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
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 |
|---|---|---|
| John Tyler Baxley | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/13/2023 |
| Campbell Thomas Douglas | S.C. Judicial Branch | 05/15/2023 |
| Jacob Lynn Godwin | Fourth Circuit Public Defender | 11/07/2016 |
| Allison Truitt Burch | Spencer Law Firm | 11/16/2015 |
| Christopher Matthew Ferguson | - | 11/16/2015 |
| Ashley Douglas McIntyre | Fourth Circuit Public Defender | 11/18/2013 |
| William Dennis Curtis | - | 11/18/2013 |
| Mark Kirkley Ingram | Ingram Law Firm | 11/13/2012 |
| Sarah Crawford Campbell | Campbell Law, LLC | 11/13/2012 |
| Adam M. Foard | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/13/2007 |
| Kendall Renee Burch | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 11/13/2007 |
| Joel Flake Stroud | Joel F. Stroud, Attorney, PLLC | 06/01/2005 |
| Franklin B. Joyner | Joyner Law Firm, P.C. | 11/17/2003 |
| Melvin Wayne Cockrell | - | 05/08/2001 |
| Sherrie C. Baugh | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 05/06/1997 |
| Heath C. Ruffner | McLeod & Ruffner | 11/18/1996 |
| Christine Stewart McLeod | - | 11/21/1994 |
| Kernard Edward Redmond | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 01/04/1994 |
| Mary Thomas Johnson-Lee | Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office | 05/17/1993 |
| Andrew Foster McLeod | McLeod & Ruffner | 11/12/1991 |
| Caroline Whitehead Streater | Streater Litigation & Dispute Resolution | 11/15/1989 |
| Paul M. Burch | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/12/1980 |
| William O. Spencer | Spencer Law Firm | 11/12/1980 |
| Miller Sloan Ingram | Ingram Law Firm | 08/01/1978 |
| Roger E. Henderson | - | 05/16/1978 |
| Jay E. Hodge | Hodge Law Ofc. | 11/01/1976 |
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