Heyward E. McDonald

Background

McDonald, Heyward E. was born on September 27, 1925 in Winnsboro, South Carolina, United States.

Education

Davidson College and United States Naval Academy (Bachelor of Science, 1946). University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Laws, magna cum laude, 1958).

Career

Worked at McDonald, McKenzie, Rubin, Miller and Lybrand, Limited liability partnership (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Administrative, Bankruptcy, Mortgage Foreclosure, Real Estate, Probate, Corporation, Family and Workers Compensation Law. Trials.

Admitted to the bar, 1958, South Carolina.

Phi Delta Phi.

Phi Beta Kappa. Wig and Robe. Recipient, Durant Award, South Carolina Bar Foundation, 1987. Compleat Lawyer Award, United States.C. Law School Association, 1993.

Member, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1962-1966.

Chairman, State Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness of Applicants for the Bar, 1962-1966. Member, Board of Trustees, Columbia City Schools, 1968-1970.

Member, State Senate, 1976-1984. Member, State Board of Education, 1984-1988.

Chairman, South Carolina Business/Education Subcommittee, 1995—.

State Board of Bar Examiners, 1990-1995. Chairman, South Carolina Law Institute Executive Committee, 1992—. Panelist, American Arbitration Association, Large, Complex Case Program, 1993—.

Member: Richland County (Past President) and American Bar Associations.

South Carolina Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1978). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

President, John Belton O"Neall Inn of Court, 1995—. The firm has engaged since 1961 in a general civil practice, with emphasis on casualty and defense.

Its trial practice is statewide as is its foreclosure and bankruptcy practice.

Achievements

• Heyward E. McDonald has been listed as a reputable lawyer by Martindale-Hubbell.

Membership

Member, South Carolina State House of Representatives, 1962-1966. Chairman, State Supreme Court Committee on Character and Fitness of Applicants for the Bar, 1962-1966. Member, Board of Trustees, Columbia City Schools, 1968-1970.

Member, State Senate, 1976-1984.

Member, State Board of Education, 1984-1988. Chairman, South Carolina Business/Education Subcommittee, 1995—.

State Board of Bar Examiners, 1990-1995. Chairman, South Carolina Law Institute Executive Committee, 1992—.

Panelist, American Arbitration Association, Large, Complex Case Program, 1993—.

Member: Richland County (Past President) and American Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member, Board of Governors, 1976-1978). Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers.

President, John Belton O"Neall Inn of Court, 1995—.

Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers. President, John Belton O"Neall Inn of Court, 1995—.