In celebration of the 20th Anniversary, Charleston School of Law recognizes the historic event that took place on May 19, 2007 when the founding class graduated.
“They had to be risk-takers,” said the late Dean Richard Gershon. “They paved the way for everyone that comes after them.”
The Class of 2007 consisted of:
“Charleston School of Law is a different kind of school,” said retired Judge Alex M. Sanders. “It is a school that is devoted to the practice of law as a means of rendering public service. There was great skepticism about that when we began … but, boy, they produced public service well beyond any requirements.”
Today, the mission — Pro Bono Populi (for the good of the people) — remains vibrant with law students recording 17,754 hours of pro bono service during the 2024-25 academic year.
Steven M. Abrams
John W. Akerman Jr.
Rachael A. Akers
Matthew Anderson
William K. Austin
Amanda Todd Bailey
Bradley B. Banias
Brett C. Barker
Siau Barr Jr.
Michael M. Barrett
Jennifer Loflin Blanchard
Cameron J. Blazer
Jeff M. Bogdan
Twain A. Braden
Rufus Bratton
Jennifer L. Breaux
Lionel M. Brown
Melissa Syracuse Brown
Austin Adams Bruner
Jennifer E. Burbage
Kendall R. Burch
William W. Buxton
Suzanne R. Campbell
Joshua P. Cantwell
Jesse S. Cartrette
Bennett E. Castro
Bowman Charpia
Randall L. Charpia
Catherine H. Chase
Geoffrey M. Clemens
Grant Close
Corbett F. Coats
John Townsed Cooper
Marie Cooper
Ashley B. Cornell
Louis Cote III
Elizabeth Reid Cox
Merritt E. Cunningham
John S. DeBerry Jr.
Brooks Derrick
Karen Louise Dickerson
Kip Dillihay
Jaqueline K. Dixon
Jennifer L. Dowd
Charles M. Dulaney
Elizabeth A. Dyal
Tim Edwards
Taylor Elliott
Gary E. English
William G. Ervin
Summer Eudy
Scott Falls
Mark R. Farthing
Kristin B. Fehsenfeld
Rachel L. Ferguson
Thomas A. Fleming
Adam M. Foard
David M. Foley
Stephen L. Fowler
Matthew J. Friedman
Chad W. Fuller
Paige B. George
Kimberly A. Wysong Gertner
Courtney A. Gibbes
Anthony R. Goldman
Charles L. Gray
Nancy G. Gunter
Karen L. Hallenbeck
Matthew C. Halverstedt
Clarence T. Hamrick
Samia H. Hanafi
Anne E. Hanley
David A. Haselden
William E. Hesse
Travis D. Hilka
Susan M. Hill
John Holland
David F. Hord IV
Cheryl M Jones
Sidney J. Jones
Sydney L. Jones
Wallace H. Jordan
Glenn P. Justice
Jamie A. Khan
Culver Kidd
Deloris B. King
Kathleen A. King
Jason D. Kirincich
John M. Kleeman
Peter A. Koutan
Amanda H. Lackland
Kristin L. LeBlanc
Christopher W. Lempesis
Joshua L. Littlejohn
Laura L. Loder
Harold R. Lott
Chrisopher Allen Lucas
Cooper C. Lynn
William H. Lyon
A Maya Madura
Charles Marchbanks
Sean P. Markham
Sherry Shealy Martschink
Matthew A. Mason
Stuart C. Mathews
Harriet C. Matthews
Michael W. McCauley
Charles W. McCurdy
Fitzlee H. McEachin
Catherine H. McElveen
Sherard K. McKie
Dan K. McNeill Jr.
Jason R. Mellin
Jason A. Mericle
Hellen D. Milling
Kristin K. Millonzi
Elizabeth J. Murrow
Ryan A. Olson
Jolyn S. Oxford
Christopher G. Pelt
Robert W. Pickens
Ariel J. Pitman
Jason A. Pittman
Margie A. Pizzaro
Emily Ayers Porter
Spiro G. Poulis
A Hailey Powers
Harry V. Ragsdale
Andrew S. Raynal
Andrew L. Richardson
Ashley O. Rockwell
Sara Jayne Rogers
Eric W. Rowell
Brandon K. Rowland
Sara S. Ruff
Stacey K. Russell
Corina V. San-Marina
Blair Sanzone
Samantha G. Sarratt
Andrew T. Scales
John S. Scoville
Chad D. Shelton
Andrew T. Sheperd
Kelli M. Smith
Jason Soper
Alex J. Sparra II
Heath M. Stewart III
Amanda C. Stilley
Joshua P. Stokes
Milton D. Stratos
Jonathan C. Sullivan
Seth R. Swan
Karl A. Team
Nicholas Gray Thomas
Richard D. Todd
Myers Truluck Jr.
Jason B. Turnblad
Brac A. Turnipseed
Joshua Underwood
Brady Vannoy
Katie L. Veatch
Barbara J. Wagner
Sharon Y. Ward
Adam J. Whiting
Grey Wicker
Sabrina L. Williams
Warren W. Wills
Scott Winburn
Ryan M. Wingard
Michelle C. Wise
Adam N. Yount
Jeffrey J. Yungman
Patrick K. Zier
Charleston School of Law will be in attendance at the LSAC Washington, DC Forum on Saturday, July 12 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
The South Carolina Bar Exam is a two-day Uniform Bar Exam (UBE) is administered over two days, July 29-30.
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