Paul W. Garfinkel has served the state of South Carolina as an OSHA State Judge and a Family Court Judge for the 9th Judicial Circuit. He has particular skills representing the firm’s clients in business, real estate, and regulatory matters, as well as an arbitrator and mediator in alternate dispute resolution.
Judicial Career
OSHA State Judge
Hearing Officer, 1991-1995
Chief Judge, 1992-1994
Family Court Judge for the 9th Judicial Circuit, Seat #2, 1995-2014
Earlier Career
Private Practice, 1970-1989
Associated with Riesen Law Offices, 1989-1995
Member of National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, including National Trustee, 2003-2009
Inns of Court, 2012-present
Charleston School of Law Advisory Board, 2010-2020
South Carolina, 1970
U.S. District Court, 1971
U.S. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1974
U.S. Supreme Court, 2005
Honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters (D.H.L.) from MUSC, 2005
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1970
University of South Carolina, A.B. Sociology, 1967
