Stephen William Harris

Biographical Information

Federal and State Criminal Defense Lawyer Stephen Harris has practiced almost exclusively Criminal Defense his entire career. Mr. Harris served as a Public Defender with the Charleston County Public Defender's Office in Charleston, SC until 2008. As a Public Defender in Charleston County, Mr. Harris was tasked with handling more than 200 cases at a time. Many of these cases went to trial and many resulted in the defendant being acquitted or the case being nolle prossed.

Mr. Harris also worked daily with all of the solicitors in the Charleston and Berkeley County Solicitor's offices, as well as developed a positive reputation with all of the Ninth Circuit Judges and most if not all of the South Carolina Circuit Judges. He attended the National Criminal Defense College in 2007 and received training in advanced cross-examination as well as DUI training.

Mr. Harris' office is primarily handles criminal defense cases in Charleston County, Berkeley County, Dorchester County, and Beaufort County. Mr. Harris is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Charleston Bar, Federal Bar and a practicing member of the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Washington DC. Mr. Harris is currently an adjunct professor at the Charleston School of Law, where he teaches Criminal Trial Practice.