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    South Carolina Has 1286 Criminal Defense Attorneys with 3849 Reviews

    Gary Craig Lemel

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    Gary Craig Lemel

    5.04 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Gary Lemel was destined from an early age to make his living in public speaking. Starting in middle school, throughout high school and continuing into college at Vanderbilt University and law school at Wake Forest University, he was active in spee...
    Rating:  10
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    Fred Wallace Woods

    Fred Wallace Woods

    4.961 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 30 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Freddy Woods is an accomplished attorney with extensive courtroom experience in civil and criminal litigation. He has successfully handled high-value cases and has worked with firms in South Carolina, Washington, D.C., and Atlanta on complex legal...
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    Criminal defense lawyers represent clients at every stage of a criminal case: investigation, arrest, arraignment, plea bargaining, trial, and appeal. They assess evidence, protect constitutional rights, negotiate reduced charges or sentences, cross-examine witnesses, raise defenses, file motions, and advocate to minimize penalties or obtain acquittals.

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    Jack B. Swerling

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    Jack B. Swerling

    5.046 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 52 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Violent Crime, Federal Crime and more
    Review: "Thank you Jack Swerling for taking our case and doing an outstanding job in getting the case dismissed. What initially was a stressful time for my family turned into a time of confidence after speaking with you. You treated us as though we were yo..."
    Rating:  10
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    Demi Lee Messer

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    Demi Lee Messer

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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 6 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Business
    Bio: Demi Messer joined Eppes & Plumblee in April of 2022. She was born and raised in Woodruff, South Carolina. She is the first in her family to graduate college with a bachelor’s degree and is a first-generation lawyer. Demi started her career in law...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Thomas Ryan Phillips

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    Thomas Ryan Phillips

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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: Charleston divorce attorney Ryan Phillips practices family law because of the unique opportunity it provides to counsel and guide clients through what is likely to be the most emotional and stressful point in their entire lives. “The practice of f...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Timothy Kirk Truslow

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    Timothy Kirk Truslow

    4.813 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Federal Crime and more
    Experienced, aggressive representation in Drug Trafficking to Murder to White Collar crimes.
    Rating:  9.8
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    Charlie Condon

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    Charlie Condon

    5.034 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Top rated criminal defense attorney, personal injury lawyer, former Attorney General of S.C.
    Rating:  10
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    Nihar Manhar Patel

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    Nihar Manhar Patel

    5.01 review
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Mr. Nihar Patel graduated from the College of Charleston in 2002, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Religious Studies. Nihar earned a Juris Doctorate from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Lansing, Michigan, in 2005. While in law school, Nihar participat...
    Rating:  10
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    Michael Charles Sahn

    Michael Charles Sahn

    5.029 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    Bio: Mr. Sahn is equipped with the experience, knowledge and training necessary to handle even the toughest criminal matters or the most complex of personal injury cases.
    Rating:  10
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    Deon T. Tedder

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    Deon T. Tedder

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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 9 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Car Accidents and more
    Bio: Deon Tedder is a community leader and RPWB attorney who focuses on personal injury, criminal defense and mass tort cases from his offices in Mount Pleasant and Columbia, SC. He has extensive experience with wrongful death cases, car accidents, sli...
    Rating:  9.0
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    Alex Hyman

    Alex Hyman

    5.017 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents
    Bio: Attorney B. Alex Hyman completed his undergraduate education in his home state of South Carolina, graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2002. While at the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity se...
    Rating:  10
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    Gregory S. Forman

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    Gregory S. Forman

    4.9106 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 34 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Divorce & Separation and more
    25 years experience in family law and appellate practice. Thoughtful, diligent representation.
    Rating:  10
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    Timothy C. Kulp

    Timothy C. Kulp

    5.024 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI
    Bio: Experience. I am proud to be a criminal defense lawyer. I have over three decades of experience in criminal justiceas a former FBI agent, former Assistant State Prosecutor (Solicitor), former Charleston City Prosecutor and municipal judge. This di...
    Rating:  10
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    L. Morgan Martin

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    L. Morgan Martin

    5.02 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 47 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Review: "I have been dealing with Morgan Martin on several different kinds of cases for the last couple of years.his integrity is unmatched by any other area lawyer.he goes above and beyond to prove peoples innocence and takes the extra step in everything ..."
    Rating:  9.0
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    Charlie Hiram Williams

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    Charlie Hiram Williams

    5.02 reviews
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    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Dedicated Defender with Real Compassion. Charlie Williams is a South Carolina criminal defense attorney who fights hard for your freedom—and treats you with the respect and care you deserve, every step of the way.
    Rating:  8.9
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    Kevin Michael Seibert

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    Kevin Michael Seibert

    4.838 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    For Your Family. Arrested? Warrant? Call us. Attentive. Dedicated. Criminal Defense Representation
    Rating:  9.0
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    Seth C. Rose

    Seth C. Rose

    5.042 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Car Accidents
    Bio: Seth Rose is a former Richland County Prosecutor and founder of the Law Office of Seth Rose, LLC. Known for being hardworking, responsive, and effective.
    Rating:  9.6
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    Dayne C. Phillips

    Dayne C. Phillips

    5.08 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 15 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Appeals and more
    Bio: Dayne Phillips | Criminal Defense & Appellate Attorney | Serving Columbia, Lexington, and throughout South Carolina Dayne Phillips is a premier criminal defense attorney dedicated to protecting the rights of individuals across Columbia, Lexington,...
    Rating:  10
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    William Henry Monckton

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    William Henry Monckton

    5.04 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 33 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, DUI & DWI and more
    As a former prosecutor of all types of cases I know best how to defend your case.
    Rating:  9.6
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    Trent H. Chambers

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    Trent H. Chambers

    4.527 reviews
    South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorney
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Guarding your legal interest since 1999. DUI, Traffic, Criminal Defense, and Injury Claims. When Life gets bent, better call Trent!
    Rating:  9.2
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