FLORENCE, S.C. â Kevin Barth and William "Bill" Hatfield are the 2020 recipients of the Judge Ralph King Anderson II Award from the Florence County Bar.Â
Anderson, a retired court of appeals judge and former state legislator, presented the awards at the bar association's annual meeting at the Francis Marion University Performing Arts Center Thursday afternoon.Â
Both Barth and Hatfield have personal connections with Anderson.Â
Barth, a partner at Barth Ballinger and Lewis, graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1982 and was Anderson's law clerk for a year afterward.Â
He shared two stories about his time with the judge â he called him a mentor and a lifelong friend â during his speech.Â