Shaheena R. Bennett Board President Elect of the SC Bar - Monks Corner | https://www.scbar.org/lawyers/directory/profile/71124
Shaheena R. Bennett Board President Elect of the SC Bar - Monks Corner | https://www.scbar.org/lawyers/directory/profile/71124
There were 37 lawyers in good standing in Colleton County in the second quarter of 2024, compared to 48 the quarter before.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Jawan Tre'lee Hodges | Richland County Public Defender's Office | 05/20/2024 |
| Nathan John Roger Abernathy | - | 11/13/2023 |
| Donald Lloyd Garbade | - | 05/15/2023 |
| Steven Matthew Murdaugh | Murdaugh Law Group, LLC | 01/18/2023 |
| Jillian Raie Contestabile | Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/14/2022 |
| Roxanne A. Harris-Charles | - | 06/07/2022 |
| Mary-Patricia Crawford | - | 02/19/2014 |
| Charlotte Denise Hickman | De Bruin Law Firm | 11/14/2011 |
| Julie Kate Keeney | Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/14/2011 |
| Dwayne Trevino Buckner | Buckner Law Firm, P.A. | 05/23/2011 |
| Reed Anthony Evans | Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/29/2010 |
| Steven Dean Murdaugh | Murdaugh Law Group, LLC | 09/17/2009 |
| Sabrina L.W. Johnson | Bright Williams Johnson LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Barnwell Johnson Marks | - | 11/13/2007 |
| Peden Brown McLeod | McLeod Fraser & Cone LLC | 11/13/2006 |
| Maryann Elizabeth Blake | Maryann Blake, Attorney at Law, LLC | 05/22/2006 |
| Tameaka A. Legette | Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/18/2002 |
| Ashley Hudson-Scott | Smoak & Hudson Law Firm, LLC | 06/05/2001 |
| Grahame Ellison Holmes | Parker Law Group, LLP | 11/13/2000 |
| Elbert O. Duffie | Lowcountry Regional Airport | 11/13/1995 |
| John Douglas Bryan | - | 05/16/1994 |
| Gerald Anthony Maree | - | 11/18/1992 |
| Monique Bennett | - | 11/18/1992 |
| Harriet Ashby Bonds | Harriet A. Bonds, Attorney at Law | 05/07/1992 |
| Lucius Scott Harvin | Harvin Law Firm | 11/12/1991 |
| Robert J. Bonds | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/16/1990 |
| Margie Bright Matthews | Bright Matthews Law Firm, LLC | 11/15/1989 |
| Barbara Kim Miller | South Carolina Department of Social Services | 05/17/1989 |
| David S. Mathews | Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender | 12/05/1988 |
| Thomas I. Howard Sr. | A Business Law Firm t | 05/21/1986 |
| Jeffrey Miles Butler | Woodard & Butler | 02/20/1984 |
| Kenneth A. Campbell | S.C. Summary Court | 05/17/1983 |
| Deborah B. Kane O'Quinn | - | 11/05/1982 |
| Everett W. Bennett | - | 11/12/1980 |
| George W. Cone | McLeod Fraser & Cone LLC | 11/14/1974 |
| Reddick A. Bowman | - | 11/14/1974 |
| Arnold S. Goodstein | Goodstein Law Firm, LLC | 09/21/1971 |
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