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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robinson Gray member Lisle Traywick has been elected president of the South Carolina Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. 

Lisle was sworn in on Oct. 23rd at the chapter’s annual meeting in Greenville, SC, and will serve a one-year term.  

He has been on the chapter’s Board of Directors since 2019, including serving as treasurer (2021-2022) and secretary (2022-2023). 

The Federal Bar Association consists of more than 18,000 lawyers nationwide, including 1,500 federal judges. Members work to promote the sound administration of justice and to uphold the integrity, quality and independence of the federal judiciary. The South Carolina chapter has more than 400 members, making it one of the largest chapters in the country. 

The association monitors and advocates on issues that affect the practice of federal lawyers and the courts, provides opportunities for scholarship and education, and brings judges and attorneys together for professional and social engagement. 

Lisle’s practice at Robinson Gray mainly focuses on appeals, public utility regulation, and complex civil litigation. He advises and represents public utilities in regulatory proceedings, defends governmental entities and public officials, and litigates constitutional and election-related issues in state and federal court. He is experienced in handling class actions, complex appeals, declaratory judgment actions, extraordinary writs, injunctions, and original jurisdiction cases. Lisle is also admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina.  

In addition to practicing, Lisle enjoys teaching Election Law at the University of South Carolina School of Law. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the NMR&S Center on Professionalism, serves as State Chair for the American Bar Association Council of Appellate Lawyers, and as Co-Chair of the Appellate Subcommittee of the South Carolina Bar’s Judicial Qualifications Committee. In 2022, the Supreme Court of South Carolina appointed him to the Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. 

A Columbia native, Lisle graduated cum laude from Wofford College, receiving his bachelor’s degree in government with a concentration in political thought and a minor in economics. He then earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he tutored in legal writing and served as editor in chief of the South Carolina Law Review.  

About Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC 

Located in the BullStreet District, Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, is a South Carolina law firm that offers a tailored, hands-on approach. It provides business transactional and litigation representation in all state and federal trial and appellate courts in South Carolina. The firm’s 40 attorneys serve clients ranging from multi-national corporations to small businesses and individuals. For more, visit https://robinsongray.com/.