Jessica Leigh Partain

Jessica Leigh Partain

4.8
Rating: 9.1

Licensed for 12 years

Family Lawyer at Charleston, SC
Practice Areas: Family, Employment & Labor

151 Meeting Street, Suite 400, Charleston, SC

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Licenses

Licensed in South Carolina for 12 years

State: South Carolina

Acquired: 2013

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Location

Saxton & Stump

151 Meeting Street, Suite 400, Charleston, SC, 29401

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Jessica Leigh Partain's Reviews

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4.8 /5.0

12 Client Reviews

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Showing 1 - 4 of 4 reviews | Practice Area Knowledge

Posted by Owen | August 28, 2020 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Jessica Leigh Partain Review

Jessica did an outstanding job representing our son during his divorce proceedings. Throughout the process, she kept us updated and informed on the critical issues (not the minor distractions), always staying focused on the needs of her client. Jessica also did an excellent job of explaining the "n...ext steps" throughout the process and always prepared us for the potential outcome in each phase of the proceedings. She is a very knowledgeable, straight forward, results oriented professional who I would highly recommend. Her candor, honesty and commitment to her client made working with Jessica a very positive experience.

Posted by Ashton | December 15, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Exceptional, Knowledgeable and Capable

My ex-husband and I had a full agreement that we mediated ourselves. One week prior to our divorce hearing he decided he did not like the agreement and didn't want to pay child support. I hired Jessica to finalize my divorce in hopes we would still be able to finalize on our original date. She was ex...ceptional! The day after we met my ex was being served with a letter notifying him that we would not be reducing child support and we would now want revisions made to our current agreement. Jessica was able to negotiate an entirely new agreement in less than a week and still have our divorce and new agreement finalized in court without having to delay our original court date. The biggest aspect that she was able to obtain for me was the insertion of a relocation clause into the agreement which allows me to be able to move out of state with my children. Hiring Jessica was the best decision I made throughout my entire divorce process. Her knowledge, skill, attitude and capabilities are invaluable! I always felt that she was on my side and would fight to make sure the outcome was to my benefit and my children's benefit. I highly recommend her to anyone needing to hire counsel in a family law issue.

Posted by anonymous | August 30, 2016 | Divorce & Separation

Very Knowledgable

She is a very knowledgable attorney. She provided me sound legal advice, drawing on her extensive professional and multiple personal experiences in dealing with divorce.

Posted by Krystal | July 21, 2016 | Hired Attorney | Divorce & Separation

Excellent through every step of the process

Jessica truly helped make this most miserable experience more tolerable with her knowledge and expertise. She held my hand through each step from the filling out my financial declaration to discussing child support and custody. She went the extra step to comfort me on getting through the first date... that we were supposed to go in for my divorce to only have it continued by the judge because my ex did not show and tried to get our case dismissed. This entire process truly was an emotional roller coaster for me and my family; however, Jessica truly made it much easier by listening and explaining everything that I should expect in detail. I cannot recommend her enough.

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Jessica Leigh Partain's Lawyer Endorsements

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Beverly Ballinger

Family lawyer | Apr 11

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"Jessica is very professional and does an excellent job representing her clients, knowing when to fight and when to resolve a matter amicably. I endorse this lawyer."

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Lauren Thwaites

Family lawyer | Jan 11

Relationship: Co-worker

"I recently started working for the Peck Law Firm, and one of the first attorneys I met was Jessica Partain. Jessica is the lead attorney of our Mount Pleasant office, which is where I work. I am absolute thrilled to work with Jessica, and she is an incredible team leader. She has been amazing to work with, and I think of her as a mentor of sorts. Jessica is extremely confident, yet kind and friendly, and she is very well versed in the law. I can honestly say that Jessica knows more about the actual "laws" of family court than any other attorney I know. She is highly intelligent, and she has wonderful people skills. I sat in with Jessica on a client interview, and she was able to make a very nervous client feel calm, relaxed and comfortable. She also gave this client perfect legal advise. Jessica has a very high success rate, and she is certainly one the best lawyers in the State of South Carolina."

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Mallary Scheer

Mediation lawyer | Nov 12

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Jessica did an amazing job! Highly recommend!"

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Kyle Ward

Family lawyer | Jan 26

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer. She brings positive energy and a willingness to fight for her client's needs."

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Andrew Brener

Family lawyer | Jan 24

Relationship: Co-worker

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Ryan Schwartz

Divorce and separation lawyer | Oct 27

Relationship: Opposing Counsel on matter

"I've worked both with and against Jessica on several family law cases. I can't say enough good things about her. If I was going through a divorce I'd retain her to represent me. Aggressive, smart and gets results for her clients."

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Robin Meihaus

Family lawyer | Jul 09

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer."

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Kenneth Peck

Divorce and separation lawyer | Jun 22

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"Jessica Partain is an outstanding lawyer, who is well respected by judges, mediators, and family law attorneys throughout the Charleston area. She has very strong organizational and public speaking skills. You will be in good hands if you choose to hire Jessica to represent you."

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Glen Kotten

Child custody lawyer | May 30

Relationship: Fellow lawyer in community

"I endorse this lawyer as an exceptional custody lawyer who advocates her client's rights."

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Holly Regoli

Arbitration lawyer | Jan 03

Relationship: Other

"Ms. Partain is well respected in the community and I would recommend her to handle your legal needs."

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Travis Newton

Criminal defense lawyer | Sep 19

Relationship: Worked together on matter

"Jessica is highly motivated and extremely intelligent. Jessica has represented my law firm for legal matters in Charleston. We trust Jessica to provide the kind of service we provide. I highly recommend Jessica for any legal matter. She is an excellent attorney"

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Lauren Thwaites

Family lawyer

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Robin Meihaus

Family lawyer

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Travis Newton

DUI and DWI lawyer

Experience

Rating:  9.1 (Superb)

Work Experience

2023 - Present

Shareholder, Saxton & Stump

2017 - Present

Legal Writing Professor, Charleston School of Law

2016 - 2023

Attorney, The Peck Law Firm

2012 - 2016

Attorney, Shull Law Firm

Associations

2019 - Present

United States Supreme Court

2013 - Present

South Carolina Bar

2013 - Present

Charleston County Bar Association

Charleston Young Lawyers Club

South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Dorchester County Bar Association

Berkeley County Bar Association

Education

2013

Charleston School of Law

Speaking Engagements

2020

Fundamentals CLE

Family Law Basics

2018

Charleston County Guardian ad Litem Luncheon

Case Law for Guardian ad Litems

Languages

English

Activity

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