ABL Attorney Rickard Speaks to AVID Students

ABL Attorney Rickard Speaks to AVID Students By Chelsea Rikard, Esq. I recently had the opportunity to speak to 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students at Rainbow Lake Middle School who are enrolled in the school’s AVID (Advancement Via Individual Determination) program. I learned that AVID helps teachers prepare all students for college, careers, and […]

Wills Clinic for Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Deputies Chelsea Rikard, Lauren Ward, and Danniel McCraw ABL Attorneys Lauren Ward and Chelsea Rikard, as well as ABL Paralegal, Danniel McCraw, organized and conducted a clinic for Spartanburg County Sheriff’s Deputies. During the Clinic, which was sponsored by the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD), Lauren and […]

BY: CHELSEA RIKARD, ESQ. This is my third year coaching the Dorman High School Mock Trial team. Pictured above are the coaches, teachers, and team members during the Regional High School Competition in February 2020. The students did so well at the competition after almost 5 months of preparing! I enjoy coaching Mock Trial because […]

South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy Chelsea R. Rikard In 2019, I had the privileged opportunity to be selected from South Carolina’s Young Lawyers to participate in the South Carolina Bar’s Leadership Academy. My fellow Academy members, included attorneys from non-profit organizations, public defender’s offices, Attorney General’s office, and owners of small firms like myself. The […]

For the second year now, I served as an attorney coach for the Dorman High School Mock Trial team in Spartanburg. I can’t express how proud I am when I see all of the students’ come together in February and compete against other South Carolina High Schools. The students and coaches start in August of […]