Criminal lawyers within 100 miles of Greenville South Carolina

Having worked at one of the largest law firms in the state as a defense attorney for six years, Mr. Harbin moved to Anderson in 1996 and began using his experience to help individuals with serious personal injuries. Mr. Harbin has a number of high profile cases to his credit including the Charlotte Motor Speedway bridge collapse. Mr. Harbin is a member of the highly prestigious Multi-Million Dollar Advocates Forum, an honor given to less than 1% of all U.S lawyers, and he has been named as a Top 100 Trial Lawyers by the American Trial Lawyers Association as well as the Best Lawyers in America© 2016 and 2017 lists. Tony is also AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale Hubbell, the highest possible rating for ethical standards and legal ability, and was selected to South Carolina Super Lawyers 2011-1013.

Ms. Burnett is a trial attorney who concentrates her practice in representing people who have been injured as a result of professional negligence, including nursing home abuse and medical malpractice. She is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and was named a Partner in the firm in 2012. Ms. Burnett received a Bachelor of Science degree in Psychology and French in 1996 from the College of Charleston in Charleston, South Carolina. She graduated magna cum laude. She received a Juris Doctor degree in 2001 from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, South Carolina, receiving multiple academic honors and distinctions. After law school, Ms. Burnett served as a law clerk to the Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr. in United States District Court in Anderson, South Carolina. Ms. Burnett began her private practice handling the defense of a variety of claims in both federal and state court, focusing her practice in the defense of nursing home abuse claims. In 2007, Ms. Burnett left her practice to join our firm to represent victims of nursing home abuse and medical malpractice.

Ask J. Taylor Bell what he most enjoys about his criminal defense law practice and his response is unequivocal: “Fighting the power.” “Criminal defense attorneys are the shield that protects the individual from the almighty government machine,” he says. “It doesn’t care about feelings or individual circumstances. It’s a machine, and it wants to roll. If you get caught in it, you just get run over unless you have somebody who’s going to stand up for you.” A North Carolina native who grew up near Charlotte, Bell received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington in 2007. After working in the financial services industry for a year, Bell decided to go to law school after realizing he wanted a direct hand in helping people. Bell has focused on representing criminal defendants ever since his student days at the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he received his Juris Doctor degree in 2011. During law school, he clerked at the Richland County Public Defender’s office in Columbia and continued to work there as an attorney after earning his law license. He remained at the public defender’s office for six years, handling the full spectrum of criminal defense cases, ranging from the most serious felonies to misdemeanors. He tried numerous jury trials in both general sessions court and magistrates’ court, and was one of the lead defense attorneys in the first human-trafficking case ever brought before the South Carolina Grand Jury. In 2015, Bell received intensive additional training in the art of jury persuasion at the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute.

Bill Nettles possesses an extraordinary, almost unparalleled depth and breadth of experience. You cannot find an attorney who will be better equipped to provide you with the high-quality representation you deserve. Mr. Nettles was appointed United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina by President Obama and was sworn into that office on May 3, 2010. As the US Attorney, he dramatically overhauled the office to focus on public corruption, fraud and white collar crime, while also greatly increasing resources to the extraordinarily important false claims whistleblower division. Under Mr. Nettles' leadership, the US Attorney's office made white collar crime and public corruption the highest priority of the criminal division's efforts He also earned national praise for the innovative and intelligent approach his office took to drug crimes. Mr. Nettles was the longest serving US attorney since the 1960's, ensuring he had an extraordinary impact on the personnel and the policies of that important office. Because of his service as the United States Attorney for the entire state of South Carolina he has worked with the heads of the Department of Justice to help shape policy for the last 5 and a half years. Before being appointed a US Attorney, Mr. Nettles graduated from The Citadel and earned his law degree at The Widener University School of Law, where he was on law review and was a member of the moot court honor society. After graduating, he began a career that has taken him into every corner of the legal system. Mr. Nettles began his career as a public defender in Columbia, providing criminal defense services to indigent defendants who could not afford attorneys. During that time, he ensured that the legal system would not leave the economically disadvantaged behind. From 1997 to 2005, Mr. Nettles worked in private practice as a sole practitioner. He continued his criminal defense work and became one of the region's most well-respected "white collar crime" lawyers. He also represented clients accused of drug crimes, handled several court-appointed capital cases, twice tried cases that were argued before the United States Supreme Court and worked in medical malpractice and other torts. Starting in 2005, he worked at Sanders & Nettles, LLC until being appointed the US Attorney. As you can see, Mr. Nettles is experienced in a wide range of case types. He understands both state and federal criminal procedures and has the respect of every judge and opposing lawyer in the area. When you choose Bill Nettles, you choose an attorney who has proven time and again that his clients receive the best possible aggressive legal representation.

