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| Name | Jack William ERTER [2, 3, 4, 5] | |
| Suffix | Jr. | |
| Gender | Male | |
| HIST | He was listed as Jack but I am sure that he is really Jack William Erter Jr. of Sumter, South Carolina Law firm celebrates 150 years Jack Erter stands with the portraits of the founders of his law firm Lee, Erter, Wilson, James, Holler & Smith. The firm has been in operation in Sumter for 150 years. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Posted Saturday, June 20, 2015 6:00 am BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY KONSTANTIN@THEITEM.COM The law firm of Lee, Erter, Wilson, James, Holler & Smith LLC is one of the longest continuously running law firms in South Carolina and the oldest business in Sumter, celebrating 150 years this year. Jack Erter Jr., a senior partner, has been with the firm since 1972, being hired by one of the descendants of its founders, Marion Moise and John D. Lee Jr. Erter said the secret of longevity and success of the firm has been quality lawyers and repeat clients through the years. The practice does everything from tax and corporate law, probate, family and criminal defense to litigation and more and includes attorneys Erter; Harry C. Wilson Jr.; David C. Holler Jr.; G. Murrell Smith Jr. and Robert W. Brown, who serves "of counsel," or assists with some cases. The firm was founded by Gen. Edwin Warren Moise, originally from Columbia, who served in the Civil War and moved to Sumter in May 1865. He set up shop off Main Street, next door to where the firm now stands. Several years later, a father brought his son to Moise's firm and asked if his son, Richard Dozier Lee, who was a student at University of South Carolina, could be of service to Moise. The firm soon after was renamed to Moise and Lee and started a line of lawyers in the two families. In 1877, Moise's son, Marion Moise, came into the firm, and the name was changed to Moises & Lee. When Gen. Moise retired in 1894, the name was changed again to Lee & Moise and remained unchanged until the 1970s. The fifth-generation lawyer of the family, also named Marion Moise, joined the firm in 1929 and remained employed there until his death in 1982. John Dozier Lee joined the firm after serving in World War II and continued working there until his death in 1999. "I was fortunate to have both Mr. Moise and Mr. Lee as my mentors from my employment with the firm in 1972 until their deaths," Erter said. In 1982, Nash, Chappell and Wilson merged with the law firm after Shepard K. Nash, a prominent attorney in Sumter, died. Nash was considered to have some of the best closing arguments in the history of South Carolina litigation, Smith said. Nash, Chappell and Wilson included Nash, John W. Chappell, Harry C. Wilson Jr. and Richard L. Booth. Booth now serves as master-in-equity in Sumter County. "All of the attorneys who were involved with these two law firms throughout history were not only great lawyers, but were also very active in the community in various capacities," Wilson said. "We really benefited from the lawyers who created these law firms, and those who came before us, they were a generation of really outstanding professionals." Isaac Calhoun Strauss, for example, who served with Lee & Moise in the early part of the 1900s, was the first bookkeeper of Lee & Moise and incorporated the local telephone company, several banks and Tuomey Hospital. He was one of the original hospital board members and served on that board for many years. The tradition of community service among lawyers of the firm has continued to this day. [1, 3, 5] | |
| HIST | He was listed as Jack but I am sure that he is really Jack William Erter Jr. of Sumter, South Carolina Law firm celebrates 150 years Jack Erter stands with the portraits of the founders of his law firm Lee, Erter, Wilson, James, Holler & Smith. The firm has been in operation in Sumter for 150 years. KEITH GEDAMKE / THE SUMTER ITEM Posted Saturday, June 20, 2015 6:00 am BY KONSTANTIN VENGEROWSKY KONSTANTIN@THEITEM.COM The law firm of Lee, Erter, Wilson, James, Holler & Smith LLC is one of the longest continuously running law firms in South Carolina and the oldest business in Sumter, celebrating 150 years this year. Jack Erter Jr., a senior partner, has been with the firm since 1972, being hired by one of the descendants of its founders, Marion Moise and John D. Lee Jr. Erter said the secret of longevity and success of the firm has been quality lawyers and repeat clients through the years. The practice does everything from tax and corporate law, probate, family and criminal defense to litigation and more and includes attorneys Erter; Harry C. Wilson Jr.; David C. Holler Jr.; G. Murrell Smith Jr. and Robert W. Brown, who serves "of counsel," or assists with some cases. The firm was founded by Gen. Edwin Warren Moise, originally from Columbia, who served in the Civil War and moved to Sumter in May 1865. He set up shop off Main Street, next door to where the firm now stands. Several years later, a father brought his son to Moise's firm and asked if his son, Richard Dozier Lee, who was a student at University of South Carolina, could be of service to Moise. The firm soon after was renamed to Moise and Lee and started a line of lawyers in the two families. In 1877, Moise's son, Marion Moise, came into the firm, and the name was changed to Moises & Lee. When Gen. Moise retired in 1894, the name was changed again to Lee & Moise and remained unchanged until the 1970s. The fifth-generation lawyer of the family, also named Marion Moise, joined the firm in 1929 and remained employed there until his death in 1982. John Dozier Lee joined the firm after serving in World War II and continued working there until his death in 1999. "I was fortunate to have both Mr. Moise and Mr. Lee as my mentors from my employment with the firm in 1972 until their deaths," Erter said. In 1982, Nash, Chappell and Wilson merged with the law firm after Shepard K. Nash, a prominent attorney in Sumter, died. Nash was considered to have some of the best closing arguments in the history of South Carolina litigation, Smith said. Nash, Chappell and Wilson included Nash, John W. Chappell, Harry C. Wilson Jr. and Richard L. Booth. Booth now serves as master-in-equity in Sumter County. "All of the attorneys who were involved with these two law firms throughout history were not only great lawyers, but were also very active in the community in various capacities," Wilson said. "We really benefited from the lawyers who created these law firms, and those who came before us, they were a generation of really outstanding professionals." Isaac Calhoun Strauss, for example, who served with Lee & Moise in the early part of the 1900s, was the first bookkeeper of Lee & Moise and incorporated the local telephone company, several banks and Tuomey Hospital. He was one of the original hospital board members and served on that board for many years. The tradition of community service among lawyers of the firm has continued to this day. | |
| Occupation | Senior partner, since 1972, with Lee, Erter, Wilson, james, Holler & Smith LLC [5] | |
| Occupation | Senior partner, since 1972, with Lee, Erter, Wilson, james, Holler & Smith LLC [5] | |
| _UID | C4AE36BCE1874668A3D44DEA2DBDE2968A38 | |
| _UID | C4AE36BCE1874668A3D44DEA2DBDE2968A38 | |
| Person ID | I259681 | Singleton and Related Families |
| Last Modified | 10 Dec 2022 | |
| Father | Jack W. ERTER, Sr. | |
| Mother | Elizabeth CALDERON, b. 5 Dec 1925, Aguadilla, Puerto Rico  d. 3 Dec 2022, at Covenant Place, Sumter, Sumter County, South Carolina (Age 96 years) | |
| _UID | 350E6843A6A54EC9B8BF9A13B35E46AE7949 | |
| _UID | 350E6843A6A54EC9B8BF9A13B35E46AE7949 | |
| Family ID | F226407 | Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family | Mary Anne PATE | |||
| _UID | 04A9D4D8C05F4B9385661C9BF2BC3E9E829C | |||
| _UID | 04A9D4D8C05F4B9385661C9BF2BC3E9E829C | |||
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| Family ID | F175027 | Group Sheet | Family Chart | ||
| Last Modified | 23 Mar 2026 | |||
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