Courtney is a graduate of Wofford College, the Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing, and the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Courtney began her legal career as a law clerk for the Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr., United States District Judge for the District of South Carolina in Anderson, South Carolina. After her clerkship, she was an Associate Attorney at Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice (now Womble Bond Dickinson (US), LLP) in Greenville, South Carolina. She practiced primarily in the Bankruptcy and Creditors’ Rights practice group, assisting clients with loan workouts and restructuring, debt collections, foreclosures, civil litigation and bankruptcy. Courtney then spent several years as in-house counsel for a large North American manufacturing and distribution company where she gained valuable experience in a broad range of corporate legal matters.

Courtney joined Whelehan Law Firm, LLC in 2019 as Of Counsel.

Educational Experience

• University of South Carolina School of Law
  • Columbia, South Carolina
  • Juris Doctor, Cum Laude
  • Member, Order of the Coif
  • Member, South Carolina Law Review
  • Member, Women in Law
  • Member, Health Care Law Society
• Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing
  • Charleston, South Carolina
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing, Summa Cum Laude
  • Member, Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing
  • Secretary, Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing Honor Council
  • Representative, Medical University of South Carolina College of Nursing Student Government
• Wofford College
  • Spartanburg, South Carolina
  • Bachelor of Science in Biology

Community Activities

• Active Member, Junior League of Greenville 2005-2014
• Sustaining Member, Junior League of Greenville 2014-2017

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina Bar – 2003
• United States District Court for the District of South Carolina – 2004