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BIOGRAPHY
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| A.J. is shown here with
son Bert and grandson Trey at the ceremony recognizing
his 50 years of Bar membership. |
Albert
J. “A.J.” Dooley, Sr. has been a lifelong Lexington County
resident. Mr. Dooley
graduated from Lexington High School in 1947. He then
graduated from the University of South Carolina and the University
of South Carolina School of Law receiving his Juris Doctorate
(J.D.) in 1954.
Mr. Dooley opened his law practice
on Main Street in Lexington in 1954. It is this practice
which has now grown and evolved into The Dooley Law Firm,
P.A., a firm with five attorneys and a support staff of 10 employees, which
continues a proud tradition of legal service to Lexington and the surrounding
area of over 50 years.
In addition to a distinguished
legal career, Mr. Dooley also distinguished himself as
a community servant. Mr. Dooley served in the South Carolina
House
of Representatives for eight years and in the South Carolina Senate for
six years. Mr. Dooley has served on the Lexington County
School District One
Board. He has served on the Board of Director for The Lexington State Bank,
Southern
National Bank, and BB&T.
Mr. Dooley has also been active in the Lexington Chamber of Commerce and
the Lexington Lions Club.
In 1978 Mr. Dooley was recognized
for his rich history of community service to the state
of South Carolina. Mr. Dooley was awarded the Order of
the Palmetto
by Governor James B. Edwards. The Order of the Palmetto is the state of
South Carolina’s highest civilian honor bestowed by the
Governor in recognition
of service to the state.
Mr. Dooley is now “Of Counsel”
to the firm while remaining active in his community and
church. He was married in 1951 to the late Connie S. Dooley,
and has five
children and ten grandchildren.
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