Paul deHolczer

Paul de Holczer was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1994. He's a member of the South Carolina Bar Government Law Section and the Real Estate Practices Section, Eminent Domain Subcommittee, and has been a member of the American Bar Association, Litigation Section, Committee on Condemnation, Zoning & Land Use Litigation, and the Richland County Bar Association.

He received his education at Presbyterian College (B.A.), Central College (London Program); University of South Carolina (M.A.; J.D.), and Corvinus University of Budapest (Summer Program).

After Law School he was Judicial Law Clerk to the South Carolina Circuit Court, and Assistant Chief Counsel, South Carolina Department of Transportation. He was Richland County Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA) Attorney of the Year in 2001.

Paul served on the Board of Trustees of Thornwell Home for Children, a joyful Christian community that offers hope and wholeness to children and families. Paul served on the Protection and Advocacy for People with Mental Illness (PAIMI) Advisory Council of Protection and Advocacy for People for Disabilities, Inc. (P&A).

He is also a member of the Columbia Film Society and the South Carolina Military History Club.

Paul has lectured on eminent domain and condemnation law for the South Carolina Bar, the University of South Carolina School of Law, the International Right of Way Association (Carolinas Chapter), and for several professional education firms. He authored the South Carolina chapter for The Law of Eminent Domain: Fifty-State Survey which was published by First Chair Press and the American Bar Association (2012). One of his more recent reported cases is South Carolina Department of Transportation v. Hood, 381 S.C. 318, 672 S.E.2d 595 (Ct. App. 2009).