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SARAH L. CLINGMAN focuses her practice exclusively in the areas of elder law, estate planning, including trust and special needs planning, probate and fiduciary representation, real estate and corporate law. Ms. Clingman has been a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys (NAELA) since 1992 and currently serves on the Board of Directors of the SC NAELA Chapter. She also is a member of the Elder Law Committee and the Probate, Estate and Trust Section of the South Carolina Bar. Ms. Clingman is admitted to practice before the Supreme Court of South Carolina, the Court of Appeals of Maryland, the U.S. Federal District courts for the districts of South Carolina and Maryland, the U.S. Federal Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court. She also is a member of the American, Richland and Lexington County bar associations, the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association and the Maryland State Bar Association. Ms. Clingman also is a Certified Elder Law Attorney (CELA), as certified by the National Elder Law Foundation, the only certification in disability and special needs planning recognized by the South Carolina Supreme Court. She also is a Certified Circuit Court Mediator. Ms. Clingman is an active volunteer for the South Carolina Bar Pro Bono Program and serves as counsel to several non-profit organizations serving the elderly and disabled. She previously served on the Board of Directors of the Alzheimer's Association, Palmetto Chapter and the Citizens Advisory Boards of the C.M. Tucker Center. Ms. Clingman currently serves on the Advisory Board to the Rice Home and the Board of the SC Mayflower Society. BLAKELY COPELAND CAHOON is an attorney in the law firm of Merritt, Flebotte, Wilson, Webb & Caruso, PLLC, where she practices in the areas of state taxation law, federal taxation law, estate planning and probate. Ms. Cahoon has previously lectured on estate planning and probate issues to paralegals and other legal professionals. She earned her B.A. degree, cum laude, from Wofford College, her J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina and her LL.M. degree in taxation from the University of Florida. Ms. Cahoon is a member of the South Carolina Bar (member, Probate and Estate Planning sections), the Richland County Bar Association, the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys and the Tennessee Bar Association. W. MICHAEL DUNCAN is a partner in the Columbia law firm of Austin & Rogers, P.A., where he practices in the areas of probate, criminal law, and domestic and personal injury. Mr. Duncan has previously lectured to various professionals on probate and litigation issues. He earned his B.S. degree from Erskine College and his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina. Mr. Duncan is a member of the Richland County and American bar associations, the South Carolina Bar (member, Probate Section) and the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association.
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