Background
Guignard, James S. was born on November 2, 1941 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.
Guignard, James S. was born on November 2, 1941 in Columbia, South Carolina, United States.
University of the South (Bachelor of Arts, 1963). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1976). Spoken languages: French.
Worked at Rogers Townsend & Thomas, Personal Computer (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Trials and Appeals. Administrative, Bankruptcy, Corporate Finance, Corporation, Development and Zoning, Domestic/Family, Energy, Estate Planning, Governmental, Insurance Defense, Litigation, Mortgage Foreclosure, Motor Carriers, Negligence, Personal Injury Litigation, Probate, Products Liability, Real Estate, Regulatory Utility, Taxation, Telecommunications, Trusts, Water/Wastewater, Wills and Workers" Compensation Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, South Carolina and United States.
District Court, District of South Carolina.
1982, United States. Supreme Court. 1991, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
Phi Delta Phi. Moot Court Bar, 1976.
Member, Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development, City of Columbia, 1977-1980 and 1990, Chairman 1993-1994. Associate Member, Royal Institute of International Relations, Brussels, Belgium, 1983-1991.
Member: Richland County Bar Association. South Carolina Bar (Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1976-1978 and Chairman, Ethics Advisory Subcommittee, 1977-1978.
Member, Ethics Advisory Committee 1978-1981 and 1991, Chairman 1978-1981.
Member, International Law Committee 1991. Chairman, 1993).; Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1963-1968. Rogers Townsend & Thomas, Personal Computer is a general practice law firm with offices headquartered in Columbia, the capital city of South Carolina.
The firm was created in 1990 by the merger of Rogers, Thomas, Cleveland, Koon, Waters & Tally with Sherrill and Townsend.
These two firms combined established reputations and years of legal experience to create one of Columbia"s largest law firms.
Member, Citizens Advisory Committee for Community Development, City of Columbia, 1977-1980 and 1990, Chairman 1993-1994. Associate Member, Royal Institute of International Relations, Brussels, Belgium, 1983-1991. Member: Richland County Bar Association.
South Carolina Bar (Member, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1976-1978 and Chairman, Ethics Advisory Subcommittee, 1977-1978.
Member, Ethics Advisory Committee 1978-1981 and 1991, Chairman 1978-1981. Member, International Law Committee 1991.
Chairman, 1993). Military: Lieutenant Commander, United States Naval Reserve, 1963-1968.