William Sean McGuire
Mount Pleasant,SC
Overview
29
29
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Attorney
Adams & Bischoff, LLC
10.2022 - Current
Chief Attorney, Capital Trial Division
South Carolina Commission On Indigent Defense
01.2008 - 10.2022
Trial Attorney
Georgia Capital Defender Council
01.2006 - 01.2008
Sole Practitioner
Law Office Of William McGuire
01.2004 - 01.2006
Associate Attorney
Savage Law Firm
01.2002 - 01.2004
Public Defender
Charleston County Public Defender's Office
01.1997 - 01.2002
Law Clerk
Honorable Daniel F. Pieper, SC Circuit Court Judge
01.1996 - 01.1997
Law Clerk
Honorable Rodney A. Peeples, Circuit Court Judge
01.1995 - 01.1996
Education
J.D. -
University of South Carolina School of Law
Columbia, SC 05.1995
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Sociology
Coastal Carolina University
Conway, SC05.1990
Affiliations
- Faculty Member at the National College of Capital Voir Dire from 2008 to Present
- Faculty Member, South Carolina Public Defender 101 Training Series
- Taught classes on Capital Jury Selection in seven states and Trial Skills for the South Carolina Bar Association
- Recipient of the Champion of Justice Award which is the highest award bestowed by the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers for Zealous Trial Advocacy in 2009
- Public Defender of the Year in 2023
Additional Information
I am a zealous advocate for all of my clients and I
Timeline
Associate Attorney
Adams & Bischoff, LLC
10.2022 - Current
Chief Attorney, Capital Trial Division
South Carolina Commission On Indigent Defense
01.2008 - 10.2022
Trial Attorney
Georgia Capital Defender Council
01.2006 - 01.2008
Sole Practitioner
Law Office Of William McGuire
01.2004 - 01.2006
Associate Attorney
Savage Law Firm
01.2002 - 01.2004
Public Defender
Charleston County Public Defender's Office
01.1997 - 01.2002
Law Clerk
Honorable Daniel F. Pieper, SC Circuit Court Judge
01.1996 - 01.1997
Law Clerk
Honorable Rodney A. Peeples, Circuit Court Judge
01.1995 - 01.1996
J.D. -
University of South Carolina School of Law
Bachelor of Arts - Psychology And Sociology
Coastal Carolina University