Elizabeth Franklin-Best is a nationally recognized federal criminal defense and appellate attorney with over 23 years of experience in high-stakes post-conviction advocacy. She holds a J.D. and M.A. in Philosophy from the University of Wyoming and is admitted to practice before the U.S. Supreme Court and all U.S. Circuit Courts of Appeals. Elizabeth exclusively represents clients in federal courts and agencies, focusing on appeals and post-conviction relief, sentence mitigation, federal supervised release matters, and pre-trial and trial representation. Her practice encompasses § 3582(c)(2) motions, § 2255 motions, § 2241 petitions, compassionate release, early termination of supervised release, and presidential pardon petitions. Author of Reversing Your Criminal Conviction: Develop Your Winning Strategy (2023), she was named 2010 “Public Defender of the Year” by the South Carolina Public Defender Association. Elizabeth provides individualized, compassionate representation, ensuring no stone is left unturned in pursuing justice for each client.

Dayne Phillips is a lawyer in the state of South Carolina who handles cases in the area of criminal law. He has tried cases dealing with dui, gun charges, theft, drug charges, prostitution, and solicitation.

David Braghirol is a practicing attorney in the state of South Carolina. He graduated from University of South Carolina with his J.D. in 1997. He currently works at his privately owned firm of David A. Braghirol Law Firm.

Attorney Graham Buckner’s practice is primarily focused on helping injured workers as well as criminal defense. If you have been injured at work, Graham has extensive experience in the area of workers’ compensation having practiced before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission for years. He knows what needs to be done to get the medical care benefits as well as weekly checks and permanent disability benefits. Graham also was a state prosecutor for the 13th Judicial Circuit, Pickens, South Carolina. This gives him unique experience and insight in representing criminal defendants. He handles cases in Easley Municipal Court, Pickens County Magistrates Court, as well as Greenville, Anderson and Pickens State Court. Graham lives in Greenville with his wife, Anne Green, and his three children, Graham Jr., James, and Virginia. He is an active member of Christ Church Episcopal where he serves as an usher. When he is not working, Graham enjoys spending time with his family, hunting, playing golf and basketball, and attending Clemson football games.

Attorney W. Chris Castro is a solo practitioner and the founder of the Castro Law Firm, LLC located in Greenville, South Carolina. His practice primarily focuses on the areas of Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, and Veterans Disability Law. Mr. Castro also practices Appellate Court work and has argued appeals at the South Carolina Court of Appeals. Mr. Castro can assist prospective clients in most upstate South Carolina counties to include Greenville County, Pickens County, Spartanburg County, and Anderson County. Mr. Castro graduated from Clemson University in 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting. After practicing public accounting in Atlanta, Georgia, Mr. Castro returned to Clemson University where he earned a Master’s Degree in Professional Accountancy in 1990. In 1992 Chris became licensed as a Certified Public Accountant in South Carolina. Chris practiced public accounting for the firms of Ernst & Young, and KPMG Peat Marwick, before going on to work in private industry for several years. In 2003 Chris attended law school at the University of Dayton, in Dayton, Ohio where he graduated with honors, Cum Laude, in 2006. While in law school Chris worked in the Law Clinic where he represented indigent clients in the Montgomery County criminal courts. During his tenure at the University of Dayton School of Law Chris earned the CALI award for academic excellence in both the Professional Responsibility (Ethics) course and the Student Law Clinic course. Chris enlisted in the South Carolina Army National Guard in 1988 and went on to attend and graduate from the Palmetto Military Academy Officer Candidate School. He was subsequently commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in the South Carolina Army National Guard. Chris currently holds the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the North Carolina Army National Guard. During his twenty-eight years in the military Chris has served three active duty deployments with the United States Army. Two of these deployments were to the combat zones of Kuwait and Afghanistan. Chris was most recently deployed from 2015-2016 to Kosovo, a former province of the Republic of Yugoslavia. Chris continues to serve today as a Lieutenant Colonel in the North Carolina National Guard. After law school Chris practiced law in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina for several years. He served as a contract public defender for two years representing clients in the Georgetown County Court of General Sessions. While living in Myrtle Beach Chris practiced law in Horry and Georgetown Counties in the areas of Criminal Law, Civil Law, Family Law, and Veterans Disability Law.

James Craven proudly serves Greenville, South Carolina and the neighboring communities in the areas of criminal defense, divorce & family, lawsuit & dispute, intellectual property, and business law.