There were 113 lawyers in good standing in Dorchester County as of July, according to the South Carolina Bar.
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.
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.
A South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $98,893 a year.
Lawyers in Good Standing in Dorchester County in July
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Michal T. Covin | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/20/2024 |
| Michal Taylor Covin | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/20/2024 |
| Michelle Gough Fry | – | 04/17/2024 |
| Alexandria Jones | Turner Padget Graham & Laney, PA | 11/13/2023 |
| Christopher Ryan Kitter | – | 11/13/2023 |
| David John Meury | Center for Heirs’ Property Preservation | 11/13/2023 |
| Natalie Nicole Greve | Templeton Mims & Ward, LLC | 11/13/2023 |
| Danielle Dakota Murphy | – | 05/15/2023 |
| Joseph Guerriero | – | 05/15/2023 |
| Heather Denise Cunningham | – | 12/13/2022 |
| Jamie Lynne Menarde | First Circuit Public Defender | 11/14/2022 |
| Michael Francis Moyer | Dorchester County | 11/14/2022 |
| Jeffrey Scott Ackley | Ackley Law Firm, LLC | 09/14/2022 |
| Elizabeth Grace Hartman | First Circuit Public Defender | 01/31/2022 |
| Jaquon Edmar Irby | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/04/2021 |
| Michelle Annette Mapp | Michelle A. Mapp, Attorney at Law, LLC | 10/25/2021 |
| Kamri Nichole Barber | – | 10/22/2021 |
| Cooper Evans Eppes | Shelbourne Law Firm | 05/07/2021 |
| D’Wan Lanette Burkins-Rivers | Strang Immigration Law LLC | 04/27/2021 |
| Emily Anna Gates | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 10/13/2020 |
| Marc Yobo Mambo | THE MAMBO LAW FIRM, LLC | 05/04/2020 |
| Daiton Rain Butler | Cobb Hammett Scapellato & Andrews, LLC | 04/23/2020 |
| Gil Gatch | Gil Gatch Law | 04/20/2020 |
| Michael Damon Coker | – | 11/19/2019 |
| Nataliya N. Matejka | Matejka Law Firm, LLC | 11/19/2019 |
| Craig Francis Miller | Knight Law Firm, LLC | 05/07/2019 |
| Brandi N. Bruner | – | 02/19/2019 |
| Jack Christian Frost | Frost Law Group, LLC | 11/27/2018 |
| Jillian Frederick | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/27/2018 |
| Melissa Sue Fortier | First Circuit Public Defender | 11/27/2018 |
| Robert Clayton Harbin | – | 11/27/2018 |
| Douglas James Laflin | LaflinLaw LLC | 09/27/2017 |
| Lauren Ince | Shelly Leeke Law Firm, LLC | 02/07/2017 |
| Cynthia E. Lewis | – | 11/07/2016 |
| Johnny Joseph Evans | Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, P.A. | 09/20/2016 |
| Cecilia J. Mattingley | Guardian Litigation Group, LLP | 05/23/2016 |
| John Thomas Kornegay | Shelbourne Law Firm | 11/16/2015 |
| James Robert Adams | First Circuit Public Defender | 05/18/2015 |
| Amanda Michelle Leviner | Leviner Law Firm, LLC | 11/17/2014 |
| Dawn Marie Berry | S.C. Department of Social Services | 11/17/2014 |
| Kelly Marie Alfreds | The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP | 11/17/2014 |
| Michael Corbett Browder | Browder Law Firm, LLC | 05/19/2014 |
| Catherine Dunn Meehan | The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP | 11/18/2013 |
| Richard Patrick Callison | Callison Law | 09/16/2013 |
| Kelly Amell Laplante | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/13/2013 |
| Tara Leigh Frost | Frost Law Group, LLC | 11/13/2012 |
| Michael Eric Kempson | Weeks & Irvine, LLC | 09/19/2012 |
| Jessica Leigh Birt | – | 05/21/2012 |
| Lawrence Grover Jameson | Town of Summerville | 11/14/2011 |
| Markita Kaie Ebersole | Medical University of South Carolina | 11/14/2011 |
| Stephanie Shay Cooper | Butler & College, LLC | 05/23/2011 |
| William Baker Allen | First Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 02/14/2011 |
| Molly Dee Edwards | Dorchester County | 11/29/2010 |
