Thornwell F Sowell
Litigation: General Commercial
LAWYER PROFILE
Bess DuRant
USA 2026
About
Provided by Sowell & DuRant, LLC
USA
Practice Areas
Bess' practice focuses on complex business disputes, corporate governance, probate and estate litigation, general commercial litigation, appeals, mediation, and arbitration.
Professional Memberships
Member, Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section Council for SC Bar; Member, Dispute Resolution Section for SC Bar; Member, Commission on Alternative Dispute Resolution (appointed by SC Supreme Court); South Carolina Supreme Court Certified Mediator and Arbitrator; American Bar Association; Federal Bar Association; South Carolina Federal Bar Association; Richland County and Sumter County Bar Associations
Publications
“Scheduling Possible Claims – Lessons from Martineau v. Wier” Presentation before South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Bar, dated August 20, 2020; “Election Statutes Make Headlines” South Carolina Young Lawyer (Vol. 5, Issue 5, September 2012); The Political Question Doctrine: A Doctrine for Long-Term Change in Our Public Schools, 59 S.C. L. REV. 531 (2008); Guest Lecturer at University of South Carolina Law School (Small & Family Business and Alternative Dispute Resolution)
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