Founders
Three founders of the school serve as its Board of Directors. They also serve on the Board of Advisors. They are:
Honorable Alexander M. Sanders, Jr. - chairman
Retired President of College of Charleston
Retired Chief Judge of the S.C. Court of Appeals
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1960
University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1962
University of Virginia, LL.M, 1990
As past president of the College of Charleston, Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a member of both the South Carolina House of Representatives and Senate and educator, Judge Sanders has devoted a lifetime to public service in South Carolina. Judge Sanders has also served in the United States Army, been a member of the adjunct faculty at both the University of South Carolina and Harvard Law School, and a professor at the College of Charleston.
Ralph C. McCullough, II - managing director
Professor of Law, Charleston School of Law
Distinguished Professor Emeritus, USC School of Law
Past Assistant Dean of USC School of Law
Erskine College, B.A., 1962
Tulane University, J.D., 1965
Professor McCullough has distinguished himself as legal educator in the areas of torts, law and medicine, damages, and trial advocacy. He held the American College of Trial Lawyers chair at the University of South Carolina Law School. He is the co-author of books on civil litigation in the federal courts and on South Carolina torts law, as well as the author of articles on bankruptcy practice and procedure.
Edward J. Westbrook
Attorney; Richardson, Patrick, Westbrook & Brickman, LLC
Stevens Institute of Technology, B.E., 1974
University of South Carolina, J.D., magna cum laude, 1976
Mr. Westbrook is recognized nationally for his work in asbestos, toxic tort, and consumer fraud class action litigation. He is admitted to practice in the U.S. Supreme Court U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Third Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit; South Carolina, the District of Columbia, and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the American Bar Association, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. He served as Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976. Instructor in Legal Writing, University of South Carolina Law School, 1976-1977, and Law Clerk to Hon. Sol Blatt, Jr., U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, 1977-1979.
Two additional founders who also serve on the Board of Advisors are:
Honorable Robert S. Carr
U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina
Furman University, B.S., 1967
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
Prior to being appointed to the Court in 1975, Judge Carr practiced law in Columbia, SC, served as law clerk to Judge Robert F. Chapman, U.S. District Judge for the District of SC, and was legal assistant to Senator Strom Thurmond. In addition, Judge Carr enlisted in the United States Army Reserve in 1968 and retired as a Colonel in 1997. He received numerous awards and medals including the Legion of Merit. He has served in the House of Delegates of the American Bar Association, as President of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association, Chairman of the National Conference of Special Court Judges, and on the Judicial Resources Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. Judge Carr has been a member of the adjunct faculty at the College of Charleston since 1982.
Honorable George C. Kosko
Retired U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of South Carolina
University of South Carolina, B.S., 1966
University of South Carolina, J.D., 1971
University of Colorado, National Institute of Trial Advocacy, 1972
Prior to appointment to the Court in 2000, Judge Kosko was in private practice from 1975-2000. Judge Kosko also served as the first Family Court Solicitor in South Carolina and Assistant Solicitor for Richland County. In addition to being selected for inclusion in the first Who's Who in American Law, Judge Kosko also lectured at the University of South Carolina School of Law on trial issues and ethics and has delivered many papers for the American Association of Airport Executives, the Southeastern Aviation Managers Association, the North Carolina Aircraft Association, and the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission. Judge Kosko is a member of the American Bar Association, District of Columbia Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, American Judicature Society, Lawyers/Pilots Bar Association, National Transportation Safety Board Bar Association, Aviation Insurance Association, and the Defense Research Institute.