Paul R. Thurmond

Email address: pthurmond@tktylawfirm.com | Phone: 843-937-8000

Paul R. Thurmond was born in Greenwood, S.C., the youngest son of Senator Strom Thurmond and Nancy Moore Thurmond, and grew up in Aiken, S.C. Mr. Thurmond served as an assistant solicitor with the 9th Judicial Circuit in Charleston, South Carolina, from 2002 until the summer of 2005. During that time he handled more than 1,300 criminal indictments, ranging from minor infractions to murder. Mr. Thurmond has successfully handled numerous trials, leaving the Solicitor's Office with a 92 percent conviction rate.

In August of 2005, Mr. Thurmond joined long-time friends Jesse Kirchner and Michael Timbes in forming the law firm of Thurmond Kirchner Timbes & Yelverton, PA, located in the historic district of downtown Charleston. Mr. Thurmond leads the firm's criminal defense practice and has successfully defended large drug cases, federal white collar fraud cases, and murder cases, in addition to numerous other criminal offenses. From 2005 to 2006, he served as an adjunct professor at the College of Charleston, where he taught Mock Trial.

In November 2006, Mr. Thurmond was elected by nearly 60 percent of the vote to Charleston County Council. He currently represents approximately 35,000 constituents in Charleston County.

He and his wife, Katie England Thurmond, of Walhalla, South Carolina, live on James Island and have two sons, Thaddeus Connor Thurmond and James Fletch Thurmond.

Practice Areas

• Criminal defense
• Civil litigation

Admitted to Practice

• South Carolina, 2002
• U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina

Education

• University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2002
• Vanderbilt University, 1998, with honors
• Aiken High School, 1994

Professional Memberships

• Charleston County Bar Association
• South Carolina Bar Association
• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

Contact attorney Paul Thurmond to discuss your criminal or civil case

The firm’s offices are located adjacent to the Old Exchange Building in Charleston’s Waterfront Park.