Hugh McAngus, Jr. has been elected the Secretary/Treasurer of the South Carolina Association of Justice for the 2014/15 year. McAngus, who has been practicing law with Chappell Smith and Arden, P.A. since 2006, will now serve as an officer of SCAJ until 2016/17, at which point he will serve as President of the organization.

Midlands Biz Reports on McAngus’s Election

SCAJ is the largest organization of plaintiff’s and criminal defense attorneys in South Carolina with over 1200 members. McAngus previously served as Chairman of the organization’s Young Lawyers Division and as a SCAJ delegate to the nationally-based American Association of Justice. His areas of practice include personal injury, products liability, and trucking litigation.