Background
Knight, Junior, Henry S. was born on July 25, 1944 in Waycross, Georgia, United States.
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Henry S. Knight Jr.
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Centre College of Kentucky (Bachelor of Arts, 1970). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Career
Worked at Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLC (Atlanta, Georgia) specializing in Labor Relations, Equal Employment, Employee Benefits, OSHA and Environmental Law. Admitted to the bar, 1978, South Carolina. 1979, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1979, United States. District Court, District of South Carolina. 1991, United States. Supreme Court. Adjunct Professor, Labor and Employment Law, University of South Carolina School of Business, 1987.
Member: Personnel and Employee Relations Advisory Council, Program, University of South Carolina School of Business, 1986. Advisory Committee, South Carolina Department of Labor, Labor/Management Services Division, 1986-1988. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.
Committee on State Law Development, Litigation Section). South Carolina Bar (Section on Labor and Employment Law: Chairman-Elect, 1988-1989. Chairman, 1989-1990; Executive Committee, 1990-1991.
Defense Research Institute. Industrial Relations Research Association (President, South Atlantic Chapter, 1986-1987, Member, Executive Board, 1987-1988). Military: First lieutenant, United States.
Army, 1967-1969 (Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina) (Resident, Columbia, South Carolina Office). Constangy, Brooks & Smith is one of the nation's oldest management labor law firms. Frank Constangy began practicing under the Wagner Act shortly after it was passed in 1935.
The firm as it is known today was formed in 1946 at the end of World War II to devote its practice exclusively to the representation of management in labor and employment matters. In addition to basic labor and employment law, the firm also represents clients in the areas of employee benefits, environmental compliance and occupational safety and health. Multinational corporations as well as small local businesses have called upon the firm's experience for over 50 years, many of them retaining the firm's counsel after conducting a nationwide search for the most competent legal representation.
Clients are involved in virtually every sector of business and industry, including manufacturing, banking, chemical, construction, entertainment, health care services, hotel, insurance, meat and food, mining, paper, transportation, and not-for-profit organizations.
Membership
Member: Personnel and Employee Relations Advisory Council, Program, University of South Carolina School of Business, 1986. Advisory Committee, South Carolina Department of Labor, Labor/Management Services Division, 1986-1988. Member: American Bar Association (Member: Labor and Employment Law Section.
Committee on State Law Development, Litigation Section). South Carolina Bar (Section on Labor and Employment Law: Chairman-Elect, 1988-1989. Chairman, 1989-1990; Executive Committee, 1990-1991.
Defense Research Institute. Industrial Relations Research Association (President, South Atlantic Chapter, 1986-1987, Member, Executive Board, 1987-1988). Military: First lieutenant, United States.
Army, 1967-1969 (Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina) (Resident, Columbia, South Carolina Office).
