Attorney
Ray A. Lord Irmo, South Carolina
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EDUCATION
South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy, Law Enforcement Class #224; Columbia, SC Certified law-enforcement officer for South Carolina. Studied federal, state and local laws, police procedures, self-defense, arrest techniques and firearms training. Graduated first in class with the highest academic grade-point average. Recipient of the J.P. Strom Award for Excellence. February - April 1989.
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
Attended several training courses offered by the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, S.C. State Law Enforcement Division, S.C. Fire Academy, Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National District Attorney's Association.
Courses include:
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INTERESTS
Computer applications and networking. Proficient with Windows 95/98/NT, Word Perfect, MS Word, Lexis, Westlaw, Harvard Graphics, Power Point, Lotus, Microsoft Excel, etc., electronics, photography and video.
- Areas of Practice:
- Traffic Violations and Speeding Tickets
- DUI, DUAC, BUI and Traffic Defense
- Criminal Defense
- Mediation and Arbitration
- Business and Personal Bankruptcy
- Business and Commercial Law
- Divorce
- Pre-Nuptial and Separation Agreements
- Estates, Trusts, Wills, Donations and Inheritance
- Insurance Law
- Real Estate Law
- Landlord / Tenant and Lease Law
- Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Lawsuits
- Workers' Compensation Claims
- Education:
- Mercer University, Walter F. George School of Law, Macon, Georgia,
1998
J.D.
Honors: Class Rank: Top 11%
Honors: Honor Roll and Dean's List
Honors: Co-Director, Mercer Law Review Symposium: The Independent Counsel Statute
Honors: Faculty Academic Scholarship. August 1996-98
Honors: Corpus Juris Secundum Award for Academic Excellence
Honors: Raymond Burr Award
Honors: Who's Who Among American Law Students
Law Review: Mercer Law Review, Member - Midlands Technical College, Columbia, South Carolina
Honors: GPA: 4.00/4.00
Honors: Earned 9 hours Towards an Accounting Degree. Honor Roll
Honors: Dean's List. January - August 1995 - University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina,
May, 1988
B.S.
Major: Criminal Justice (With Concentration in Police Civil Liability)
- Classes/Seminars Taught:
- Adjunct Professor, The Block Program, Limestone College, Gaffney, South Carolina, 1998 - Present
- Guest Instructor, Advanced Arson Investigation Courses for Police and Fire-Fighters, Georgia Public Safety Training Academy, Forsyth, Georgia, 1996 - 1998
- Volunteer Instructor, Georgia Public Safety Training Academy
- Professional Associations and Memberships:
- Georgia Legal History Foundation
- Research Assistant
- Mercer Federalist Society
- Vice-President
- Mercer Association of Prosecutors
- Founding Member
- American Bar Association-Law Student Division
- Member
- University of South Carolina Criminal Justice Association
- Administrative Director
- South Carolina Law Enforcement Officers' Association
- Member
- South Carolina Sheriffs' Association
- Member
- Past Employment Positions:
- Solicitor's Office, Ninth Judicial Circuit, Charleston, South Carolina, Assistant Solicitor (Prosecutor) - Director, Adult Drug Court, 2000 - 2001
- Charleston County Public Defender's Office, Charleston, South Carolina, Assistant Public Defender (Staff Attorney), 2000
- Mortimer & Rose, LLC, Summerville, South Carolina, Associate Attorney, 1999 - 2000
- State of South Carolina Department of Social Services, Moncks Corner, South Carolina, Investigator - Child Protective Services, 1998 - 1999
- United Healthcare Corporation (d/b/a Physicians' Health Plan of South Carolina, Inc.) Columbia, South Carolina, Director, Anti-Fraud Unit, 1995 - 1996
- Blue Cross/Blue Shield of South Carolina, Medicare Division, Columbia, South Carolina, Operations Manager, 1994 - 1995
- Richland County Sheriff's Department, Columbia, South Carolina, Deputy Sheriff/Investigator - Forensic Science Division, 1990 - 1993
- Richland County Sheriff's Department, Columbia, South Carolina, Deputy Sheriff/Patrolman, 1988 - 1990
- State of South Carolina, General Services Division, Columbia, South Carolina, Reserve Police Officer, 1987 - 1988
- Alan Miller & Associates, Columbia, South Carolina, Private Detective/Process Server, 1984 - 1986
- Pro Bono Activities:
- Volunteer Law Clerk, Georgia Legal Services
- Member, Mercer Christian Legal Society
- Member, Westside Babtist Church
- American Red Cross "Star Donor" (Blood Donation Approximately Every 60 Days)
