Background
Hamm, Steven W. was born on June 28, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
Hamm, Steven W. was born on June 28, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, United States.
University of California at Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts, 1971). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1977).
Worked at Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A. (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil Practice. Litigation and Trials in all Courts. Appeals, Casualty Insurance, Negligence, Products Liability, Estate Planning and Probate, Commercial and Residential Real Estate, Land Use Law, Workers Compensation, Environmental, Credit, Banking, Taxation, Transportation, Commercial and Contract Law, Medical Legal, Hospital Law, Public Utility Law, Professional Malpractice Defense, Construction, Architectural and Engineering Litigation.
Fidelity and Surety Law, Federal Contract Claims and Government Procurement, Regulatory Law, Collections, Bankruptcy and Foreclosure, Civil Rights Defense, Governmental Agency and Employment Liability.
Arbitration and Mediation. Admitted to the bar, 1977, South Carolina.
Recipient, Outstanding Achievement Award, National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, 1988. State Consumer Advocate and Administrator of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs representing the public before state and federal agencies, 1981-1994.
President, American Conference of Consumer Credit Code Administrators, 1988-1989.
Chairman, Federal Reserve Board"s National Consumer Advisory Council, 1987-1988. President: National Association of Consumer Agency Administrators, 1985-1987. National Association of State Utility Consumer Advocates, 1983-1985.
Vice President, National Association of Consumer Credit Code Administrators, 1992-1993.
Administrative Lawyer before South Carolina Public Service Commission, South Carolina Department of Insurance, South Carolina Dairy Commission, South Carolina Manufactured Housing Board, South Carolina Department of Highways and Public Transportation, South Carolina Residential Home Builders Commission, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, 1977. Member: Edison Electric Institute Special Task Force on Complex Case Resolution through special negotiation programs to reduce extensive and expensive formal hearings, 1988-1989.
Board of Governors, South Carolina Reinsurance Facility, 1989-1994. Health Care Planning Committee, responsible for advising Department of Health and Environmental Control on State Health Care Plan, 1991-1994.
State Energy Panel (Chairman, Transportation Committee, 1991).
State Energy Committee, 1992-1994. Senate Health Care Cost Containment, 1992-1994. State Solid Waste Panel, 1992-1994.
Legal Advisor, House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee on Gasoline Pricing and Marketing Issues, 1988-1989.
Member: Richland County Bar Association. South Carolina Bar.
Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A. is a 23 Attorney firm representing clients in state and federal courts and before regulatory agencies throughout South Carolina.
The Firm represents a wide diversity of state and national clients, including insurance companies, private individuals and corporations, financial institutions, real estate developers, public officials, construction, architectural and engineering firms and institutional health care providers. The Firm appears in the Martindale-Hubbell Bar Register of Pre-eminent Lawyers in the following law disciplines: General Practice, Civil Trial Practice, Environmental Law, Business Law, Health Care Law, Medical Malpractice Law, Insurance Defense Law, Products Liability Law, Personal Injury Law, Construction Law, Real Estate Law, Appellate Practice Law.
Two attorneys have been recognized in The Best Lawyers In America: Donald V. Richardson, III, medical malpractice, and Frank East. Robinson, II, real estate.
Attorney, Charles East. Carpenter, Junior is a Fellow of the American Academy of Appellate Lawyers. Steven West. Hamm, former state consumer advocate and the administrator of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs, represents clients before state and federal regulatory agencies. The Firm is organized internally by practice area.
We believe that this practice area organization facilitates quality control, efficient use of legal expertise and accountability to clients.
Member: Edison Electric Institute Special Task Force on Complex Case Resolution through special negotiation programs to reduce extensive and expensive formal hearings, 1988-1989. Board of Governors, South Carolina Reinsurance Facility, 1989-1994. Health Care Planning Committee, responsible for advising Department of Health and Environmental Control on State Health Care Plan, 1991-1994.
State Energy Panel (Chairman, Transportation Committee, 1991).
State Energy Committee, 1992-1994. Senate Health Care Cost Containment, 1992-1994.
State Solid Waste Panel, 1992-1994. Legal Advisor, House Labor and Commerce Subcommittee on Gasoline Pricing and Marketing Issues, 1988-1989.
Member: Richland County Bar Association.
South Carolina Bar.