Background
Jay Bender, Jerry was born on July 16, 1944 in Hominy, Oklahoma, United States.
Jay Bender, Jerry was born on July 16, 1944 in Hominy, Oklahoma, United States.
University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1970. Juris Doctor, 1975).
In re. State-Record Company, Incorporated., 917 F.2d 124 (4th Circuit 1990); Catawba Indian Tribe of South Carolina (U.S.) v. State of South Carolina (U.S.), 865 F.2d 1444 (4th Circuit 1989), certified den. 491 United States. 906; Fitts v. Kolb, 779 F.Supp. 1502 (Distinguished Service Cross. 1991); Newberry Public Company v. Newberry County Commander on Alcohol and Drug Abuse, 308 South Carolina (U.S.) 352; 417 South.E.2d 870 (1992); Ex Parte The Island Packet, 308 South Carolina (U.S.) 198; 417 South.E.2d 575 (1992); Ex Parte Columbia Newspapers, Incorporated., 286 South Carolina (U.S.) 116; 333 South.E.2d 337 (1985); Parker v. Evening Post Publishing Company, South Carolina (U.S.), 452 South.E.2d 640 (Ct.App. 1994).Worked at Baker, Barwick, Ravenel & Bender, Limited liability partnership (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Practice in State and Federal Courts. Insurance, Negligence, Products Liability, Surety, Corporation, Commercial Law, Workers Compensation, Medical and Legal Malpractice, Construction Litigation and Arbitration, Unfair Competition, Real Estate, Probate and Administrative Law. Admitted to the bar, 1975, South Carolina.
Blue Key.
Editor, South Carolina Bar Transcript, 1982-1987. Lecturer, Law and Ethics of Mass Communication, University of South Carolina, 1983-1986. Member, 1979-1983, and Chairman, 1980-1981, Richland County Planning Commission.
Hearing Officer, South Carolina Department of Labor, 1979-1983.
Chairman, South Carolina Occupational Health and Safety Review Board, 1983-1990. Author: Law Affecting South Carolina Newspapers, 1995 School for the Creative and Performing Arts Foundation.
"The Constitution and the Challenge to the Culture of Confidentiality," South Carolina (U.S.) Lawyer May/June 1995. "Closed Doors and Closed Drawers: Public Access to Courtrooms and Court Records," South Carolina (U.S.) Lawyer November/December 1994.
Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar.
Founded c. 1915 as the partnership of Melton & Belser, the present successor partnership serves the entire state and provides comprehensive legal services, including civil trial work with emphasis on insurance defense, workers" compensation, appellate practice, and communications law.
Member, 1979-1983, and Chairman, 1980-1981, Richland County Planning Commission. Hearing Officer, South Carolina Department of Labor, 1979-1983. Chairman, South Carolina Occupational Health and Safety Review Board, 1983-1990.
