Dewana grew up in Great Falls, South Carolina. She comes from a long line of textile workers and blue collar workers. If you ask anyone who knew her as a child, they will tell you that as far back as they can remember, Dewana wanted to be a lawyer and she worked hard to make that dream come true. In 2000, Dewana graduated Valedictorian from Great Falls High School. She then moved to the “big city” of Columbia and attended the University of South Carolina Honors College. A lifelong Gamecocks fan, Dewana fell in love with Columbia. She graduated magna cum laude in 2004 with an English major and took a year off working in a real estate law firm before pursuing her legal education at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where she graduated cum laude in 2008. Dewana earned the distinction of being appointed to the Order of the Coif (an honor reserved for those graduating in the top 10% of the law school class), the Order of the Wig and Robe, and the Knox Haynsworth Scholarship (for excellence in employment and labor law). Dewana was also a member of the Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal, where she honed her legal writing skills.
Jurisdictions Admitted to Practice
North Carolina
North Carolina State Bar ID Number: 38324 Since 2008
Education
2008
University of South Carolina - Aiken
J.D. (2008)
Contacts
Atkins Law Firm - Hartsville311 West Home Ave Hartsville SC 29550Telephone: (843) 627-4885
Atkins Law Firm - Columbia1931 Bull Street Suite C Columbia SC 29201Telephone: (803) 251-6406Fax: (803) 251-3034
