Lower West SC News

There was an unchanged number of lawyers in good standing in Barnwell County in July compared to the previous month, according to the South Carolina Bar.

During July, Barnwell County had 16 lawyers in good standing.

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 April 2024, a South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $96,296 a year.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Date of License Granted
Carson Masters Alexander	Alexander & Alexander Attorneys at Law	05/07/2019
William Hunter Alexander	Alexander & Alexander Attorneys at Law	11/07/2016
Kent Clinton Kirkland	Kirkland and Kirkland, LLC	11/14/2011
Charles David Hayes	Second Circuit Public Defender	11/17/2008
Kent Clinton Kirkland	Kirkland and Kirkland, LLC	05/13/2002
Angela W. Abstance	S.C. Judicial Branch	11/13/2001
Cameron J. Halford	J. Cameron Halford, LLC	05/08/2000
Martha M. Rivers Davisson	Martha M. Rivers, Attorney at Law	11/18/1996
Joshua Koger	The Law Offices of Joshua Koger, Jr.	05/16/1994
Wallis April Alves	Second Circuit Public Defender	11/18/1992
Linda Farron Knapp	Knapp Law Firm, PC	11/12/1991
Barbara H. June	Swiss Krono USA, Inc.	11/15/1989
James D. Mosteller	The Mosteller Law Firm, LLC	11/16/1988
Elmer Kulmala	Kulmala Law Office	11/09/1981
James Martin Harvey	Harvey Law Office LLC	11/09/1981
Thomas M. Boulware	Brown Jefferies & Boulware	01/01/1967