Lionel S. Lofton

Lionel S. Lofton is an attorney with Lofton & Lofton, P.C., law firm in Charleston, South Carolina. A nationally ranked trial attorney with more than 49 years of legal experience, Mr. Lofton provides unmatched counsel and support to clients throughout South Carolina's Lowcountry and coastal regions who have are dealing with complex and pressing legal challenges involving any of the following:

·       Personal injury

·       Medical malpractice

·       Nursing home abuse

·       White collar criminal defense

·       Major drug crimes

A native and current resident of McClellanville, Mr. Lofton has deep ties to his community, and he has a genuine concern for the legal issues that affect the residents of his region. As such, he delivers highly personalized counsel to his clients to help them make the best-informed decisions regarding their legal issues while aggressively pursuing the most favorable outcomes on their behalf as efficiently and cost-effectively as possible.

Early in his legal career, Mr. Lofton served as Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina, holding the distinction of being the first and only lawyer in the state to hold such a position directly out of law school. After more than 12 years of service, he left to establish his own private practice, and he credits his past prosecutorial experience and the invaluable insight he gained into the criminal justice system as helping him devise the most effective defense strategies possible for the accused.

Honored for his outstanding professionalism and service, Mr. Lofton has earned an AV-Preeminent peer review rating* from Martindale-Hubbell along with consistent recognition from The Best Lawyers in America©. He also once served as legal advisor to state Governor James B. Edwards, who bestowed Mr. Lofton with The Order of the Palmetto in 1978. Mr. Lofton has also received many other top rankings and endorsements from his peers as well as numerous testimonials and referrals from his satisfied clients.

A 1967 graduate of Campbell University, Mr. Lofton obtained his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1971. He is admitted to practice before the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit and the U.S. Supreme Court.

Highly active in his legal community, Mr. Lofton is a member of the Charleston County and South Carolina Bar Associations, the American Bar Association, the American and South Carolina Associations for Justice, the National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys, and the South Carolina Criminal Defense Attorneys, among his other professional affiliations.

*AV®, AV Preeminent®, Martindale-Hubbell Distinguished and Martindale-Hubbell Notable are certification marks used under license in accordance with the Martindale-Hubbell certification procedures, standards and policies. Martindale-Hubbell® is the facilitator of a peer review rating process. Ratings reflect the anonymous opinions of members of the bar and the judiciary. Martindale-Hubbell® Peer Review Rating™ fall into two categories – legal ability and general ethical standards.