Background

Angela M. Killian serves as a Senior Resource Attorney for the Child Protection Legal Training Team. She oversees the Center’s contract with the South Carolina Department Social Services for the development and delivery of training programs, written materials, and related services for agency staff and agents. Angela also serves as part-time Chief Municipal Judge for the City of Chester, Associate Municipal Judge for the Town of Great Falls, an Adjunct Instructor at York Technical College, an Associate Professor at Clinton College, and a Certified Family Court Mediator.  Before joining the Children’s Law Center, Angela served as Managing Attorney with the South Carolina Department of Social Services and Staff Attorney with the South Carolina Centers for Equal Justice. She earned her LL.M. from American University, Washington College of Law; her J.D. from the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law where she was Law Review Editor-in-Chief and the Earl H. Davis Advocacy Award and Dean’s Cup Recipient; and her B.A. in Sociology from Winthrop University. Angela M. Killian is licensed to practice law in the state of South Carolina and the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina. She also a member of the South Carolina Summary Court Judges Association, Incorporated.

Education

• LL.M., American University, Washington College of Law
• J.D., University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law
• B.A., Sociology, Winthrop University
• A.S., Criminal Justice, University of South Carolina