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The United States Constitution grants important rights to any person accused of a crime including due process, the right to a fair and speedy trial, the right to representation by counsel, the right to remain silent and to be free of unreasonable searches and seizures.


When choosing a criminal defense attorney in South Carolina, consider the lawyer's training, experience, ratings and reviews. Attorneys that practice within the criminal justice system tend to focus on certain types of cases in either state or federal court.


Most criminal defense attorneys provide a free consultation to discuss the facts of your case and defenses that might apply. Before you decide on which attorney to hire, meet with several different attorneys in their office to discuss the case and the attorney fees required for representation.


Once you decide which attorney to hire, make sure you and the attorney sign a written fee agreement or contract that describes the attorney fees required at each stage of the case including during pre-trial negotiations, motion hearings and a bench or jury trial.


A criminal defense lawyer in South Carolina should fight to protect the rights of his or her client in a criminal case against felony or misdemeanor charges... Read more »

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Francis L Bell Jr

Francis L Bell Jr
Bell Tindal & Freeland, PA
PO Box 867
Lancaster, SC 29721
Licensed for 54 years, Francis L Bell Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Matthew Day Bodman

Matthew Day Bodman
Matt Bodman, PA
1500 Calhoun St
Columbia, SC 29201
Licensed for 27 years, Matthew Day Bodman is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Connie D Breeden

Connie D Breeden
The Law Office of Connie D. Breeden, LLC
5000 Thurmond Mall Suite 342
Columbia, SC 29201
Licensed for 25 years, Connie D Breeden is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Charles Thomas Brooks

Charles Thomas Brooks
Law Office of Charles T. Brooks, III
309 Broad St.
Sumter, SC 29150
Licensed for 28 years, Charles Thomas Brooks is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Bruce A Byrholdt

Bruce A Byrholdt
Chapman Byrholdt & Yon, LLP
PO Box 2506
Anderson, SC 29622
Licensed for 44 years, Bruce A Byrholdt is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

David James Canty

David James Canty
David J. Canty, P.A.
4612 Oleander Dr.
Horry, SC 29577
Licensed for 43 years, David James Canty is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Allyson Marie Carbaugh

Allyson Marie Carbaugh
Rikard & Protopapas, LLC
1803 Hampton St.
Richland, SC 29201
Licensed for 19 years, Allyson Marie Carbaugh is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

J Joseph Condon

J Joseph Condon
J Joseph Condon Jr
3842-C Leeds Ave.
Charleston, SC 29405
Licensed for 36 years, J Joseph Condon is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Tonya Copeland Little

Tonya Copeland Little
Copeland-Little Law
524 W. Carolina Ave.
Darlington, SC 29550
Licensed for 18 years, Tonya Copeland Little is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Francis John Cornely

Francis John Cornely
Law Office of Francis J. Cornely
15 Prioleau St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Licensed for 37 years, Francis John Cornely is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Emily Merrill Crayton

Emily Merrill Crayton
Twelfth Circuit Solicitor's Office
313 W. Hampton St.
Dillon, SC 29536
Licensed for 15 years, Emily Merrill Crayton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elise Freeman Crosby

Elise Freeman Crosby
Crosby Law Firm, LLC
405 Dozier St.
Georgetown, SC 29440
Licensed for 30 years, Elise Freeman Crosby is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Dominic D'Agostino

Daniel Dominic D'Agostino
D'Agostino Law Firm
PO Box 1199
York, SC 29745
Licensed for 32 years, Daniel Dominic D'Agostino is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michael R Culler Jr

Michael R Culler Jr
Culler & Brown, LLP
1540 Russell St.SE Suite 103
Orangeburg, SC 29115
Licensed for 34 years, Michael R Culler Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Gerald Jaren Davis

Gerald Jaren Davis
The Davis Law Firm, PC
PO Box 844
Orangeburg, SC 29116
Licensed for 27 years, Gerald Jaren Davis is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Keith G Denny

Keith G Denny
Keith G. Denny, P.A.
PO Box 490
Walhalla, SC 29691
Licensed for 14 years, Keith G Denny is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Lee Denton

Stephen Lee Denton
The Law Offices of Thompson & Denton
78 W. MainSt.
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Licensed for 14 years, Stephen Lee Denton is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Pete Gus Diamaduros

Pete Gus Diamaduros
White Diamaduros & Diamaduros
108 West South Street
Union, SC 29379
Licensed for 38 years, Pete Gus Diamaduros is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Sammy Diamaduros

Sammy Diamaduros
White Diamaduros & Diamaduros
108 W. South Street
Union, SC 29379
Licensed for 33 years, Sammy Diamaduros is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Robert Michael Dudek

Robert Michael Dudek
S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense
1330 Lady St.Suite 401 Suite 401
Richland, SC 29211
Licensed for 39 years, Robert Michael Dudek is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

W Michael Duncan

W Michael Duncan
Austin & Rogers, PA
PO Box 11716
Richland, SC 29211
Licensed for 30 years, W Michael Duncan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Geoffry Mark Dunn

Geoffry Mark Dunn
Jordan & Dunn, LLC
PO Box 11785
York, SC 29731
Licensed for 20 years, Geoffry Mark Dunn is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

LaNelle Cantey DuRant

LaNelle Cantey DuRant
S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense
1330 Lady St.Suite 401 Suite 401
Richland, SC 29211
Licensed for 28 years, LaNelle Cantey DuRant is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

B Reynolds Elliott

B Reynolds Elliott
McDonald McKenzie Rubin Miller & Lybrand, LLC
PO Box 58
Columbia, SC 29202
Licensed for 16 years, B Reynolds Elliott is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Hector Frederick Esquivel

