There were 11 fewer lawyers in good standing in Lancaster County in the fourth quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, according to the South Carolina Bar.
There were 47 lawyers in good standing in Lancaster County in the fourth quarter of 2024, compared to 58 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Henry H. Fair | Morton & Gettys, LLC | 11/13/2023 |
| Michael Grant Lindsay | Founders Federal Credit Union | 11/13/2023 |
| Brian Elliott Jenkins | Jenkins Law, LLC | 05/15/2023 |
| Samantka India Miller | – | 05/15/2023 |
| Tristan Walters Hunkin | – | 08/01/2022 |
| Andre Jamar Dominique Coaxum | – | 05/16/2022 |
| Melvin Kaye Lewis | – | 12/04/2020 |
| Katrina Denise Moore | – | 11/19/2019 |
| Sara Parker Morris | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/27/2018 |
| Carrie L. Lehmann | Law Office of Carrie L. Lehmann, LLC | 05/22/2018 |
| Ryan Stephen Jones | Folks & DeVenny LLC | 11/13/2017 |
| Nathan Mikel Cooper | David W. Martin Law Group, LLC | 05/22/2017 |
| Melissa Dawn McGinnis | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/16/2015 |
| Paul Michael Burch | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/16/2015 |
| Zachary Richard Blum | – | 02/02/2015 |
| Brett Gillespie Corbly | – | 05/19/2014 |
| Jeffrey I. Garis | Chester County | 05/13/2013 |
| Matthew Brooks Miller | Red Ventures | 11/13/2012 |
| Andrew Todd Cook | Founders Federal Credit Union | 11/14/2011 |
| Luke Ira Knight | Schiller & Hamilton, LLC | 11/14/2011 |
| Wilson Pearce Davis | – | 11/14/2011 |
| Derek Lee Harper | Schiller & Hamilton, LLC | 02/14/2011 |
| Dexter Lee Cook | Trey Cook Law, LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Virginia L. Merck-Dupont | Lancaster County | 05/27/2008 |
| Curtisha Mingo Ingram | Lancaster County Magistrates Court | 11/13/2006 |
| Bob Mobley Cook | – | 11/14/2005 |
| Govan Thompson Myers | Trimnal & Myers, LLC | 11/15/2004 |
| Kenya Carver Miller | Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. | 11/15/2004 |
| Shannon M. Lando | Lando Law Firm, LLC | 11/15/2004 |
| Nikole Deanna Haltiwanger | Dickie, McCamey & Chilcote, P.C. | 05/12/2003 |
| Angela Michelle Killian | South Carolina Department of Social Services | 11/13/2001 |
| William P. Frick | Sixth Circuit Public Defender | 11/13/2001 |
| Ruby Rucker Cooper | – | 05/08/2000 |
| David Reese Blackwell | David Blackwell Law LLC | 05/10/1999 |
| Elizabeth Ann Hyatt | Hyatt Law, LLC | 11/18/1992 |
| Larry Wayne Higgins | Founders Federal Credit Union | 11/18/1992 |
| John P. Freeman | Lancaster County Public Defender’s Office | 11/12/1991 |
| Marion H. Mark Grier | Mark Grier, Attorney, LLC | 11/16/1990 |
| Alston T. Devenny | Folks & DeVenny LLC | 11/16/1988 |
| Lisa Godwin Collins | Sixth Circuit Solicitor’s office | 11/14/1986 |
| Coreen B. Khoury | S.C. Family Court | 11/21/1985 |
| Joseph Calvin Clark | – | 11/09/1981 |
| Samuel R. Chandler | – | 11/12/1980 |
| Robert Wilson Davis | – | 11/01/1975 |
| Robert K. Folks | Folks & DeVenny LLC | 11/03/1973 |
| Ned Gregory | Gregory & Gregory Attorneys | 09/21/1971 |
| Francis L. Bell | Francis Bell Law Firm, LLC | 04/14/1970 |
