Greenville Attorney joins SC Bar Foundation to Advance Justice
July 15, 2013
GREENVILLE, SC – July 15, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation welcomes Chet Chea to its board of directors. As a member of the board, Chea will be working with the Bar Foundation to advance justice to all South Carolina citizens through the outreach programs and services offered by the nonprofit’s 18 grant organizations.
Chea is director of supplier diversity and small business development at Michelin North America, Inc. headquartered in Greenville.
Chea received his BS in microbiology from Clemson University and his Juris Doctor from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law. He began his career serving as a white-collar crimes prosecutor with the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Greenville County. Prior to his current role at Michelin, he served as corporate counsel where he provided legal counsel to the company’s purchasing department and real estate group. He also served as senior discovery advisor in Michelin’s litigation group.
To learn more about the SC Bar Foundation and the work of its grant organizations, please visit www.scbarfoundation.org.
About the SC Bar Foundation
The South Carolina Bar Foundation, the Heart of the Bar, funds the advancement of justice by improving access, education and accountability. Since 1987, the Foundation has allocated approximately $43.8 million to various legal-related organizations that work on behalf of the justice community. Last year alone, Foundation grantees assisted more than 10,200 low income South Carolinians, 450 homeless men and women and 390 victims of domestic abuse in need of legal services. For more information, visit scbarfoundation.org.
