Amy V. Cofield

Bio
Amy was born in Greenville, South Carolina, February 10, 1963, to Carl Thomas Cofield, III, and Mary Ann Cofield.  Until 1978 she was raised with her sister, Kathryn Cofield Wood and her brother (and law partner) Thomas C. Cofield in the Golden Strip area of Greenville County, South Carolina.  In 1978, her family moved to Anderson where she graduated from T. L. Hanna in 1981.

After graduating from USC with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Early Childhood Education in 1984, Amy taught fifth grade at Starr Elementary School in Anderson County for three years.  While teaching school she completed her Master of Education Degree in 1987.

Amy graduated from the University of South Carolina Law School in December, 1990, and after passing the bar examination joined her father, C. Thomas Cofield, III, in practice in Anderson, South Carolina at the Cofield Law Firm.  She continued in practice with her father until he passed away in 1994.  She continued to operate her law firm as a solo practitioner until she moved to Lexington, South Carolina.  In 2002, she joined her brother, Thomas C. Cofield, and reformed Cofield Law Firm.

Amy is married to Jimmy Terrapin of Lexington, South Carolina.  She has two children, Kessler (4th grade) and Tommy (Kindergarten), and three step sons, Coleman, Brett and Aaron Terrapin.  In her “free time” she enjoys golf, Gamecock sports and mostly, cheering at her boys’ sporting events.

Areas Of Practice
Workers’ Compensation
Real Estate
Personal Injury
Wills/Probate
Collections
Business Formations
Mechanics’s Liens/Foreclosure

Education
T.L. Hanna High School – 1981
University of South Carolina – BA – Early Childhood Education – 1984
University of South Carolina – MA – Early Childhood Education – 1987
University of South Carolina – JD – 1990
Admitted to SC Bar – May, 1991
Admitted to practice before U.S. District Court for the District of SC

Profession/Civic Affiliations
Lexington County Bar Association
South Carolina Bar
South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association
South Carolina Women in Business
Lexington County Chamber of Commerce
Former member of Anderson Chamber of Commerce
Graduate of Leadership Anderson
Saxe Gotha Presbyterian Church
Kappa Kappa Gamma Fraternity

Reported Cases
James Terry Moore v. City of Easley, 472 S.E.2d 626 (SC 1996)
David H. Barton vs. William Ian Higgs, et.al., 641 S.E.2d 39 (SC 2007)
Timothy Mark Hopper vs. Terry Hunt Construction, 646 S.E.2d 162 (SC 2007)