Mark W. Buyck, Jr.

Mark W. Buyck, Jr. is a member of the Florence County, South Carolina, and American Bar Associations, and is a past-president of the S. C. Defense Trial Attorneys Association. He is a permanent member of the U. S. Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, former United States Attorney for South Carolina, and past-chairman of USC Law School Association.

Buyck is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in South Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States. He is a former member of the Federation of Insurance and Corporate Counsel and the National Association of Railroad Trial Counsel and a member of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the American Board of Trial Advocates. He is past-president of the S. C. Chapter of ABOTA and a former member of its national board of directors. Buyck is past-chairman of the National College of District Attorneys Committee of the American College of Trial Lawyers and a former regent and vice president of the National College of District Attorneys.

He graduated from the University of South Carolina with an A.B. in Journalism in 1956 and its law school in 1959. He is a former member of the Board of Trustees of the University of South Carolina, serving as past-chairman of Academic Affairs, Building and Grounds, Athletic and Architectural Review Committees.  He was a USC Trustee for 28 years. He was named Distinguished Alumni by the USC Alumni Association in 2005 and received an honorary degree from Carolina at the May 2008 graduation. He is a former member of the Board of Visitors of USC, Francis Marion University, and Winthrop College.  He received an Honorary Degree from Francis Marion University. Mark is a past-president of the Greater USC Alumni Association and formerly was a member of the state board governing South Carolina’ Technical College System. Mr. Buyck has been active in civic affairs, serving as president of the Florence Rotary Club, the Florence Country Club, and the Florence Little Theatre. He was one of the founders of the Florence Heritage Foundation and the first chairman of its board.

Mr. Buyck is past President of the South Carolina Historical Society. He served for a decade on the initial Advisory Board of the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. He is a former member of the Executive Committee of the S.C.State Bar Foundation. He has been honored by two Governors of South Carolina with the Order of the Palmetto, the state’s highest award, and has been listed in all published editions of the Best Lawyers in America. He received the prestigious honor of the Judge Hemphill award for distinguished service to the profession and the public by the S.C. Defense Trial Attorneys Association and the Compleat Lawyer award by the USC Law School. In 2006 he was presented the Distinguished Alumni Award by the University of South Carolina and in 2008 he received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the USC School of Law. Buyck is currently a member of the Board of Directors of The Bank of Clarendon and serves on the Board of Trustees and as Secretary of Drs. Bruce and Lee Foundation and is a member of the Board of the South Carolina Ports Authority.

Practice Groups

  • Banking
  • Business
  • Civil and Business Litigation and Appeals
  • Federal Criminal Defense
  • Federal Practice
  • Personal Injury
  • Real Estate
  • Regulatory

Education

  • University of South Carolina, A.B. 1956
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. 1959
  • University of South Carolina School of Law, LL. D.

Admitted

  • State and Federal Courts in South Carolina
  • United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • The Supreme Court of the U.S.

Memberships

  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • South Carolina Defense Trial Attorney’s Association, (President, 1978)
  • Florence County Bar Association
  • American Bar Association
  • Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member)

Activities

  • Former United States Attorney for South Carolina
  • Past Chairman of USC Law School Association
  • Past Chairman of South Carolina Bar Committee