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Debra E. Stokes has been providing legal services in the Charleston area since she was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 1980. Debra represents clients primarily in the areas of divorce and family law. However, as a result of her extensive trial experience and legal knowledge, she is able to represent clients in other civil and criminal matters.
Debra E. Stokes is rated AV Preeminent * in the areas of general and family law by Martindale-Hubbell, a high peer rating given to lawyers for legal ability and ethical standards. She is certified and approved as a Family Court Mediator by the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, having received her Certification in Divorce Mediation in 1992 through the Divorce Mediation Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Debra E. Stokes graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 1980.
She was formerly a partner in the law firm of Stokes & Thompson, which represented clients in civil, criminal and family law matters in all South Carolina state courts, and civil and criminal matters in the federal court. She served as Corporation Counsel to the town of Mount Pleasant from 1984 through 1987.
Debra is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in the state of South Carolina and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. She is a member of the Judicial Qualifications Committee and the Fee Dispute Committee for the South Carolina Bar Association.
Recipient: W.C.L.A. Scholarship; James Westbury Scholarship. Member, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program, Inc., 1982-1986, 1998—; Member, Board of Directors, John Ancrum Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1990-1992. Certified for Mediation and Arbitration of Family and Civil Court Matters. Member: The Divorce Mediation Institute, 1992; American Academy of Family Mediators; American Institute for Mediation, Inc.; South Carolina Council for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Biography
Debra E. Stokes has been providing legal services in the Charleston area since she was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 1980. Debra represents clients primarily in the areas of divorce and family law. However, as a result of her extensive trial experience and legal knowledge, she is able to represent clients in other civil and criminal matters. Debra E. Stokes is rated AV Preeminent * in the areas of general and family law by Martindale-Hubbell, a high peer rating given to lawyers for legal ability and ethical standards. She is certified and approved as a Family Court Mediator by the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification, having received her Certification in Divorce Mediation in 1992 through the Divorce Mediation Institute in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Debra E. Stokes graduated from the University of Maine School of Law in 1980. She was formerly a partner in the law firm of Stokes & Thompson, which represented clients in civil, criminal and family law matters in all South Carolina state courts, and civil and criminal matters in the federal court. She served as Corporation Counsel to the town of Mount Pleasant from 1984 through 1987. Debra is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit in the state of South Carolina and the Supreme Court of the United States of America. She is a member of the Judicial Qualifications Committee and the Fee Dispute Committee for the South Carolina Bar Association. Recipient: W.C.L.A. Scholarship; James Westbury Scholarship. Member, Board of Directors, Neighborhood Legal Assistance Program, Inc., 1982-1986, 1998—; Member, Board of Directors, John Ancrum Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, 1990-1992. Certified for Mediation and Arbitration of Family and Civil Court Matters. Member: The Divorce Mediation Institute, 1992; American Academy of Family Mediators; American Institute for Mediation, Inc.; South Carolina Council for Mediation and Alternative Dispute Resolution.
Education
- Admission Details 1980, South Carolina Law School Attended University of Maine Class of 1980 J.D. University Attended College of Charleston Class of 1977 B.A. cum laude Associations & Memberships Charleston County (Member, Executive Committee, 1982-1983 and 1997-1998) and American Bar Associations South Carolina Bar South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association The Association of Trial Lawyers of America
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