Personal Information

• Attorney, Adjunct Professor
• Residing in Greenwood
• Born September 6, 1958, Patuxent River Naval Base, in Maryland
• Son of John R., Jr. (Easley, S.C.) and Margaret B. McCravy (Baltimore, Md.)
• Clemson University, B.A., 1982
• University of South Carolina, J.D., 1985
• 1980 married Dana Shaw, 2 children, John R. IV (Amy) and Kelley (Dillon), 4 grandchildren, Ian, Ruth, Lydia, and Callie)
• Law Clerk, South Carolina Attorney General's Office 1983 - 1984
• Law Clerk, United States Attorney's Office, 1984 - 1985
• Staff Attorney, Supreme Court of South Carolina, 1985 -1987
• Attorney, Callison, Dorn, Thomason, Garrett and McCravy Law Firm, P.A., 1988 - 1995
• Board Member, Supreme Court of South Carolina Board of Comm. on Grievances and Discipline, 1991 - 1996
• City Attorney, City of Greenwood, South Carolina, 1995 - 2004
• Attorney, McCravy, Newlon, Sturkie, and Clardy Law Firm, P.A., 1995-
• Member, South Carolina Bar Association, 1985-
• Admitted in all South Carolina State Courts, Federal District Court, District of South Carolina, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, 1985-
• Federal Bar Association, 2015-
• Board Certified, National Board of Trial Advocacy, 2001-
• M. Mason, Certificate of Proficiency, 25 Year Pin & Life member, Clemson Lodge #254, and Bascomb Lodge #363
• Member, Board of Directors, Greater Greenwood United Ministry, President, 1995 - 2000, member, 2010-
• Member, Prog. Review Team, Abbeville Baptist Association, 1998 - 2001
• Board of Directors, Greenwood Christian School, Chairman, 1999 - 2008, member, 2012 - 2015
• Advisory Board, Crossroads Pregnancy Center, 1999-, Chairman 2019-
• Advisory Board, Volunteers in Med. Missions, 2001-18
• Advisory Board, Lander School of Business Management, 2016-
• NRA Life member
• Volunteer Award, Piedmont Agency on Aging, 1989
• Volunteer Award, DSS, 1992
• 2020 Public Servant Award from the Christian Life and Public Affairs Com. of the S.C. Baptist Convention
• Contributing Author, "Appeals" section of South Carolina Jurisprudence, 1993
• Adjunct Faculty, Constitutional Law, Criminal Law, Piedmont Technical College, 1988
• Adjunct Faculty, Lander University, Constitutional Law, Commercial Law, 2012, 2016-
• Dixie Youth Baseball Coach, 1990 - 1999
• First Pres. & Bd. mem., Greater Greenwood United Ministry, 1995
• Moderator, S.C. Legislative Family Caucus, 2016-
• Natl. Assn. of Christian Lawmakers Governing Bd., 2020-
• Palmetto Family, Legislative Family Champion Award, 2021
• Legislative Champion Award, S.C. Sheriffs Assn., 2022
• Elder, Calvary Chapel of Greenwood