DOUGLAS L. NOVAK, born, Livingston, New Jersey, January 16, 1968; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina, and the U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.  Education:  The University of South Carolina (B.A., 1990); Tulane University School of Law (J.D., 1993).  Legal Counsel to the Governor, 1996-1999, State Prosecutor, Aiken, Bamberg and Barnwell Counties, 1994-1996, Charleston and Berkeley Counties, 2000-2004; Recipient:  The Order of the Palmetto, Eagle Scout; Member: Beaufort County Bar, South Carolina Bar and American Bar Associations.

Mr. Novak practices out of the Bluffton office.