Mediation and Meeting
Center of Charleston
“Dedicated to providing quality, accessible
dispute resolution and training.”
Mediators are listed in alphabetical order.
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Mr. Charles S. Bernstein 843-529-1111 |
1952 Graduate of USC Law School. US Army 1952-1955. Private practice in Charleston, SC since 1955. Experienced in all types of civil matters. Selected by the Charleston Judges for the initial experimental Mediation programs in Charleston County and District Courts. Offices conveniently located, available and well-suited for mediation. |
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Emma Bennett-Williams, Esq. |
Designated as a "Distinguished Advocate" by California Western School of Law, Ms. Bennett-Williams received Mediation Training through the South Carolina Human Resources Mediation Training Course, the SC Bar Civil Court Mediation Training Program and through Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution courses at California Western School of Law. She holds an MBA from The Citadel, Juris Doctor with an Employment and Labor Law Concentration, Property Manager in Charge license and Professional in Human Resources (PHR) Certification. |
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Ms. Susan K. Dunn 843-722-6337 / 843-830-1571 |
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Dr. Robert E. Freer, Jr. 843-953-4944 |
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Mr. Stephan V. Futeral 843-284-5500 |
Stephan Futeral has been a certified civil mediator since 1995. He began his career clerking for the Honorable C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals in 1993. He is also an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Charleston School of Law. |
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Mr. Coming B. Gibbs, Jr. 843-722-0033 |
Coming B. Gibbs, Jr., was born in Charleston, South Carolina, graduated from Princeton University, and received his LLB degree from the University of South Carolina, Magna Cum Laude. After a federal court clerkship, he started practicing law in Charleston, SC with his father in 1963. Gibbs & Holmes was founded in 1983. Coming Gibbs specializes in personal injury cases, marital litigation, probate and estate litigation, and commercial litigation. Since his certification in 1999, he has mediated... |
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Mr. Thomas W. Greene 843-556-7273 |
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Ms. Suzanne E. Groff 406-7733 / 843-693-0732 |
Suzanne Groff has been a practicing attorney since 1980. She has been a mediator since the early 1990's. Her practice and her mediation experience have been primarily in the area of family law. |
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Ms. Jill EM HaLevi 843-819-0557 |
Jill HaLevi is certified by the SC Bar as both a family and civil court mediator and she has been trained in victim-offender mediation as well. Jill worked as a County and Federal Public Defender in Charleston for 10 years. She has worked as a contract attorney internationally and she now runs a private practice specializing in mediation and criminal and domestic cases. |
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Mr. Matthew D Hamrick 843-762-6342 / 843-693-4700 |
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Mr. Angus M. Lawton 843-576-1900 |
Angus Macaulay Lawton is a graduate of Duke University and the University of South Carolina School of Law. A native of Allendale, South Carolina, Mr. Lawton has lived and practiced law in Charleston for over twenty years. He has represented plaintiffs and defendants in numerous civil matters and has tried cases involving medical malpractice, insurance bad faith claims, automobile accidents, premises liability matters, and workers compensation claims. |
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Ms. Cathy M. Liska 843-209-2641 |
Mediating since 2003, Cathy Liska offers a broad expertise: she has a Civil Mediator Certificate, RE Brokers License, certificates in Nonprofit Management, Asset Management and Credit Counseling, plus experience in Business Start-up, Management, and Training, which means Cathy easily mediates groups in addition to small cases. She is fluent in Spanish. Cathy offers the 40-hour Mediator training course in South Carolina and other states. |
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Tyson Smith tsmith@planningandlaw.com (843) 937-0201 |
Tyson Smith is a certified Civil Court Mediator and attorney in Charleston. Mr. Smith acts as land use counsel and planning consultant to governmental agencies throughout South Carolina and around the country. He has represented clients in pre- and post-litigation mediations, including matters related to annexation, extraterritorial planning, inverse condemnation claims, municipal authority, impact fees, and land development regulation powers. |
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Hon. Gerald C. Smoak 843-216-3250 / 843-209-2076 |
Received JD USC School of Law, 1956. Served in SC House of Rep., 1970-1972; Member of Exec. Committee of the SC Bar Council, 1969-1975. Elected as Circuit Court Judge, 14th Circuit, 1991 and served until 2002. Became Certified Civil Mediator and Arbitrator, 2000, and has conducted personal injury mediations and served as an arbitrator. |
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Ms. Rose D. Stewart 843-971-9500/ 843-670-3033 |
Ms. Stewart has been an attorney for 18 years, specializing in commercial dispute, emplyment, and insurance. She is a member of the Georgia and District of Columbia Bars. She also holds a Masters degree in special education as well as a real estate broker's license. Ms. Steward is experienced in mediating civil cases and disputes involving schools and students. |
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Ms. Helen E. Wheeler M.Ed. LPC, NCC, LPC/S 843-224-1782 |
Ms. Wheeler is certified as a Family Court Mediator and trained as a Civil Court Mediator, with four years’ experience mainly focused on parenting plans, custody and visitation issues. Her background as a school teacher for 20 years makes her uniquely qualified to mediate where there are educational concerns. She is also experienced in resolving high conflict divorces and recognizing Parental Alienation Syndrome. |
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Ms. Beatrice E. Whitten 843-881-1399 |
Ms. Whitten has been certified as a mediator by the SC Bar since 1994. Her mediation experience has focused on probate, employment discrimination, and Family Court-related matters. She worked for 10 years at the Charleston County Probate Court and after law school she taught the Wills and Estates course to paralegals at Trident Technical College for 12 years. She currently serves as a contract mediator handling employment discrimination disputes for the US Postal Service, where... |
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Everett Wilcox (843) 884-0014 ehwilcox@gmail.com |
Everett Wilcox is an attorney with over 30 years of experience in dispute resolution and negotiating complex business transactions, both domestic and foreign. For over 20 years he was a partner in a large national law firm; until recently, he was the Director of Worldwide Contracts for a division of IBM. His BA is from Duke University, while he received his MA and JD degrees from the University of Florida. He is admitted to practice... |
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Mr. Emerson (Tripp) Wiles, III 843-881-2855 |
Emerson (Tripp) Wiles III was born in Charleston, SC. He is 1995 graduate of The Citadel. Tripp is a former Army officer and holds a Masters Degree in Diplomacy and Military Studies from Hawaii Pacific University. Tripp is a graduate of the Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law at The University of Memphis and is the founder of Wiles Law Firm, LLC. Tripp has completed the South Carolina Bar's Mediation Certification Training Program. |
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