introduce the Bar Foundation to a friend. Invite a colleague to lunch and bring along the Bar Foundation annual report. Sharing the inspiring stories in the annual report might just encourage someone else to make a difference in South Carolina

4. Practice gratitude while improving your health. Send a spontaneous thank you note to a Bar Foundation donor. Scientists are finding that people who practice gratitude have stronger immune systems and lower blood pressure, feel less lonely and isolated and report higher levels of positive emotions. Help your health while thanking others!

5. Start a dialogue. Make an appointment with a director of the Bar Foundation to learn more about the Foundation’s impact in your community. Take the opportunity to ask about the Foundation’s goals, challenges and accomplishments. You just might find yourself wanting to be a part of its mission.

Five Ways to Energize Your Charitable Giving in 2014By Abacus Planning Group

And Speaking of Energizing Your Giving…At last year’s gala, the Foundation held its first

ever billable hour auction. That’s right – a billable hour auction! Auctioneer Marie-Louise Ramsdale encouraged guests to pledge a certain number of billable hours in a live auction format. For the purposes of the live auction, one billable hour was equal to $100. The number of hours bid by an attorney represented the amount of money he or she agreed to donate to the Bar Foundation. The exciting result of the auction was that more than $22,000 was generated in 10 minutes!

So, we’re going to try it again. This year’s gala will only include a billable hour auction (no silent auction), so please plan to join in on the fun and pledge an hour or two in support of the grantees of the South Carolina Bar Foundation.

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Auctioneer Marie-Louise Ramsdale (left) encouraging attorneys to pledge their billable hours during Gala 2013

Nifty FiftyCLASS OF 1964

In 1964, the Beatles had their first #1 hit in the US, Walt Disney’s “Mary Poppins” was released, Tokyo hosted the 18th Olympic Games and the Nifty Fifty Class of 1964 took their first steps in their legal careers.

Join us at Gala 2014 on March 21 as we honor their contributions to the legal profession.

Mr. Dallas D. BallMr. James E. Barfield * Mr. Wm Thurmond Bishop Mr. C. Vincent Brown Mr. Frederick H. Brown Mr. Robert W. Burkett Mr. John G. Cheros *Mr. Joe M. Cox Mr. William S. Derrick Mr. James B. Drennan IIIMr. Thomas George Earle Hon. W. Kenneth Eaton Jr.Mr. Bobby W. Enlow Mr. Robert M. Erwin Jr. *Mr. Francis R. Fant Jr.Mr. Samuel B. Freed *Mr. Marshall M. Germain Mr. Herbert V. Hammett Jr.Mr. James M. Herring Mr. William Richard James * Mr. W. Croft Jennings Jr.Mr. David W. Keller Jr.Hon. J. Ernest Kinard Jr. *Mr. James C. Leventis Mr. Franklin M. Mann Sr.Mr. Donald R. McAlister Mr. Melvin B. McKeown Jr. *Mr. Walton J. McLeod III *

Mr. Ralph M. Mellom Mr. Joseph S. Mendelsohn Mr. Albert L. Moses Mr. Randolph Murdaugh IIIMr. Alan M. Osterweil Mr. Rodney A. Peeples *Mr. I. Henry Philpot Jr. *Mr. C. Kenneth Powell Mr. Hubert H. Powell Jr.Mr. Michael H. Quinn *Mr. R. H. Rockafellow Mr. Wayne F. Rush *Mr. W. Thomas Rutledge Jr.Mr. Larry Duane Shifflette Mr. F. Glenn Smith *Hon. E. S. Swearingen *Mr. George M. Thomas Mr. Michael W. Tighe *Mr. Thomas S. Tisdale Jr. *Mr. Albin Edward Ulle Mr. Robert L. Waldrep Jr. *Mr. Henry R. Weeks Jr.Mr. D. Reece Williams III *Mr. John C. Williams Jr.Mr. Thomas Dewey Wise *

Those marked with * have indicated their attendance as of Feb. 21.

Gala 2014Need Accommodations for Gala 2014?

Columbia Marriott Hotel(803) 771-7000; $125.00/per night

Conference code is M-1G3HN6F

Hampton Inn – Downtown Columbia Historic District(803) 231-2000; $135.00/per night

Conference code is SC Bar Foundation Gala

Hilton Columbia Center(803) 744-7800; $150.00/per night

Conference code is L-BARGAL

We are grateful to our sponsors. If you or your firm is interesting in

joining them, there is still time!

Individual tickets are now on sale.

Call (803) 765-0517 or email foundation@scbar.org.

