Background
McLaren, James T. was born on March 15, 1951.
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James T. McLaren
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University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1973. Juris Doctor, 1976).
Career
Worked at McLaren & Lee (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in Family Law. Admitted to the bar, 1976, South Carolina. United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and United States.
District Court, District of South Carolina.
Trained Mediator, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers, 1995. Family Court Mediator, South Carolina Bar and Dispute Resolution Services, 1995.
Supreme Court Appointee "South Carolina Symposium - Families in Court," sponsored by National Association of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, 1991. Named, "The Best Lawyers in America," Family Law Designation, 1993-1994, 1995-1996.
Contributing Author: South Carolina Equitable Apportionment Acting, §20-7-461, et. seq., South Carolina (U.S.) Code of Laws.
South Carolina Alimony Statute, §20-3-130, South Carolina (U.S.) Code of Laws. "South Carolina Family Court Handbook," First Edition, 1992. Speaker: Various Family Law Topics, South Carolina Bar.
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Annual Conventions and Mandatory Judicial and Continuing Legal Education Seminars sponsored by South Carolina Bar, State Bar of Arizona and American Bar Association, Family Law Section, 1980-1997.
Member: Richland County (Member, Family Law Committee, 1988-1997) and American (Sections: Family Law, 1976-1997. Litigation; Domestic Relations and Family Law Litigation Committee, 1983-1984) Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar (Member: Practice and Procedure Committee, 1979-1995. Chair, Subcommittee on Jurisdiction in the Family Courts, 1979-1980.
Family Law Section, 1979-1997.
Family Law Section Council, 1988-1997. Chair, Family Law Council Rules Subcommittee, 1989-1990. Secretary, Family Law Section, 1989-1990, Chair-Elect, 1990-1991, Chair, 1991-1992.
Section Delegate, 1995-1996.
Resolution of Fee Disputed Board, 1983-1984). South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Family Law Section, Member, 1979-1997.
Treasurer, 1980-1981. Secretary, 1981-1982.
Vice-Chairman, 1982-1983.
Chair, 1983-1984. Company-Chair, Family Court Judicial Liaison Committee, 1983-1986). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Family Law Section, 1979-1997).
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Achievements
Membership
Member: Richland County (Member, Family Law Committee, 1988-1997) and American (Sections: Family Law, 1976-1997. Litigation; Domestic Relations and Family Law Litigation Committee, 1983-1984) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member: Practice and Procedure Committee, 1979-1995.
Chair, Subcommittee on Jurisdiction in the Family Courts, 1979-1980.
Family Law Section, 1979-1997. Family Law Section Council, 1988-1997.
Chair, Family Law Council Rules Subcommittee, 1989-1990. Secretary, Family Law Section, 1989-1990, Chair-Elect, 1990-1991, Chair, 1991-1992.
Section Delegate, 1995-1996.
Resolution of Fee Disputed Board, 1983-1984). South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Family Law Section, Member, 1979-1997. Treasurer, 1980-1981.
Secretary, 1981-1982.
Vice-Chairman, 1982-1983. Chair, 1983-1984; Company-Chair, Family Court Judicial Liaison Committee, 1983-1986).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member: Family Law Section, 1979-1997). Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
Fellow, American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers.
