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Beth Padgett was named Director of Lawyers Helping Lawyers at the SC Bar in August of 2022, after having served as Co-Director and Assistant Director since coming to LHL in December of 2010. Beth received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of South Carolina, a Master of Education from the University of South Carolina and a Master of Arts in Human Behavior and Conflict Management from Columbia College. She has completed numerous graduate hours in counseling and addiction studies at USC and holds a certification in drug and alcohol counseling through the South Carolina Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. She recently completed certification as a Grief Specialist through University of Wisconsin at Madison Continuing Education Program. Mindfulness and other contemplative practices have been the foundation of her life and work for over twenty years. She completed the Mindfulness for Professionals Program at Duke Integrative Medicine Center in 2011, Phase 1 of Koru Mindfulness Teacher Certification, a mindfulness program for emerging adults developed at Duke University; a 200-hour yoga teacher training course in 2014, teacher training in Y12SR (Yoga for 12-Step Recovery) in 2015, and numerous continuing education hours in yoga, including laughter yoga and yoga for grief recovery, and mindfulness, including Mindfulness Based Addiction Recovery.

Mr. Rosinski is a private attorney based in South Carolina who concentrates his practice on veterans rights and benefits. Since 2000 he has litigated cases on behalf of veterans and their families before the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) regional offices, the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims, federal district courts, the Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, and state courts and was lead counsel in the “Lost Laptop” case against VA for Privacy Act violations. His cases have also
established the right of surviving spouses to obtain all of the benefits due to a veteran who dies after an award but before actual payment and the right to challenge VA fiduciary appointments. Mr. Rosinski has lectured and trained advocates on veterans law, VA benefits, and related appeals strategies throughout the country and has been sought out for his views on veterans’ issues by national and local media, the New York Times, the Washington Post, including appearances on 60 Minutes and local news programs. 

Mr. Rosinski earned his B.S. in Physics and Astronomy from the University of Rochester and is a veteran of the United States Navy Submarine Force where he qualified as a Nuclear Engineer and earned his silver and gold dolphins.

Kenny received a B.S. in Geography from United States Military Academy at West Point. Upon graduation, he served in the U.S. Army as an Armor and Cavalry Officer with service in around the world, to include two combat deployments to Iraq. After service, Kenny received a J.D. from University of South Carolina School of Law in 2011. Kenny has been engaged in the private practice of law in Columbia, South Carolina representing veterans and their family members since 2011.

He is admitted to the practice in the South Carolina Supreme Court; the Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims; the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit; and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Mr. Dojaquez has served on the Military and Veterans Law Committee of the South Carolina Bar since 2011, and has been an active member of that state’s bar. He has devoted his time and energy to ensuring veterans in South Carolina receive access to legal services before the VA as well as in state courts. Kenny was instrumental in advocating for the creation of the Veterans Law Clinic at the University of South Carolina School of Law, and had served as an adjunct instructor from its creation in 2018 until 2021. He has served as the Interim Director of the clinic.

Kenny speaks regularly at the state and national level on Veterans Disability issues and is a frequent presenter for the South Carolina Bar and National Organization of Veterans’ Advocates (NOVA).