Mission Statement
The University of South Carolina School of Law prepares lawyer-leaders to serve their communities through rigorous legal studies, exceptional experiential training, and comprehensive professional identity formation within an inclusive and diverse environment. We serve justice and advance the law through engaged learning, teaching, scholarship, and service.
If you have a problem or question, please contact the following:
Academic Affairs — Susan Kuo, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, Telephone 777-3597. Email: kuo@law.sc.edu; Jenny Lanford, Director of Academic Administration, Telephone 777-2430. Email: vlanford@mailbox.sc.edu; Romona Keith, Law Registrar/Director of Academic Services, Telephone 777-5221, Email: rkeith@law.sc.edu; Austina Wolverton, Associate Law Registrar/Associate Director for Academic Services, Telephone 777-5221, email: wolvertl@law.sc.edu; Natalie McCoy, Student Services Program Coordinator, Telephone 777-5221, email: mccoynm@mailbox.sc.edu
Academic Success and Bar Preparation— Alex Ruskell, Director of Academic Success and Bar Preparation, Room 309, Telephone 777-8115, Email: ruskell@law.sc.edu
Academic Technology—Gary Moore, Assistant Dean for Academic Technology, Telephone 777-8296, Email: gmoore@law.sc.edu; Kendall Harkless, Director of Academic Technology, Telephone 777-5247, Email: khdavis@law.sc.edu; Randall Wilcox, Audiovisual Technology Specialist, Telephone 777-1179, Email: rw23@mailbox.sc.edu
Alumni Relations- Megan Seiner, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone 777-3047 Email: seinerm@law.sc.edu; Carol Mitchell, Director of Alumni Outreach & Donor Relations, Telephone 777-3408, Email: mitcheca@law.sc.edu
Admissions— Karen R. Britton, Vice Dean for Admissions and Career & Professional Development, Telephone 777-6605, E-Mail: kreaganb@law.sc.edu; Tyler Parent, Director of Admissions, Telephone 777-6605, Email: tparent@mailbox.sc.edu; Haley Sims, Associate Director of Admissions Operations, Telephone 777-6605, E-Mail HNSIMS@email.sc.edu; Jamison Reese, Associate Director of Admissions Communications, Telephone 777-6605; E-Mail: JR139@mailbox.sc.edu.
Building Maintenance—Eric Cassity, Building Manager, Room 111, Telephone 777-6359, Email: ecassity@mailbox.sc.edu
Career & Professional Development— Karen Britton, Vice Dean for Admissions and Career & Professional Development, Telephone: 777-6605, Email: kreaganb@law.sc.edu; Elizabeth Crane, Director of Career and Professional Development, Telephone: 777-2767, Email: eccrane@mailbox.sc.edu; Bryant Park, Senior Associate Director, 777-3779, bp41@mailbox.sc.edu , Hailey Floyd, Associate Director of Operations, 777-8912, hfloyd@sc.edu; Alyssa Smith, Associate Director, Telephone: 777-6917, Email: a.smith@sc.edu
Children’s Law Concentration— Stephanie A. Nye, Director of Externships and Special Academic Programs, Telephone 777-1451, Email: nyes@law.sc.edu
Clinical Courses—Professor Emily Suski, Deputy Associate Dean for Clinics and Externships, Telephone 777-7735, Email: esuski@law.sc.edu
Communications— Megan Seiner, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone 777-3047 Email: seinerm@law.sc.edu; Diana Sisson, Web Communications Manager, 777-3047, Email: sissond@mailbox.sc.edu; Anderson Cook, Communications Manager, 777-5058, Email: cookea2@mailbox.sc.edu; Kayla Jeffers, Communication Assistant
Computer Commons Area — Kendall Harkless, Director of Academic Technology, Telephone 777-5247, Email: khdavis@law.sc.edu
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion—David Mahatha, Director for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Telephone 777-8302, Email: d.mahatha@sc.edu
