A native of Summerville, South Carolina, Randy has extensive experience in corporate governance and transactions and has served as counsel on a number of infrastructure projects and issues.  He also has wide-ranging experience in administrative and environmental matters.  He has appeared before all appellate and trial court levels in South Carolina and before the federal district and circuit courts.

Additionally, he is a state certified circuit court arbitrator and has served as an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law and the Charleston School of Law and is a frequent lecturer on legal issues. He has also testified before the South Carolina General Assembly on a number of issues.

Randy currently serves as the outside General Counsel for the South Carolina Ports Authority and JJE Capital Holdings and its subsidiaries.

 

ADMISSIONS

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• South Carolina Bar
• District of Columbia Bar
• United States District Court: South Carolina and District of Columbia
• United States Court of Federal Claims
• United States Court of International Trade
• United States Court of Appeals: First, Third, Fourth, Sixth, Ninth, Tenth, Eleventh, District of Columbia, and Federal Circuits
• United States Supreme Court

EDUCATION

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• The George Washington University Law School, LL.M. in Environmental Law
• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D.
• American Military University, M.A. in National Security Studies
• University of South Carolina, M.P.A.
• College of Charleston, B.A.
• New York Institute of Finance, Professional Certificates in Corporate Finance and Banking Risk and Regulation
• University of California (Los Angeles Extension), Certificate in Investment Banking
• Software Engineering Institute/Carnegie Mellon University, CERT Certificate in Cybersecurity Oversight

FELLOWSHIPS

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• Randolph C. Shaw Fellow, 1999-2000
• Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Fellow, Midlands Class IX
• NACD Governance Fellow

ASSOCIATIONS

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• College of Charleston, Board Member
  • Former Chair, Academic Affairs Committee
  • Chair, Budget and Finance Committee
• S.C. Humanities Council, Former Board Member
  • Former Chair, Resources Committee
• S.C. Chamber of Commerce, Former Board Member
  • Former Chair, Good Government Committee
  • Former Member, Executive Committee
• Richland Memorial Hospital (Palmetto Richland), Former Board Member
• Richland County Bar Association
  
• South Carolina Bar Association
  • CLE Committee, Publications, Former Chair
  • Section of Environment and Natural Resources, Former Chair
• American Bar Association
  • Section of Environment, Energy and Resources Committee on Smart Growth and Urban Policy, Former Chair
• S.C. Administrative Law Court Rules Committee, Chair
• MUSC Children’s Hospital, Advisory Board Member

PUBLICATIONS

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• Representative Publications
  
• South Carolina Administrative Practice and Procedure, Co-author and Co-editor (S.C. Bar 3rd ed. 2013)
• Surface Water Withdrawal Permitting: A New Regime Arrives, Co-author, S.C. Lawyer (S.C. Bar 2011)
• South Carolina Equity: A Practitioner’s Guide, Co-author (S.C. Bar 2010)
• Coastal Smart Growth, Author, Pace Environmental Law Review(2006)
• An Overview of Smart Growth and Development, Co-author, Environmental Aspects of Real Estate Transactions (ABA 3rd ed. 2004)
• Control of Hazardous Air Pollution, Co-author, Boston College Environmental Affairs Law Review (2001)

HONORS

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• Best Lawyers in America 2015-present (Litigation (Environmental), Environmental Law and Water Law)
• Best Lawyers in America 2015 Litigation – Environmental “Lawyer of the Year” in Columbia
• South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2017-present
• South Carolina Super Lawyers, Rising Star, 2012-13
• Peer Review Rated AV Preeminent in Martindale-Hubbell
• FEMA Emergency Management Institute, Professional Development Series, Graduate
• Completed numerous courses of the National Highway Institute, Federal Highway Administration
• Harvard Law School, Program of Instruction for Lawyers, Graduate
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Certified Environmental Specialist