Background
Burnette, M. Malissa was born on May 23, 1950 in Morven, North Carolina, United States.
Burnette, M. Malissa was born on May 23, 1950 in Morven, North Carolina, United States.
Winthrop College; University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Arts, 1971. Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Burnette & Leclair (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General, Trial and Appellate Practice, Constitutional, Employment Relations and Administrative. Admitted to the bar, 1977, South Carolina. Deputy Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina, 1979-1982.
Chairperson, South Carolina Crime Victims Compensation Board, 1984-1990.
Chairperson, Columbia College Board of Visitors, 1988-1992. President, Belin Board of Trustees, 1995.
Chairperson, Greater Columbia Community Relations Council, 1995-1996. Member: Richland County Bar Association.
South Carolina Bar (Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Committee, 1985.
Chair, Quality of Life Committee, 1994). The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Executive Committee, Employment Rights Section, 1996). South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Employment Law Section, 1989-1995).
South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1996).
(Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Burnette & Leclair was founded by M. Malissa Burnette and Thomas J. Leclair with emphasis on General, Trial and Appellate Practice, Constitutional Law, Employment Relations and Administrative Law.
Member: Richland County Bar Association. South Carolina Bar (Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Committee, 1985. Chair, Quality of Life Committee, 1994).
The Association of Trial Lawyers of America (Member, Executive Committee, Employment Rights Section, 1996).
South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Chair, Employment Law Section, 1989-1995). South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Board of Directors, 1996).
(Certified Specialist, Employment and Labor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).