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    Joseph Stephen Schmutz

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    Joseph Stephen Schmutz

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    Schmutz & Schmutz
    24 Broad St, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 48 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Rating:  6.9
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    Mark A Peper

    Mark A Peper

    5.02 reviews
    The Peper Law Firm, PA
    548 Savannah Hwy., Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 20 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Estate Planning and more
    Bio: A lifelong Charlstonian, Mark opened The Peper Law Firm in 2005 to provide quality legal services to the citizens of the lowcountry that raised and supported him. Through its continued success, the Firm has grown into a team of 3 attorneys and 7 s...
    Rating:  7.6
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    William Harold Nixon

    William Harold Nixon

    5.04 reviews
    William H. Nixon Jr., Attorney at Law
    One Cool Blow Street, Suite 201, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 29 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Workers Compensation, Personal Injury
    Bio: William H. Nixon, Jr. is a South Carolina attorney practicing in the areas of criminal defense, workers’ compensation and personal injury law. Mr. Nixon’s practice focuses on DUI defense, drug charges, underage possession, minor in possession of a...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Katie Frances Perkins Marko

    Katie Frances Perkins Marko

    5.01 review
    Katie F.P. Marko, Attorney at Law, LLC
    Franke Building, 171 Church Street, Suite 160, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, General Practice
    Review: "Katie is the best in her field and makes things happen, She went above and beyond and I was released from custody the very next day and all charges dropped within the week. She takes pride in her work and it shows to say the least. Wouldn't even c..."
    Rating:  7.3
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    Kelly Kassis Solar

    Kelly Kassis Solar

    5.01 review
    Ninth Circuit Public Defender
    101 Meeting St Fl 5, O.T. Wallace Bldg., Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 28 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Review: "Kelly provided me with every avenue of defense as guaranteed in the constitution. The outcome was extremely favorable on my behalf."
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    Leslie Therese Sarji

    Leslie Therese Sarji

    5.02 reviews
    171 Church Street, Suite 360, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 27 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation
    Bio: For over twenty years, I have worked to gain extensive trial experience in defending adults in criminal courts, juveniles in the juvenile justice system, and in litigating issues in family court, including trials in which custody, division of asse...
    Rating:  7.0
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    Penn Wickenberg Ely

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    Penn Wickenberg Ely

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    Clawson & Staubes, LLC
    126 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 200, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 13 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Insurance and more
    Rating:  8.4
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    Lauren Elisabeth Williams

    Lauren Elisabeth Williams

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    125 A Wappoo Creek Dr., Ste. 202, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 23 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Rating:  8.7
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    James Edward Courtney

    James Edward Courtney

    5.02 reviews
    116 Church St., Suite 1, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Personal Injury and more
    Bio: I am a former police officer and prosecutor. I fight for my clients and ensure their rights are protected. When you have charges pending, or have been in an accident, you need an agressive lawyer who knows what to do and isn't afraid to take a cas...
    Rating:  7.2
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    Jessica Ashley Baldwin

    Jessica Ashley Baldwin

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    Price Benowitz LLP
    215 East Bay St., Suite 500-I, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 19 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense
    Bio: I grew up in South Carolina, but I attended law school outside of the state. It was while living in Illinois that I truly came to appreciate my home state and felt a strong desire to help the people in it. Throughout my career as an attorney, I’ve...
    Rating:  8.1
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    Amanda Stilley Haselden

    Amanda Stilley Haselden

    4.25 reviews
    Stokes & Haselden, LLC.
    180 Meeting St Ste 230, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 18 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Family, Wills & Living Wills and more
    Bio: Amanda Haselden graduated from the University of North Carolina (Chapel Hill), where she earned bachelor’s degrees in both Political Science and French. She received her Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the Charleston School of Law. Mrs. Haselden was...
    Rating:  8.0
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    Nicholas J Clekis

    Nicholas J Clekis

    5.02 reviews
    Clekis Law Firm, LA
    171 Church Street, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 40 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Review: "Nick has been awesome to me. Not only did he advise me on what to do when my daughter was injured by our neighbor's dog and how to handle the situation. He also has gone out of his way to help me find a lawyer in an area of law he doesn't practice..."
    Rating:  7.4
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    Lauren Marie Clark

    Lauren Marie Clark

    5.01 review
    The Law Office of Lauren Clark, LLC
    925 Wappoo Rd Ste D, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Bankruptcy and Debt, Litigation and more
    Review: "Lauren was very friendly and helpful with my chapter 13 about 4 years ago. Thorough and very understanding. "
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    Donald Higgins Howe

    Donald Higgins Howe

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    Law Offices of Donald H. Howe, LLC
    Po Box 31324, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 42 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and more
    Rating:  7.6
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    Gregory Kenneth Voigt

    Gregory Kenneth Voigt

    5.03 reviews
    815 Savannah Highway, Suite 201B, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 32 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Divorce & Separation, Violent Crime and more
    Review: "If you are seeking legal representation, no need to look further. Greg represented me in a very long and contentious custody case. It was the scariest, most difficult, and stressful thing I have ever had to go through. Finding Greg was an absolute..."
    Rating:  7.5
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    O. Grady Query

    O. Grady Query

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    Query Sautter Forsythe, LLC
    147 Wappoo Creek Dr Ste 202, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 54 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Family
    Rating:  8.9
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    David Scott Miller

    David Scott Miller

    5.01 review
    Miller Law, LLC
    81 Mary St. Unit A, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 5 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury
    Bio: David S. Miller Jr. founded Miller Law, LLC after managing a large personal injury client base for a competitive firm directly out of Law School. Before his pursuit of higher education in the legal field, David was a clerk for the Honorable Justic...
    Rating:  7.9
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    Grant Bradley Smaldone

    Grant Bradley Smaldone

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    The Law Office of Grant B. Smaldone, LLC
    105 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 1A, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 14 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Speeding & Traffic Ticket and more
    Rating:  7.8
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    Jason Scott Stevens

    Jason Scott Stevens

    4.69 reviews
    Jason S. Stevens, LLC
    215 E Bay St Ste 500 H, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 16 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI, Divorce & Separation and more
    Bio: Let's face it: Experience doesn't matter if your lawyer isn't dependable. He or she may have been practicing law for many decades, but if you can't reach that attorney in your time of need, what good is it? At the Law Office of Jason S. Stevens, L...
    Rating:  6.9
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    Daniel Scott Slotchiver

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    Daniel Scott Slotchiver

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    Slotchiver & Slotchiver, LLP
    44 State St, Slotchiver & Slotchiver Llp, Charleston, SC
    Criminal Defense Lawyer Licensed for 35 years
    Practice Areas:  Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death and more
    Rating:  8.4
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