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Criminal Defense in Summary Courts

05/08/2026
This Workshop provides a valuable training experience for South Carolina Public Defenders and 608 Contract Attorneys who represent clients in the Summary Courts.
Friday | May 08, 2026 - Friday | May 08, 2026
803-270-7657

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ABOUT CRIMINAL DEFENSE IN SUMMARY COURTS

This seminar provides valuable insight into the particularities and peculiarities of representing clients in magistrate and municipal courts.

WHO SHOULD ATTEND?  

All Public Defenders and Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys who represent clients in summary court.

Notice:  This Workshop is open only to:

1. South Carolina public defenders who are either employed in a circuit public defender office or contracted directly with a circuit public defender office

and

2. Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys who handle criminal cases as part of their contract.

 

When:

Friday, May 8, 2026

8:40 am to 4:00 pm
Where:

Blatt Building Room 112 (Statehouse Grounds), 1105 Pendleton Street, Columbia, SC

See Parking Information Below
Cost:

 FREE (Includes Lunch)

Click Here for Lunch Menu
Register:

See registration button at bottom of page, or

CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

If you are a public defender, and you do not have an SCCID public-defender account, please follow the SCCID Website Account Setup Instructions linked below to set up your account.

SCCID WEBSITE ACCOUNT SETUP INSTRUCTIONS
CLE Credit:

MCLE Course #   

6.25 Hours  MCLE credit

Agenda:
Time   Topic/Speaker CLE
8:40 – 8:55   Registration/Sign-in 0
8:55 – 9:00   Welcome
W. Lawrence Brown, Training Director, SCCID		 0
9:00 – 9:45   The Wild West of Criminal Defense: Where Preparation, Creative Lawyering, and Quick Thinking Get the Best Results for the Client
Laura L. Hiller, Thompson & Hiller Defense Firm, Myrtle Beach, SC		 .75
9:45 – 10:30   Driving Records and Rap Sheets: What Do They Tell Us?
Megan Powell, Esq., Deputy Director, Time Served, Greenville, SC		 .75
10:30 – 10:45   BREAK – 15 minutes 0
10:45 – 11:30   Panel Discussion: A View from the Bench
Honorable Tracy Bomar-Howze
Honorable Michael Lifsey
Honorable Anthony Dore		 .75
11:30 – 12:15   Preserving the Issues and Appealing from Summary Court
Suzanne Hayes, Assistant Public Defender, 2nd Circuit, Aiken, SC		 .75
12:15 – 12:30   LUNCH – PROVIDED - 15 minutes 0
12:30 - 1:15   Fourth Amendment Challenges
TBD		 .75
1:15 – 2:00   Access Point for Community Clinics
Kieley Sutton, Assistant Public Defender, 5th Circuit, Columbia, SC		 .75
2:00 – 2:15   BREAK - 15 minutes 0
2:15 – 3:00   Dealing with Competency Issues
TBD		 .75
3:00 – 4:00   Panel Discussion: How Do You Handle This in Your Courts
Kieley Sutton, Moderator
Panel: Laura Hicks, Esq.; TBD; TBD		 1.0
    CLE Total 6.25

Faculty Information:

 

Parking & Mileage:

SCCID does not reimburse for mileage or parking fees. 

INFORMATION SUBJECT TO CHANGE

SCCID does not reimburse for mileage or commuter parking expenses. 

Prices were last I had available, but they may have changed.

Surface lot pricing is expensive, so don’t be shocked.

STREET PARKING - NOT RECOMMENDED - All street parking around the State House is metered.

The City now enforces the parking meters Monday – Saturday from 9 am to 7 pm. 

 METER FEEDING WARNING:  Our sessions will not be convenient for feeding the meter.  Feeding the meter is illegal.  The phone app will not allow you to feed the meter.  City employees issue tickets for meter-feeding. 

The maximum time is shown by the color of the meter

Blue meters 5 to 10 hours . Green Meters 2 hours . Silver Meters 1 hour . Red Meters 30 Minutes.  They recently raised the price, so payment is by app.

SURFACE PARKING:

PARKING LOTS - PAID

1320 Senate Street (Next to Assigned Commuter Parking Lot on Senate Street) – Honk Mobile App

1212 Pendleton Street (Across Street from Blatt Building) – Honk Mobile App

1040 Gervais Street (Corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets) – Passport App Zone 9005

1041 Gervais Street (Corner of Gervais and Assembly Streets) – Passport App Zone 6010

 

DOWNLOAD THE APPS

Passport Parking App:  https://www.passportparking.com/

Honk Mobile App:  https://www.honkmobile.com/drivers/

Surface Parking Options (Click picture for larger version.)

PD101 Surface Parking 2024

GARAGE PARKING

PARKING GARAGE MAP AND INSTRUCTIONS:

Map of parking garages in downtown Columbia, SC

https://www.experiencecolumbiasc.com/plan-your-trip/getting-around/parking/

https://parking.columbiasc.gov/enforcement/

 Interactive City Parking Map:  https://gis.columbiasc.gov/parking/

 

Park Street Parking Garage

1007 Park Street (2 blocks from Blatt Building)

Rates:  First Hour=Free, Second Hour=$3, Additional Hours=$1; Max Daily Rate $15

https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/garage/park_street_garage/29201/columbia/?arriving=201905141130&leaving=201905141330

 

Lady Street Parking Garage

1100 Lady Street (Corner of Assembly and Lady Streets)

Rates:  First Hour=Free, Second Hour=$3, Additional Hours=$1; Max Daily Rate $15

https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/garage/lady_street_garage/29201/columbia/?arriving=201906061230&leaving=201906061430

 

Bank of America Tower

1301 Gervais Street, Columbia, SC 29201

Price:  30 Mins = $1.25, 1 Hour = $2, Each additional 30 min = $1; Daily Max = $10.00

Payment Options - Pay on Exit; Cash or Card

Visitor Parking available on portions of Levels 3A and 3B.
If these spaces are full, visitors can park in unreserved spaces on Level 4B and above.
Height restriction: 6' 9"
1301 Tower Parking Entrance

https://en.parkopedia.com/parking/garage/bank_of_america_tower/29201/columbia/?arriving=201905141200&leaving=201905141400

http://southcarolinasccoc.weblinkconnect.com/CWT/EXTERNAL/EVE_PARKING_INFORMATION.PDF

 

Marion Street Garage

1229 Marion Street

Limited visitor parking on 2nd Level

$10/day cash only

 

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