May 2025 Letter

Dear Sisters in the Law,

Happy Law Day! In 1958, then President Dwight D. Eisenhower established May 1 as Law Day. According to the American Bar Association, Law Day “provides an opportunity to understand how law and the legal process protect our liberty, strive to achieve justice, and contribute to the freedoms that all Americans share.”

Despite the many different ways in which we practice law, our bar licenses afford each of us an opportunity each day to uphold the integrity of our profession and endeavor to leave the general public with faith in our legal system. I am proud to share space with each of you on the roll of South Carolina lawyers and am proud of the work you do in and out of the courtroom to make society better for all.

To this end, I'd like to commend our Upstate SCWLA Sister Mindy Lipinsky who recently spearheaded the “Rising Together: Empowering Women in Legal Practice” event. The incredibly successful event featured a well attended roundtable discussion led by Supreme Court Justice Letitia Verdin and other distinguished women of the South Carolina judiciary. Thank you, Mindy for being a positive representation of SCWLA in the Upstate and reviving our presence in this region!

In Service,
Judge R. Allyce Bailey
President, SCWLA