About Pamela Simmons-Beasley

Pamela Simmons-Beasley is a standing Chapter 13 Bankruptcy Trustee for the District of South Carolina. Prior to accepting appointment as a Trustee in January 2016, she practiced primarily in the field of consumer bankruptcy law for 21 years. She received her BA from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, and her law degree from the University of South Carolina.

She is a Fellow of the American College of Bankruptcy, a member of the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association (SCBLA), the J. Bratton Davis Inn of Court, and the National Association of Chapter Thirteen Trustees. She is a past president of the SCBLA and recipient of the William E. S. Robinson Public Service Award of the SCBLA. This award was given in recognition of her volunteerism with the CARE Program, which is a national initiative of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court designed to provide education to high school and college students on the consequences of consumer credit abuse through on-site presentations.

She serves as a team captain for the Prisma Health Midlands Foundation’s campaign to raise awareness and funds in the fight against breast cancer and sits on the Board of Homeless No More, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eradicating family homelessness. She currently serves as co-chair of the NACTT Inclusion and Acceptance Committee and the DEI Consortium.