Rebecca West
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Upon graduation from law school Ms. West practiced civil litigation and represented plaintiffs in injury cases before the circuit court, magistrate courts and municipal courts. She also practiced in the United States District Court and United States Bankruptcy Court. Ms. West began working exclusively in the South Carolina Family Court in 2004 when she was a partner with Masella Law Firm, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina.
Ms. West joined the Law Office of Richard J. Breibart, LLC, as the leader of the family court litigation department in 2009. She has been sole trial counsel in cases involving issues of custody and relocation issues, equitable division, alimony and termination of parental rights. She also has extensive experience in Department of Social Services matters.
Year Joined Firm
- 2009
Areas of Practice
- Family Law
Certified Legal Specialties
- Certified Family Court Mediator
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina, 2000
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Bankruptcy Court South Carolina
Education
- University of Mississippi School of Law, University, Mississippi
- J.D. - 2000
- Lander University
- B.S. - 1997
- Honors: With Honors
- Honors: Published Author, South Carolina progression-era history
- Major: History
Published Works
- Legal and Historical Analysis of the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act, University of Texas at Arlington, 1997
Representative Cases
Classes/Seminars
- Lecturer, An Optimal View of 2005, SC Bar CLE December, 2005
- Lecturer, "What is your Expert Giving You?" Deposing Psychiatric and Psychological Professionals; Children’s Issues in Family Court, SC Bar CLE March, 2007
- Lecturer, Advanced Family Law, NBI CLE, February, 2010
- Lecturer, Non-parent Rights to Children, SC Bar CLE Distance Learning, March, 2011
- Lecturer, Law School for Non-Lawyers--Family Law, 2011
- Lecturer, Divorce Litigation From Start to Finish: Enforcement and Post-Trial Modifications, 2011
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Lexington County Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Continuing Education Committee, Member, 2007 - 2008
- South Carolina Lawyer Mentoring Program, Member
Past Employment Positions
- Masella Law Firm, P.A. in Columbia, South Carolina, Partner
