Agenda

42nd Annual Judges and Attorneys Substance Abuse and Ethics Seminar
Friday, December 05, 2025 | In-Person & Virtual

7:30am – 8:30am Registration and Continental Breakfast

8:30am – 8:45am Welcome and Introductions - John Magill

8:45am – 9:45am Understanding the Landscape of Addiction in 2025 - An Introduction (1.0 hr. SA/MH)
Thomas Lewis, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina

9:45am – 10:30am Overview and Discussion of Six Landmark Cases in the Field of Mental Health Law (.75 hr. SA/MH)
Logan Royals, JD - Assistant General Counsel, SC Department of Mental Health

10:30am – 10:45am Break

10:45am – 11:45am A History of Drug Treatment Courts (1.0 hr. SA/MH)
Chief Judge H. Bruce Williams - Chief Judge, South Carolina Court of Appeals
Carson Fox, JD – CEO, All Rise

11:45am – 12:30pm Rule 428 & Turn and Face the Strange: Retiring Redux (.75 hr. Ethics)
Emma Dean, JD, Executive Director – South Carolina Bar
John Hearn, JD - Special Counsel, Rogers Townsend, LLC

12:30pm – 1:00pm Lunch

1:00pm – 2:00pm Lived Experiences: Sharing Our Story Panel (1.0 hr. SA/MH)
Thomas Lewis, MD - Clinical Assistant Professor, Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina
Ashley Driggers, Certified Peer Support Specialist/Certified Anger Management Specialist - Workit Health
Lindsey McKinney, Certified Peer Support Specialist - Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina
Ashley Watsky, Certified Peer Support Specialist - Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina

2:00pm – 3:00pm Innovative Treatment for Depression (1.0 hr. SA/MH)
Eman Sharawy, MD - Assistant Deputy Director of Medical Affairs, SCDMH
Jennifer Jones, MD - Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina

3:00pm – 3:15pm Break

3:15pm – 4:15pm Where It Begins and Ends: Understanding Substance Use Disorder (SUD) from Both an Individual and Family Perspective (1.0 hr. SA/MH)
Karen Perlmutter, Licensed Independent Social Worker – Clinal Practice (LISW-CP) – Collaborative Counseling, LLC

4:15 – 4:30 Closing Remarks & Adjournment - John Magill