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Joye, Nappier, Risher, & Hardin LLCMember
R. Scott Joye
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R. Scott Joye

4.9
37 reviews

3575 Highway 17 Business, Murrells Inlet, SC 29576

DUI Defense, State Criminal Defense, Federal Criminal Defense and 2 more

About R. Scott Joye

Scott Joye has been practicing law since 1996. Upon graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law, Mr. Joye worked as a law clerk for the late Honorable Sydney T. Floyd, assisting Judge Floyd in the administration of his duties. Mr. Joye was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1996 and began practicing law as an Assistant Solicitor in the Fourteenth Circuit Solicitor's Office. He was responsible for the prosecution of all types of major criminal cases in the Court of General Sessions. In 1998 Mr. Joye entered private practice in his own firm, R. Scott Joye, P. A. Ten years later, that practice has evolved into Joye, Nappier, Risher, & Hardin.

Scott is licensed to practice law in South Carolina, concentrating the majority of his practice to the area of criminal defense, with a special emphasis in DUI defense. He has successfully tried a variety of cases ranging from noise ordinances to murder charges in Georgetown and Horry Counties, and across the PeeDee. In addition, Mr. Joye also handles personal injury cases as well as wrongful death cases, and has achieved high six-figure settlements. He has also handled federal cases in South Carolina, Virginia, and Ohio.

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Achievements

• 2010 South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Member of the Year Award Recipient

• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Benefactor

• Charter Member and Board Member of the DUI Defense Lawyers Association

• State Delegate, Sustaining Member and Faculty Member of National College for DUI Defense

• Listed in 2011, 2012, 2013, and 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers®

• Selected as one of the National Top Trial Lawyers 2012-2014

• Avvo Rating of 10.0 Superb, 2011-2014

• South Carolina Bar Association Criminal Law Sub-Committee

• Sponsored the first Standardized Field Sobriety Test Student Course for South Carolina Attorneys

• Sponsored the first DataMaster DMT Breath Test Training Course for South Carolina Attorneys

• Successfully completed the Drug Evaluation and Classification/Drug Recognition Expert Overview Course

• Successfully Completed the Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement Course

• Successfully Completed the Forensic Chromatography: Theory and Practice IX Course

Speaking Engagements

• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2008 & 2011

• Ohio Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers 2013

• South Carolina Bar Association 2014

• North Carolina Association of Justice, NC/SC DWI & DUI Seminar 2012 & 2014

• Trial Skills Co-Leader at National College for DUI Defense Summer Session held at Harvard Law School 2013 & 2014

Bar Admissions

• American Bar Association

• South Carolina Bar Association

• Georgetown County Bar Association

Associations

• American Bar Association

• South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

• South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association

• National College of DUI Defense

 

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R. Scott Joye got this award in 2021

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Areas of Law

  • Personal Injury 1
    • Wrongful Death
  • Other 3
    • DUI Defense
    • State Criminal Defense
    • Federal Criminal Defense

Experience

  • Bar Admission & Memberships
    Admissions
    1996, South Carolina
    1999, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
  • Education & Certifications
    Law School
    University of South Carolina School of Law
    Class of 1995
    J.D.
    Phi Kappa Sigma
    Other Education
    Francis Marion University
    Class of 1991
    B.S.
    Political Science, Pi Sigma Alpha Political Science Honor Society; Pi Gamma Mu Social Sciences Honor Society; Dean's List; One of two EUREKA Conference representatives, 1991
  • Personal Details & History
    Age
    Born in 1962
    Georgetown, South Carolina, July 22, 1962

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    R. Scott Joye was admitted in 1996 to the State of South Carolina.
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    R. Scott Joye is admitted to practice before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.
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    Joye, Nappier, Risher, & Hardin LLC has 4 attorneys at this location.
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    R. Scott Joye attended University of South Carolina School of Law.

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