| Curtis Russell Lloyd | Innovative Resource Management, Inc. | 05/11/2010 |
| Gregory L. Hyland | S.C. Department of Social Services | 05/11/2010 |
| Elizabeth Murray Hight | Hight Law Firm, LLC | 11/16/2009 |
| Ashley D. Chisholm | First Circuit Public Defender | 11/17/2008 |
| Carolyn Marie Bone | Carolyn M. Bone, LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Charles Ballish Regueiro | B and B Legal Services | 11/17/2008 |
| David Edward Causey | PMC Law Firm | 11/17/2008 |
| Jacqueline Egan | – | 11/17/2008 |
| Mandy Wilkerson Kimmons | Mandy W. Kimmons, Attorney at Law, LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Michael Brent McDonald | Bundy McDonald, LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Terence Michael Hoffman | Terence M. Hoffman, LLC | 11/17/2008 |
| Khyle Jacob Eaton | – | 05/27/2008 |
| Randall L. Charpia | Charpia & Hammes, Attorneys at Law | 05/27/2008 |
| Gary Emery English | Maritime Law & A.D.R., LLC | 11/13/2007 |
| Glenn Paul Justis | The Justis Law Firm, LLC | 11/13/2007 |
| Mitchell Edward Farley | Mitchell Farley Attorney at Law LLC | 11/13/2007 |
| Roman Vincent Hammes | Charpia & Hammes, Attorneys at Law | 11/13/2007 |
| Danielle Brown Housey | Housey Law Office, LLC | 11/13/2006 |
| Donald Paul Kenneth GaMacHe | Donnie Gamache, Attorney at Law, LLC | 11/13/2006 |
| Russell D. Hilton | Russell D. Hilton, Attorney at Law, LLC | 11/14/2005 |
| Caroline Merrill Meng | Shelly Leeke Law Firm, LLC | 09/20/2005 |
| Russell A. Demott | DeMott Law Firm, P.A. | 09/20/2005 |
| Brigette Barker Autry | Administrative Law Court | 11/18/2002 |
| Joshua L. Ellis | – | 11/18/2002 |
| Stephanie D. Drawdy | Justin O’Toole Lucey, P.A. | 03/13/2002 |
| Bernard Samuel Klosowski | Thrive IP | 11/13/2001 |
| Vernida Gaillard Hill | Vernida Gaillard Hill, Esquire | 11/13/2001 |
| Kelly Knight | Knight Law Firm, LLC | 11/13/2000 |
| Deanne M. Gray | Cobb, Dill & Hammett, LLC | 05/08/2000 |
| Joseph Francis Hand | Hand Law Firm, LLC | 11/15/1999 |
| Mary Quagliano Blunt | S.C. Probate Court | 11/15/1999 |
| Michelle Ranee Hubrich | Law Offices of Michelle R. Hubrich. LLC | 11/15/1999 |
| Sheila Renee’ Mims | Templeton Mims & Ward, LLC | 11/16/1998 |
| Michael H. Murphy | South Carolina Court Administration | 05/11/1998 |
| Benjamin Andre Lafond | South Carolina Department of Social Services | 11/18/1997 |
| Jenny Anderson Horne | Jenny Horne Law Firm, LLC | 11/18/1997 |
| Lawrence M. Kasen | The Kasen Law Firm, LLC | 11/18/1997 |
| Stacey L. Kaufman | – | 11/01/1996 |
| Christopher John Murphy | Murphy Crantford Meehan, Attorneys at Law, LLC. | 11/13/1995 |
| Maite D. Murphy | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/13/1995 |
| Steven Eric Goldberg | The Steinberg Law Firm, LLP | 11/15/1993 |
| Vergil A. Deas | – | 05/17/1993 |
| Mark Alan Leiendecker | First Circuit Public Defender | 11/18/1992 |
| Mary P. Lematty | First Circuit Public Defender | 05/07/1992 |
| Vernee Chnita Hancock | Hancock Law Firm | 11/12/1991 |
| William R. Hearn | William R. Hearn, Jr., Attorney at Law | 11/16/1990 |
| Henry Asby Fulmer | Fulmer Law Firm | 06/06/1990 |
| John Matthew Loy | – | 11/16/1988 |
| Nancy C. McLin | S.C. Family Court | 11/16/1988 |
| Paul Jacob Cone | Cone Firm | 11/16/1988 |
| David H. Zoellner | – | 09/19/1988 |
| Norbert E. Cummings | The Cummings Law Firm, LLC | 11/14/1986 |
| Diane Schafer Goodstein | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/09/1981 |
| Bernard F. MacK | Ben F Mack | 11/12/1980 |
| Thomas H. Hart | Hart Law LLC | 11/12/1980 |
| Herbert C. Cassell | – | 11/08/1979 |
| John G. Frampton | Dorchester County | 11/08/1979 |
| Walter Henry Bundy | Bundy McDonald, LLC | 11/08/1978 |
| James E. Chellis | S.C. Master-In-Equity | 11/09/1977 |
| Walter M. Bailey | – | 09/30/1972 |
