Stephan V. Futeral

Futeral & Nelson, LLC

Mt. Pleasant, SC

31+ Years Experience

Licensed in 1 State

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About Stephan

Stephan Futeral has deep ties to the local community, having lived and worked in the Lowcountry for over 50 years. He grew up in West Ashley, attended high school and college in downtown Charleston, worked on oyster boats, and has lived in Mt. Pleasant for over 30 years. He and his wife Kelsey Gilmore-Futeral are animal lovers, taking their registered pet therapy dogs to visit the elderly, disabled, and special-needs children, and volunteering at the Charleston Animal Society and for Keepers of the Wild. Before becoming an attorney, Stephan served in the United States Army from 1982 to 1985 and the United States Army National Guard from 1985 to 1987, working with strategic nuclear weapons and tactical satellite communications, and receiving commendations for military exercises. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 1990 with a degree in Business Administration and from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1993. After law school, he was a judicial clerk for the Honorable C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr. at the South Carolina Court of Appeals. In 2003, he founded Futeral & Nelson, LLC. Stephan was an Adjunct Professor of Law at the Charleston School of Law, teaching legal writing and insurance law. He has written articles for the South Carolina Lawyer magazine and the American Bar Association Magazine, published a legal annotation, and authored books for the public on family law, DUI defense, gun laws, boating laws, motorcycle laws, and animal laws in South Carolina. He also edited the “South Carolina Deposition Procedure Handbook.” He frequently lectures on personal injury, family law, and criminal law. Stephan is certified by the Supreme Court of South Carolina as a civil and family court mediator. Martindale-Hubbell recognizes him as an AV-rated attorney, and AVVO rates him as “Superb” (10 out of 10) in divorce, DUI defense, criminal defense, and personal injury. He is a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Criminal Trial Lawyers and recognized by the National Academy of Family Law Attorneys (NAFLA) as one of the Top 10 Family Law Attorneys in South Carolina. His clients have endorsed him with 5 stars on Google Reviews and elsewhere online.