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James M. Morton
Partner

  James Morton, Morton and Gettys
Rock Hill Office
office 803.366.3388
fax 803.324.3768
james.morton@mortongettys.com



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Defend individuals charged with murder; assault and battery; criminal sexual assault; kidnapping; robbery; possession, distribution, trafficking, and other drug-related offenses; larceny; breach of trust; embezzlement; false pretenses; shoplifting; financial transaction card crimes; receiving stolen goods; forgery; fraudulent checks; burglary; arson; malicious injury to property; blackmail and extortion; computer crimes; conspiracy, solicitation, and attempt; driving under the influence and other driving offenses; and all other misdemeanors and felonies in local, state, and federal courts.

Assist clients with accident cases, Workers' Compensation, wrongful death, minor settlements, nursing home negligence, hit and run accidents, underinsured motorist matters, and other matters involving personal injury or death.

 
Education: University of South Carolina, BA (Political Science), 1976; University of South Carolina School of Law, JD, 1985
Bar Admissions: State of South Carolina; US District Court, South Carolina
Insight: Assistant to the Sergeant at Arms, United States Senate (1977-82)… Richland County Assistant Public Defender (1985-87)… Richland County Assistant Solicitor (1987-91)… York County Democratic Party chairman (2001-06)… York County Public Defenders board member… Rock Hill Area Council of the Chamber of Commerce… Palmetto YMCA board member… South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Conduct… Hollings Cancer Center Citizens Advisory Council (Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC)