ABOUT
EXPERIENCE
The Law Office of Steven Edward Buckingham, LLC
Jan. 2016 – Present
Perkins Law Firm, LLC
Sept. 2014 – Dec. 2015
Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A.
Mar. 2011 – Sept. 2014
Nelson, Mullins, Riley & Scarborough, LLP
Sept. 2007 – Feb. 2011
United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Sept. 2006 – Sept. 2007
EDUCATION
University of Richmond
Aug. 2003 – May 2006
Degree: Juris Doctorate
Honors: Magna cum Laude
Distinctions:
- University of Richmond Law Review
- Editor-in-Chief, Vol. 40
- Editor, Vol. 39
- Law School Faculty Award
- Constitutional Law Award
Advanced Education
Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation
Mediation and Conflict Management, 2023
Harvard Extension School in Cambridge, MA
Advanced Negotiation Strategies, 2018
Furman University
Sept. 1999 – May 2003
Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Political Science
Honors: Magna cum Laude
Distinctions:
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Political Science Faculty Award
SERVICE
Greenville Chamber of Commerce
Member of the Board of Directors
Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2022
General Counsel
Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2021
Vice Chairman of Leadership Development Programs
Jan. 2016 – Dec. 2016
Leadership South Carolina
Member of the Board of Directors
May 2016 – April 2018
Class Member
Aug. 2015 – May 2016
Leadership Greenville
Chairman of the Selection Committee
Jan. 2015 – Dec. 2016
Vice-Chairman of the Selection Committee
Jan. 2014 – Dec. 2015
Class Project Supervisor
Aug. 2013 – May 2014
Member, Class 39 / Class Speaker
Aug. 2012 – May 2013
Riley Institute, Diversity Leaders Initiative
Member, Class XXIII
Jan. – May 2017
Rebuild Upstate
Chairman & President
Jan. 2018 – Dec. 2018
Member of the Board of Directors
Jan. 2017 – Dec. 2022
Julie Valentine Center
(f/k/a The Greenville Rape Crisis & Child Abuse Center)
Chairman & President
Jan. 2012 – Sept. 2013
Vice President
Jan. 2010 – Sept. 2010
Treasurer
Jan. 2009 – Dec. 2009
Board Member
Jan. 2008 – Dec. 2008
Warehouse Theatre
Member of the Board of Directors
Aug. 2019 – Present
Dancing with the Carolina Stars
2018
MEMBERSHIPS
American Inns of Court, Haynsworth / Perry Chapter
Executive Committee, President
Sept. 2019 – Present
Executive Committee, Treasurer
Sept. 2017 – Sept. 2019
Executive Committee, Programs Chairman
Jan. 2015 – Sept. 2017
Executive Committee, Young Lawyer Liaison
Apr. 2013 – Dec. 2015
Member
Jan. 2012 – Present
South Carolina Bar Association
Greenville County Bar Association
CERTIFICATIONS
South Carolina Supreme Court’s Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification
Certified Mediator
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
Certified Mediator
DISTINCTIONS
Martindale-Hubbell, Peer-Rated AV (Preeminent)
2013 – Present
Member, South Carolina Bar, House of Delegates
2019 – 2020
South Carolina Lawyers Weekly, Leadership in Law Award
2014
Super Lawyers
2020 – Present, South Carolina
2014 – 2019, Rising Star, South Carolina
U.S. News & World Report
Best Law Firms in South Carolina
2019 – Present
Best Lawyers
2019 – Present
Seven Figure Litigators
2020 – Present
America’s Top 100 Bet-the-Company Litigators
2019 – Present
America’s Top 100 High Stakes Litigators
2019 – Present
Greenville Business Magazine
Legal Elite, Business Litigation
2017 – Present
Best & Brightest 35 & Under
2010
TEACHING
Furman University
Adjunct Professor, Judicial Processes & U.S. Supreme Court (Fall 2022)
Adjunct Professor, Trial Advocacy (May 2011-2016)
SPEAKING
Charlotte International Rotary Club, Political Lessons of the French Revolution (May 2021)
Upstate International & World Affairs Council Upstate, The Contours of Presidential Power (June 2020)
South Carolina Bar Association, It’s All a Game: Top Trial Lawyers Tackle Evidence (Columbia, South Carolina, February 2018) (lecturer on trial strategy of evidentiary objections).
South Carolina Bar Association, Law School for Non-Lawyers (Greenville, South Carolina, March 2012) (lecturer on structure, organization, and jurisdiction of state and federal courts).
Association of Corporate Counsel, Privatizing Public Business: Ethics in Pursuing & Protesting Government Contracts (Greenville, South Carolina, February 2012) (ethics lecturer).
SCDTAA Corporate Counsel, Joint Defense Agreements: Strategy, Ethics & Practicality (Greenville, South Carolina, September 2011) (ethics lecturer).
WRITING
The Kelo Threshold: Private Property & “Public Use” Reconsidered, 39 University of Richmond Law Review 1279 (2005).
Abnormal Use, Legal Blog, hosted by Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., Contributing Author from March 2011 – September 2014.
Mr. Buckingham is battle-hardened, yet dedicated to serving this community. Consider bringing his knowledge and commitment to your case.
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