Rene Stuhr Dukes

HALL BOOTH SMITH, P.C

RENE STUHR DUKES

111 Coleman Boulevard Suite 301 Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 [email protected]

Of Counsel

843.720.3492

Practice Areas Appellate | Education | Family Law/Domestic Relations | Labor & Employment

Biography Experience Credentials Memberships Recognitions Presentations In The News

Rene Stuhr Dukes is Of Counsel in Charleston, South Carolina, where she represents clients in a wide range of family law matters, including divorce, child custody, parental alienation, grandparent visitation, modification actions, alimony, equitable division, adoption and other domestic issues. She has practiced law as an attorney since 2012, but has more than three decades of experience in the legal field.

She also represents clients in employment disputes, including cases involving the Americans with Disabilities Act, Age

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Discrimination in Employment Act, Title VII, Title IX, Fair Labor Standards Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission matters, wage disputes and South Carolina Payment of Wages Act. Rene has handled matters through to appeal and works diligently to protect the rights of her clients.

Rene is passionate about pro bono work and represents victims of human trafficking as both a lawyer and a Guardianad litem. In addition, in the wake of the 2015 mass shooting at Emanuel African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rene spent hundreds of pro bono hours on a complicated child custody matter for surviving family members who lost a loved one in the attack. She was featured in March, 2019, issue of the American Bar Association Journal for her response to the mass shooting.

Before joining Hall Booth Smith, Rene worked as a paralegal and attorney alongside icons of the South Carolina Bar, including Morris D. Rosen, Richard S. Rosen and Alice F. Paylor.

Rene completed a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, at Charleston School of Law, where she was active in moot court board and served on the Federal Courts Law Review. She was involved with Women in Law and the Christian Legal Society, and received a CALI award in Civil Procedure and Constitutional Law. She also earned a Master’s in Education in Clinical Counseling from The Citadel, and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from the University of Virginia.

EXPERIENCE Rene has represented clients in countless family law matters including divorce, child custody, alimony and TPR/Adoption for more than three decades, including 23 years as a paralegal and more than 10 years as an attorney. She also represents clients in labor and employment matters, as well as claims involving Title VII and Title IX, Americans with Disabilities Act, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission matters and other disputes.

ADMITTED

South Carolina state courts U.S. Court of Appeals Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals

EDUCATION

J.D., magna cum laude, Charleston School of Law

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M.Ed., The Citadel B.A., University of Virginia

MEMBERSHIPS

American Bar Association, 2009-Present South Carolina Bar Association, 2009-Present Charleston Bar Association, 2009-Present South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, 2010-Present South Carolina Association for Justice, 2010-Present Tri-County Human Trafficking Task Force Committee, 2018-Present St. Thomas Anglican Church

Recognitions

AV Preeminent® rating, Martindale-Hubbell South Carolina Rising Stars, 2016-2019 Charleston Business Magazine 2019 Legal Elite Pro Bono Attorney of the Year for Charleston County, 2019

Presentations

The Impact of COVID on ADR in Family Court for Resolved: Journal of Alternative Dispute Resolution Symposium at Charleston School of Law, 2021 Ethics Presentation to Charleston Association of Legal Assistants, 2019 Temporary Hearings at the Charleston County Bar Association “What Works” CLE, 2018 Presentation to Charleston County School District Principals on employee matters, 2014 Employment Law: Avoiding Procedural and Jurisdictional Landmines, South Carolina Association for Justice Conference, 2014 Presentation to Charleston School of Law on staffing needs for solo practitioners, 2010

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HBS Welcomes Rene Stuhr Dukes as Of Counsel in Charleston

June 23, 2021 CHARLESTON, S.C.– June 23, 2021 – Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS) is delighted to welcome Rene Stuhr Dukes as Of Counsel to its growing office

Practice Speciﬁc Experience

Appellate + Labor & Employment+ Family Law / Domestic Relations +

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