Agency General Counsel Roundtable

The Center hosts a roundtable series for state agency general counsel to discuss legislation affecting state agencies and other topics of common interest.

• November 20, 2024 - The Implications of Loper-Bright for State Agencies
  Meghan Brooks, Assistant Professor of Law, USC Joseph F. Rice School of Law
• April 12, 2024 - Understanding the SCAG Opinions Process
  David Jones, General Counsel, S.C. Forestry Comission
• January 8, 2024 - Pre-Filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Brandy A. Duncan, General Counsel, S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
• October 26, 2023 - FOIA Tips for South Carolina General Counsel
  Susannah C. Simpson, Assistant General Counsel, S.C. Department of Administration
• January 10, 2023 - Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Brandy A. Duncan, General Counsel, S.C. Department of Motor Vehicles
• September 23, 2022 - New Developments in UPL Regulation
  Elizabeth Chambliss, Henry Harman Edens Professor of Law and Director, NMRS Center on Professionalism
• March 25, 2022 (via Zoom) — Protecting Consumer Info: SC’s Privacy Laws  
  Carri Grube Lybarker, Agency Head, South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs
• January 15, 2021 (via Zoom) — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Alan Hutto, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Transportation
• January 10, 2020 — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Phil Porter, Deputy General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; and Laura Bayne, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• August 23, 2019 — Recent Developments in Legal Ethics and Lawyer Regulation
  Elizabeth Chambliss, Henry Harman Edens Professor of Law and Director, NMRS Center on Professionalism
• January 11, 2019 — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Phil Porter, Deputy General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Laura Bayne, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• November 29, 2018 — The Ethics Act 1991
  Courtney Laster, General Counsel, State Ethics Commission
• October 5, 2018 — Workplace Violence/Workplace Bullying
  Reginald W. Belcher, Turner Padget
• May 31, 2018 — Justice in Government Project
  Karen Lash, Director, Justice in Government Project, American University, discussed strategies for integrating federally-funded civil legal assistance within existing state programs and appropriations. Lash was the principal architect and executive director of the White House Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable (LAIR) under President Obama
• August 25, 2017 — Data Privacy and Lawyers' Ethical Responsibilities
  Alex White, Deputy Chief Privacy Officer, South Carolina Department of Administration
• January 12, 2017 — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Phil Porter, Deputy General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Laura Bayne, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• October 28, 2016 — Procurement: Pointers for State Agency General Counsel
  Keith McCook, General Counsel, State Fiscal Accountability Authority
• January 14, 2016 — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Phil Porter, Deputy General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Larry Murphy, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• October 30, 2015 — The Ethics of Statutory Interpretation
  Elizabeth Chambliss, Professor of Law, University of South Carolina
• May 15, 2015 — The Use of Outside Counsel by State Agencies
  Dana Remus, Professor of Law, University of North Carolina School of Law
• January 16, 2015 — Pre-filed Legislation Affecting State Agencies
  Val Valenta, General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Phil Porter, Deputy General Counsel, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles; Larry Murphy, Legislative Liaison, South Carolina Department of Motor Vehicles
• October 9, 2014 — Who is the Client of Agency Counsel?
  Danny Crowe, Esq.