Dalton B. Floyd Jr. is the founder of The Floyd Law Firm PC, partner, and an experienced attorney practicing in the State of South Carolina. His law practice, established in 1973, is a complete source for almost all types of comprehensive legal work. Dalton has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina and a Juris Doctor and L.L.B., cum laude, from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law. He served as a Captain in the United States Air Force from 1963-1966 in Ankara, Turkey and was certified as Trial and Defense Counsel of the Judge Advocate General Corp for the United States Air Force.
Born in Lake City, South Carolina on May 4, 1938 – once his high school years ended – Mr. Floyd moved on to the University of South Carolina where he became the first member of his immediate family to become a college graduate. He lettered in swimming at the university in 1957-58 for the Breaststroke and Butterfly. In later years, he taught for ten years at Charleston Law School as an Adjunct Professor until 2021. The courses he taught were Golf Law, Negotiation 101, and Rainmaking 101.
Dalton’s legal experience is vast and includes time as the Assistant Solicitor for Florence County. He has organized and served as general counsel of three financial institutions: Waccamaw State Bank, Patriot Federal Savings and Loan, and SunBank. Dalton previously served as Chairman of the General Practice Section and the Economic and Law Office Management Committee of the South Carolina Bar.
In 2005, he was awarded the “Order of the Palmetto”, the state’s highest civilian award for service to his state as the Chairman of the South Carolina Higher Education Commission. He also served as a Director of SCBT and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Winthrop University, The South Carolina Higher Education foundation, and he is a member of Brookgreen Gardens’ Board of Trustees. Dalton is dedicated to supporting our youth and plays an active role at Coastal Carolina University, currently serving as a Trustee of the University Board of Directors. He previously served on the Coastal Educational Foundation, Legacy Advisory Council, and Wall Fellows Board of Directors.
South Carolina, 1963
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
LL.B.
University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina
J.D. cum laude
Law Journal: South Carolina Law Review, Associate Editor, 1962 – 1963
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina
B.S.
Major: Business Administration
Who’s Who Publishing Group – South Carolina Legal Legend, 2023
John S. Rainey Philanthropy Award by The Huntington Society of Brookgreen Gardens, 2022
AV Preeminent Lawyers – 40 Year Anniversary, 1982 – 2023
Judicial & Peer AV Rating Martindale Hubbell, 2019 – 2023
America’s Most Honored Lawyers, 2021, 2022, 2023
Top Rated Lawyer for AVVO, 2019 – 2024
The Marquis Who’s Who Publications Board, 2020, 2021
The Bar Register of AV Preeminent Lawyers, 2019 – 2023
Lawyers of Distinction, 2019
Order of the Palmetto, 2005
Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1962
Member, University of South Carolina School of Law National Moot Court Team, 1962 – 1963
Society of Wig & Robe, 1962 – 1963
Certified as Trial and Defense Counsel of the Judge Advocate General Corp for the United States Air Force
Awarded the Order of Palmetto by Governor Mark Sanford for his contribution and service to the State of South Carolina, 2005
Trustee, Coastal Carolina University Board of Trustees, 2018 – Present
Member of the Adjunct Faculty of the Charleston School of Law, 2010 – 2020
Member, Board of Visitors of CCU Business School, 2013 – 2014
Instructor for Low Country Real Estate Institute, 2005 – 2014
Trustee of Winthrop University, 2007 – 2013, Chairman 2011 – 2013
Trustee of the South Carolina Higher Education Foundation 2005 – 2014, Chairman 2005 – 2010
President of The Huntington Society, 2006 – 2008
Trustee of Brookgreen Gardens, 2003 – Present
Member, Board of Visitors of Medical University of South Carolina, 2000 – 2002
Member, Board of South Carolina Independent Colleges and Universities, 2000 – 2005
Admitted to Florence School District No. 3 Hall of Fame, 1999
Director of the Horry County Early College High School Advisory Board, 2005 – 2007
Member, Board of Trustees of the South Carolina Research Authority, 2000 – 2005
Member, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, Vice-Chairman 1996 – 2000, Chairman 2000 – 2005
