James C. Parham, Jr., Member
Professional Background
| 1960-Present | Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham, P.A. |
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| 1958–59 | Law Clerk, Hon. Ashton H. Williams, United States District Court, South Carolina |
Educational Background
| 1957, L.L.B. | Yale Law School, Moot Court Instructor, Phi Delta Phi |
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| 1956, B.C.L. | Oxford University, Rhodes Scholar |
| 1952, A.B. | Princeton University |
Professional Activities and Memberships
- South Carolina Bar; President, 1975
- Executive Committee of the South Carolina State Bar, 1969–75
- Chairman, South Carolina Bar Law School Advisory Board, 1976
- American Bar Association Standing Committee on Federal Judiciary, 1977–83, Fourth Circuit Member
- Greenville County Bar Association, President
- A founding member and Chairman of the Board, Libra Society Greenville (pro bono legal services)
- American Bar Association Litigation Section
- South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
- Former Director, American Judicature Society
Bar and Court Admissions
- South Carolina Bar, 1957
- South Carolina State Courts
- United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
- United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit
- United States Supreme Court
Representative Community Activities
- President, Greenville United Way
- President, Greenville Community Planning Council
- President, Greenville Rotary Club
- President, Greenville Symphony Association
- President, Greenville Rotary Chorale
- Greenville County Planning Commission
- Greenville Bi-Racial Committee
- Board of Directors, Greenville Chamber of Commerce
- Board of Directors, Greenville County Home for the Aged
- Board of Directors, Greenville Chapter American Red Cross
- Board of Advisors, North Greenville College
- Executive Committee, Foundation for Modern Liquor Regulations and Controls for South Carolina
- Chairman of the Board, The Blood Connection (local blood bank)
- Vestry, Christ Episcopal Church
- Secretary, South Carolina Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee–25 years
- Assistant Professor of Political Science, Constitutional Law, Furman University, 1969
- Executive Committee Yale Law School Association
- Board of Trustees (Executive Committee, 1980) Princeton University, 1976–80
- Chairman, Princeton University Alumni Association, 1989–91
Awards and Honors
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1991–2008
- Listed in Edition of Chambers USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, 2003–2004
- Tommy Thomason Award, Greenville County Bar Association
Government Service
- Pilot, U. S. Air Force and 157th Fighter Squadron South Carolina Air National Guard, 1957–65