TERRY A. FINGER

Terry was born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was raised in Southampton, New York. Terry practiced in Columbia, South Carolina from 1979 to 1984. He has practiced on Hilton Head Island continuously since 1984. In addition to his private practice, Terry served as the first Municipal Judge for the Town of Hilton Head Island and served in that capacity from 1992 through 2001. Since 2003, Terry has been a part-time Beaufort County Magistrate. Terry is a mediator and arbitrator certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

 
Areas of Practice

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  Business and Commercial
  Home/Property Owners Association/Condominium Regimes
  Litigation
  Municipal
  Personal Injury
  Residential and Commercial Real Estate
  Torts

Certified Legal Specialties

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    Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina Supreme Court

Bar Admissions

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    South Carolina, 1979
  U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1979
  U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit

Education

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    University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
       J.D. cum laude - 1979
       Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, 1977 - 1979
    St. Lawrence University
       B.A. - 1976

Professional Associations and Memberships

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  Hilton Head Island Bar Association, Member (President - 1989-1990)
  Summary Court Judge Association, Member, (1993 - Present)
  Sea Pines Montessori School, (Chairman - 1989-1992)
  Hilton Head Preparatory School, (Board Member - 1995-2001)
  Spanish Wells Property Owners Association, (President - 2001-present)
  Heritage Classic Foundation, (Board Member - 2008-present)
  Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce, (Past Board Member)
  AJGA