Assistant Solicitors

 J.R. Joyner, Assistant Solicitor—Chesterfield County

A native of Cheraw, Assistant Solicitor Joyner graduated from the Citadel in 2000, followed by Regent University Law School. He joined the Solicitor’s Office in 2004, primarily prosecuting violent felonies. He won his first murder trial in 2005.    E-mail: J.R. Joyner

Mary T. Johnson-Lee, Deputy Solicitor— Chesterfield County

Will Rogers, Assistant Solicitor—Darlington County

 

Assistant Solicitor Rogers attended undergraduate school and Law School at the University of South Carolina. He has worked for the Solicitor’s Office for 10 years, primarily prosecuting cases in general Sessions Court in Darlington County.  E-mail: Will Rogers

Elizabeth R. Munnerlyn, Senior Prosecutor—Marlboro County

 

Sr. Prosecutor Munnerlyn received her Juris Doctor from USC in 1993. After clerking for Judge James E. Lockemy, she became full time Fourth Circuit Assistant for Solicitor Gordon McBride. She has worked for Solicitor Jay Hodge since 1997, prosecuting Juveniles and all cases in General Sessions in Marlboro County. Email: Elizabeth Munnerlyn

Sherrie Baugh, Deputy Solicitor—Darlington County

Born in Pageland, Deputy Solicitor Baugh has lived in Hartsville since age five. She attended Sumter University and graduated from USC Columbia. She has worked for the Solicitor’s Office for 10 years as a Deputy Solicitor, prosecuting cases in Darlington County.  Email: Sherrie Baugh

An 8th generation Cheravian, Narcotics Prosecutor Johnson-Lee attended Furman University and Francis Marion College, graduating with a BA in History and Collaterals in Political Science and Sociology. A graduate of USC School of Law, she was the first female attorney to practice in Chesterfield County, SC as an Associate at Leppard, Henderson & Spencer. Contracted to prosecute abuse and neglect cases for DSS, she joined the Solicitor’s Office in 1997 as Chief Juvenile Prosecutor and Assistant Solicitor. In 2001, she became Narcotics Prosecutor. She prosecutes the majority of drug cases in Chesterfield County, and conducts drug trials in Dillon County.  E-mail: Mary TJ-Lee

 

 

Pattie McKenzie, Assistant Solicitor—Darlington County

 

Born in Florence, S.C., Assistant Solicitor McKenzie graduated with an undergraduate degree in Secondary Education and received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. After her admission to the S.C. Bar in 2006, she immediately went to work for the Solicitor’s Office. She primarily prosecutes Criminal Domestic Violence (CDV), and juvenile courts cases, and also works General Sessions cases in Darlington County.            

Email: Pattie McKenzie

 

 

 

 

Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office

Kernard Redmond, Deputy Solicitor—Dillon County

 

Deputy Solicitor Redmond graduated from The College of Charleston in 1990 with a B.S. in Political Science and minor in International Relations. He graduated USC School of Law in 1993, and joined the Fourth Judicial Circuit as Assistant Solicitor after admission to the S.C. Bar. Working intermittently for private firms in Charleston and Florence, he returned to the Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in 2003 and was named Deputy Solicitor in 2005. He has prosecuted three Capital Murder cases, and participated in 30 jury trials in General Sessions Court since 1994.  

Email: Kernard Redmond

Edward Lee Hayes, Assistant Solicitor—Dillon County

From Dillon, Assistant Solicitor Hayes attained his undergraduate training with a double major in finance and entrepreneurship management.  After graduating from Thomas M. Cooley Law School in Michigan, he worked as an attorney for Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter and Robinson in Columbia, and later clerked for Judge James E. Lockemy. He joined the Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in January 2007, where he prosecutes criminal and juvenile cases at General Sessions Court in Dillon.

Email: Lee Hayes

Daniel Jones, Assistant Solicitor —Chesterfield County

 

Assistant Solicitor Daniel Jones graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2001, with a B.A. in Political Science and a minor in Philosophy.  After working for the South Carolina Department of Education for two years, he attended the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 2006.  After working as an associate attorney for Dick Harpootlian in Columbia, S.C., he joined the Fourth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in August 2007. primarily handling DUI Prosecution. Email: Daniel Jones

Adam Foard, Assistant Solicitor—Darlington County

A native of Pageland, Assistant Solicitor Foard graduated from Winthrop University in 2003 with a B.S. in Business Administration and a minor in History.  Foard gained his J.D. from Charleston School of Law in 2007 as a member of its inaugural graduating class.  He joined the Fourth Circuit Solicitor's Office in September 2006 as an intern, becoming an assistant solicitor after passing the South Carolina Bar, and focuses on General Sessions cases.  He resides in Jefferson with his wife Clare.

Email: Adam Foard

Eric Rowell, Assistant Solicitor—Chesterfield County

 

From Raleigh, N..C., Assistant Solicitor Rowell graduated from North Carolina State University in 2003 with a B.A. in Political Science.  He then attended the Charleston School of Law where he received his J.D. in 2007.  He joined the Solicitor's Office in August of 2007 primarily handling Criminal Domestic Violence cases.  Email: Eric Rowell