Harriet has more than 20 years of experience as a real estate litigator, commercial real estate attorney, landlord attorney, title agent and bankruptcy attorney.
Harriet has a background in in commercial transactions, for which she has handled negotiations, loan documentation, loan modifications, forbearance agreements and settlement documents. In the area of creditor's rights litigation, she has assisted clients with bankruptcies and adversary proceedings. Harriet has also represented creditors in all areas of special asset litigation, including lien property disputes, mortgage foreclosures and UCCs.
Professional & Civic Engagement
- Barbara Stone Foundation, Board Member, 2021 – Present
- J. Bratton Davis Bankruptcy Inn of Court, Barrister, 2019 – Present
- Program Chair
- Executive Committee Member
- Membership Committee Founding Member
- Centre Stage – South Carolina, 2016 – 2020
- Past-President, 2020; President, 2017 – 2019; Secretary, 2016 – 2017
- South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, 2016 – 2020
- Past-President, 2020; President, 2019; Vice-President, 2018; Treasurer/Secretary, 2017
- Columbia Family Shelter, Board of Directors, 2012 – 2013 International Women’s Insolvency & Restructuring Confederation, 2019 – Present
- Palmetto Land Title Association, 2012 – Present
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Greenville County Bar Association
Thought Leadership
- Author, “Surviving Rule 12(b)(6) motion could still lead to sanctions under bankruptcy Rule 9011,” Westlaw Today, November 10, 2022
- Author, “How Lenders Can Get SBA Payment On Defaulted PPP Loans,” Law360, June 28, 2021
Honors & Awards
- Recognized in Greenville Business magazine’s Legal Elite, Bankruptcy &Creditor's Rights, 2016, 2019 – 2022; Bankruptcy & Debtor Rights, 2022; Banking and Finance, 2019 – 2021; and Labor& Employment, 2021
- Riley Diversity of Leadership Institute, 2017
- Legal Elite-Midlands, 2016
- Leadership South Carolina, 2015
