Background
Poliakoff, Gary W. was born on September 19, 1951 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, United States.
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Gary W. Poliakoff
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Washington and Lee University (Bachelor of Arts, 1973). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Poliakoff, Poole & Associates (Spartanburg, South Carolina) specializing in Class Action, Multi-Plaintiff Litigation, Mass Tort Litigation, Environmental Law, Contamination Litigation, Toxic Exposure Litigation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, South Carolina. Recipient: AmJur Award for Excellence in Constitutional Law, 1977.
Lawyer of the Year Award, South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program, 1988.
Victims Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1995. Public Citizen Award, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, 1996.
Editor and Contributing Author, Environmental Law in South Carolina (U.S.), Selected Topics, 1977. Author: "Environmental Law in South Carolina (U.S.): Protection v.
Pollution," The Bulletin, South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Spring 1991.
"Environmental Law in South Carolina (U.S.), An Overview," Law for Non-Lawyers Program, South Carolina Bar, Young Lawyers Division, 1991. "Bad Boy Environmental LegislationA Necessary Regulatory Tool for South Carolina," South Carolina (U.S.) Environmental Law Journal, 1992. "South Carolina (U.S.): Nuclear, Hazardous, Infectious, and Now Solid Waste Dumping Ground-Litigation," South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, Annual Convention Book, 1994.
"Practicing Environmental Law in South Carolina (U.S.)," Spotlight, South Carolina Association of Legal Secretaries Magazine, 1995.
Chairman, Spartanburg County Democratic Party, 1982-1984. Treasurer, 1986-1994.
Vice-Chairman, 1994. Member, Spartanburg County Public Defender Board of Commissioners, 1978-1982.
Advisor, Law Explorer Post, 1987-1989.
Member, Board of Directors: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, 1990-1995. Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, 1993. Piedmont Conservancy, Incorporated.
Member: Spartanburg County (Secretary, 1977-1979.
Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1987-1994) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Public Issues Committee, 1982-1984.
Judicial Modernization Committee, 1985-1986. Member, Trial and Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1989.
Lawyer Referral Committee, 1993-1994.
Lawyer/Physician Relationship Committee, 1995-1996. Sustaining Fellow; Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Program, 1989-1991). South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors).
Rules Committee, South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division, 1994.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Spartanburg Young Lawyers Association.
Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation.
Achievements
Membership
Member, Spartanburg County Public Defender Board of Commissioners, 1978-1982. Advisor, Law Explorer Post, 1987-1989. Member, Board of Directors: South Carolina Environmental Law Project, 1990-1995.
Citizens Local Environmental Action Network, 1993.
Piedmont Conservancy, Incorporated. Member: Spartanburg County (Secretary, 1977-1979.
Chairman, Medical-Legal Committee, 1987-1994) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Public Issues Committee, 1982-1984.
Judicial Modernization Committee, 1985-1986.
Member, Trial and Appellate Practice Committee, 1988-1989. Lawyer Referral Committee, 1993-1994. Lawyer/Physician Relationship Committee, 1995-1996.
Sustaining Fellow.
Member, Board of Directors, Pro Bono Program, 1989-1991). South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member: Board of Directors). Rules Committee, South Carolina Administrative Law Judge Division, 1994.
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America.
Spartanburg Young Lawyers Association. Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensation.
