There were 18 lawyers in good standing in Chester 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Samuel Dean Bennett | – | 11/13/2023 |
| Julia Grace Soprano-Cesmat | – | 05/16/2022 |
| Robert Byron Agee | Administrative Law Court | 02/14/2018 |
| William Cyrus Corbett | Cyrus Corbett, Attorney at Law LLC | 11/13/2017 |
| Kaitlyn Marie Easler | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/07/2016 |
| John Croom Colvin Hunter | Gaston, Marion & Stubbs, P.A. | 11/18/2013 |
| John E. Haley | Arnot & Haley, PLLC | 05/23/2011 |
| Brian Thomas Grier | Hamilton Delleney Grier & Cotten, LLC | 11/17/2003 |
| Timi Poulos Clack | Timi Poulos Clack, Attorney at Law, LLC | 11/17/2003 |
| Arthur L. Gaston | U.S. Navy | 11/13/2000 |
| Candice A. Lively | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/18/1996 |
| Brian M. Gibbons | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/18/1992 |
| Michael H. Lifsey | – | 05/14/1991 |
| John J. Johnson | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 01/21/1991 |
| Francis G. Delleney | Hamilton Delleney Grier & Cotten, LLC | 11/09/1981 |
| Marion W.L.D. | Gaston, Marion & Stubbs, P.A. | 11/08/1979 |
| Milton E. Hamilton Sr. | Hamilton Delleney Grier & Cotten, LLC | 11/08/1978 |
| Tyre D. Lee | – | 11/05/1976 |
