There were 59 lawyers in good standing in Greenwood County as of the first quarter of 2025, 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. 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.
Lawyers in Good Standing in Greenwood County in Q1
| Lawyer Name | Name of Firm | Date of License Granted |
|---|---|---|
| Ellen Zimmerman Jones | – | 11/09/2021 |
| Robert J. Johnston | Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System | 07/22/2021 |
| Chad H. Gunnells | – | 06/29/2021 |
| Madison Kaylene Hoffman | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/19/2019 |
| Rick Faulks | Rick Faulks Attorney at Law | 11/27/2018 |
| Meagan E. Johnson | Virtual Legal Associates LLC | 05/22/2018 |
| Jacqueline Li | – | 05/23/2016 |
| Micah Elijah Black | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/18/2013 |
| Matthew Wade Dowtin | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 05/21/2012 |
| Chelsea Brooke McNeill | Eighth Circuit Public Defender | 05/23/2011 |
| Joshua Shaheen Nasrollahi | – | 11/29/2010 |
| Kathryn Stoddard Funderburk | Stoddard Funderburk Law Firm | 02/03/2010 |
| Cecil Yates Brown | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/16/2009 |
| Matthew David Guyette | – | 05/26/2009 |
| Jennings B. Anderson | Nicholson, Meredith and Anderson, LLC | 05/27/2008 |
| Jane Hawthorne Merrill | Hawthorne Merrill Law, LLC | 11/13/2007 |
| Kevin M. Drew | Watson & Drew LLC | 11/13/2006 |
| Hannah Khristin Metts | McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC | 11/14/2005 |
| Timothy Allen Clardy | McCravy Newlon & Sturkie Law Firm, P.A. | 11/14/2005 |
| Demetrios George Andrews | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/17/2003 |
| Velvet Brown Davis | Bacot & Padgett, LLC | 11/18/2002 |
| James T. Hedgepath | Countybank | 11/13/2001 |
| Carson McCurry Henderson | Greenwood County | 11/16/1998 |
| Douglas Lamar Bell | McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC | 11/16/1998 |
| Robert Wallis Cone | S.C. Department of Social Services | 11/16/1998 |
| Adam S. Bacot | The Law Firm of Bacot & Padgett, LLC | 11/18/1997 |
| Andrew Michael Hodges | The Hodges Law Firm, LLC | 11/18/1996 |
| Dawn Puderbaugh Hodges | South Carolina Department of Social Services | 11/18/1996 |
| Nancy Thornton Hobbs | McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC | 11/18/1996 |
| Gail D. Moore | Lander University | 11/13/1995 |
| Lena Younts Meredith | Nicholson, Meredith and Anderson, LLC | 11/13/1995 |
| Stephen Drew Geoly | Geoly Law Firm | 09/19/1995 |
| Thomas Philip Austin | – | 11/21/1994 |
| Travis W. Moore | S.C. Probate Court | 11/21/1994 |
| Walter R. Martin | S.C. Summary Court | 11/21/1994 |
| William Chad Bettis | Ayers Smithdeal & Bettis, PC | 11/21/1994 |
| Donald Christopher Colongeli | – | 09/20/1994 |
| Edward S. McCallum | Law Offices of Edward S. McCallum, III | 05/16/1994 |
| Frank Robert Addy | S.C. Circuit Court | 11/15/1993 |
| Richard C.R. Cathcart Sr. | Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office | 11/15/1993 |
| Charles E. Grose | Grose Law Firm | 05/17/1993 |
| Alecia Tate Compton | Alecia Compton Law Office, LLC | 11/18/1992 |
| David Welborn Adams | Tinsley & Adams, LLP | 11/18/1992 |
| Bradley Wilson Knott | Law Office of Bradley W. Knott, LLC | 11/12/1991 |
| Camilla Cathcart McDevitt | – | 11/12/1991 |
| Roy R. Hemphill | McDonald Patrick Poston Hemphill & Roper, LLC | 11/16/1990 |
| John D. Compton | Compton Law Firm, LLC | 01/08/1990 |
| Lucia Hoefer Leaman | – | 11/14/1986 |
| John R. McCravy | McCravy Newlon & Sturkie Law Firm, P.A. | 11/21/1985 |
| Peter J. Manning | The Manning Law Firm, PA | 11/15/1984 |
| Billy J. Garrett | The Garrett Law Firm, PC | 11/16/1983 |
| James Clyde Johnson | The Johnson Law Firm of Greenwood, LLC | 11/16/1983 |
| George P. Callison | Callison Dorn Law Firm | 11/05/1982 |
| Townes W. Jones | William T. Jones PA | 04/28/1982 |
| Curtis G. Clark | A Business Law Firm | 11/01/1977 |
| William Kimbrough Charles | – | 05/15/1974 |
| Kenneth W. Fish | Kenneth W. Fish, Attorney At Law | 11/03/1973 |
| Robert M. Erwin | – | 08/27/1964 |
| James E. Moore | S.C. Supreme Court | 08/10/1961 |
