Personal Information
- Attorney, Adjunct Professor
- Residing in Greenwood
- Born September 6, 1958, Patuxent River Naval Base, in Maryland
- Son of John R., Jr. (Easley, S.C.) and Margaret B. McCravy (Baltimore, Md.)
- Clemson University, B.A., 1982
- University of South Carolina, J.D., 1985
- 1980 married Dana Shaw, 2 children, John R. IV (Amy) and Kelley (Dillon), 4 grandchildren, Ian, Ruth, Lydia, and Callie)
- Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General's Office 1983 - 1984
- Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, 1984 - 1985
- Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1985 -1987
- Attorney, Callison, Dorn, Thomason, Garrett and McCravy Law Firm, P.A., 1988 - 1995
- Board Member, Supreme Court of South Carolina Board of Comm. on Grievances and Discipline, 1991 - 1996
- City Attorney, City of Greenwood, South Carolina, 1995 - 2004
- Attorney, McCravy, Newlon, Sturkie, and Clardy Law Firm, P.A., 1995-
- Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1985-
- Admitted in all South Carolina State Courts, Federal District Court, District of South Carolina, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-
- Federal Bar Association, 2015-
- Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001-
- M. Mason, Certificate of Proficiency, 25 Year Pin & Life member, Clemson Lodge #254, and Bascomb Lodge #363
- Member, Board of Directors, Greater Greenwood United Ministry, President, 1995 - 2000, member, 2010-
- Member, Prog. Review Team, Abbeville Baptist Association, 1998 - 2001
- Board of Directors, Greenwood Christian School, Chairman, 1999 - 2008, member, 2012 - 2015
- Advisory Board, Crossroads Pregnancy Center, 1999-, Chairman 2019-
- Advisory Board, Volunteers in Med. Missions, 2001-18
- Advisory Board, Lander School of Business Management, 2016-
- NRA Life member
- Volunteer Award, Piedmont Agency on Aging, 1989
- Volunteer Award, DSS, 1992
- 2020 Public Servant Award from the Christian Life and Public Affairs Com. of the S.C. Baptist Convention
- Contributing Author, "Appeals" section of South Carolina Jurisprudence, 1993
- Adjunct Faculty, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Piedmont Technical College, 1988
- Adjunct Faculty, Lander University, Constitutional Law, Commercial Law, 2012, 2016-
- Course Instructor South Carolina Bar Legal Lessons, Workers' Compensation, 2013-, Greenwood County
- Dixie Youth Baseball Coach, 1990 - 1999
- S.C. Chm., Natl. Assn. of Christian Lawmakers, 2020-
- Moderator, S.C. Legislative Family Caucus, 2016-
- Member, Men's Ministry & Elder, Calvary Chapel of Greenwood
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