KENNEDY v. S.C. RETIREMENT SYSTEM

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael Eugene Spears, of Spartanburg, for appellant.

Stephen Van Camp, of South Carolina Retirement System, of Columbia; and R. Kent Porth and Elizabeth H. Campbell, both of Nexsen Pruet, Jacobs & Pollard, of Columbia, for Respondent South Carolina Retirement System. Joseph D. Shine and Edwin E. Evans, both of State Budget and Control Board, of Columbia, for Respondent State Budget and Control Board. Richard Mark Gergel and W. Allen Nickles, both of Gergel, Nickles & Solomon, of Columbia, for Respondents. Lesley A. Bowers, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, Protection and Advocacy for People With Disabilities, Inc. Mary J. Bradwater, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, The South Carolina School Boards Association. Edwin Johnson, II, of McNair Law Firm, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, The South Carolina Chamber of Commerce. Deena Smith McRackan, of Charleston, for Amici Curiae, The South Carolina Education Association and The South Carolina Education Association-Retired. Vance J. Bettis, of Gignilliat, Savitz & Bettis, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae, The South Carolina State Employees Association, for respondents. Richard J. Breibart, of Lexington, for Amicus Curiae, The Fraternal Order of Police. Ray E. Chandler, of Coffey Chandler & Johnson, of Manning, for Amicus Curiae the South Carolina State Fireman's Association. Scott T. Price, of Columbia, for Amicus Curiae the South Carolina School Boards Association.