FRANK G. TOMPKINS (1874-1956).

FRANK G. TOMPKINS, JR. (1908-1973).

ELIZABETH ELDRIDGE (1895-1976).

JOHN GREGG McMASTER

John Gregg McMaster, Jr. is a native of Florence, South Carolina and is a partner with the firm. His distinguished legal career spans for nearly 70 years. He was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1938 and joined the firm in 1948.

Mr. McMaster received a B.S. degree from the University of South Carolina in 1936 and his LL.B. in 1938, also from USC. He was a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives from 1947-48. He was Code Commissioner for South Carolina in 1953 and served as the chairman of the South Carolina Aeronautics Commission from 1956-67. He is a member of the Richland County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar, American Bar Association, National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association and the Defense Research Institute, Inc.

Mr. McMaster has compiled an extensive list of awards during his career. This list is highlighted by the Order of the Palmetto in 1991 and the 2004 Worthy Adversary Award given by the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association. He is currently the oldest practicing attorney in South Carolina.

GEORGE HUNTER McMASTER

George Hunter McMaster is a native of Columbia, South Carolina and a partner in the firm. He received his B.A from the University of South Carolina in 1972 and his J.D. in 1976, also from USC. Mr. McMaster was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1976 and the Texas bar in 1991. He has been with the firm since 1976 and his currently the head of the Timeshare Division.

In addition to the South Carolina Bar, Mr. McMaster is a member of the Richland County Bar Association, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association and the American Bar Association. The May 1996 issue of International Commercial Litigation magazine selected Mr. McMaster as one of the foremost litigators in the United States.

FRANK BARNWELL McMASTER

Frank Barnwell McMaster is a native of Columbia, South Carolina. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina in 1981 and his J.D. in 1986, also from USC. Mr. McMaster was admitted to the South Carolina bar in 1987 and joined the firm in 1988. He has been the managing partner of the firm since 2003.

In addition to the South Carolina Bar, Mr. McMaster is a member of the Richland County Bar Association, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, American Bar Association, National Institute for Trial Advocacy and the Defense Research Institute, Inc.

LANCE S. BOOZER

Lance S. Boozer is an associate of the firm and a native of Cayce, South Carolina.  Prior to joining the firm in July of 2008, Mr. Boozer worked as an Assistant Attorney General with the South Carolina Attorney General's Office. He received his B.A. from the University of South Carolina in 2002 and his J.D. from Stetson University College of Law in St. Petersburg, Florida in 2005.  Mr. Boozer is a member of the Richland County and South Carolina Bar Association.  Additionally, Mr. Boozer is the Secretary of the South Carolina Bar's Trial and Appellate Advocacy Committee.