Compleat Lawyer Awards

The Compleat Lawyer Awards were established in 1992 by the University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Council (formerly the Alumni Association) to recognize alumni for outstanding civic and professional accomplishments. Recipients are individuals who have made significant contributions to the legal profession and exemplify the highest standards of professional competence, ethics and integrity.

2020 Awards Ceremony

The winners of the 2020 Compleat Lawyer Awards Ceremony will be honored in April 2021.

Questions? Please contact Carol Mitchell at mitcheca@law.sc.edu or 803-777-3408.

Congratulations to our 2020 Compleat Lawyer Recipients:

Platinum Recipients

John P. Cardillo '68

Cardillo Keith & Bonquist, PA – Naples, FL
Catherine H. Kennedy '81

Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA – Columbia, SC
John B. White, Jr. '76

Harrison White P.C – Spartanburg, SC

Gold Recipients

Susan Barber Hackett '03

S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense – Columbia, SC
G. Murrell Smith, Jr. '93

Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC – Sumter, SC
R. Bruce Wallace '96

Nexsen Pruet, LLC – Charleston, SC