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ATTORNEY HIGHLIGHTS

A former intelligence officer with the Central Intelligence Agency, shareholder Eugene H. Matthews is a certified mediator, arbitrator, and specialist in employment and labor law by South Carolina Supreme Court.

Shareholder Steven W. Hamm served as the state consumer advocate and administrator of the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs for more than twelve years, representing the public before the South Carolina General Assembly and state and federal agencies.

Shareholder S. Nelson Weston, Jr., is a certified specialist in debtor/creditor law and bankruptcy law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Shareholder Leslie A. Cotter, Jr., is a certified mediator and arbitrator by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

S. Nelson Weston, Jr.

Office
1900 Barnwell Street
Columbia, SC 29201

P.O. Drawer 7788
Columbia, SC 29202

Contact Details
Direct: 803.576.3727
Fax: 803.779.0016
Email: nweston@RichardsonPlowden.com

Practice Areas
Banking
Bankruptcy and Creditor's Rights
Business and Commercial Law
Collections Law
Real Estate

Education
University of South Carolina (B.A., Political Science, 1986)
University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1989)

Law Clerk to the Honorable Frank P. McGowan, Jr.

Bar Admissions
1989, South Carolina
1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit
1991, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Other Professional
Commercial Law Committee, South Carolina Bar
Master in Equity Committee, Richland County Bar Association
South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association
National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys
Certified Specialist in Debtor/Creditor Law and Bankruptcy Law by the South Carolina Supreme Court
Member, Bankruptcy Specialization Advisory Board for the South Carolina Supreme Court

S. Nelson Weston, Jr., is a shareholder of Richardson Plowden in the Columbia office. He focuses his practice on banking, bankruptcy and creditor's rights, business and commercial law, collections law and real estate. He is a certified specialist in debtor/creditor law and bankruptcy law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Mr. Weston's experience includes:

  • Representation of lenders involving workouts, foreclosures, bankruptcy and lenders involving consumer debt.
  • Representation of both lenders and borrowers in commercial transactions.
He received his bachelor's degree in political science from the University of South Carolina (USC) in 1986 and earned his juris doctor from the USC School of Law in 1989. Mr. Weston clerked for the Honorable Frank P. McGowan, Jr., prior to joining Richardson Plowden.

He is a member of the South Carolina Bar's Commercial Law Committee, as well as the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association and National Association of Retail Collection Attorneys. Mr. Weston also is a member of the Columbia Rotary Club and a volunteer with the Palmetto Health Foundation.