Abrams
named new dean of Charleston School of Law
CHARLESTON, S.C., June 3, 2008 -- Charleston educator Andy
Abrams, who has served as interim dean of the Charleston
School of Law since January, has been named the school's new
dean, the board of directors announced.
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"Andy Abrams, with his vast experience as the General
Counsel to the College of Charleston, the Provost of the College,
an enormously popular law professor, with a post-graduate degree
in law, is exactly the right person to lead the Charleston School
of Law as its dean," said former College of Charleston
President Alex Sanders, who chairs the law school's board
of directors. "He was the unanimous choice of the Board,
the faculty, and the search committee."
Abrams, a professor of law at the school, said he looked forward
to serving as the school's second dean. Last year, Dean Richard
Gershon stepped down to return to teaching tax law.
"I am deeply gratified by the unqualified support that
I have received from the faculty, students, staff, alumni, members
of the bar, search committee and Board," said Abrams. "In
just a matter of four short years, the Charleston School of
Law has enjoyed unprecedented success and has already had a
major impact on the lives of so many at the local, state and
regional levels.
"What is particularly exhilarating is that this is just
the beginning -- the future of the Charleston School of Law
is incredibly bright. I am just excited to have been given the
opportunity to play a leadership role at this critical time
in the life of the law school, and I am absolutely convinced
that the institution is destined to do great things in the days
ahead."
Barnwell attorney Terry E. Richardson Jr., who chaired
a search committee for the new dean, said Abrams was the right
choice for the school.
"Dean Abrams has a unique ability to foster consensus
from any situation and among diverse groups," Richardson
said. "Our search committee received only positive praise
-- unprecedented from lawyers and faculty. His willingness to
serve bodes well for the Charleston School of Law."
Abrams, 55, said his immediate major goal for the school was
to get it ready to obtain full accreditation from the American
Bar Association in the next few years. The school received provisional
accreditation in December 2006. He said he also had four strategic
goals:
