James A. Brown Jr. - Beaufort, SC

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James A. Brown Jr. Overview

Practice Areas

• Criminal Defense
• Appeals
• Post Conviction Relief
• Habeas Corpus
• Civil Rights Violations
• Malicious Prosecution
• False Arrest
• False Imprisonment

Bar Admissions

• South Carolina, 1996

Other Affiliations

• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2004 (Vice President)
• S.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2002 - 2003 (Editor)
• U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals (CJA Panel Member)
• ACLU of South Carolina, 2004 (Cooperating Attorney)
• U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2001 - Present (CJA Panel Member)
• Kiwanis Club of Beaufort, 2002 - 2003 (Board Member)
• Beaufort County Parks and Leisure Services-Baseball/Soccer, 2002 - 2008 (Youth Athletic Coach)

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, Columbia, South Carolina, 1996
  J.D.
  Honors: Research Assistant, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1995
• Wofford College, 1993
  B.A.
  Honors: President, Pi Kappa Alpha, 1992-1993
  Major: Philosophy with Senior Honors
  Major: English

Past Positions

• Beaufort County Public Defender Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1998 - 2001
• Richland County Public Defender Office, Assistant Public Defender, 1997 - 1998
• Richland County Public Defender Office, Law Clerk, 1995 - 1996

Pro Bono Activities

• Coach, Mock Trial Team, Beaufort High School

Classes and Seminars

• Adjunct Assistant Professor, Criminal Justice, Park University, MCAS Beaufort, 2000 - 2002
• Defendant's Rights, Constitutional Issues, Orientation for Magistrates S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, Orientation for Magistrates, 2003
• Mid Trial Motions: Directed Verdict Motions and Motions for Judgment of Acquittal, Corpus Delicti, Preservation of Previous Objections, Responding to State Motions, S.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, Spring Seminar, 2001
• Presenter, Sensible Sentencing Solutions; Blues, Bar-B-Que and Bar CLE, S. C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, 2008
• Presenter, Superior Direct and Cross Examination, American Bar Association Criminal Justice Section Spring Meeting, Charleston, SC, 2008
• Host, The Essential Mitigation Case, .C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Beaufort, SC, 2008
• Moderator, Bar, Blues and Bar-B-Que CLE, S.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Columbia SC, 2004
• Crawford v. WA, S.C. Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers; Columbia SC, 2004
• Criminal Defenses; Orientation for Magistrates, S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, 2004
• Tolerance and Patriotism, Unitarian Universalist Church of Beaufort, South Carolina, 2003
• Defendant's Rights; Constitutional Issues; Orientation for Magistrates S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, Orientation for Magistrates S.C. Criminal Justice Academy, 2003
• The Patriotism of Dissent, Thomas Heyward Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, 2001

Address

1600 Burnside Street
Suite 100
P.O. Box 592
Beaufort, SC 29901-0592

Phones

877-808-7736 (Toll Free)

Faxes

843-470-0004

Emails

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Offers Free Initial Consultation

Yes

Accepts Credit Cards

Yes

Websites

http://www.attorneyjimbrown.com

Articles

Stop And Frisk, "Williams" and "Butler", The Advocate, Vol. 8, No. 2, June, 2003

Criminal Defense Highlights from United States Supreme Court 2002 Term, The Advocate, Vol. 8, No.1, January, 2003

"Cotton" Futures In South Carolina, The Advocate, Vol. 7, No. 3, October, 2002

Limiting Impeachment When Presenting Witness Testimony, The Advocate, Vol 7, No. 1, March, 2002

Splitting the Proverbial Hair, The Advocate, Vol. 8, No. 3, 2003