Upstate SC News

There were five more lawyers in good standing in Oconee County in the third quarter of 2024 compared to the previous quarter, according to the South Carolina Bar.

There were 56 lawyers in good standing in Oconee County in the third quarter of 2024, compared to 51 the quarter before.

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. There is currently only one lawyer for every 493 residents.

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.

As of June 2024, a South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $96,789 per year.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Date of License Granted
Jared Ralston Elrod	-	11/13/2023
Amanda Surles	Oconee County Public Defender's Office	12/13/2022
Eva Diaz	-	11/14/2022
Lindsay Nell Castellaw	-	05/16/2022
Thomas Cory Jones	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	08/17/2020
Ashaley Chrishton Boatwright	Boatwright Legal, LLC	11/19/2019
Ashton Rains Gottschall	Hubbard & Gottschall Law, Ltd. Co.	11/27/2018
William Kenneth Hubbard	Hubbard & Gottschall Law, Ltd. Co.	11/27/2018
Christopher Michael Beeco	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	05/22/2017
Lauren Hydrick Koch	McLaurin Law, LLC	05/23/2016
Jessica Robinson Deshon	The Law Office of Jessica R. DeShon	11/16/2015
Carol Anne Johnson	Carol Johnson Law Firm, P.A., dba Special Needs Legal Advocacy	02/02/2015
Andrew Kent Holliday	Derrick Ritter Williams & Morris, PA	11/17/2014
Nathan Allen Guinn	-	11/18/2013
Andrew J. Smith	-	11/13/2012
Austin Grey McLain	McLaurin Law, LLC	11/13/2012
Jason Christopher Alderman	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	11/13/2012
Ed M. McLaurin	McLaurin Law, LLC	05/23/2011
Paul Allen Cain	Cain Law Firm LLC	05/23/2011
Roberta Elizabeth Barton	Roberta Barton Law, Ltd. Co.	05/23/2011
Tyler John Kathrein	-	05/23/2011
Angela Frances Littlejohn	University of the People	05/11/2010
Bethany Ann Blundy	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	05/11/2010
Bethany Ann Blundy	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	05/11/2010
Keith G. Denny	Law Office of Keith G. Denny, LLC	05/11/2010
Mary Elizabeth Parrilla	The Parrilla Law Firm, LLC	05/26/2009
Robert Joseph Oppermann	-	05/26/2009
Clare C. Hodge	Military Justice Attorneys	04/01/2008
Tjay M. Bagwell	Bagwell & Corley Law Firm, PC	11/13/2007
Lisabeth Kirk Rogers	Rogers Law, P.A.	10/16/2007
Richard Hunt McDuff	MJM Law, LLC	10/16/2007
Scott Allmon	Absolute Law Firm, LLC	05/24/2004
Michael Todd Simmons	Clemson University	11/17/2003
Kimberly Welchel Pease	-	11/13/2001
Blair Lowry Stoudemire	Tenth Circuit Solicitor's Office	05/06/1996
Emma Wyatt Morris	Derrick Ritter Williams & Morris, PA	11/13/1995
Robert R. Donato	Robert R. Donato, Esq., PC	05/16/1994
David Wilson Plowden	David W. Plowden, Esq	11/18/1992
Alvis J. Bynum	Dominion Energy Southeast Services, Inc.	06/10/1991
Andrew R.H. Newton	Clemson University	11/16/1990
Charles R. Hughes	-	06/06/1990
Robert Scott Sprouse	S.C. Circuit Court	01/08/1990
John P. Abdalla	S.C. Public Defender	05/17/1989
Robert D. Frager	Clemson University	11/16/1988
Karen Fowler Ballenger	S.C. Family Court	11/23/1987
Kaye Davis Bourret	S.C. Department of Social Services	11/21/1985
Suzanne E. Earle	Oconee County Public Defender's Office	11/09/1981
Leslie Jay Shayne	-	05/14/1981
Wilson W. Burr	W. Wilson Burr Law Office	05/14/1981
William R. Owens	-	11/05/1976
Timothy C. Merrell	MJM Law, LLC	11/11/1975
Michael J. Smith	Michael J. Smith, Attorney	11/01/1975
Richard Lee Ritter	Derrick Ritter Williams & Morris, PA	09/30/1972
Gruber N. Sires	-	09/21/1971
Alexander S. Macaulay	-	09/25/1970
Larry C. Brandt	Larry C. Brandt, PA	09/25/1970