Fowler Elected President of SC Bar Foundation
June 18, 2014
CHARLESTON, SC — Turner Padget announced that Elaine H. Fowler, a shareholder in the Charleston office and a member of the firm’s Business Transactions Group, has been elected to serve as the 2014-2015 President of the South Carolina Bar Foundation effective July 1. The Bar Foundation is the philanthropic arm of the South Carolina Bar. Its mission is to advance justice by improving access to the justice system, especially for those unable to afford civil legal services, and through public education and accountability.
Ms. Fowler, who has been named to the list of Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Real Estate and Mergers & Acquisitions, currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Charleston Regional Development Alliance. Elaine is actively involved in her community and is a regular participant in various philanthropic causes. She served on the Sullivans Island Planning Commission from 2005 through 2012.
Ms. Fowler has received various awards from her peers, including the American Judicature Society Special Merit Citation for her contributions to the justice system while serving as the first female President of the South Carolina Bar and the Platinum Compleat Lawyer Award by the South Carolina School of Law Alumni Association.
About Turner Padget
Founded in 1929, Turner Padget is one of South Carolina’s largest law firms with five offices located across the state in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach. The firm provides clients in many industries with quality legal services in areas such as arbitration and mediation, business entity planning and organization, business litigation, construction and environmental litigation, employment and labor law, estate and tax planning, insurance coverage analysis and litigation, intellectual property, personal injury defense litigation, products liability, professional liability, real estate transactions, trucking and transportation, and workers’ compensation. For additional information, visit http://www.turnerpadget.com.
