James R. Fletcher

http://www.creatingafamily.org/radioshow/affect-of-early-life-experiences-on-adopted-children.html Parents, Children and the Law (Laws 631); Guest Lecturer; University of South Carolina School of Law, 1991-1994, Columbia, South Carolina. Private Adoptions; Faculty; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, April 1, 1994, Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children; Guest Lecturer on Adoption Law for statewide adoption information program: November 1994, Greenville, South Carolina; January 1995, Rock Hill, South Carolina; February 1995, Florence, South Carolina; April 1995, Columbia, South Carolina; September 1995, Aiken, South Carolina; October 1995, Columbia, South Carolina. American Academy of Adoption Attorneys Convention; Faculty; Presented survey of law for fourteen southern states at national convention, Atlanta, Georgia, April 1995. South Carolina Department of Social Services; Guest Lecturer; Presented lecture on Termination of Parental Rights, Adoption and Foster Parents issues to agency social workers, September 1995. Adoption: Ethical Considerations and Special Issues; Faculty; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, January 14, 1997, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption Law in South Carolina; Faculty; Professional Development Network, January 14, 1999, Columbia, South Carolina. Potholes on the Road to Adoption; Faculty; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, May 21, 1999, Columbia, South Carolina. Thorns in the Adoption Garden; Faculty; South Carolina Family Court Bench/Bar, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, December 3, 1999, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption Law in South Carolina; Faculty; National Business Institute, November 16, 2000, Charleston, South Carolina; May 9, 2002, Charleston, South Carolina. Orientation School for New Family Court Judges; Guest Speaker; Overview of South Carolina Adoption Law, 2002-2005, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption in South Carolina: Insight for the Non-legal Professional; Faculty; Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System, Department of Education; November 21, 2002, Spartanburg, South Carolina; October 24, 2003, Columbia, South Carolina; November 5, 2004, Greenville, South Carolina; November 10, 2006, Columbia, South Carolina. Family Law Training; Faculty; South Carolina Appleseed; Overview and Procedures regarding handling a DSS adoption, August 29, 2003, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption is Affordable to All-Heres How; Faculty; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, September 23, 2005, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption Law & Practice in South Carolina; Faculty; Medical Educational Services, Inc., November 7, 2005, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoption in South Carolina: Insight for the Non-legal Professional; Faculty; Medical University of South Carolina, Department of Education, November 11, 2005, Charleston, South Carolina. Bond v. Blood: The Evolving Primacy of The Best Interest of the Child Standard and the Decreasing Role of the Biological Connection in TPR and Adoption Law; South Carolina Bar Convention, January 26, 2007, Charleston, South Carolina. Childrens Issues in Family Court; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education, March 23, 2007, Columbia, South Carolina. Opening of Adoption Records: What Every Lawyer Needs to Know; South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, August 2, 2007, Hilton Head, South Carolina. A New Route for Inter-country Adoption; American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Annual Conference, May 1, 2008, St. Louis, Missouri. Adoption Laws in South Carolina; South Carolina Council on Adoptable Children 23rd Annual Adoption Conference Pathways to Permanency, May 8, 2008, Charleston, South Carolina. Representing Foreign Nationals in SC Family and Criminal Court: International and Domestic Adoptions Involving International Parties; South Carolina Bar, July 25, 2008, Columbia, South Carolina. Creating Families Forever: The How to of the Adoption Process; Faculty; The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, October 9, 2008, Columbia, South Carolina. Federal and Regional Adoption and ARTs Law Updates; Presenter; American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, Annual Conference, April 30, 2009, Portland, Oregon. Child Welfare in South Carolina: The Responsible Father Registry and Other Legislative Developments; South Carolina Bar Convention, January 23, 2010, Kiawah Island, South Carolina. South Carolina Adoption Law and Practice, A Guide for Attorneys, Certified Investigators, and Families (2010); South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, October 29, 2010, Columbia, South Carolina. The Law of Assisted Reproductive Technologies; 2010 Family Court Bench/Bar Seminar, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, December 3, 2010, Columbia, South Carolina. Advanced Family Law; Guest Lecturer; University of South Carolina School of Law, 2011, 2012, and 2013, Columbia, South Carolina. Childrens Advocacy and Family Law Society; Guest Lecturer; Charleston School of Law, 2011 and 2012, Charleston, South Carolina. Advanced Domestic Relations; Guest Lecturer; Charleston Law School, 2011 and 2012, Charleston, South Carolina. The Legal Theory Puzzle - Which Piece Best Fits Your Case: Fitness, Custody, Termination of Parental Rights or Adoption; South Carolina Bar Convention, January 22, 2011, Hilton Head, South Carolina. Adoption & the Role of the Local/County Attorney; South Carolina Department of Social Services Office of General Counsel, Continuing Legal Education Seminar, February 11, 2011, Columbia, South Carolina. 