Raymond W. Godwin

Location: Greenville, SC

Phone: (864) 241-2883

Fax: 864-255-4342

Email: Email me

Areas Of Practice

• Adoption and children’s issues only

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina, 1982

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
  • J.D. – 1981
• Bob Jones University, Greenville, SC
  • B.A. – 1979
  • Honors: cum laude

Published Works

• The Complete Adoption Book, Adams Media, Third, 2005
• The Problems and Realities of Adoption in America, Understanding Contemporary Social Problems, First, 2002

Representative Cases

• John and Jane Doe v. Baby Girl, Opinion No. 26425, Jan. 28, 2008 S. CT
• Adoptive Father and Adoptive Mother v. Child, Opinion No. 2007-UP-529, Nov. 13, 2007

Representative Clients

• Adoptive Couples
• Adoptive Agents

Classes/Seminars

• Seminars on Adoption Law, National Business Institute
• Guest Speaker and Participant, SPAFA
• Children’s Records, Greenville County GAL Offices
• Speaker for SC Bar Association on Adoption

Professional Associations and Memberships

• SC Bar Association, 1982 to Present

Past Employment Positions

• Alfieri, Godwin, Meinders, Managing Partner, 1986 to 1989
• GAL Office, Volunteer Attorney, 1994 to 1998
• SC DSS, Contract Atty, 1997 to 2000

Pro Bono Activities

• Indigent representation for DSS, 1994 to 2008