Background
Lide, Vinton D. was born on May 4, 1937 in Greenville, South Carolina, United States.
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Vinton D. Lide
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Davidson College (Bachelor of Arts, 1959). University of Virginia (Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Lide, Montgomery & Potts, Professional Corporation (Columbia, South Carolina) specializing in General Civil and Criminal Practice in all State and Federal Courts. Insurance Defense, Utilities, Real Estate, Workers Compensation Law, White Collar and Complex Crimes. Business, Corporations and Franchise Law.
Admitted to the bar, 1962, Virginia, South Carolina and United States.
District Court, Eastern District of South Carolina. 1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1980, United States. Supreme Court. Public Defender, Darlington County, South Carolina (U.S.), 1964-1972.
State Assistant Attorney General, 1978-1979.
General Counsel, State Department of Social Services, 1979-1981. Chief Counsel and Staff Director, Committee on the Judiciary United States. Senate, 1981-1985. United States.
Attorney for the District of South Carolina, 1985-1989.
Member: Lexington and Richland County Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1990).
Master, John B O"Neal American Inn of Court. Lide, Montgomery, Potts & Medlock, Professional Corporation was established in 1990 by Vinton Doctorate. Lide, Michael H. Montgomery and Frank South. Potts, all partners in a prior firm.
In 1995, T. Travis Medlock joined the firm after retiring as Attorney General of the State of South Carolina.
The firm serves the entire state of South Carolina and offers a wide range of services. The firm encourages continuing professional development and participated in continuing legal education seminars, professional association activities and civic affairs
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Member: Lexington and Richland County Bar Associations. Virginia State Bar; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1990). Master, John B O"Neal American Inn of Court.
