Debbie Sue Mollycheck

Debbie Mollycheck's success, in court and in settlement negotiationsof complex and simple cases, is attributable to her hard work, combinedwith compassion. These attributes have been developed over 30 years asMrs. Mollycheck worked her way through undergraduate, graduate and lawschool. She continues with these attributes as she represents theclients of her law practice.
           
Mrs. Mollycheckgraduated magna cum laude (highest honors) from Winthrop University in1976. She also had an outstanding academic record at WinthropUniversity's graduate School of Business Administration. She gainedvaluable business experience not only through her academic study butalso as she participated in numerous civic and college activities. Shewas a member of the National Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi and memberand officer of numerous campus organizations. She was an officer in abusiness student organization where she was in the front ranks ofleadership and involved in business research.

She worked for and assisted a business professor with numerousbusiness research projects. She was nominated by a graduate businessorganization to be the organization's outstanding student and wonnational recognition for the achievement.

These experiences provided the background for Mrs. Mollycheck to build her own successful law practice since 1986.

While in college, Mrs. Mollycheck majored in communications, whichhas been beneficial as a legal advocate. Her ability to write and speakeffectively were honed not only in her speech and writing courses, butalso as one of the editors of her college newspaper. This backgroundserved Mrs. Mollycheck well as she was granted membership to the MootCourt Board while in law school at the University of South Moot Court Board recognizes appellate advocacy--the ability topresent a client's position, both verbally and in writing, to a Courtof Appeals.

Mrs. Mollycheck's service as an editor of her college newspaper,provided her with the background to produce the first York County BarNewsletter, of which Mrs. Mollycheck was the editor, and for which shewrote numerous articles. In addition to seminars and lectures, formulated the idea to produce a pamphlet, My Child NeedsHelp, to assist parents, teachers, doctors, and other communityleaders. While a member of the Governor's Juvenile Justice Task Force'sCommunity Youth Council for the Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, served as chairman of the My Child Needs Help Committee.

Mrs. Mollycheck has been married since 1976 and has two has represented adults and children from all walks of life since1984. Client's homes have ranged from a one bedroom efficiencyapartment to over 10,000 square foot homes; incomes have ranged frombelow the poverty level to millions of dollars a year; assets haveranged from minimal to millions of dollars. Clients have included allraces and numerous nationalities.

Mrs. Mollycheck has also served as a guardian ad litem in abuse andneglect, custody, visitation and adoption cases. In 1995, became a Family Court Mediator and has mediated numerouscases since that time.

Mrs. Mollycheck is a member of the American Bar Association, SouthCarolina Bar, American Association for Justice, and the Family Lawsections of those associations. She is also a member of the York CountyBar Association, and the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. Sheserved as president of the York County Bar Association and hasparticipated in numerous civic organizations. She serves as an OutsideMentor in the South Carolina Lawyer Mentoring Program of the SouthCarolina Bar.

A native of South Carolina, Mrs. Mollycheck was born in Charlestonand grew up in Mount Pleasant, where she graduated from Gen. WilliamMoultrie High School. She entered Winthrop University in 1973 and madeher home in Rock Hill following her graduation and marriage. credits her parents, Frank and Rachel Mollycheck, forinstilling the values and work ethic so important to her success.