Background
Fowler, Elaine H. was born on October 15, 1950 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
Fowler, Elaine H. was born on October 15, 1950 in Knoxville, Tennessee, United States.
Mary Baldwin College (Bachelor of Arts, 1972). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1975).
Worked at Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Antitrust, Securities, Federal and State Taxation, Bankruptcy, Banking, Employment and Labor Law, Health Care, Taxation, Corporations, Debtor/Creditor, Environmental, Insurance, Commercial and Complex Litigation, Legislative, Medical Malpractice, Professional Malpractice, Products Liability, Intellectual Property, Probate and Estate Planning, Condominium and Real Estate Development and Workers Compensation Law. Trials and Appeals.
Admitted to the bar, 1975, South Carolina, United States.
District Court, District of South Carolina and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Society of Wig and Robe.
Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1973-1975. Member: South Carolina Bar (President, 1993-1994.
President-Elect, 1992-1993.
Treasurer, 1991-1992. Secretary, 1990-1991. Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1995.
Chair: House of Delegates, 1986-1988.
Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1985). American Bar Association (Member, Ad Hoc Committee on State Justice Initiatives, 1994.
Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, 1994-1996. Standing Committee on Continuing Education, 1988-1990).
National Conference of Bar Presidents.
South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence, 1984-1987. Business Corporation Code Revision Study Committee, 1986-1987. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989.
Faculty, South Carolina Supreme Court Bridge-the-Gap Program (Subject: Business Organizations), 1988-1991.
National Conference of Bar Presidents. South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988, 1993-1994).
Founded in 1929, Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney, P.A. has become one of the largest firms in South Carolina, with particular emphasis on a litigation and commercial practice. The firm maintains offices in Columbia, Florence and Charleston, South Carolina, presently employing 25 attorneys in Columbia, 2 in Charleston and 12 in Florence.
Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney"s attorneys practice in all areas of the law including business and corporate, administrative, antitrust, securities, federal and state taxation, bankruptcy, secured transactions, insurance, legislative, medical malpractice, products liability, probate and estate planning, acquisition, construction, permanent loan closings, commercial and residential real estate development, workers" compensation, environmental and employment law.
The firm is committed to the process of continuous improvement and is one of ten firms selected by the A.B.A. Law Practice Management Section to participate in the development of a total quality management prototype for law firms.
Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1973-1975. Member: South Carolina Bar (President, 1993-1994. President-Elect, 1992-1993.
Treasurer, 1991-1992.
Secretary, 1990-1991. Member, Board of Governors, 1986-1995.
Chair: House of Delegates, 1986-1988. Chair, Continuing Legal Education Committee, 1984-1985).
American Bar Association (Member, Ad Hoc Committee on State Justice Initiatives, 1994.
Steering Committee on the Unmet Legal Needs of Children, 1994-1996. Standing Committee on Continuing Education, 1988-1990). National Conference of Bar Presidents.
South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence, 1984-1987.
Business Corporation Code Revision Study Committee, 1986-1987. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1989.
Faculty, South Carolina Supreme Court Bridge-the-Gap Program (Subject: Business Organizations), 1988-1991. National Conference of Bar Presidents.
South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Directors, 1986-1988, 1993-1994).