Lecturer and Instructor for The Golf Course Superintendents Association of America, 1997 – Present
Carolina’s Section of PGA and PGA of America, Lecturer and Instructor, 1990 – Present
Officer and Director of Golf Rx Associates, Inc., consultants to the golf industry; Lecturer and Instructor for Education Department of the PGA of America, Inc., 1991 – Present
Attorney for Carolinas PGA Section, 1985 – 1999 & 2006 – 2016
Member, Board of Directors of South Carolina Bank and Trust, 2005 – 2010
Chairman of The Board, Sun Bancshares, Inc., 1999 – 2005
Chairman of The Board and General Counsel of SunBank, N.A., 1999 – 2005
Member, Advisory Board of First National South Bank, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, 1996 – 1998
Director, Horry County Business Coalition, 1994 – 1996
Treasurer Wachesaw Plantation Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1993 – 1994
Member, Board of Directors of Wachesaw Plantation Club, Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, 1993 – 1995
Founding officer, Director, and General Counsel, Waccamaw State Bank of Surfside Beach, South Carolina, 1980 – 1987
Vice-Chairman, Real Estate Committee, General Practice Section of American Bar Association, 1990 – 1991
Surfside Area Rotary Club, Director/Charter Member, 1980 – 1987
Chairman, Economics and Law Office Management Committee, South Carolina Bar, 1985 – 1986
Chairman, General Practice Section, South Carolina Bar Association, 1984 – 1985
Member, Advisory Board of Palmetto State Savings & Loan Association, Lake City, South Carolina, 1982 – 1984
Founding officer, Director and General Counsel, Patriot Federal Savings and Loan Association, 1978 – 1982
South Carolina Bar Association, Chairman, Insurance Committee, Economics of Law Practice Section, 1982 – 1984
Leadership South Carolina, Member, 1982 – 1983
American Bar Association, Insurance, Committee, Economics Section, Chairman, 1983
South Carolina Bar Association, House of Delegates, 1982 – 1984
Member, House of Delegates of South Carolina Bar Association, representing the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit, 1982 – 1984 & 1986 – 1988
Speaker and Lecturer for South Carolina Bar Association, American Bar Association and Southern Title Insurance Company
Instructor, Healy Real Estate Institute, Myrtle Beach, SC, 1977 – 1980
Florence County Building Commission, Member, 1966 – 1968
Captain, United States Air Force, stationed in Ankara, Turkey, 1963 – 1966
Certified as Trial and Defense Counsel Judge Advocate General, United States Air Force
Instructor, University of Maryland in Ankara, Turkey, 1964 – 1965
JAG – U.S. Air Force, Captain, 1963 – 1965
Associate Editor, S.C. Law Review, 1962 – 1963
Founder of The Dalton and Linda Floyd Family Mentoring Program, Coastal Carolina University
Founder of The Dalton and Linda Floyd College Readiness Program, Winthrop University
Member, Coastal Planned Giving Advisory Council, 2010 – 2018
Trustee of Coastal Education Foundation, 2006 – 2018
Coastal Carolina University Wall Fellows Board of Directors
Coastal Carolina University Legacy Advisory Council
Coastal Carolina University Coastal Educational Foundation
Chairman of the Board of Trustees at Winthrop University
Organizer & Chairman of The South Carolina Higher Education Foundation
Member of Brookgreen Gardens’ Board of Trustees
Chairman of the South Carolina Higher Education Commission
Officer and Director, Lake City Country Club, Inc.
Director and Charter Member, Surfside Area Rotary Club
Vestryman, Episcopal Church of the Resurrection, Surfside Beach, South Carolina, 1982 – 1984
Author: “An Analysis of Delegation of Legislative Power in South Carolina,” 145 South Carolina Law Review 510, 1962
Heritage Federal S & L v. Eagle Lake & Golf, 318 S.C. 535 (Ct. App. 1995)
Peoples Federal v. Myrtle Beach Golf, 314 S.C. 53 (Ct. App. 1994)
Smith v. Ocean Lakes Family Campground, 315 S.C. 379 (Ct. App. 1993)
RTC v. Eagle Lake & Golf Condominiums, 310 S.C. 473 (1993)
Peoples Federal S & L v. Myrtle Beach Golf Club, 310 S.C. 132 (Ct. App. 1992)
Newsome v. Town of Surfside Beach, 300 S.C. 14 (Ct.App. 1989)
Piedmont Aviation, Inc. v. Quinn, 294 S.C. 502 (Ct. App. 1988)
Southeastern PVC Pipe v. Rothrock Constr. Co., 280 S.C. 498 (Ct.App. 1984)
Hartman v. Jensen’s, Inc., 277 S.C. 501 (1982)
Wilson v. Wilson, 274 S.C. 516 (1980)
Daniels v. Bernard, 270 S.C. 51 (1978)
U.S.F. and G. Co. v. Security F. and I. Co., 248 S.C. 307 (1966)
