Background
Dennis, R. Ray was born on January 29, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
Dennis, R. Ray was born on January 29, 1945 in Charleston, South Carolina, United States.
University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering, 1967). University of South Carolina and Suffolk University Law School (Juris Doctor, 1973).
Worked at Dennis & Shaw (Spartanburg, South Carolina) specializing in Tax Controversy, Estate Planning, Probate, Corporate Law. Admitted to the bar, 1973, Massachusetts and South Carolina. Estate Tax Attorney, Internal Revenue Service, 1973-1978.
Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Tax Committee.
Leadership Spartanburg, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1989 Class. Past President and Member, Estate Planning Council of Spartanburg, 1978.
Chairman and Member: Mary Black Foundation, Planned Gifts Committee. Spartanburg County Consensus Project.
Member, South Carolina Planned Giving Council.
Member: South Carolina Bar (Member: Tax Law Section. Estate Practices Committee, 1973-1978. Editor, The Estate Planner, Section Newsletter, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section, 1981-1987.
Delegate, House of Delegates, 1982-1983.
Delegate, Internal Revenue Service/American Bar Association Southeast Region Liaison Committee, 1994). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Taxation. Estate and Gift Tax Changes Committee, 1973-1978.
Committee on Tax Practice Management, 1995-1997. Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, 1995-1997).
Military: With United States Air Force, 1969-1973.
Member, South Carolina Chamber of Commerce, Tax Committee. Leadership Spartanburg, Spartanburg Area Chamber of Commerce, 1988-1989 Class. Past President and Member, Estate Planning Council of Spartanburg, 1978.
Chairman and Member: Mary Black Foundation, Planned Gifts Committee.
Spartanburg County Consensus Project. Member, South Carolina Planned Giving Council.
Member: South Carolina Bar (Member: Tax Law Section. Estate Practices Committee, 1973-1978.
Editor, The Estate Planner, Section Newsletter, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section, 1981-1987.
Delegate, House of Delegates, 1982-1983. Delegate, Internal Revenue Service/American Bar Association Southeast Region Liaison Committee, 1994). American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: Real Property, Probate and Trust Law.
Taxation.
Estate and Gift Tax Changes Committee, 1973-1978. Committee on Tax Practice Management, 1995-1997. Committee on Civil and Criminal Tax Penalties, 1995-1997).
Military: With United States Air Force, 1969-1973.