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ATTORNEY HIGHLIGHTS

Shareholder Frank E. Robinson, II, is recognized in Best Lawyers In America for real estate practice.

Shareholder C. Jo Anne Wessinger Hill served as assistant legal counsel to former South Carolina Governor Carroll A. Campbell, as well as on former South Carolina Governor David M. Beasley's Ad Hoc Committee on Health Care.

Associate Drew Hamilton Butler, who has a certificate in dispute resolution and advocacy, serves as a special prosecutor for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, prosecuting criminal domestic violence cases.

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Office
1900 Barnwell Street
Columbia, SC 29201

P.O. Drawer 7788
Columbia, SC 29202

Contact Details
Direct: 803.576.3717
Fax: 803.779.0016
Email: fmack@RichardsonPlowden.com

Practice Areas
Commercial Litigation
Construction Law
Federal Contract Law
Fidelity/Surety Law
Insurance Defense

Education
University of South Carolina School of Engineering (B.S., Engineering, cum laude, 1970; M.E., 1974)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1982)

Phi Beta Kappa
Tau Beta Phi
Omicron Delta Kappa
Registered Professional Engineer, South Carolina (1976)
American Arbitration Association Distinguished Service Award (1991)
Listed in Best Lawyers in America, Business Litigation
Named South Carolina Super Lawyer in 2008

Bar Admissions
1982, South Carolina
1983, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit

Other Professional
American Bar Association
South Carolina Bar
Richland County Bar Association
South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association
American Society of Mechanical Engineers

Francis M. "Frank" Mack is the managing shareholder of Richardson Plowden in the Columbia office. Mr. Mack focuses his practice on complex commercial litigation in the areas of construction, contract disputes, fidelity and surety law, and insurance defense matters.

Mr. Mack's experience includes:

Served as lead trial counsel in the seminal case of L-J v. Bituminous.
Litigated numerous multi-million dollar contract disputes.
Frequent guest speaker on Risk Management for Professionals.

In 1982, Mr. Mack earned a juris doctor from the University of South Carolina. He also earned a master's of engineering from the University of South Carolina in 1974 and a bachelor of science in mechanical engineering in 1970, graduating cum laude. As a student, he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa, Tau Beta Pi and Omicron Delta Kappa.

Mr. Mack is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Richland County Bar Association and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. He also is a member of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers. In 1991, Mr. Mack received the American Arbitration Association's Distinguished Service Award. He is recognized in Best Lawyers in America for business litigation.

Mr. Mack is a member of St. Matthews Episcopal Church-Ft. Motte and has served as treasurer and member of the Vestry. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the Sandy Run Volunteer Fire Department.