Greenville Grantee Gathering Draws More Than 100 AttorneysThe South Carolina Bar Foundation hosted its Greenville Grantee Gathering on Dec. 10, 2013 at the West End Community Development Center to showcase the work of three Upstate grantees – the SC YMCA Youth in Government Program, South Carolina Legal Services’ Greenville office and the Upstate Mediation Center.

More than 100 legal professionals joined the Bar Foundation for breakfast to hear how these three organizations were making a difference in the Upstate. Presenters included Greenville County Bar President Bill Clarke and attorney Tripp Atkins, who spoke about the importance of mediating for clients who cannot afford a mediator. Student Lorenzo Barbaris-Canonico from Riverside High School wowed attendees with his comment that being a part of YIG saved his life. SC Legal Services managing attorney Kimaka Nichols-Graham relayed the importance of the relationships between her organization and private attorneys.

Bev Carroll, Bar Foundation President, commented how the in-person meetings showcase the value of Foundation grantees in the community. “Our regional events give attorneys the chance to see how their support of the Foundation benefits organizations that reach so many people in their own backyards,” she said. “The life changing results for the clients served is beyond measure.”

The program also included a CLE presentation by Beth Padgett, assistant director of the South Carolina Bar’s Lawyers Helping Lawyers Program, on how attorneys can manage the stresses of the legal profession.

The Foundation would like to thank its table sponsors for making this event possible:

Collins & Lacy, PCDixon Hughes Goodman, LLPGallivan White & Boyd, PAHaynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PAJackson Lewis, LLPJames H. Price IIINelson Mullins Riley & ScarboroughOgletree Deakins Nash Smoak & Stewart, PCWyche, PA

Gifts are still being collected from this event. To participate, send your gift to the Foundation or visit www.scbarfoundation.org.

Sparkplugs? Menus? Asking for Money in THIS Economy?

The Foundation is grateful to the Sisters of Charity Foundation for their support in bringing Andy to South Carolina for this worthwhile meeting.

On Dec. 5, 2013, 25 nonprofit professionals learned how car parts and restaurant materials related to the real questions at hand – can we raise money in this economy and, if so, how can we get our boards mobilized to take the lead? Grantee representatives from the SC Bar Foundation and the Sisters of Charity Foundation came together for a fantastic session which reinvigorated and inspired participants to get back into the game. The full day workshop was led by seasoned nonprofit consultant, Andy Robinson. Andy has provided support and training to thousands of nonprofit staff and volunteer leaders in 47 states and across Canada. Andy’s initial connection with the SC Bar Foundation was made through speaking engagements at meetings of the National Conference of Bar Foundations and the National Association of IOLTA Programs.

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Greenville attorneys enjoying breakfast at the 2013 Greenville Grantee Gathering.

Tribute GiftsThe Bar Foundation gratefully acknowledges those who have made gifts in tribute of a colleague or friend of the Bar for the period October 1, 2013 – January 31, 2014. Names in bold denote the honoree.

IN MEMORY OFJudson F. Ayers Jr. William Chad BettisHon. T. L. Hughston Jr.

Jacqueline L. BartleyCatherine H. Kennedy Rebecca LaffittePamela J. Roberts

Isadore BogoslowA. Paul Weissenstein Jr.

Hon. Walter J. Bristow Jr. Leslie A Cotter Jr. Hon. T. L. Hughston Jr. Hon. J. Ernest Kinard Jr. Lanneau Wm. Lambert Jr. Sylvia J. McDonald Hon. and Mrs. Rodney A. Peeples

Hon. Luke N. Brown Jr. Hon. T. L. Hughston Jr. Hon. J. Ernest Kinard Jr.

E. C. Burnett Jr.Hon. E. C. Burnett III

John L. ChoateRebecca Laffitte

Col. Charles R. CountsHerman S. Caldwell Jr.

John K. deLoach Jr. Hon. J. Ernest Kinard Jr.

Martha B. DicusAnne Frances BleeckerDebbie S. MollycheckEve M. Stacey

Hon. Frank EppesHon. J. Derham Cole Sr.

Frank and Frankie EppesFrank L. Eppes

Bruce FosterCharles P. Edwards

Julian H. GignillatR. Read Gignilliat

James William “Bill” HancockHon. David G. Guyton

Joseph William “Joey” HeapeBallard Watson Weisenstein

Hon. Marion H. KinonHon. T. L. Hughston Jr.

Hon. Berry L. MobleyHon. Tommy B. EdwardsDebbie S. Mollycheck

Paul M. MooreHon. E. C. Burnett III

Stephen G. MorrisonAnne Frances BleeckerJoel W. Collins Jr. Leslie A. Cotter Jr. Elaine H. FowlerSue E. HarperHon. T. L. Hughston Jr.Hon. J. Ernest Kinard Jr.Hon. and Mrs. Howard P. KingAndrea E. Loney Hon. and Mrs. Rodney A. PeeplesRobert D. RobbinsHon. Mikell R. ScarboroughJ. Calhoun WatsonRobert S. Wells

James Marvin “Bo” Mullis Jr. Joel W. Collins Jr.

