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Front Matter The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina Seventh Edition Grady L. Beard, Esquire Shannon Till Poteat, Esquire Vernon R. Sumwalt Jr., Esquire Margaret "Marti" Miles Bluestein, Esquire Allison P. Sullivan, Esquire Derrick L. Williams, Esquire M. Malissa Burnette, Esquire Copyright 2019 South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Published in the United States All rights reserved. CITE THIS WORK:

Beard, Poteat, Sumwalt, Bluestein, Sullivan, Williams, Burnette, The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina, Seventh Edition, 2019, § __________

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The South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Division Attention: Publications Director Post Office Box 608 Columbia, South Carolina 29202-0608 Preface to Seventh Edition

The authors are pleased to present the Seventh Edition of The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina. Each chapter, as well as the Index, has been revised and updated through May 13, 2019.¹

Both the authors and the South Carolina Bar CLE Division would like to acknowledge the contributions of the following people who gave their time to assist the authors in the development of the Seventh Edition of The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina. They include:

Sarah Frierson
Jean Y. Kim, Esq.
Grant Burnette LeFever, Esq.
Meredith Ross, Esq.
Haley M. Saxby
Jasmine D. Smith, Esq.
Lillian Wilkerson

In addition, the South Carolina Bar would like to acknowledge the contributions of the past and current authors and Editorial Board for all prior Editions of the book.

Luther J. Battiste III
Grady L. Beard
Daniel A. Beck
Marti Miles Bluestein
M. Malissa Burnette
The Honorable Lee Catoe
William S. Davies, Jr.
The Honorable Edgar W.
Dickson
F. Earl Ellis, Jr.
Luther C. Elrod, III
Patrick C. Fant, Jr.
Kelly J. Golden
Frances S. Griggs
William R. Harbison
Daniel W. Hayes
D. Michael Kelly
Marcy Johnson Lamar
Milly Larson
The Honorable Sherry Shealy
Martschink-Spence
Burnet R. Maybank, III
Rose Mary McGregor
Shannon Till Poteat
Suzanne Rhymer
Brooks Shealey
Darryl D. Smalls
Allison P. Sullivan
Vernon R. Sumwalt, Jr.
Derrick L. Williams

Finally, the authors would like to give special thanks to the SC Bar CLE Director, Terry Burnett; SC Bar CLE Publications Director, Alicia Hutto; and SC Bar CLE Publications Manager, Joanne Kelley. Without their continued support and dedication, the Seventh Edition of The Law of Workers' Compensation Insurance in South Carolina would not have been possible.

Sincerely,

Grady L. Beard, Esq.

Shannon Till Poteat, Esq.

Vernon R. Sumwalt, Jr., Esq.

Marti Miles Bluestein, Esq.

Allison P. Sullivan, Esq.

Derrick L. Williams, Esq.

M. Malissa Burnettte, Esq.

SC Bar CLE Division

About the Authors GRADY L. BEARD

Grady Beard is a member with the South Carolina firm of Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC. Grady concentrates his practice in workers' compensation, occupational...