West, Rebecca

Year Joined Organization: 2009

Lawyer Overview

Upon graduation from law school Ms. West practiced civil litigation and represented plaintiffs in injury cases before the circuit court, magistrate courts and municipal courts. She also practiced in the United States District Court and United States Bankruptcy Court. Ms. West began working exclusively in the South Carolina Family Court in 2004 when she was a partner with Masella Law Firm, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina.

Ms. West joined the Law Office of Richard J. Breibart, LLC, as the leader of the family court litigation department in 2009. She has been sole trial counsel in cases involving issues of custody and relocation issues, equitable division, alimony and termination of parental rights. She also has extensive experience in Department of Social Services matters.

Areas of Practice

• Family Law

Representative Cases

• Sanderson v. Sanderson, 2010 WL 5393484 (Ct. App. 2010)
• McComb v. Conard (Court of Appeals)
• Doe v. Doe, 2006 UP 248
• Walsh v. Walsh, 2007 UP 093

West Practice Categories

Child Custody, Child Support, Divorce, Family Law

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina, 2000
• U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
• U.S. Bankruptcy Court South Carolina

Certification/Specialties

• Certified Family Court Mediator

Professional Associations and Memberships

• Lexington County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar Continuing Education Committee, 2007 - 2008 (Member)
• South Carolina Lawyer Mentoring Program (Member)

Classes and Seminars

• Lecturer, An Optimal View of 2005, SC Bar CLE December, 2005
• Lecturer, "What is your Expert Giving You?" Deposing Psychiatric and Psychological Professionals; Children’s Issues in Family Court, SC Bar CLE March, 2007
• Lecturer, Advanced Family Law, NBI CLE, February, 2010
• Lecturer, Non-parent Rights to Children, SC Bar CLE Distance Learning, March, 2011
• Lecturer, Law School for Non-Lawyers--Family Law, 2011
• Lecturer, Divorce Litigation From Start to Finish: Enforcement and Post-Trial Modifications, 2011

Past Employment Positions

• Masella Law Firm, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, Partner

Education

• University of Mississippi School of Law, University, Mississippi, 2000
  J.D.
• Lander University, 1997
  B.S.
  Honors: With Honors
  Honors: Published Author, South Carolina progression-era history
  Major: History

Offers Free Initial Consultation

Accepts Credit Cards

Published Works

• Legal and Historical Analysis of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997

Address

201 West Main Street
Suite B
Lexington, SC 29072-2665

Phones

803-753-1834
866-645-8743 (Toll Free)

Faxes

803-359-0189 (Family Division Only)
803-951-4619

Emails

Contact Us

Websites

http://www.palmettocivillaw.com
http://www.breibartlaw.com
http://www.palmettofamilylaw.com