Hon. Jamie Lee Murdock Jr. Debbie S. Mollycheck

G. Dewey Oxner Jr.South Carolina Bar President 2000-2001Timothy W. BouchJoel W. Collins Jr.Hugh RogersFred W. Suggs Jr.

Melvin L. RobertsHon. Lee S. AlfordNancy Cornwell-DavesDebbie S. MollycheckBobbie B. Roberts

Morris D. RosenSouth Carolina Bar President

1979-1980Anne Frances Bleecker

William B. ReganAnne Frances Bleecker

Frank B. Register Jr.Hugh Rogers

Claude M. Scarborough Jr.South Carolina Bar President

1975-1976Bar Foundation President

1979-1981Joel W. Collins Jr. Hon. Mikell R. Scarborough

Roy McBee SmithCharles P. Edwards

James B. StephenHon. E. C. Burnett III

Charles M. Stuart Jr.Hon. T. L. Hughston Jr.

James O. ThomasonHon. E. C. Burnett III

James R. TurnerHon. E. C. Burnett III

Sara S. TurnipseedTimothy W. Bouch

Raymond K. WickerHugh Rogers

Robert P. Wilkins Sr.Wilmot B. Irvin

Hon. Karen J. WilliamsJ. Martin Harvey George M. Hearn, Jr. and

Hon. Kaye G. HearnHon. T. L. Hughston Jr.Hon. and Mrs. Howard P. King

IN HONOR OF …Grady L. BeardRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

Mark W. Buyck Jr.Leslie A. Cotter Jr.Robert S. Wells

Tina M. CundariRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

John J. DugganDavid M. Yokel

Elizabeth Van Doren GrayRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

Joy S. Goodwin Leigh J. Leventis

Amy H. B. HillRebecca LaffitteJ. Calhoun Watson

Hon. Lisa A. Kinon (retired)Deborah B. Dantler

Rebecca LaffitteJ. Calhoun Watson

Daniel J. McDonaldAnna S. Magann

Alice F. PaylorJ. Calhoun Watson

SC Bar LRE Division programs & staff

David C. Shea

Thornwell F. Sowell IIIRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

Robert E. SteppRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

Monteith P. ToddRebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

Robert E. Tyson Jr.Rebecca Laffitte J. Calhoun Watson

J. Calhoun WatsonRebecca Laffitte

Robert S. WellsJ. Calhoun Watson

When “thank you” just isn’t enough...recognize your mentor with a tribute gift. Let everyone know just how much your mentor has impacted your career by honoring them today or memorializing them tomorrow.

The Bar Foundation will also be listing tribute gifts online at www.scbarfoundation.org.

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which qualifies me to be listed in the Young Lawyer Legacy. Winter 2014

Mark’s work in the community has received both statewide and national recognition. He was honored twice with the state’s highest award – the Order of the Palmetto. “I felt extremely honored to be awarded the Order of the Palmetto by Governor Edwards and later by Governor Beasley, who I had known since his college days growing up here in the Pee Dee,” Mark explained. He also received the Judge Hemphill Award from the SCDTAA, was named Compleat Lawyer of the Year by the USC School of Law and was honored with the Ralph King Anderson Award by the Florence County Bar. When he was presented with this award, Judge Anderson himself called Mark the “quintessential icon” of what it means to be a lawyer. In addition to these awards from within the state, Mark is listed in all published editions

of Best Lawyers in America.Mark currently serves as a member of the

USC board of trustees, Carolinas Hospital System board of trustees and the American Board of Trial Advocates national board of directors. He continues to serve as president and founder of the Florence Heritage Foundation and director of the Bank of Clarendon.

It has been said of Mark that “he has a long career of involvement with efforts to improve the quality of life and standard of living in Florence. His work has had an impact that Florence residents can see every day.”

While many people may know Mark for his work in law, they may not know that Mark was a star football player in high school. “When I was a senior, I was named the outstanding player on my

team and received offers to go to several small in-state colleges; however, I always wanted to go to Carolina,” he said. When Mark isn’t working, he can be found either on Pawley’s Island or following the USC Gamecocks.

Mark thanked his colleagues for this nomination, describing them as “mighty good friends.” His advice to young lawyers: “I was once told the following: ‘Work makes the dull bright, the bright brilliant, the brilliant steady.’ If you work hard and are prepared for your files and cases, you will be successful.”

Colleagues wishing to celebrate Mark’s award may do so by sending a tribute gift in his honor to the Foundation or by visiting www.scbarfoundation.org.

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