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Deborah Harrison Sheffield - Charleston, SC
172 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401
Hood Law Firm, LLC
Charleston Appellate Law (state and federal) Lawyer
Overview
Deborah was born in Columbia, South Carolina on March 5, 1959. She graduated magna cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of South Carolina (B.A. 1981) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. 1984) where she was a member of the Orders of the Wig and Robe and The Order of the Coif...
Deborah was born in Columbia, South Carolina on March 5, 1959. She graduated magna cum laude (Phi Beta Kappa) from the University of South Carolina (B.A. 1981) and the University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. 1984) where she was a member of the Orders of the Wig and Robe and The Order of the Coif.
She was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1984, United States District Court, District of South Carolina in 1989, United States Court of Appeal, 4th Circuit in 1987, and the Supreme Court of the United States, 2000. She served as a law clerk for South Carolina Circuit Judge Thomas J. Ervin 1985-1986 and for Honorable William W. Wilkins, Jr., Judge, United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit 1986-1989. She is a member of the South Carolina and American Bar Associations. She is rated AV by Martindale-Hubbell. Her areas of practice are appeals in State and Federal Courts, insurance coverage, and research projects.
About Deborah Harrison Sheffield
Practice Areas
- Appellate Law (state and federal)
- Insurance Coverage
- Research Projects
Current Employment Position(s)
- Of Counsel
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1984
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1989
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1987
- U.S. Supreme Court, 2000
Other Affiliations
- South Carolina Bar Association (Member)
- American Bar Association (Member)
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1984
J.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
Honors: The Order of the Coif
Honors: Orders of the Wig and Robe - University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1981
B.A., Bachelor of Arts
Honors: magna cum laude
Honors: Phi Beta Kappa
Major: Political Science
Past Positions
- South Carolina Circuit Judge Thomas J. Ervin, Law Clerk, 1985 - 1986
- Honorable William M. Wilkins, Judge, United States Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, Law Clerk, 1986 - 1989
Office Information
Address
172 Meeting Street Charleston, SC 29401
Phone
Fax
- 843-722-1630
Websites
Publication
Articles
- "Appeal and Error" (Co-Editor/Author), South Carolina Jurisprudence, Sections 1-3, Sections 52-58, Sections 161-173, 1992
Representative Cases
- Capers v. Flautt, 407 S.E.2d 660 (S.C.App. 1991)
- Osteen v. T.E. Cuttino Const. Co., 434 S.E.2d 281 (S.C. 1993)
- Anonymous v. State Board of Medical Examiners, 473 S.E.2d 870 (S.C. Ct. Ap. 1996)
- McGee v. Bruce Hospital System, 468 S.E.2d 615 (S.C. Sup.Ct. 1996)
- City of York v. Turner Murphy Co., 452 S.E.2d 615 (S.C. Ct.App. 1994)
- Plowman v. Bagnal, 450 S.E.2d 36 (S.C. Sup. Ct. 1994)
- Smith v. Strickland, 314 S.E.2d 207 (Ct App. 1994)
- Barber v. Hobbs, 437 S.E.2d 409 (Ct. App. 1993)
- Willis Construction Company v. Sumter Airport, 308 S.C. 505, 419 S.E.2d 240 (Ct. App. 1992)
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