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Office of General Counsel Directory

The Office of General Counsel
1535 Confederate Avenue
P.O. Box 1520
Columbia, SC 29202-1520

Telephone: (803) 898-7368
Fax: (803) 898-7245

 

Name

Contact Email

Anthony S. H. Catone, General Counsel

tony.catone@dss.sc.gov

Taron B. Davis, Senior Counsel for Child Welfare

taron.davis@dss.sc.gov

Gwendolyn Babb, Assistant General Counsel

gwendolyn.babb@dss.sc.gov

Dennis M. Gmerek, Managing Attorney for County Legal Operations

dennis.gmerek@dss.sc.gov

Andrew Johnson, Assistant General Counsel

andrew.johnson@dss.sc.gov

Laura Drew, Assistant General Counsel

laura.drew@dss.sc.gov

Princess H. Hodges, Staff Attorney

princess.h.hodges@dss.sc.gov

Celeste Moore, Assistant General Counsel

celeste.moore@dss.sc.gov

Lee Ruffin Wilson, Assistant General Counsel 

lee.wilson@dss.sc.gov

Emma Belcher, Assistant General Counsel

emma.belcher@dss.sc.gov

Paula Brown, Assistant General Counsel

Paula.Brown@dss.sc.gov

Gayle Watson, Freedom of Information Officer

gayle.watson@dss.sc.gov

 


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