Ron Tate focuses his practice on business and commercial law, including design and construction matters. He also has significant appellate experience before the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Ron has volunteered extensively in the Greenville community and is a graduate of Leadership Greenville and Leadership South Carolina. He is currently serving on the board of the Alliance for Quality Education in Greenville. Ron is a member of the Greenville County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the Defense Research Institute, and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association. He serves as ethics counsel to the firm and has served on the South Carolina Bar's Ethics Advisory Committee. He has also spoken to Bar groups regarding legal ethics and professional responsibility.Specialties: South Carolina's Rules of Professional Conduct prohibit lawyers from using the word "specialize" when describing his or her practice, unless the area of practice is a recognized legal specialty. As noted above, my areas of practice are in business and commercial law with a focus on design and construction law. Additionally, the South Carolina Bar has recommended that lawyers in this state hide LinkedIn's "Skills and Expertise" section because LinkedIn's use of the word "expertise," where not used in connection with a recognized legal specialty, may also violate state legal ethics requirements.