Experience

South Carolina Medical Association

• Hospitals and Health Care
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Executive Officer & Chief Legal Officer - SCMA, Fulcrum Risk Insurance, SCMA-MIT

  • May 2021 - Present

• General Counsel & Senior Vice President, Advocacy and Communication

  • Apr 2019 - May 2021

  General Counsel for Association and subsidiaries, to include multi-million dollar MEWA Insurance Trust, insurance company and foundation. Provide employment advice, federal and state regulatory advice, and legislative advice. Handle lawsuits and audits company-wide. Provide tax advice for MEWA and other subsidiaries. Prepare and negotiate NDAs, BAAs, and contracts. Direct inside and outside lobbying teams. Oversee legislative isues, communications team, and IT services.



Governors Nikki Haley & Henry McMaster

• South Carolina

• Chief Legal Counsel

  • Aug 2016 - Apr 2019

  Counsel the Governor and staff regarding legal issues that arise in the operation of the executive branch. Provide legal advice on constitutional, ethical, statutory, regulatory, and employment issues. Represent the Governor in litigation. Argue before SC Supreme Court. File amicus briefs in federal and NLRB matters. Review legislation. Draft policy. Counsel the Governor and staff regarding legal issues that arise in the operation of the executive branch. Provide legal advice on constitutional, ethical, statutory, regulatory, and employment issues. Represent the Governor in litigation. Argue before SC Supreme Court. File amicus briefs in federal and NLRB matters. Review legislation. Draft policy.



South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation

• Cabinet Director, Office of Governor Nikki Haley

  • Dec 2014 - Jul 2016

  Manage $32M state agency. Direct and oversee state OSHA program, wages/child labor program, discipline and investigation of over 40 occupational license divisions, & fire and life safety division. Serve over state emergency support function for search and rescue in natural disasters.

• Deputy Director of Administration

  • Apr 2014 - Dec 2014

  Responsible for Human Resources Department, Finance Department, and Procurement Department. Acting employment counsel for personnel and employment-related matters.



Fisher Phillips

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Employment and Labor Attorney

  • Jan 2009 - Mar 2014

  Assisted local, national, and multinational companies; state agencies; and non-profits in all areas of employment law, including ADA, ADEA, ERISA, FLSA, FMLA, Title VII harassment/discrimination, USERRA, breach of contract, wage/hour, and wrongful termination. Defended companies in employment lawsuits. Worked on union avoidance campaigns and NLRB filings. Arbitrate FINRA claims. Assist federal contractors with OFCCP compliance, AAPs, and regulatory government contract work. Counseled employers on preventive measures to reduce employment-related claims. Conducted audits and investigations in the workplace. Show less



McAngus Goudelock & Courie

• United States
• Law Practice
• 400 - 500 Employee

• Business Practice Team Attorney

  • Apr 2007 - Jan 2009

  Dual practice of employment and probate law as part of firm Business Practice Team. Handled litigation in both federal and state court, ranging from employment related cases (such as enforcement of non-compete clauses), to trust management and accounting cases. Assisted clients in complying with applicable employment laws and minimizing litigation risks stemming from employment decisions. Also assisted in establishing probate practice, to include litigating trust issues and contested estates. Dual practice of employment and probate law as part of firm Business Practice Team. Handled litigation in both federal and state court, ranging from employment related cases (such as enforcement of non-compete clauses), to trust management and accounting cases. Assisted clients in complying with applicable employment laws and minimizing litigation risks stemming from employment decisions. Also assisted in establishing probate practice, to include litigating trust issues and contested estates.



Fisher Phillips

• United States
• Law Practice
• 700 & Above Employee

• Corporate Employment and Labor Attorney

  • Aug 2004 - Apr 2007



Sherrill, Roof, Millender LLP

• Columbia, SC

• Litigation Attorney

  • Aug 2002 - Aug 2004

  Litigation and advice practice. Litigation of breach of contract issues, non-solicitation agreements, HIPAA regulatory requirements, nursing home patient care, unfair trade practices, and various banking matters. Prepared estate plans and provided elder law services. Represented indigent persons in mental health facilities. Litigation and advice practice. Litigation of breach of contract issues, non-solicitation agreements, HIPAA regulatory requirements, nursing home patient care, unfair trade practices, and various banking matters. Prepared estate plans and provided elder law services. Represented indigent persons in mental health facilities.