2022 Annual Conference and Trade Show Presenter

First Name:
Michael

Last Name:
Seekings

Title:
District 8 City Councilmember

Organization:
City of Charleston, SC

Email:
[email protected]

Biography:
Mike is serving a fourth term as Charleston City Councilman representing District 8. He is Chairman of CARTA, Chairman of the Traffic and Transportation Committee, on the Board of the Charleston Area Convention and Visitor Bureau, the Gibbes Museum, and served as Interim Race Director for the Cooper River Bridge Run. He is an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston and former adjunct professor at the Charleston School of Law. Mike is a frequent speaker on all things Charleston and has been featured in many profiles of the community. He is the recipient of the prestigious Barrett Larrimore Award and has been named one of the 40 Most Influential People in the Charleston Region.

Mike is a magna cum laude graduate of Amherst College and received his law degree from the University of Pittsburgh. Following law school, he clerked for former South Carolina Governor Donald S. Russell on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He now runs his own firm, representing owners in complex construction defect litigation. He is a former member of the South Carolina Bar’s House of Delegates and the executive committee of the Charleston Bar. 

Mr. Seekings is a private pilot and one of Charleston’s most avid runners.