Furr, Fayrell Jr.

Lawyer Overview

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina, 1968
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
• U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Appeals 5th Circuit
• U.S. Court of Federal Claims
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces
• U.S. Supreme Court, 1989

Certification/Specialties

• Board Certified Civil Trial Advocate, by the National Board of Trial, Advocacy 1984, Recertified 1989,1994,1999,2004,2009
• Board Certified by the American Board of Professional Liability Attorneys, State Committee

Professional Associations and Memberships

• American College of Trial Lawyers (Fellow)
• AAJ; State Committeeman 1977-1979; State Delegate 2000-2005; Bd of Gov 2005-present
• AAJ; Presidents Club, Charter Member 1999-present; Leaders Forum 2002-present
• National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2003 - 2004 (State Coordinator)
• American Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar Association
• Richland County Bar Association
• Horry County Bar Association
• South Carolina Association for Justice (Editor of The Bulletin 75-77; President 79-80; Board of Governors 86-)
• Southern Trial Lawyers Association, Bd of Gov, 1992 - ; Parliamentarian 99-00; Sec 01-02; (Treasurer 02-03; VP 03-04; President 05-06)
• American Board of Trial Advocates (Member)

Honors and Awards

• Bronze Star, 1971
• Most Valuable Member, SCAJ (South Carolina Association for Justice), 1974
• Founders Award, SCAJ, 2003
• President's Award from SCAJ, 2005
• Who's Who in the World, 1984 - 1985
• Who's Who in The South
• International Who's Who of Professionals
• Who's Who in American Law, 1983 - 1984
• Victim Voice Award, South Carolina Jury Trial Foundation, 1993
• Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
• Wiedemann Wysocki National Finance Council Award
• S.C. Super Lawyer, 2008 - Present
• Top 100 Trial Lawyers (AAJ), 2008 - Present
• SCAJ Founders Award
• STLA Warhorse Award
• Newsweek’s Top Attorneys in the Country for 2011
• Wiedemann & Wasocki Award 2011, American Association for Justice
• Lifetime Achievement Award 2011, American Association for Justice

Classes and Seminars

• Visiting Lecturer, Comparative Constitutional Law, University of Saigon Law School, Saigon, S. Vietnam, 1970 - 1971
• Numerous CLE presentations for South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ), American Association for Justice (AAJ), Civil Trial Lawyer's Association, ABOTA, South Carolina Bar Association
• Frequent Lecturer on Medicine and the Law, USC Law School
• Frequent Lecturer on Medicine and the Law, Medical University of South Carolina

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Army, Captain, JAG, 1968 - 1973
• Legal Assistance & Litigation, Ft. Jackson, S.C., Assistant Staff Judge Advocate - Chief Claims, 1971 - 1973
• National Board of Trial Advocacy, State Coordinator, 2003 - 2004

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1968
  J.D., B.A.
  Honors: Omicron Delta Kappa
  Honors: Phi Alpha Delta
• University of South Carolina, 1965
  B.A.

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Published Works

• "Final Argument", Section, South Carolina Civil Trial, Techniques Handbook, 1997
• Medical and Health Professionals, South Carolina Jurisprudence, Co-Author, 1996
• "Medical Malpractice, Plaintiff's Perspective", South Carolina Practice Manual, 2000
• Permissible Arguments on Damages in Closing Arguments, 2002

Address

1900 Oak Street
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578

Phones

843-213-6737 (Myrtle Beach)
803-250-6829 (Columbia)
800-648-2947 (Toll free Myrtle Beach)
800-580-9102 (Toll free Columbia)

Faxes

843-448-6445

Emails

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Websites

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