Jonathan W. Lounsberry is a Fellow in the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and the International Academy of Family Lawyers. He is admitted to practice in South Carolina, the District of South Carolina, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and he has a state-wide practice in South Carolina, handling divorce, property division, support, child custody, visitation, post-decree matters, contempt issues, international family law issues and 1980 Hague Convention litigation.
Jonathan W. Lounsberry received a J.D. from the Charleston School of Law and a B.A. in Philosophy and Political Science from the University of South Carolina (Columbia).
Practice areas
International Family Law 1980 Hague Convention Cases
Languages spoken
English
KD Trial Lawyers
178 W. Main Street (29306)
P.O. Box 3547
Spartanburg, SC, 29304
State | Status | Acquired | Updated |
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SC | Good Standing | 2009 | 07/30/2022 |
Legal answers | 0 |
Legal guides | 0 |
Award name | Grantor | Date Granted |
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Rising Star (Family Law) | SuperLawyers | 2020 |
Rising Star (Family Law) | SuperLawyers | 2019 |
Graduate | Leadership Spartanburg | 2017 |
AV® Preeminent ™ Rated | Martindale-Hubbell® | 2015 |
Graduate | South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy | 2015 |
Graduate | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Advanced Institute for Family Law Associates | 2014 |
Graduate | American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers Institute for Family Law Associates | 2013 |
Merit Award | Charleston School of Law -- Student Affairs Department | 2008 |
Title | Company name | Duration |
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Attorney | Harrison | White, P.C. | 2021 - Present |
Senior Associate | The Stevens Firm, P.A. – Family Law Center | 2015 - 2021 |
Associate | Melissa F. Brown, LLC | 2014 - 2015 |
Associate | McLaren & Lee, Attorneys at Law | 2011 - 2013 |
Association name | Position name | Duration |
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American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers | Fellow | 2021 - Present |
International Academy of Family Lawyers | Fellow | 2020 - Present |
Spartanburg County Bar Association | N/A | |
American Bar Association | N/A | |
South Carolina Bar | N/A |
Greenville County Bar Association | N/A |
Publication name | Title | Date |
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Litigation News (ABA) | Drug Manufacturer Is Immunized from Liability | 2021 |
Litigation News (ABA) | Twitter Not Liable for Defamatory Posts | 2021 |
Family Law Committee Newsletter, ABA Litigation | Making a Trial Tech “Go Bag” | 2020 |
Family Law Committee Newsletter, ABA Litigation | Tips for Leveraging Dictation Apps | 2020 |
Family Law Committee Newsletter, ABA Litigation | Five Tips for International Clients | 2020 |
Family Law Committee Newsletter, ABA Litigation | Pre-Nuptial Agreements and the TCJA—Frenemies? | 2019 |
Family Law Committee Newsletter, ABA Litigation | The Art of Divorce | 2019 |
South Carolina Bar CLE | Family Law Essentials: A Primer for Private Practice Before the Family Court in SC | 2018 |
South Carolina Lawyer | The Family Court's New Uniforms: Amendments to South Carolina's Uniform Interstate Family Support Act and Adoption of the Uniform Deployed Parent Custody and Visitation Act | 2017 |
Family Law Litigation Newsletter, Section of Litigation, American Bar Association | Tips for Using Technology Inside and Outside the Courtroom | 2016 |
IAFL Online News (International Academy of Family Lawyers), June 2016 | Division of Assets Held by Third Party Legal Entities in Domestic Relation Cases | 2016 |
Family Law Advocate | Using Technology Inside & Outside the Courtroom: Streamlining the litigation process and enhancing the impact of evidence | 2015 |
South Carolina Bar Association publication | South Carolina Children's Law Resource Manual (Principal Editor) | 2014 |
South Carolina Lawyer | Marital Agreements: Can You Really Contract Out of Family Court Jurisdiction | 2013 |
School name | Degree | Graduated |
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Charleston School of Law | JD - Juris Doctor | 2009 |
University of South Carolina | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2006 |
University of South Carolina | BA - Bachelor of Arts | 2006 |
Conference name | Title | Date |
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CLE Essentials | Family Law | 2021 |
The Latin American Family Law Webinar | The 13(b) Exception and International Child Recovery | 2021 |
South Carolina Bar Convention | How to Litigate a 1980 Hague Convention Case from Start to Finish | 2021 |
Strafford Webinars | Dividing High Value Items in Divorce | 2020 |
Washington Foreign Law Society | Dissecting Monasky v. Taglieri: the U.S. Supreme Court’s new standard for Habitual Residence under the 1980 Hague Child Abduction Convention | 2020 |
CLE Essentials | Family Law | 2020 |
Section Annual Conference, Section of Litigation & Section of Solo, Small Firm, and General Practice | Judge, What Do You Want to Hear? Presenting a Bench Trial | 2019 |
CLE Essentials | Family Law | 2019 |
Hot Tips from the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners | Rules: What's Going On? | 2019 |
Section of Family Law Fall CLE Conference | Trial Technology: Tricks of the Trade | 2019 |
CLE Essentials | Family Law | 2018 |
In the Best Interests of the Child: Guardian ad Litem Annual Training and Update | Tools for GAL Investigations & How to Use them | 2017 |
Horry County Bar Association Family Court CLE Seminar | Legal Eagle Squares | 2017 |
CLE Essentials | Family Law | 2017 |
Family Law, Construction Law, and Personal Injury Law: A Multi-Area Update | Family Law | 2017 |
Bridge the Gap (August 2016) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2016 |
Bridge the Gap (March 2016) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2016 |
South Carolina Bar Annual Conference | Hollywood Squares (The Family Court Rules Edition) | 2016 |
Bridge the Gap (January 2016) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2016 |
Bridge the Gap (January 2015) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2015 |
Bridge the Gap (March 2015) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2015 |
South Carolina Association for Justice Annual Convention | Tech Tips for Trial Lawyers | 2015 |
CLE Essentials: Family Law | Contempt Actions | 2015 |
CLE Essentials: Family Law | Proper Filing and Service | 2015 |
Bridge the Gap (August 2015) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2015 |
Professionalism Series | Courtroom Etiquette | 2014 |
Bridge the Gap (August 2014) | Practice Before the South Carolina Family Court | 2014 |
Hot Tips From the Coolest Domestic Law Practitioners | A Review of the Supreme Court of United States' Recent Rulings Affecting Family Law | 2014 |
Distance Learning CLE | You've Been Appointed a Juvenile Delinquent Matter...Now What? | 2013 |
Distance Learning CLE | Marital Agreements & Can You Really Contract Out of Family Court Jurisdiction | 2013 |
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Helene Carvallo, Family Attorney on Apr 1, 2019
Relationship: Worked together on matter
I strongly endorse this lawyer. Working along with Jonathan was a pleasure all along the child abduction case we had together and we did a very efficient work together.
Samuel Bass, Family Attorney on Feb 27, 2018
Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community
I endorse this lawyer. Jonathan is a fantastic family law attorney. He does a great job for his clients, and has a good reputation in the legal community for representing his clients with integrity.
Jenny Stevens, Family Attorney on Oct 8, 2015
Relationship: Co-worker
I proudly endorse this lawyer.
J. Benjamin Stevens, Family Attorney on Oct 8, 2015
Relationship: Supervised lawyer
Jonathan is an outstanding family law attorney and a wealth of legal knowledge. He is a valued member of our legal team, and he is well respected by his colleagues of the bench and the bar. Jonathan frequently speaks at CLE seminars and enjoys giving back to the legal community.
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