Gene P. Vaught, III is a native of Conway, South Carolina, where he graduated from Conway High School in 1984. After attending Anderson College for one (1) year, Gene transferred to the University of South Carolina, where he graduated in 1988 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science. Gene later attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1991. While in Law School, Gene served as a Senate Page for the late J. M. Long, Jr. After practicing briefly in Lexington, South Carolina with the firm of Williams and Brink, Gene returned home to Horry County in 1993 and joined the firm of McCutchen, Mumford and Diggs. He became a partner and shareholder in the firm in 1996, and the firm name was changed to McCutchen, Mumford and Vaught. Gene’s practice is concentrated in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, and workers compensation. He also has extensive experience in Family and Criminal Law. He is a member of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers’ Association, Association of Claimants’ Attorneys’ for Worker’s Compensation, and the Horry County Bar Association. Gene has served on various advisory and executive committees pertaining to workers’ compensation and family law. He has spoken often at seminars on issues involving family law and ethics. Gene has served as a Guardian ad litem in multiple contested custody cases since 1999. He devotes a substantial amount of time to young people, and has served as a church Youth Director, Youth Choir Director, and Sunday School teacher in the past. For the past two years, Gene has served as Attorney Coach for the North Myrtle Beach Middle School Mock Trial Team, which made the State Finals in 2005. In 2002, Gene was appointed by the President of the South Carolina Baptist Convention to serve on a committee studying and making recommendations concerning the relationship between that Convention and Furman University. Gene has two (2) sons and is heavily involved in their school. He has coached sports at the Little League level for several years. Gene’s interests include singing and playing guitar, and in fact he sang with a southern gospel group for eight (8) years. He also enjoys hunting, fishing, and spending time with his sons.