Firm: Ellis Law, LLC
111 E North St , Greenville , South Carolina 29601
Practice Areas: DUI & DWI
Zach Ellis was raised in Shelby, North Carolina and Spartanburg, South Carolina. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree from Wake Forest University, Zach earned his law degree from The George Washington University School of Law in Washington, D.C. While in law school, Zach worked with a private law firm in Charlotte, North Carolina, the U.S. Attorney’s Office, the Maryland State’s Attorney’s Office, and the office of the Chief Judge of the Virginia Court of Appeals.. Zach returned to the Upstate after law school to serve as The Honorable J. Derham Cole’s judicial law clerk during his first year of practice. He then served as an Assistant Solicitor in Anderson, South Carolina where he handled property crimes before returning to Spartanburg in 2005 to work as an Assistant Solicitor in the Seventh Circuit Solicitor’s Office.. Zach was the DUI prosecutor in Spartanburg for over three years. While in this role, the office was recognized as South Carolina’s Judicial Circuit of the Year in the field of DUI Prosecution. He then joined the office’s violent crimes team, during which time he prosecuted cases involving murder, armed robbery, burglary, kidnapping, aggravated assault and felony DUI resulting in death or great bodily injury.. Zach also has been invited to speak on various legal and ethical issues for the South Carolina Bar, the South Carolina Solicitors’ Association, the South Carolina Summary Court Judges Association, the South Carolina Highway Patrol, the State Law Enforcement Division, the United States Marine Corps, and numerous local law enforcement agencies, local universities and civic groups.. In private practice since 2012, Zach represents clients in matters involving criminal and DUI defense, Family Court and civil litigation. His zealous representation of his clients earned him the honor of being named by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of South Carolina’s Top 100 Criminal Defense Lawyers.
Firm: The Sanders Law Firm of South Carolina LLC
1727 Hampton St , Columbia , South Carolina 29201
Practice Areas: Insurance
Alex and Zoe Sanders have a combined 78 years of experience in practicing law. Alex and Zoe Sanders are father and daughter. They formed the firm to help people and businesses who find themselves involved in the justice system.. Alex Sanders is a trial and appellate lawyer, and former state senator and college president. He appeared most recently before the South Carolina Supreme Court in January 2016. Alex Sanders is the property damage claimants' representative ("PDFCR") in connection with the bankruptcy of W.R. Grace.. Zoe Sanders has handled criminal, civil and regulatory cases. She has a broad range of experience. She has represented such diverse individuals as the comedian Stephen Colbert, U. S. Attorney General John Ashcroft and a battered spouse charged with the murder of her husband. She represents nationwide corporations in the areas of food and beverage and hospitality licencing. Zoe is a past president of the National Association of Women of Women Lawyers. She was awarded The State Newspaper's "Top 20 under 40 Achievement Award". She is a former law clerk to U.S. Federal District Court judge Matthew J. Perry. She is a former state prosecutor. She is a member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference and a board member of the South Carolina Administrative and Regulatory Law Association.. NOTE: As required to be explained by the Lawyers Rules for Ethis, past representations in a matter does not indicate future success in a different matter.
