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Guy J. Vitetta has been a practicing trial lawyer since 1991 and has practiced exclusively family and divorce law in Charleston since 2002.   He has earned a reputation for excellence in Family law representation and continues to hold an AV® Peer Rating*, the highest given by Martindale–Hubbell, which was awarded in 2005. This award is given to an attorney by his/her colleagues to honor their high regard for his or her professional and ethical skills.. Guy has represented hundreds of clients in all types of Family Law matters, including:. Eleven years as a public defender made Guy an effective and decisive litigator.  His trial and litigation skills are critical to the evaluation of and strategic planning in any legal case and when a Family Law case goes to trial, Guy employs all of those skills.. But a majority of cases involving families are settled before going to trial.  To conduct the process most appropriate to a client’s particular situation, Guy draws on extensive experience with all available tools, including:. Upon seeing the reality of domestic relations law, Guy saw room for improvement in how family disputes were handled in South Carolina. He sought alternatives and in 2003 became the first attorney in South Carolina trained in Collaborative Law. He is a founding member and past president of the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute.  He is also a Certified Family Court Mediator in South Carolina and co-founded the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston.  Guy is seen as a leader in Family Law and has mentored many new lawyers.  Guy currently serves on the Practice and Procedures Committee of the South Carolina Bar.. Another example of Guy’s leadership is his dedicated effort to improve the options for managing the financial aspects of Family Law matters.  In early 2016, Guy and colleague Sean Keefer, released an innovative software program, called , for Judges and attorneys in South Carolina to assist in the organization and secure management of client financial data.  Settlyd improves greatly the collection, calculation, and secure storage of the complex financial data, which are central to all family legal matters.. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Guy graduated from Ohio’s Kenyon College with a B.A. in history and religion. As a community activist addressing consumer and environmental issues, Guy decided his most influential avenue for making a difference in the community was in the practice of law.  He graduated from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1991.  He worked on appeals for Death Row inmates while clerking in the Death Penalty Section of the Ohio Public Defender Commission during Law School. He then served as a Public Defender in Columbus, Ohio for two years and then in Charleston County, South Carolina for nine years before opening his private practice in Charleston, South Carolina.

Drew Carroll is a seasoned criminal defense attorney having successfully defended citizens accused of the spectrum of crimes ranging from capital murder to simple traffic offenses. Drew formed the Carroll Law Firm in January 2010 after deciding to transition his practice, as manager and lead trial counsel for the DUI/ Criminal Defense Practice at the Joye Law Firm, into his own Firm. Drew spent more than a decade with the Joye Firm, after being personally recruited to join that firm the by legendary DUI defense attorney and firm founder Reese Joye. Early on in his tenure with the Joye Firm, he shifted the focus of his practice to concentrate on the defense of Driving Under the Influence cases. Since that time, he has successfully defended more than a thousand clients charged with DUI.. In addition to hundreds of hours of education and training on defending DUI cases, Mr. Carroll has completed the breath-test courses on the operation of the DataMaster DMT and the BAC DataMaster offered by National Patent Analytical Systems, the manufacturer of the DataMaster breath testing device. He has also completed the NHTSA practitioner's course on Standardized Field Sobriety Testing, and the (IACP) Drug Recognition and Evaluation Course.. Mr. Carroll is a member of the Teaching Faculty of the prestigious National College for DUI Defense and a frequent lecturer on the defense of DUI cases and DUI and criminal law related issues in South Carolina. He has served as chairman of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' annual DUI Defense seminar for the past ten years; the premier DUI Defense training event for criminal defense lawyers in South Carolina.. Though his practice is primarily devoted to the defense of DUI and DUI related charges, Mr. Carroll continues to successfully defend select non-DUI criminal cases in State and Summary courts in South Carolina.. Mr. Carroll is a Past President of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers, the State's largest professional association of criminal defense lawyers. He is president of the Charleston County Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. He is actively involved in the legislative process and serves as co-chairman of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' Legislative Steering Committee. He is regularly involved with the drafting, debating and negotiating of proposed criminal justice legislation.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Criminal Defense attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.