Paul R. Thurmond

DUI and Criminal Defense Attorney - Charleston, SC 

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With more than a decade of experience exclusively with criminal law, including DUI arrests, drug charges, assault and white collar crimes, Paul Thurmond is a criminal defense attorney based in Charleston SC.

Paul served as an assistant solicitor with the  9th Judicial Circuit in Charleston, South Carolina, from 2002 until the summer of 2005. During that time he handled more than 1,300 criminal indictments, ranging from minor infractions to murder. He has successfully handled numerous trials, leaving the Solicitor's Office with a 92 percent conviction rate.

In 2006, Paul was elected by nearly 60 percent of the vote to Charleston County Council. He was elected Vice-Chairman in 2009. He represented approximately 35,000 constituents in Charleston County.

In 2010, Paul Thurmond offered to serve South Carolina in Congress. In the most competitive race in the history of the 1st Congressional District, Paul finished second, in a field of nine, securing the right to a run-off in the June primary. Unfortunately, he was not able to make up the difference and was defeated despite receiving over 21,000 votes.

Paul is currently a part-time prosecutor for the city of North Charleston, handling predominantly DUI cases. This work gives him the unique opportunity to review hundreds of DUI cases.

Paul and his wife, Katie England Thurmond, of Walhalla, South Carolina, live on James Island and have three sons, Thaddeus Connor Thurmond, James Fletch Thurmond and Hollis England Thurmond.

Read more about Paul Thurmond on the Thurmond Kirchner Timbes &Yelverton, PA law firm website.