+ Kris Adams

Kris Adams is currently Associate Dean of Students and Director of the Office of Community & Ethical Standards at Clemson University.  She started March 2020. 

Prior to working for Clemson,  she was an Assistant Solicitor for the 13th Judicial Circuit from 1995-2020.  She is a two-time graduate of the University of South Carolina:  BS Accounting 1991, Juris Doctor 1994. Upon graduating from law school, she clerked for SC Circuit Court Judge, James W. Johnson, Jr., 8th Judicial Circuit, 1994-95.

+ Lucas Marchant

Lucas Marchant is a lifelong resident of Greenville SC. Following law school in 2004 he began his career as a prosecutor with the 13th Judicial Circuit Solicitors Office.  Lucas prosecuted a variety of complex cases such as Murder, Robbery, Burglary, Sexual Assault, DUI, Drugs, and Domestic Violence. In 2012, he was honored as the "Solicitor of the Year" by the Greenville County Sheriff's Office. He is a graduate of Leadership Greenville County in 2012 and a graduate of Leadership Greenville Class 42 (2016).

In 2016 Lucas started Marchant Law Firm, with one area of practice being educational conduct cases. He took on a role with Clemson University to investigate and advise students and organizations when they found themselves at odds with Clemson’s Student Code of Conduct. In 2023 he teamed up with Bill Bouton and Dana Mitchell to form Mitchell, Bouton and Marchant, LLC. The firm handles workers compensation, personal injury, criminal defense, and other general legal issues.

+ Allison Elder

Allison Elder is Executive Director and Co-Founder of Time Served, a legal aid removing barriers to successful reentry for currently and formerly incarcerated South Carolinians. Allison graduated from Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law in 2019 with her JD-LLM in International Human Rights Law. She moved to South Carolina to clerk for the Honorable Henry F. Floyd of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, and has worked in the reentry legal space here for the past four years.

+ Megan Powell

Megan Powell is Deputy Director and Co-Founder of Time Served. Local to the Upstate, Megan graduated from Converse College and then Charleston School of Law, where she interned with the ACLU-SC. She is passionate about reentry legal services and has worked exclusively in this field since graduating in 2022.

+ Stan Overby

Stan began his legal career in 2011 as a law clerk to now Justice Letitia Verdin when she was a Circuit Court Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.  After his clerkship he was a prosecutor for the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, starting as a magistrate court DUI prosecutor. During that time, he prosecuted hundreds of DUI cases and other traffic offenses, including over twenty to jury trial. He then worked in the General Sessions Domestic Violence Unit and eventually moved to the Vehicular Crimes Unit, where he prosecuted numerous offenses including all levels of Domestic Violence, Felony DUI, Reckless Homicide, Leaving the Scene, Armed Robbery, and Murder for Hire. During this time he became extensively familiar with Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), and also audited ARIDE with the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Mr. Overby was on the trial team for State v. McCall, 429 S.C. 404 (S.C. 2020), which was eventually decided at the Supreme Court of South Carolina, an important case involving the constitutionality of blood draws in DUI investigations.

In 2016, Mr. Overby was hired by Tenth Circuit Solicitor David Wagner to be the primary vehicular crimes prosecutor for Anderson County. During this time he handled all General Sessions level traffic offenses, assisted and advised in the prosecution of summary court level DUI cases, and carried a violent crime docket. Mr. Overby continued his jury trial work in Anderson, to include DUI, Murder, Armed Robbery, and Assault and Battery by vehicle. He also prosecuted several major Felony DUI cases and Murder cases to their resolution. Mr. Overby was a frequent speaker for the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination on issues related to DUI cases.

In 2022, Mr. Overby left to join the Cole and Crangle Law Firm. Since that time he has vigorously defended the rights of his clients and has used his experience to educate, advocate, and advise them to positive results. Mr. Overby has also provided training for Magistrates in South Carolina on DUI related issues, as well as for Law Enforcement on the application of DUI investigations to the courtroom.

+ John Crangle

John Crangle is a seasoned attorney representing clients charged with a wide range of criminal offenses, from minor traffic violations to serious murder charges. With extensive trial experience, John has worked as the lead attorney in over 10 jury trials in General Sessions, in addition to numerous bench trials in Magistrate and Municipal Courts John’s primary focus is on DUI Defense and Criminal Defense.  Born and raised in Lexington, SC, John attended Clemson University and later earned his law degree with honors from Emory Law School. Following his graduation, he gained valuable experience as an Assistant Public Defender at the Greenville Public Defender’s Office. During his time there, John represented clients facing a wide array of charges, including murder, drug trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, DUI, domestic violence, fraud, and other criminal charges.

In 2016, John joined Ronnie Cole as an associate attorney, and in 2021, they formed the Cole & Crangle Law Firm where John became a partner.

Outside of his legal work, John is an avid fan of Clemson football and enjoys playing soccer and cycling. He resides in Greenville with his wife and two sons.

+ The Honorable G.D. Morgan, Jr.

Judge Morgan was born in Greenville, South Carolina and attended the public schools in Greenville. After high school, he went to The Citadel and graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Political Science. Following graduation from The Citadel, he attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law. After graduation from law school, he worked for McCutchen, Blanton, Rhodes and Johnson for 16 years and then went to work for McAngus, Goudelock and Courie, where he worked for 20 years. He was a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), Greenville County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association, and the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel. He was admitted to practice in all South Carolina state courts, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Judge Morgan was elected to the Circuit Court, Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, Seat 3 in February 2021.

+ Matthew Buchanan

Matthew is a 1996 graduate of Ohio University and a 2004 graduate of the University of Cincinnati College of Law. He began his legal career as an Assistant Public Defender in Lexington County where he worked until 2013, when he accepted the role of General Counsel for PPPS. He has presented on PPPS issues and topics in front of a number of audiences, including: the Circuit Court Judge Orientation School several times; the SC Commission on Prosecution Coordination; the Solicitor’s Conference; the SC Bar Convention, and; he has presented annually at the PD Conference since 2013.

+ Andrew Culbreath

Andrew is a 1993 graduate of Clemson University and a 1998 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law. He also holds an MBA from The Citadel and is a 2022 graduate of the U.S. Army War College. Following graduation from USC, Andrew was in private practice from ’98 until ’11 when he began working as the Deputy Solicitor for Greenville County. In addition to his legal work, Andrew is a Commander in the 154 th Legal Operations Detachment, based in Alexandria, VA. The LOD provides defense counsel to US Army Reserve soldiers throughout the southeast, where the Separation Authority, unit, or soldier are located in: Virginia, NC, SC, Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Puerto Rico.

+ Paul Neely

Paul is the Deputy Public Defender for Greenville County. He grew up in Spartanburg, South Carolina. Paul graduated from Clemson University and then the University of South Carolina School of Law. Following law school, Paul worked at the Darlington County Public Defenders office before moving back to Spartanburg and working at the Spartanburg County Public Defenders Office for six years. He has been with the Greenville County Public Defenders Office for the last 3 ½ years. He is a member of both GACDL and SCACDL and a 2016 graduate of the National Criminal Defense College trial practice institute.