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Jeanne Plowden Hall was born in Sumter, SC and
is married to Mark W. Hall, who is a certified wildlife biologist and registered forester. They have two children,
a 13 year-old daughter, Hunter, and a 10 year-old son, Colter. She comes from a family of professional
engineers, physicians and about every other learned profession except law, so she brings to her practice a focus on strategic
and entrepreneurial tools gleaned from these other professions. She believes that common sense and practical analysis should
prevail, because the law does not address all of the needs and problems of her clients effectively. She considers her extensive
background in business, problem-solving and risk management as important, if not more important, than her legal education
and experience. Committing to practicing law that is effective
in the 21st century, she studies and assesses the more challenging needs of our current times, as well as the change in the
laws, on almost a daily basis. Her personal commitment is to practice law in a way that maximizes opportunities
in communication and is truly helpful for many client needs, not just the limited options of the courts and certain laws.
Her personal goal is to be known as one of the leaders in the new movement of collaborative law (ask your attorney if
they know what this is-they should) and other alternatives to the system that has given traditional law and lawyers not
such a great reputation in the general public, and therefore the butt of many jokes! Jeanne combines these personal and professional goals with her own spiritual and family commitments, and founded
the Plowden Hall Law Firm, PLLC, to create an environment that allows her to be balanced and successful in these goals.
She has also surrounded herself with a staff who shares these values and supports this commitment to our clients, who
also gain from this type of practice and our shared values. Believing that "what goes around comes around," we
intend only to make good things go around and come around! There
are attorneys who take unfair advantage or make improper use of anything and everything, such as the illness of a party
or her attorney, the "good old boy system," the lack of sophistication or intellect of a party, or of some other
improper leverage. We believe that it all eventually does come back to those who do this, and at Plowden Hall we refuse to
misuse any such unfair, unprofessional, improper, and (we believe) immoral tactics. We believe in using the law
and our other resources in the most positive and appropriate way, which we know is the best way to truly serve and help our
clients! The law is not a "game" to be played, but a moral obligation and privilege to practice. We
are advocates for our clients, but being a very strong advocate does not mean sacrificing the basic tenants and purposes
of the law and our system of justice just to gain an unfair advantage or outcomes.
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"I've
come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed
is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing
the energy of the universe to lead you." Oprah Winfrey
Certifications/Publications/Presentations: Ms. Hall is a certified in both NC and SC in several areas of ADR including: all state
court civil cases (NC & SC), clerk of court mediation (NC), IC mediation (NC), arbitration (SC), family and divorce cases-all
issues (SC), equitable distribution (NC). She has was approved in SC as a mediation and arbitration trainer
for those seeking certification. She was one of the first people to be certified in SC in the mid 1990's and she served
on th SC Supreme Court ADR Commission, was the Chair for the ADR Section of the SC Bar, and was selected by the Governor
of SC to serve as its ADR Ambassador. She also served as the executive director of the SC Council for Conflict Resolution,
and through this and other roles she has published over 100 articles, been the primary contributor to (if not sole author),
designer of, and/or editor of over 50 newsletters or periodicals. Her publications and presentations (well over 50) include not just ADR, but matters related to: tax planning,
antitrust laws, estate planning (simple and complex), estate administration, construction law, business law, real estate law,
risk management, environmental law, land use, non-profit law, and basic facilitation skills. Licenses to Practice Law: Ms.
Hall was licensed to practice law in NC and the Middle District Federal Court of NC in 1986. In 1989 she was licensed in SC.
In 2004 she was licensed in the Western District Federal Court of NC.
Education:
J.D. Pace University School of Law in NY (Am Jur and other honors)
1986
MTax at University of South Carolina with Honors
1989 BA from the Honors Center at Davidson College 1981 in Ethics Attended Duke University Fuqua Graduate School of Business until tranferring
to USC 1986-1987 Over 1000 hours of professional training
in several areas of practice.
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