Reese R. Boyd: Attorney

Reese Boyd, III is a native of Conway, South Carolina. He is a graduate of Davidson College (B.A., Economics) and the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, Reese was a member of the Moot Court Bar and received an American Jurisprudence award for Appellate Advocacy.

Reese served as legal counsel to former South Carolina Governor Carroll A. Campbell, Jr., both in the South Carolina Governor’s office and in Washington, D.C., during Campbell’s tenure as Chairman of the American Council of Life Insurers. Following his work with ACLI in Washington, Reese served as vice president and counsel for Liberty Financial Companies, a diversified insurance and financial services firm in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2001, Reese returned to his home state of South Carolina and has been practicing law since that time. Reese’s background in the law includes broad experience in civil litigation, contested trust and estate matters, constitutional claims and insurance and aviation matters. Reese is an Allied Attorney with the Alliance Defending Freedom and has been recognized as a member of the ADF Honor Corps for his pro bono legal work defending the religious liberties and other constitutional rights of many South Carolinians and other clients across the United States. Between 2006 and 2009, Reese also served as outside general counsel to Pace Airlines, Inc., a Part 121 Supplemental Air Carrier located in Winston-Salem, North Carolina.

Reese currently lives in Murrells Inlet with his wife Lee and their two children, Leila and Reese IV, where they attend First Baptist Murrells Inlet. He is active in community affairs and serves on numerous non-profit boards. He is a Board Member for the Alliance Defending Freedom Foundation, a Board member for the South Carolina Club for Growth, and currently serves as Board Vice-Chairman for Palmetto Family Council in Columbia, South Carolina. Reese also previously served three terms as a Board Member for the South Carolina Statewide Public Charter School District. He has been active in Republican Party politics for many years and has served as the Vice Chairman of the Party and as the SCGOP State Executive Committeeman for Horry County. He formerly served as a member of the Board of Trustees for Garden City Chapel, the “Chapel by the Sea” in Garden City Beach, S.C.

When Mr. Boyd is not practicing law or spending time with his family, he is also the host of “Saturday Morning Coffee, the Reese Boyd Radio Hour,” which airs Saturday mornings from 7-9 a.m. on Talk 94.5 FM (Talk945.com), in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, which is also a popular podcast.