SOUTH CAROLINA DSS v. SMITH

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James Fletcher Thompson , of James Fletcher Thompson, LLC, of Spartanburg; and Larry Dale Dove , of Dove Law Group, LLC, of Rock Hill, for Petitioners.

Melinda Inman Butler , of The Butler Law Firm, of Union; Debra A. Matthews , of Debra A. Matthews, Attorney at Law, LLC, and Carol Ann Tolen , of Coleman & Tolen, LLC, both of Winnsboro; David E. Simpson , of Rock Hill, and Shawn L. Reeves , of Columbia, both of South Carolina Department of Social Services; all for Respondents.

Allison Boyd Bullard , of Harling & West, LLC, of Lexington, for Amici Curiae Law Professors and Lecturers James Dwyer, Paulo Barrozo, Elizabeth Bartholet, J. Herbie Difonzo, Jennifer Drobac, Crisanne Hazen, Jennifer Mertus, Deborah Paruch, Iris Sunshine, Lois A. Weithorn, and Crystal Welch.