Paul R. Thurmond
Attorney Profile
Top Rated DUI-DWI Attorney in Charleston, SC
Selected To Rising Stars: 2012 - 2015
- Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (60%),
- Criminal Defense (20%),
- General Litigation (10%),
- Criminal Defense: White Collar (10%)
Paul R. Thurmond is a criminal defense attorney in Charleston, SC with more than a decade of experience in criminal law, including DUI, drug, assault and white collar crimes. Paul is a founding partner in the law firm of Thurmond Kirchner & Timbes, leading its criminal law practice. With courtroom experience from both sides of the aisle, Paul has served as an assistant solicitor in Charleston, SC; an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston; prosecutor for the City of North Charleston, State Senator; and Municipal Court Judge. He is a graduate of Vanderbilt University and the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Criminal Defense: DUI/DWI (60%): DUI/DWI
Criminal Defense (20%): Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Misdemeanor, Criminal Domestic Violence
General Litigation (10%)
Criminal Defense: White Collar (10%): White Collar Crime
DUI/DWI, Arrest & Arraignment, Assault & Battery, Criminal Law, Drug & Alcohol Violations, Expungement, Misdemeanor, Criminal Domestic Violence, White Collar Crime
Selections
Super Lawyers: 2016 - 2019 Rising Stars: 2012 - 2015
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About Paul Thurmond
Admitted: 2002, South Carolina
Professional Webpage: https://tktlawyers.com/our-team/paul-r-thurmond-criminal-def...
Honors/Awards:
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2018
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2017
- South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2016
- Compleat Lawyer Award, 2016
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2015
- Top 100 Trial Attorney, 2015
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2014
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2013
- Super Lawyers “Rising Stars”, 2012
- Forty Under Forty by the Charleston Business Journal , 2009
Bar/Professional Activity:
- Municipal Court Judge - Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, 2019
- South Carolina State Senator: Paul Thurmond was elected as a state senator representing District 41, which includes over 70,000 constituents covering both Charleston and parts of Dorchester County, and is currently serving a four year term., 2012
- Charleston County Council, Elected Vice-Chairman, 2009
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Charleston County Council, 2006
- District Court of South Carolina
- South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Charleston County Bar Association
- South Carolina, 2002
Pro bono/Community Service:
- Sworn in as Municipal Court Judge , 2019
- Riley Institute Diversity Fellow
- Rotary of St. Andrews
- Member of East Cooper Baptist Church
- Chairman of the Criminal Justice Coordinating Committee, served on CARTA, the Council of Governments, the Charleston County Aviation Authority, and the Magistrates Oversight Committee
- Thurmond survived the ballot fiasco to win convincingly the South Carolina Senate District 41 seat, 2012
- Thurmond was elected to Charleston County Council, 2006
Scholarly Lectures/Writings:
- Adjunct professor at the College of Charleston, Mock Trial
- Instructor, City of North Charleston Police Department for DUI arrest procedures
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Educational Background:
- Vanderbilt University, with honors, 1998
- Aiken High School, 1994
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Last Updated: 10/17/2019