Personal Biography
Jill Eskin Major HaLevi hails from Philadelphia. She received her law degree from the University of Michigan, and she has been a member of the South Carolina Bar for more than 25 years. She has extensive courtroom litigation experience from her 10 years of work as an attorney at the County and Federal public defender offices in Charleston, plus her first 8 years of private practice (in both Family Court and Federal Criminal Court).
Jill has been trained and certified as a Guardian ad Litem, in Collaborative Law, and in civil, criminal and family court mediation. Jill co-founded the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston (now the Lowcountry Mediation Center), a non-profit that provides direct mediation services to those in need, as well as the Charleston Cooperative Family Law Association (CCFLA). She is a presenter at local and state-wide seminars on Cooperative Law and Mediation. With this diverse background, Jill brings a unique perspective and array of skills to her practice. For the past 10 years, Jill has focused her Family Law practice on Cooperative Practice and Mediation.