Terry A. Finger
Terry was born at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina and was raised in Southampton, New York. Terry practiced in Columbia, South Carolina from 1979 to 1984. He has practiced on Hilton Head Island continuously since 1984. In addition to his private practice, Terry served as the first Municipal Judge for the Town of Hilton Head Island and served in that capacity from 1992 through 2001. Since 2003, Terry has been a part-time Beaufort County Magistrate. Terry is a mediator and arbitrator certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court.
Areas of Practice
Business and Commercial
Home/Property Owners Association/Condominium Regimes
Litigation
Municipal
Personal Injury
Residential and Commercial Real Estate
Torts
Certified Legal Specialties
Mediator and Arbitrator, South Carolina Supreme Court
Bar Admissions
South Carolina, 1979
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1979
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
J.D. cum laude - 1979
Law Review: South Carolina Law Review, 1977 - 1979
St. Lawrence University
B.A. - 1976
Professional Associations and Memberships
Hilton Head Island Bar Association, Member (President - 1989-1990)
Summary Court Judge Association, Member, (1993 - Present)
Sea Pines Montessori School, (Chairman - 1989-1992)
Hilton Head Preparatory School, (Board Member - 1995-2001)
Spanish Wells Property Owners Association, (President - 2001-present)
Heritage Classic Foundation, (Board Member - 2008-present)
Hilton Head Island Chamber of Commerce, (Past Board Member)
AJGA
Finger, Melnick, Brooks & LaBruce P.A.
Terry A. Finger