There were 23 lawyers in good standing in Hampton County as of the second quarter of 2025, according to the South Carolina Bar.
Data refers to all lawyers who were actively practicing during this time period. Lawyers in good standing do not have any complaints or disciplinary actions being taken against them.
Despite the long history of the legal profession in South Carolina, the state has the nation’s second-lowest lawyer-to-population ratio. There is currently only one lawyer for every 493 residents.
More than 1,000 ethics complaints have been made against South Carolina judges who handle the state’s major cases in circuit court. However, there were no judges who were publicly censured.
As of June 2024, a South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $96,789 per year.
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Virginia Caitlin Ball | Parker Law Group, LLP | 05/16/2022 |
| Hillary C. Futch | Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender | 04/27/2021 |
| Chelci Suzanne Avant | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/19/2019 |
| Kelly Elizabeth MacQueen | – | 11/27/2018 |
| Steven James Luckie | Federal Bureau of Prisons | 11/16/2015 |
| Neil Edward Alger | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/13/2012 |
| Austin Howell Crosby | Parker Law Group, LLP | 09/21/2011 |
| Kathleen Chewning Barnes | Barnes Law Firm, LLC | 11/29/2010 |
| Ashley Bruce Nance | Parker Law Group, LLP | 05/11/2010 |
| William Franklin Barnes | Barnes Law Firm, LLC | 11/16/2009 |
| Wendy P. Arbuckle | – | 05/27/2008 |
| League B. Creech | Parker Law Group, LLP | 05/16/2005 |
| Winston A. Lawton | Solomons & Lawton, PC | 05/16/2005 |
| Robert Milton Hughes | Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender | 05/24/2004 |
| Kevin Angus Brown | Anderson & Brown, LLC | 11/18/2002 |
| Lee Deer Cope | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/18/1997 |
| Angela Daniels Gooding | – | 10/02/1996 |
| Gwendolyn Janette Bampfield | Gwendolyn J. Bampfield, Attorney at Law | 01/09/1996 |
| Ronnie Lanier Crosby | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/15/1993 |
| Marion Clyde Fairey | The Fairey Law Firm, LLC | 11/18/1992 |
| Randolph Murdaugh | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/12/1991 |
| Mark David Ball | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/15/1989 |
| Athen Randall Morris | Morris Law Firm | 11/16/1983 |
