Mr. Budman has prosecuted and defended civil cases in all trial level courts in this State, and has briefed and argued many important cases before the South Carolina Supreme Court and South Carolina Court of Appeals. He has tried cases in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, handled appeals in the Fourth Circuit Federal Court of Appeals, and has represented clients before the Social Security Administration, as well as other Federal and State agencies. Mr. Budman has extensive experience with Wills, Trusts and Estates, real estate, torts, corporate law, business contracts, leases, and agreements to buy and sell. His experience in the courtroom has taught him how to best advise clients of the many ways to stay out of court. He graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of Maryland, College Park, in 1977. He received his J.D. from Tulane University School of Law in New Orleans, LA in 1980 where he served as member of the Moot Court Board. He has been the senior partner in the Charleston law firm of Solomon, Budman & Stricker, LLP since 2003.

Mr. Budman is also certified by the South Carolina Bar as a Family Court and Probate Court Mediator. As a mediator, Mr. Budman conducts voluntary or court-ordered meetings with litigants and their attorneys, with the goal of facilitating settlements through the employment of alternative dispute resolution techniques.

At the Charleston School of Law, Mr. Budman taught legal research and writing to first-year law students in 2004. Every spring and fall semester, and even some summer sessions, since 2005, he has taught Pleadings and Practice to junior and senior law students. In Pleadings and Practice class, his students learn advanced civil procedure, how to prepare court documents and practical strategies on how to be competent litigators.

Prior to joining the adjunct faculty at the Law School, Mr. Budman donated his time to the Law-Related Education Division of the South Carolina Bar, coaching High School Mock Trial Teams in their annual competitions. He is also a past member of the Circuit Panel (Ninth Judicial Circuit) of the Resolution of Fee Disputes Board of the South Carolina Bar. His advice, counsel, and trial skills have been sought by a large, diverse group of people and families, as well as large and small businesses, in and around Charleston, the State of South Carolina, and from other states.