Staff Report
Published July 9, 2012

Jack Griffeth, a Greenville attorney with Collins & Lacy P.C., assumed the office of president of the South Carolina Bar Foundation on July 1.

The foundation’s mission is to fund the advancement of justice by improving access, education and accountability. Since 1987, the foundation has awarded more than $43 million to various legal-related organizations that work on behalf of the justice community. The foundation is governed by a 13-member board of directors.

“To me, the foundation is not just an arm but the heart of the South Carolina Bar, and I am honored and humbled to lead the way in improving the lives of South Carolinians through the advancement of justice,” Griffeth said.

Griffeth, a shareholder with Collins & Lacy, practices in the Greenville office. His 35-year practice of law has focused on defense trial work, representing employers in employment-related litigation and mediation.

He was the 2011 president of the Greenville Bar Association, secretary/treasurer for the S.C. Bar Foundation board of directors and a member of the House of Delegates for the 13th Judicial Circuit.