EDUCATION

University of South Carolina, J.D.
Furman University, B.A.

COURT ADMISSIONS

United States District Court
State of South Carolina

DISTINCTIONS

BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA – LAWYER OF THE YEAR® 2022 – Mortgage Banking Foreclosure Law (Woodward/White, Inc.)
BEST LAWYERS IN AMERICA® 2018-2023 (Woodward/White, Inc.)
SUPERLAWYERS® – South Carolina, 2019-2022
AV PREEMINENT® Peer Review Rated – Martindale-Hubbell
2020 ICONS & PHENOMS AWARD – Columbia Regional Business Report®
2018 SOUTH CAROLINA LEADERSHIP IN LAW HONOREE – South Carolina Lawyers Weekly®
LEGAL ELITE OF THE MIDLANDS® (2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2020 – 2023) – Columbia Business Monthly
SUPERLAWYERS® Rising Star – South Carolina, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015
Riley Institute Diversity Leadership Initiative, 10th Class, 2017
South Carolina Lawyers Weekly® Emerging Legal Leader Award, 2011
LAWYERS OF DISTINCTION® – 2017
Leadership Columbia (Class of 2008)
Leadership Lexington (Class of 2011)

CIVIC/PROFESSIONAL

South Carolina Bar
– House of Delegates, 2010-2015
– Practice and Procedure Committee, 2016-2022
– Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee, 2014-Current
– Heirs Property Subcommittee, Current
– Consumer Law Section
Lexington County Bar Association
– President, 2009
– Member, Advisory Council (Master in Equity Liason)
– Member, Master in Equity Bench/Bar Committee
Richland County Bar Association
USFN, National Attorney Network
– Legal Issues Section
Mortgage Bankers of the Carolinas (MBAC)
Palmetto Land Title Association
– Past Board Member

VOLUNTEER/EXTRACURRICULAR INVOLVEMENT

Furman University Alumni Board of Directors
– Alumni Association Board (Past Board Member)
Past Member – Lake Murray Symphony Orchestra & Palmetto Concert Band
– Member/Percussionist
American Mock Trial Association’s Regional Tournaments
– Attorney Judge
Lexington United Methodist Church
– Past Chair, Staff Parish Relations Committee
– Past Chair, Safe Sanctuary Committee
Senior Resources, Inc.
– Past Board Member

PUBLICATIONS, SPEECHES & SEMINARS

“South Carolina Supreme Court Rescinds Administrative Orders Governing Mortgage Foreclosure Actions”, 2023 ALFN ANGLE: VOL. 10 ISSUE 3
The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner, Second Edition – South Carolina Bar Association 2022 (Co-Author)
“Online Foreclosure Sales” (Panel) – 2022 South Carolina Master in Equity Bench Bar – October 7, 2022
“The Status of Foreclosures and Evictions Post-COVID-19” – 2020 South Carolina Masters In Equity Bench Bar – October 9, 2020.
South Carolina Foreclosure Law Manual, Fourth Edition – South Carolina Bar Association, Fall 2020 (Co-Principal Author)
Paralegal Survival Guide Facts and Forms: SC Residential Mortgage Foreclosure, Third Edition – South Carolina Bar Association, Summer 2020 (Co-Author)
“Orders of Reference and Surplus Funds and Bankruptcy, Oh My!” – 2019 South Carolina Masters In Equity Bench Bar – October 11, 2019
“Foreclosure Update” – Lexington County Bar Association, Real Estate and Probate Seminar – September 15, 2015
“Case Law, Regulatory, and Industry Update” – 2015 South Carolina Annual Judicial Conference – Master in Equity breakout session – August 20, 2015
“Stewart Title’s Annual Title Insurance Professionals Seminar – What a CFPB Audit May Entail,” TIPS, 2014
“Don’t Call A Lawyer: South Carolina Supreme Court rules attorneys not needed for loan modifications” Interview on MortgageOrb.com – August 7, 2013
“Enter the Administrative Order Matrix: Roundtables are Actually Rectangular”, Consumer Law Section, South Carolina Bar Convention, 2012
“Taking the Green Pill and Navigating the Matrix – The South Carolina Supreme Court’s Holding in Matrix vs. Frazer” Legal League Quarterly, Fall 2011
Co-author, “Master of His Domain: The Equity Court Yesterday and Today,” South Carolina Lawyer (March 2009)
“Foreclosure and Bankruptcy in South Carolina,” Lorman Education Services, 2007 & 2008
“Foreclosure, Repossession, and Bankruptcy in South Carolina,” Lorman Education Services, 2006
“Stewart Title’s Annual Title Insurance Professionals Seminar,” TIPS, 2006
“Consumer Foreclosure Training: How to Help Consumers Save Their Homes,” South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, 2006
“Foreclosure and Collection: How to Help Consumers Save Their Home and Property,” South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, 2004

OTHER

Reggie has centered his practice on the real estate and default mortgage industries, representing mortgage lenders and servicers, private mortgage insurers, title insurance companies, government agencies, and government-sponsored enterprises in mortgage foreclosure, bankruptcy, property clearance, creditor rights litigation actions, and handling real estate matters throughout South Carolina. He frequently speaks at on-site mortgage default services training sessions and conferences for lenders and services throughout the country.

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