Background
III, Otis Allen Jeffcoat, was born on January 27, 1948 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of Otis Allen and Louise J.
III, Otis Allen Jeffcoat, was born on January 27, 1948 in St. Petersburg, Florida, United States. Son of Otis Allen and Louise J.
AB magna cum laude, Princeton University, 1970; Juris Doctor, University of Southern California, 1973.
Associate, McKay, Sherrill, Walker & Townsend, Columbia, South Carolina., 1973-1978; partner, McKay, Sherrill, Walker & Townsend, Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina., 1978-1982; partner, Lumpkin & Sherrill, Columbia and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina., 1982-1985; senior partner, Jeffcoat & Martin, Myrtle Beach, 1985-1990; principal, Jeffcoat & Associations, Myrtle Beach, since 1990. Member Executive Committee, loan committee, organizer Seabank Savings, Federal Savings Bank, Myrtle Beach, 1984-1987, board directors.
President Myrtle Beach Civitan Club, 1983-1984, board directors, 1983-1985, Grand Strand Family Young Men’s Christian Association, Myrtle Beach, 1983-1990, president, 1983-1987. Vice chairman South Carolina. Nature Conservancy, Columbia, 1987-1989, trustee, 1985-1991, chairman 1987-1989, secretary 1991.
Member Governor's Freshwater Wetlands Forum, 1989-1990. Member American Bar Association, South Carolina. Bar Association (real estate practices section county since 1987, secretary 1989-1990, vice chairman 1990-1991, chairman elect 1991-1992), Horry County Bar Association (natural resources section county 1989-1991, chairman real esttae committee 1988-1990).
Married Mary Ellen Muthig, August 6, 1977. Children: Ann Wadsworth, Sarah Elizabeth.