22nd Annual Conference, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and 2nd Annual Conference, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys; co-chair; May 4 - May 7, 2011, Savannah, Georgia. The Guardian ad Litems Role in Adoptions; 2012 Guardian ad Litem Training and Update, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, January 27, 2012, Columbia, South Carolina. Fee Agreements in Adoption and Assisted Reproductive Technology; 23rd Annual Conference, American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and 3rd Annual Conference, American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, May 3, 2012, Indianapolis, Indiana. Achieving Permanence for the Children of Non-Traditional Families Through Adoption, 2012 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, September 28, 2012, Columbia, South Carolina. Special Issues in Child Welfare Proceedings: Responsible Fathers Registry; South Carolina Department of Social Services Seminar, December 7, 2012, Columbia, South Carolina. Birth-Parent Relinquishments in Adoption: Life-Altering Decisions Influenced by Hormones, Emotion and Pain Medication. What Could Possibly Go Wrong? Seminar, September 30, 2013, sponsored by the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Adoption Law: Start to Finish; Faculty; National Business Institute, November 18, 2013, Columbia, South Carolina. How Responsible are the Fathers Three Years Later/Responsible Father Registry; 2013 Family Court Bench/Bar Seminar, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, December 6, 2013, Columbia, South Carolina. Creating a Family Radio, Adopting through an Adoption Lawyer; December 18, 2013, Podcast found at: http://www.creatingafamily.org/radioshow/adopting-through-an-adoption-lawyer.html. Traps in Adoption Cases; Greenville County Bar Year End Continuing Legal Education, February 14, 2014, Greenville, South Carolina. Boiter v. SC Dot-Redefining Occurrences; Greenville County Bar Year End Continuing Legal Education, February 14, 2014, Greenville, South Carolina. When Something Goes Wrong - Guidance on Unforeseen Problems, Adoption Law in South Carolina and Beyond; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, August 1, 2014, Columbia, South Carolina. Avoiding Legal Liability for Certified Adoption Investigators and Social Workers; Family Building Through Adoption & Assisted Reproduction; October 17, 2014, Columbia, South Carolina. South Carolina Family Law; Guest Lecturer; Charleston School of Law, 2014 - 2016, Charleston, South Carolina. Representation of Parties in Multiple Jurisdictions- Ethical Issues in ART Practice; Annual Meeting of American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, April 28, 2015, St. Pete Beach, Florida. Substantial increase in surrogacy cases in South Carolina; International Bar Association, IBA Annual Conference, October, 2015, Vienna. Same-Sex Marriage Has Come to South Carolina-Family Building for Same-Sex Families; 2015 Family Court Bench/Bar Seminar, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, December 4, 2015. Establishing an Ethical ART Practice: Setting Protocols for the Rubiks Cube of ART Scenarios; Annual Meeting of American Academy of Adoption Attorneys and the American Academy of Assisted Reproductive Technology Attorneys, May 6, 2016, Denver, Colorado. The Role of the GAL in TPR and Adoption Cases; 2017 Guardian ad Litem Training and Update, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, January 27, 2017, Columbia, South Carolina. The Modern Family II: The Fundamentals of Representing Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Clients; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, March 24, 2017, Columbia, South Carolina. In the Best Interests of the Child; 2018 Guardian ad Litem Training and Update, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, January 28, 2018, Columbia, South Carolina. DSS Intermediate Trial Skills Training: Expert Witness Preparation; University of South Carolina School of Law, June 19-20, 2019, Columbia, South Carolina. Family Court Trial Objections; South Carolina Department of Social Services, February 28, 2020, Columbia, South Carolina. Adoptions; 2020 Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners; South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, September 25, 2020, Columbia, South Carolina. Partners Working with SC DSS; Childrens Law Center, January 29, 2021, Virtual.