William Randall Phipps
11 Marina Side Drive, Hilton Head Island, SC 29938
About William Randall Phipps
Practice Areas
- Family Law
Education
- University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South CarolinaJ.D., Doctor of Jurisprudence
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 1978B.A., Bachelor of Arts
- Major: Political Science
- Honors: cum laude
Classes and Seminars
- 2014 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of representing the incapacitated spouse in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2013 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of emancipation of minors, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2012 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of transmutation in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2012 Annual Convention of the South Carolina Academy of Justice on the topic of transmutation in family Court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2011 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic health insurance issues in relation to divorce, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2010 Hot Tips for the Solo or Small Firm on the topic of case management software, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2009 Annual South Carolina Bar Meeting on the topic of MySpace, Facebook and Other Evidentiary Issues, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2008 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of MySpace, Facebook and Other Evidentiary Issues, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2007 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of drug testing in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2006 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of attorney fees in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2006 South Carolina Bar Convention on the topic of the need for a new financial declaration in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2005 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of when a separation agreement becomes binding in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2004 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of the Uniform Child Custody Jurisdiction and Enforcement Act, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2003 Hot Tips from the Best Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of jurisdictional considerations in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2002 Hot Tips from the Best Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of client intake procedures in a domestic practice, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2001 South Carolina Family Law Ethics Update on the topic of lawyer advertising, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2001 Hot Tips from the Best Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of guardians ad litem in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- 2000 Hot Tips from the Best Domestic Law Practitioners on the topic of tax issues in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- Moderator/coordinator for the Family Law Section of the 2000 South Carolina Bar Midyear Meeting and additionally made a presentation on jurisdiction in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1999 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on the topic of lawyer advertising, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1998 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on a topic of family law, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1997 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on a topic of family law, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1996 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on a topic of family law, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1995 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on the topic of the use of credit reports in family court, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
- South Carolina Bar 1994 Hot Tips from the Experts CLE on the topic of surveillance equipment which could be used for spying on a spouse, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Seminar
Qualifications
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 1982
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1989
- U.S. Federal Court, 1989
Other Affiliations
- South Carolina Bar Association, 1982 - Present
- Beaufort County Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- Hilton Head Island Bar Association, 1989 - Present
- Family Law Section of South Carolina Bar, 1994 - Present
- Family Law Section Counsel of the SC Bar, 1995 - 2008
- Newberry County Bar Association, 2003 - Present
- Family Law Section Counsel of the SC Bar, 2000 - 2001 (President)
- Beaufort County Bar, 1999 - 2000 (President)
- Family Law Section Committee of the South Carolina Bar Association, 1999 - 2000 (Chair Elect)
- Family Law Section Committee of the South Carolina Bar Association, 2000 - 2001 (Chairman)
- Family Law Section Committee of the South Carolina Bar Association, 2001 - 2002 (Past Chair)
- Beaufort County Bar Association, 1998 - 1999 (Vice President)
Past Positions
- United States Navel Reserve, Judge Advocate General Corps, Ensign, 1981 - Present
- United States Navy, Officer in the Judge Advocate General Corps
- United States Naval Reserve, Commander
- Bethea, Jordan and Griffin, P.A., Associate Litigation Attorney, 1989 - 1995
- Phipps & Geis, P.A., Founder, 2000 - 2010
- Phipps & Brach, P.A., 2011 - 2016
Fees
- Accepts Credit Cards
Office Info
Nearby Lawyers
- Family Law
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