Knight, Tara

Hood attended Wofford College on an academic scholarship and, while in school, was elected and served as President of the Student Body. Upon graduation, he was chosen to receive the "William H. McLeod Award" as the "Most Outstanding Senior".

Upon graduation from Wofford, Hood attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina where he received his Juris Doctorate.  Upon graduation, he began practicing with The Hyman Law Firm in 1989 and now serves as the Managing Partner.

In addition to practicing law, Hood is extremely active in the community. He is the co-founder of Camp Pee Dee Pride, a local summer camp for youths 9 to 13 years of age. Hood is also the former Chairman of ScienceSouth, a non-profit educational organization providing science education to student grades K-8.

Presently, Hood serves as Commissioner on the South Carolina Commission on Higher Education and as a member of the Board of Trustees for Florence-Darlington Technical College.  He is a past member of the Francis Marion Foundation Board, a past member of the Board of Visitors for the Medical University of South Carolina, and the past Vice Chairman of the School Foundation. 

Hood is active in law enforcement and is one of the founders of the Pee Dee Constables Association.

His educational and professional activities are as follows: South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, Board of Governors, State Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section, Alliance for Legislative Education Trustee, Recipient of the Public Citizen Award); South Carolina Bar Association (Member, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Delegate, Executive Council, Chairman of Worker Compensation Section); Florence County Bar Association (Member, Past President, Past Treasurer); Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers Compensations (Past President, Executive Board, Member), and Member of the American Association for Justice (formerly known as the Association of Trial Lawyers of America).

Paralegals: Terra L. Stokes

Secretary: Jessica M. Gainey