Combination Degree Programs with other Departments at USC—Romona Keith, Law Registrar/Director of Academic Services, Telephone 777-5221, Email: rkeith@law.sc.edu; Austina Wolverton, Associate Law Registrar/Associate Director for Academic Services, Telephone 777-5221, email: wolvertl@law.sc.edu
Dual Degree Program in Environmental Law with the Vermont Law School –Romona Keith, Law Registrar/Director of Academic Services, Telephone 777-5221, Email: rkeith@law.sc.edu
Examplify – Romona Keith, Law Registrar/Director of Academic Services, Suite 128, Telephone 777-5221, Email: rkeith@law.sc.edu
Externships– Stephanie A. Nye, Director of Externships and Special Academic Programs, Room 311 Telephone 777-1451, Email: nyes@law.sc.edu
Events -- Megan Seiner, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone 777-3047 Email: seinerm@law.sc.edu; Heidi Tolles, Events Manager, Telephone 777-2681, Email: Tollesh@mailbox.sc.edu; Peyton Hunter, Events Coordinator, 576-6339, maryph@mailbox.sc.edu
Financial Aid/Scholarships— Haley Sims, Associate Director of Admissions Operations, Room 129, Telephone 777-6605, Email: hnsims@email.sc.edu
Finance -- Elizabeth Niehaus, Vice Dean for Finance & Business Operations, Telephone 777-6043, Email: niehause@law.sc.edu; Robyn Marren, Director of Finance and Business Administration, Telephone 576-6058, Email: rmarren@mailbox.sc.edu
Legal Writing Program—Professor Lisa Eichhorn, Director, Telephone 576-6776, Email: Eichhorn@law.sc.edu; Professor Amy Milligan, Assistant Director, Telephone 777-3386, Email: milligal@law.sc.edu
Library— Candle Wester, Interim Director for Library Administration, Telephone 777-7229, Email: westercm@law.sc.edu Rebekah Maxwell, Associate Director for Library Operations, Telephone 777-1725, Email: rkmaxwel@law.sc.edu; Katherine Magner, Access Services Librarian, 777-3367, Email: magnerm@mailbox.sc.edu
Pro Bono— Megan Seiner, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone 777-3047 Email: seinerm@law.sc.edu; Taylor Gilliam, Director of Law School Pro Bono Program, Telephone 777-3405, Email: gilliatd@mailbox.sc.edu
Registrar/Academic Services— Romona Keith, Law Registrar/Director of Academic Services, Suite 128, Telephone 777-5221, Email: rkeith@law.sc.edu; Austina Wolverton, Associate Law Registrar/Associate Director for Academic Services, Suite 128, Telephone 777-5221, email: wolvertl@law.sc.edu; Natalie McCoy, Student Services Program Coordinator, Suite 128, Telephone 777-5221, email: mccoynm@mailbox.sc.edu
Room Reservations—
- Faculty Staff Reservations: Sonya Paulk, Assistant to the Deans, Telephone 777-6617, Email: paulks@law.sc.edu
- Student/Student Organization Reservations: Whitney Bedard, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Telephone 777-6843, Email: wattsww@mailbox.sc.edu
Student Affairs: Megan Seiner, Vice Dean for Student and Alumni Engagement and Strategic Initiatives, Telephone 777-3047 Email: seinerm@law.sc.edu; Whitney Bedard, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Telephone 777-6843, Email: wattsww@mailbox.sc.edu
Student Organizations — Whitney Bedard, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Telephone 777-6843, Email: wattsww@mailbox.sc.edu
Students with Disabilities— Jenny Lanford, Director of Academic Administration, Telephone 777-2430. Email: vlanford@mailbox.sc.edu
Student Mental Health & Wellness Resources— Whitney Bedard, Associate Director of Student Affairs, Telephone 777-6843, Email: wattsww@mailbox.sc.edu
Supervision of overall operation of the Law School is the responsibility of Dean William Hubbard, Dean, Telephone 777-6857, Email: whubbard@law.sc.edu