Hector Frederick Esquivel
Jenkins & Esquivel, P.A.
PO Box 340
Jasper, SC 29927
Licensed for 26 years, Hector Frederick Esquivel is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephanie Ruotolo Fajardo

Stephanie Ruotolo Fajardo
The Finney Law Firm, Inc.
2117 Park St.
Columbia, SC 29201
Licensed for 14 years, Stephanie Ruotolo Fajardo is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Andrew Blaine Farley

Andrew Blaine Farley
Law Offices of Andrew B. Farley, LLC
137E. Butler St. Suite 1
Lexington, SC 29072
Licensed for 18 years, Andrew Blaine Farley is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

James Rone Felts IV

James Rone Felts IV
Harmon and Felts, P.A.
1109 Church St.
Georgetown, SC 29442
Licensed for 20 years, James Rone Felts IV is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Jerry Leo Finney

Jerry Leo Finney
The Finney Law Firm, Inc.
2117 Park St.
Richland, SC 29201
Licensed for 32 years, Jerry Leo Finney is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Cory Howerton Fleming

Cory Howerton Fleming
Moss Kuhn & Fleming, PA
PO Box 507
Beaufort, SC 29901
Licensed for 30 years, Cory Howerton Fleming is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Samuel L Floyd

Samuel L Floyd
Samuel L. Floyd, LLC
15 Courthouse Square
Kingstree, SC 29556
Licensed for 23 years, Samuel L Floyd is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Michele Patrao Forsythe

Michele Patrao Forsythe
Query Sautter Gliserman & Price, LLC
147 Wappoo Creek Dr. Sutie 202
Charleston, SC 29401
Licensed for 21 years, Michele Patrao Forsythe is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best

Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best
S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense
1330 Lady St. Suite 401
Richland, SC 29201
Licensed for 20 years, Elizabeth Anne Franklin-Best is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Christopher James Geier

Christopher James Geier
Christopher J. Geier, Attorney at Law, LLC
PO Drawer 1068
Beaufort, SC 29901
Licensed for 18 years, Christopher James Geier is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Stephen Drew Geoly

Stephen Drew Geoly
Geoly, Sheek and Merritt, LLC
1225 S. Main St.
Greenwood, SC 29646
Licensed for 29 years, Stephen Drew Geoly is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Anna Rawl Good

Anna Rawl Good
Law Office of Anna Good, LLC
1720 Main StreetSuite 303 Suite 303
Columbia, SC 29201
Licensed for 19 years, Anna Rawl Good is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Holman C Gossett Jr

Holman C Gossett Jr
Law Firm of Holman C. Gossett
218-A East Henry St.
Spartanburg, SC 29306
Licensed for 51 years, Holman C Gossett Jr is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kevin George Hales

Kevin George Hales
Law Ofc. of Kevin Hales
215 E. Bay St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Licensed for 20 years, Kevin George Hales is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

H Chase Harbin

H Chase Harbin
Law Office of H. Chase Harbin, PA
1405 E. Washington St.
Greenville, SC 29607
Licensed for 23 years, H Chase Harbin is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Mary Amanda Harrelson Shuler

Mary Amanda Harrelson Shuler
Jenkinson Jarrett & Kellahan, PA
PO Box 669
Kingstree, SC 29556
Licensed for 16 years, Mary Amanda Harrelson Shuler is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

W Baxter Harwell

W Baxter Harwell
Harwell Law Firm, P.A.
1293 Professional Dr. Suite D
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577
Licensed for 31 years, W Baxter Harwell is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Carson McCurry Henderson

Carson McCurry Henderson
The Henderson Law Firm, PC
109 Oak Ave.
Greenwood, SC 29646
Licensed for 26 years, Carson McCurry Henderson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

H Lee Herron

H Lee Herron
Herron & Fraley, LLC
518 W. Palmetto St.
Florence, SC 29501
Licensed for 19 years, H Lee Herron is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

WIlliam A Hodge

WIlliam A Hodge
William A. Hodge, Attorney at Law
1116 Blanding St.1st Floor 1st Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Licensed for 17 years, WIlliam A Hodge is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathleen J Hodges

Kathleen J Hodges
S.C. Department of Social Services
366 N. Church St. Suite 3000
Spartanburg, SC 29303
Kathleen J Hodges is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kathrine Haggard Hudgins

Kathrine Haggard Hudgins
S.C. Commission on Indigent Defense
PO Box 11589
Columbia, SC 29211
Licensed for 32 years, Kathrine Haggard Hudgins is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

William E Jenkinson III

William E Jenkinson III
Jenkinson Jarrett & Kellahan, PA
120 W. Main St.
Williamsburg, SC 29556
Licensed for 53 years, William E Jenkinson III is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Kana Rahman Johnson

Kana Rahman Johnson
Law Office of Kana Johnson
PO Box 8327
Columbia, SC 29202
Kana Rahman Johnson is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

Daniel Tindall Jordan

Daniel Tindall Jordan
Wallace H. Jordan, Jr. PC
715 Rosewood Dr
Florence, SC 29501
Licensed for 14 years, Daniel Tindall Jordan is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >

R Keith Kelly

R Keith Kelly
Lister Flynn & Kelly, P.A.
PO Box 2929
Spartanburg, SC 29304
R Keith Kelly is a Criminal Defense lawyer... read more >
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The SCACDL advocates for the criminal defense profession and sponsors Continuing Legal Education (CLE) seminars throughout the year.


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