Columbia Standard

There was an unchanged number of lawyers in good standing in Fairfield County in August compared to the previous month, according to the South Carolina Bar.

During August, Fairfield County had 19 lawyers in good standing.

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 April 2024, a South Carolina lawyer makes an average annual salary of $96,296 a year.

Lawyer Name	Name of Firm	Date of License Granted
Mary Kay Boulware	Sixth Circuit Public Defender	11/13/2012
Jonathan McCoy Goode	Law Office of Jonathan M. Goode, LLC	11/16/2009
Jesse McGowan Goode	Law Office of Jonathan M. Goode, LLC	05/26/2009
Geoffrey Michael Clemens	-	11/13/2007
Riley Johnson Maxwell	Sixth Circuit Solicitor's office	11/13/2006
Debra A. Matthews	S.C. Family Court	05/08/2001
Michael Paul Swearingen	M. Paul Swearingen, Attorney at Law, LLC	11/16/1998
Robert Lee Hartman	-	11/13/1995
Julie Gamburg Hall	-	11/21/1994
John Evans James	-	05/16/1994
Peter Joseph Lenzi	S.C. Summary Court	09/21/1993
Kathryn Campbell Hubbird	-	11/15/1989
Robert Cleland Fitzsimons	Sixth Circuit Public Defender	11/14/1986
Creighton B. Coleman	Coleman & Tolen, LLC	05/21/1986
Thomas C. Parkin Hunter	-	11/21/1985
Carol H. Sanders	Carol Sanders, PA	11/15/1984
Steven B. Licata	Law Office of Steven B. Licata, PC	11/08/1979
Charles E. Hedgepath	-	09/25/1970
John D. McLeod	John D. McLeod	09/13/1967