Christopher R. Koon Treasurer at the SC Bar - Columbia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-koon-536604126/
Christopher R. Koon Treasurer at the SC Bar - Columbia | https://www.linkedin.com/in/christopher-koon-536604126/
During August, Colleton County had 44 lawyers in good standing, compared to 46 the month 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 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Brian Thomas Murdaugh | - | 05/20/2024 |
| Joseph Trail Siegel | McLeod Fraser & Cone LLC | 11/13/2023 |
| Nathan John Roger Abernathy | - | 11/13/2023 |
| 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 |
| Trevor Scott Stephens | Scott and Stephens, LLC | 10/16/2020 |
| 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 |
| Laurie Charles Sanders | Woodard and Butler, LLC | 11/16/2009 |
| 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 |
| Benjamin Cullifer Pickens Sapp | - | 11/13/1995 |
| Elbert O. Duffie | Lowcountry Regional Airport | 11/13/1995 |
| John Douglas Bryan | - | 05/16/1994 |
| Morrison R.M. Payne | R. Morrison M. Payne | 11/15/1993 |
| Gerald Anthony Maree | - | 11/18/1992 |
| Monique Tracy Bennett | - | 11/18/1992 |
| Harriet Ashby Bonds | Harriet A. Bonds, Attorney at Law | 05/07/1992 |
| Christy L. Scott | Scott and Stephens, LLC | 11/12/1991 |
| 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 |
| James Layton Parris | James L. Parris, LLC | 09/21/1987 |
| Thomas I. Howard Sr. | A Business Law Firm t | 05/21/1986 |
| Jeffrey Miles Butler | Woodard & Butler | 02/20/1984 |
| Gerald C. Smoak | S.C. Family Court | 11/16/1983 |
| Deborah B. Kane O'Quinn | - | 11/05/1982 |
| Everett W. Bennett | - | 11/12/1980 |
| Paul N. Siegel | - | 11/09/1977 |
| 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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