James H. “Jeddie” Suddeth III, Forty Under 40 winner 2009

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Age: 34

• Attorney and shareholder, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A.
• Practices law in the areas of project finance and commercial lending, commercial and residential real estate development, corporate and business formation and governance and captive insurance.

Community involvement

• S.C. Bar Association.
• Charleston Lawyers Club.
• Urban Land Institute.
• S.C. Captive Insurance Association.

What made you select your chosen profession? I like to find solutions to problems. Every day is different and every transaction, case or situation is unique. I enjoy working with my team to figure out a way to resolve the issues presented in a way that is most beneficial to our client.

Personal mission statement: To keep everything in perspective and work every day to be a better husband, father, son, brother, friend, attorney and co-worker. Your life in this world is short and you only get one crack at it. I am a firm believer in hard work and dedication, but when my time comes, I probably won’t look back and wish I spent just one more day in the office.

Books on your nightstand: South Carolina: A History by Walter Edgar; The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway.

Favorite hour of the day and why: Currently, 2:30 a.m., when I get to feed my new little girl; followed by a close second at 7 a.m., when I get to wake up my other two kids.