About

Bess Dargan Lochocki

Founder, Waccamaw Law

I was born in South Carolina and my roots run deep in the Pee Dee. My father was a career fighter pilot with the U.S. Air Force and Navy, and our family moved a few times while I was a child. I was fortunate to finish high school in the suburban area of Bucks County outside of Philadelphia and I finished college in the city at the University of Pennsylvania. I moved to Pawleys Island soon after college to be closer to extended family and to live in the place I love the most. I have called Pawleys Island home since 2005 and I am so proud to serve this community. I opened this firm in 2016 with a commitment to community service.  

⁍ B.A. in Philosophy, University of Pennsylvania
    ⦿ NCAA Division I Penn Women’s Lacrosse Team
    ⦿ Sports Writer, The Daily Pennsylvanian

⁍ J.D., Charleston School of Law        
    ⦿ President, Women in Law
    ⦿ Editor-in-Chief, MALABU, the Maritime Law Bulletin

⁍ 2021 Board of Directors, SCELP, SC Environmental Law Project

⁍Community Contributions
    ⦿ Member, Precious Blood of Christ Catholic Church, Pawleys Island, SC
        ⦾ Co-Chair, Parish Outreach Ministries    
        ⦾ Annual Outreach Ministries Golf Tournament Director
        ⦾ Parish Council

⁍ 2020-2021 President, Amazing Journey, Inc. – the non-profit serving the Georgetown County Sheriff’s Reentry Services.
    ⦿ Board Member since 2017

⁍ 2016 Graduate, SC Bar Leadership Academy

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