There was an unchanged number of lawyers in good standing in Sumter County in January compared to the previous month, according to the South Carolina Bar.
During January, Sumter County had 85 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.
Lawyers in Good standing in Sumter County in January
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Gulie Moore | Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC | 05/20/2024 |
| Jacob Henry Dippold | – | 05/20/2024 |
| John Wells Baker | SC Judicial Department | 11/13/2023 |
| Jamie Marie John | – | 09/12/2023 |
| Trevor Jared Brink | U.S. Army, JAG Corps | 09/12/2023 |
| Laurel Nicole Christmas | McDougall, Self, Currence & McLeod, LLP | 01/18/2023 |
| Santanna Kadeedra Johnson | The Lampkin Law Firm, LLC | 11/04/2021 |
| Justin Montgomery | – | 11/07/2019 |
| Alexander Wellington Atkinson | Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC | 02/19/2019 |
| Deshantell Renay Singleton Coles | Air Force JAG | 11/27/2018 |
| Caitlin Raquel Lee | – | 05/22/2017 |
| Hugh Johnson McMillan | Player & McMillan, LLC | 11/07/2016 |
| James Benjamin Cahill | Curtis & Croft, LLC | 12/23/2015 |
| Shericka Choice McKnight | – | 11/16/2015 |
| Arthur John Heath | – | 05/18/2015 |
| Erin Josephine O’Malley McArthur | – | 05/18/2015 |
| Edwin Thompson Kinney | Kinney Law Firm, LLC | 11/18/2013 |
| Warren Scott Anderson | – | 05/13/2013 |
| Ui Yon Lim Cahill | – | 05/21/2012 |
| Tyler Bryant Brown | Spartanburg County | 05/11/2010 |
| William Andrew Wallace Buxton | The Law Office of William A.W. Buxton, LLC | 11/16/2009 |
| Bronwyn Kelson McElveen | Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/17/2008 |
| Timothy Lee Griffith | – | 11/17/2008 |
| William Mattison Gamble | S.C. Summary Court | 11/13/2007 |
| John Christopher Cain | – | 12/05/2006 |
| Martha Jo Smith Johnson | – | 11/13/2006 |
| Timothy Ward Murphy | U.S. Air Force | 05/22/2006 |
| Willie H. Brunson | Brunson Law Firm, LLC | 11/15/2004 |
| Joseph Thomas McElveen | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 05/24/2004 |
| John Richard Moorman | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 11/17/2003 |
| Megan Burleson Burchstead | Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/14/2003 |
| Lucy Grey McIver | Prisma Health | 11/18/2002 |
| Richard Thomas Jones | Jones Seth & Jones, LLP | 11/13/2000 |
| Ryan Kirk Griffin | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/13/2000 |
| Vonda K. Mociun | Rickenbaker & Mociun | 11/13/2000 |
| John Stephen Keffer | A Business Law Firm | 06/06/2000 |
| Kimberly Willoughby Land | Sumter County | 05/08/2000 |
| Deborah Vanes Dawson | – | 11/15/1999 |
| Keith B. Griffin | S.C. Summary Court | 11/15/1999 |
| Edgar R. Donnald | Third Circuit Public Defender | 06/08/1999 |
| Patrick McFadden Killen | Shuler – Killen, LLC | 11/16/1998 |
| Ryan Alexander McLeod | McDougall, Self, Currence & McLeod, LLP | 11/16/1998 |
| Calvin K. Hastie Sr. | Hastie Law Firm | 11/18/1997 |
| Peggy L. McAllister | – | 11/18/1997 |
| William Hodge Croft | Curtis & Croft, LLC | 11/18/1997 |
| Garryl Lynard Deas | The Deas Law Firm | 05/06/1997 |
| Charles Thomas Brooks | Law Office of Charles T. Brooks, III | 11/18/1996 |
| Irma Pringle Brooks | Brooks Law Offices | 11/13/1995 |
| Kristi Fisher Curtis | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/13/1995 |
| Miles Lavan Green | Sumter County | 11/13/1995 |
| Warren Stephen Curtis | Curtis & Croft, LLC | 11/13/1995 |
| Glenn Fishburne Givens | Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC | 05/09/1995 |
| Sharon Baker Clark | Clark Law Firm, LLC | 05/09/1995 |
| Michael McKinney Jordan | Schwartz, McLeod & Jordan | 05/16/1994 |
| Allen Jackson Barnes | Third Circuit Public Defender | 11/18/1992 |
| William Jason Corbett | – | 11/18/1992 |
| David Cornwell Holler | Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC | 11/12/1991 |
| Dwight Christopher Moore | Moore Law Firm, LLC | 11/12/1991 |
| Everett Joseph Mercer | – | 11/12/1991 |
| John Derrick Clark | Clark Law Firm, LLC | 11/12/1991 |
| Cecil Kelly Jackson | – | 10/07/1991 |
| George C. James | S.C. Supreme Court | 11/21/1985 |
| George M. McFaddin | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/21/1985 |
| Paul L. Held | Law Ofc. of Paul L. Held | 11/21/1985 |
| Margaret McClurkin Held | Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/16/1983 |
| Samuel Wayne Gamble | – | 05/17/1983 |
| Johnathan Werber Bryan | Sumter County | 11/05/1982 |
| Marvin E. McMillan | Player & McMillan, LLC | 11/05/1982 |
| Richard Anthony Blackmon Sr. | – | 11/09/1981 |
| Ernest Adolphus Finney | Third Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/14/1981 |
| Richard C. Jones | Jones Seth & Jones, LLP | 11/12/1980 |
| Thomas M. Bultman | S.C. Family Court | 11/08/1978 |
| Kenneth L. Hamilton | – | 05/16/1978 |
| Gene C. Belk | Gene C. Belk, LLC | 11/09/1977 |
| Anthony D. Hoefer | Levi Wittenberg Harritt Hoefer & Davis | 11/01/1977 |
| Joseph F. Davis | Levi Wittenberg Harritt Hoefer & Davis | 11/05/1976 |
| William E. Durant | – | 11/11/1975 |
| Harry B. Burchstead | Harry B. Burchstead, Jr., Attorney-at-Law | 11/14/1974 |
| John P. Ford | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 11/14/1974 |
| Wade S. Kolb | Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC | 05/15/1974 |
| Jack W. Erter | Smith Robinson Holler DuBose Morgan, LLC | 09/21/1971 |
| Joseph T. McElveen | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 09/01/1971 |
| David W. Goldman | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 01/01/1970 |
| Samuel J. Abrams | A Business Law Firm t | 09/10/1969 |
| Howard P. King | Bryan Law Firm of SC, L.L.P. | 08/30/1966 |
