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C. Dixon Lee, III has been listed in The Best
Lawyers in America and S.C. Super Lawyers publications. He and his firm have received the highest
rating (“AV”),
afforded to lawyers for legal ability and ethics,
in the Martindale-Hubbell Legal Directory.
His statewide practice primarily involves complex matrimonial
litigation and trial work, with an emphasis on Family Law Appeals
to the South Carolina Court of Appeals and Supreme
Court. Mr. Lee has been involved in 54 appeals resulting in published opinions, and appeals resulting in unpublished decisions. He is also involved in mediation and arbitration of family
law matters.
 He has held numerous positions affiliated with Family Law, including
admission as a Fellow in American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers,
and has been instrumental in the drafting and adoption of the South
Carolina Child Support Guidelines. He is a longstanding member
of the Family Law Sections of the American Bar Association, the
South Carolina Bar, and the Richland County Bar Association.
Mr. Lee has authored numerous articles and has
been a speaker in many Family Law Continuing Legal Education Seminars,
including Judicial Conferences and mandatory Continuing Legal Education
Seminars.
Private Practice:
■ Partner, McLaren & Lee, Attorneys
at Law
■ Statewide practice limited to Family Law matters (in private
practice since 1979)
Preparatory and Legal Education:
■ University of
South Carolina, B.S., 1974
■ University of South Carolina School of
Law, J.D., 1976 (December)
Bar Admissions:
■ South Carolina, 1977
■ North Carolina, 1977
■ U.S. Supreme Court, 1981
■ U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1980
■ U.S. District Court, South
Carolina District, 1979
■ U.S. District Court, North Carolina, Western District,
1977
Bar and Professional Memberships:
■ American Academy
of Matrimonial Lawyers, Fellow
■ American Bar Association, Family
Law Section
■ South Carolina Bar Association,
Family Law Section
■ North Carolina Bar Association
■ Richland
County Bar Association, Family Law Section
Offices Held:
■ South Carolina Child Support Advisory
Committee, 1989-92 and 1997-1998; (Child Support Guidelines Subcommittee,
1989-92 and 1997-1998); (South Carolina Child Support Guidelines
Review Committee, 1993-94 and 1999).
■ American Bar Association, Family Law Section; Trial Techniques Subcommittee,
1988-94, Vice-Chairman, 1988 & 1989; Bankruptcy Subcommittee,
1993-94.
Distinctions:
■ Named, Best Lawyers in America, Family
law Designations (appellate)
■ Martindale Hubbell, “AV” rating
■ Named, South Carolina Super Lawyers
■ Named, Greater Columbia Business Monthly, Legal Elite, 2011
Speaker:
■ Various Family Law Topics, South
Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminars
Author:
■ Federal Implications
of Wiretapping and other Electronic Surveillance in Family Law Cases,
American Journal of Family Law, Summer, 1987.
Firm Information:
McLaren & Lee, Attorneys
1508 Laurel Street (29201)
P.O. Box 11809
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone:
(803) 799-3074
Fax: (803) 252-3548
   
Email: dlee@mclarenandlee.com
Website: http://www.mclarenandlee.com
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