Charleston School of Law alumnus and adjunct professor Ben Pogue (’09) was honored with the 2025 Cotton Harness Peace Award at the SC Bar House of Delegates meeting at last week’s South Carolina Bar Convention.
The Cotton Harness Peace Award was established by the Dispute Resolution Section to be given out on a periodic basis as determined by the Section Council to those organizations and individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service, leadership or innovation in the area of alternate dispute resolution.
The Award is named in honor of Connie “Cotton” Harness. Harness, an Orangeburg native, was among the first in South Carolina to recognize the value of alternate dispute resolution, adopt it in his law practice, and he was instrumental in elevating the status of mediation and arbitration throughout the State.
“He is literally a peace walker,” said Yolanda Courie, Dispute Resolution Section Chair, at the awards ceremony. “With Ben, mediation is more than helping attorneys settle cases; it’s a calling that extends to his responsibility as a citizen.”
Pogue was among the original graduating class, in 2007, at Charleston School of Law. He is a also a member of the Law School Forensic Club. Pogue serves as civil litigation attorney and mediator for The Law Office of Sean M. Wilson (’11), LLC.
Charleston School of Law hosts Mindful Mondays, a workshop-style session designed to de-mystify mindfulness and give students practical tools to manage thoughts, emotions and overwhelm.
Charleston School of Law will be in attendance at the Washington DC Law School Fair on Monday, October 13 from 4:00 p.m. – 7:00 p.m.
