George T. Sink
| George T. Sink | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 26, 1943 |
| 🏳️ Nationality | American |
| 💼 Occupation | Injury Attorney |
| Known for | Injury Law |
| 👩 Spouse(s) | Jeannette Sink |
| 🌐 Website | www |
George T. Sink, Sr. (born March 26th, 1943 in Detroit) is an American lawyer[1] and the Founding Attorney for George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers[2] in South Carolina.
Sink served two tours of duty in the Vietnam War and has retired as a Marine Corps Captain.[3]
Personal Life[edit]
Sink was born and raised in Detroit. His father, George Sink, worked in the Chrysler Corporation factory of Detroit and his mother, Irene Lillian Sink, taught school and piano her entire life.
Sink has two younger sisters, he is married to Jeannette Sink and has two sons.
The oldest, George T. Sink, Jr., graduated from Yale, worked in Manhattan for 10 years and is currently working at George Sink P.A. Injury Lawyers, while attending law school. His youngest son, Kenneth Alexander Sink, also known as Alex Sink, graduated from Drexel University and works as a computer game designer in San Francisco, California.
In 2016, Sink was recognized as an outstanding Charleston community member by the North Charleston Magazine.[4]
Education[edit]
Funded by the G.I. Bill, Sink went back to Western Michigan to get an MBA and was then accepted into Emory University School of Law in Atlanta.
Sink graduated from the Western Michigan University in 1972 with a master's degree in History and an M.B.A.
Sink graduated from Emory University School of Law in 1973 with a Juris Doctor degree.
Professional Career[edit]
Sink taught English, geography and history to inner city 7th and 8th graders in his hometown in Detroit in 1965 and 1966.
His teaching job could have exempted him from the Vietnam draft, but he volunteered for service in the Marine Corps and served two tours in Vietnam, leaving as a Captain after three years of active duty.
Settling in Charleston in 1974, Sink began working for a general practitioner, doing everything from wills to corporate law, criminal law and personal injury. In 1977 he started his own firm George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers, focused on personal injury.
George Sink Valor Award[edit]
The George Sink Valor Award, created by The Partners for a Better Community, rewards students who have overcome adversities while maintaining a 3.0 GPA or better and continue to excel in their community and school.[5][6]
Scholarships[edit]
Sink bestows many scholarships on a yearly basis including Veterans & Military Family Scholarship[7] and George Sink Scholar Athlete of the Year[8][9]
Awards[edit]
Voted 2017 Charleston’s Choice for Best Personal Injury Attorney and Law Firm[10]
Voted Best Personal Injury Lawyer in the 2016 Best of the Upstate by Greenville Online[11]
Voted 2015 Litigator Award Winner[12]
Voted Best Attorney by readers of The State Newspaper 2015[13]
Ranked Top 1% of Lawyers by the Litigators Award 2015[14]
Voted Best Attorney by readers of The State Newspaper 2014[15]
Nominee for the 2014 Litigator Award[16]
Sink has been presented with the 2013 Client Distinction Award from LexisNexis Martindale-Hubbell.
Million Dollar Advocates Forum (March 2013) Sink is a certified Life Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum, one of the most prestigious groups of lawyers in the country. Sink became a Life Member of the Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an organization limited to attorneys who have won million and multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements.[17]
References[edit]
- ↑ "South Carolina Bar Member Profile".
- ↑ "Practice Website".
- ↑ "VA Honors George Sink with Commemorative Vietnam Veteran Pin".
- ↑ "Class of 2016 20 to Know shine".
- ↑ "Former Inner City Teacher and Vietnam Vet George Sink Finds His Niche in the South as One of South Carolina's Top Injury Lawyers for over 30 Years".
- ↑ "George Sink Valor Award".
- ↑ "George Sink, P.A Injury Lawyers Veterans & Military Family Scholarship".
- ↑ "Heathwood Hall senior McKenna Savoca was named 2015 George Sink Scholar Athlete of the Year".
- ↑ "McKenna Savoca Named WACH Fox's 2015 George Sink Scholar Athlete of the Year".
- ↑ "2017 Charleston's Choice".
- ↑ "2016 Best of the Upstate".
- ↑ "George Sink, P.A. Injury Lawyers 2015 Litigator Award Winner".
- ↑ "The State's Best winners named for 2015".
- ↑ "2015 Litigators Award".
- ↑ "The State's Best of Winners for 2014".
- ↑ "2014 Litigator Award Nominees Announced".
- ↑ "Million Dollar Advocates Website".
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