John Ervin | Darlington Criminal Lawyer

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About John

John Ervin began his legal career as a law clerk to Circuit Judge Sydney Floyd in 1985. He returned to Columbia, SC and began prosecuting drug cases and violent crimes for the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office in 1986.

In 1989 he returned to the Pee Dee region to work in Darlington, SC as a solicitor prosecuting serious felony cases and continued in that position until 1991, when he entered private practice full time.

Mr Ervin was certified as lead counsel in death penalty cases by the SC Supreme Court in 1991 and has tried numerous criminal, civil and domestic cases since.

He joined the Federal Criminal Justice Act (CJA) panel in 1992 and has represented over three hundred retained and appointed federal clients.

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Experience

Lawyer

Ervin Law Office

Present

Darlington, SC

Admission

Verified South Carolina

1985

Education

University of South Carolina

BA

1981

Recognitions & Achievements

Associations
  • South Carolina State Bar
  • Darlington County and American Bar Associations
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
  • South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association
  • South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association

Notable Work

Cases

UNITED STATES v DEHLINGER

On brief in a South Carolina Appeals case in which Dr. Erik Dehlinger (Appellant ) appealed a lower Court ruling. In the original trial, Appellant was found guilty of three counts of tax evasion and sentenced to 42 months imprisonment. Appellant was found guilty of using a program by a company (AAA) to avoid paying personal income tax. In the initial trial, it was found that Dehlinger committed perjury for the sole purpose of deceiving the jury regarding his culpability and involvement with AAA. The Appeals Court affirmed the original ruling.

Rabuck v. Wilomvsky

Appellants: Attorney for the appellants, Tara and Andree Rabuck. Tara is the biological mother of the child in question and Andrew the stepfather. The couple sought to terminate the parental rights of Robert Wilomovsky, the child's biological father. The Family courts denied the request and the Rabuck's subsequently appealed this decision. They argue that the court erred as Wilomovsky has made no efforts to visit the child, he has a condition which prevents him from providing minimally acceptable care. The appeals court found that the family court did not err in their decision and the judgment was affirmed. The mater of visitation was remanded back to the family court as the child has not seen the father in over four years and would require a mediator and supervised visitation until such time the courts find that the child is comfortable.

Ervin Law Office Highlights

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