Charleston, South Carolina Criminal Attorneys

Compare 34 attorneys and 22 law firms in Charleston , SC. Sort by highest rating and years of criminal experience.

Eric Saleme
Charleston criminal attorney at Green Law Firm  

3511 Rivers Ave, Charleston, SC 29405

Coming Gibbs Jr.
Charleston criminal attorney at Gibbs and Holmes with 63 years experience

171 Church Street, Suite 110, Charleston, SC 29401

Capers Barr, III
Charleston criminal attorney at Barr Unger and McIntosh with 58 years experience

11 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Walter Cox
Charleston criminal attorney at Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough with 57 years experience

151 Meeting Street, Suite 600, Charleston, SC 29402

Lionel Lofton
Charleston criminal attorney at Lofton and Lofton with 53 years experience

225 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 109, Charleston, SC 29492

Grady Query
Charleston criminal attorney at Query Sautter and Forsythe with 53 years experience

147 Wappoo Creek Drive, Suite 202, Charleston, SC 29412

Gedney Howe, III
Charleston criminal attorney at Gedney M Howe with 51 years experience

8 Chalmers Street, Charleston, SC 29402

William Barr
Charleston criminal attorney at Barr Unger and McIntosh with 50 years experience

11 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Andrew Savage, III
Charleston criminal attorney at Savage Law Firm with 49 years experience

15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29402

Kevin Holmes
Charleston criminal attorney at Steinberg Law Firm with 49 years experience

61 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Stephen Schmutz
Charleston criminal attorney at Schmutz and Schmutz with 47 years experience

24 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Stanley Feldman
Charleston criminal attorney at H Stanley Feldman Lawyer with 46 years experience

89 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401

E Daniel
Charleston criminal attorney at Law Office of E Bart Daniel with 44 years experience

7 State Street, Charleston, SC 29401

Donald Howe
Charleston criminal attorney at Howe and Wyndham with 41 years experience

47 State Street, Charleston, SC 29402

Frances Cain-Lofton
Charleston criminal attorney at Lofton and Lofton with 41 years experience

225 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 109, Charleston, SC 29492

I McCarty
Charleston criminal attorney at Pratt-Thomas Walker with 38 years experience

16 Charlotte Street, Charleston, SC 29403

Francis Cornely
Charleston criminal attorney at Cornely Law with 37 years experience

15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29401

David Savage
Charleston criminal attorney at Savage Law Firm with 37 years experience

15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29402

Kathy Simons
Charleston criminal attorney at Clawson and Staubes with 34 years experience

126 Seven Farms Drive, Suite 200, Charleston, SC 29492

Robert Wyndham
Charleston criminal attorney at Howe and Wyndham with 34 years experience

47 State Street, Charleston, SC 29402

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