Lawyer Bio : Shelton Sterling Laney III
Shelton Sterling Laney III
"Sterling"
Greenville
Sterling is a member of the Firm’s Regulatory, Compliance and Consumer Credit Practice Team within the Capital Markets Practice Group where he focuses on General Corporate, Regulatory Compliance, Consumer Credit, Commercial Real Estate, Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Complex Financial Transactions. He has significant experience in counseling public and private companies on general corporate matters, consumer credit issues, commercial real estate, as well as regulatory compliance and investigative matters. Sterling also has significant experience in representing public and private companies in complex business litigation including consumer class action cases.
Contact
- (864) 255-5429
- (864) 239-5862
Professional Activities
Bar Associations: American Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, Spartanburg County Bar (Treasurer/Secretary, 1997-2000).
Admitted to the bar 1994, South Carolina.
Admitted to practice before all South Carolina State Courts and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.
Education
B.A., Wofford College, 1991, cum laude, Recipient Brabham History Scholarship;
J.D., University of South Carolina, 1994, Order of Wig and Robe, Recipient Benjamin O. and Mallie B. Johnson Legal Scholarship.
Prior Legal Experience
Partner, Holcombe Bomar Gunn and Bradford, P.A., Spartanburg, SC, 1994 -- 2000; Law Clerk, Turner, Padget, Graham and Laney, Columbia, SC, 1993 -- 1994; Law Clerk, Willoughby and Hoefer, Columbia, SC, 1992 -- 1993."
Prior Business Experience
"Vice President, Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer, Advance America, Cash Advance Centers, Inc., Spartanburg, S.C., 2000 -- 2005.
Additional Information
Significant Matters/Cases
Hudson v S.C. Dept of Highways and Public Transportation, 324 S.C. 245, 478 S.E.2d 839. Civic Activities
Board Member, Spartanburg County Hospice Foundation (1997 -- 2000; Treasurer, 2000).
Areas of Proficiency
- Capital Markets