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FIRM DIRECTORY

Mary L. Burress - Office Manager and Legal Assistant to Richard C. “Dickie” Jones
Mary is a Sumter native and a graduate of Winthrop University with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Office Management. She began her career with Dickie Jones while still in high school, and then joined the law firm full-time immediately upon college graduation. In her 38 years of comptroller and legal work, Ms. Burress has worked in all aspects of this law firm. Dickie Jones started our firm 39 years ago, and Mary has been here for 38 of those years. She has first-hand experience with every aspect of the court system and knows what is required to deliver excellent legal counsel to our clients. She enjoys being a mother of two and grandmother of one and is an active member of The First Baptist Church of Sumter.

Vivian C. Hynes - Paralegal to Richard T. Jones
Vivian is a native of Kingstree, South Carolina in our neighboring county of Williamsburg. Ms. Hynes has worked as a paralegal for 40 years during which she has worked in court administration, real estate, wills and estates, criminal defense, family law, and litigation in the all levels of the state court system. She has been a member of our firm since 2001, is married to Eddie Hynes of Sumter, a military veteran. Vivian is the mother of two children, Bradley and Kimberly, and grandmother of one. She is an active memeber of The First Baptist Church of Sumter.