Kingstree, SC

Cheryl Forest Perkins

Cheryl devoted much of her early legal career to First Amendment and public interest issues. She was awarded the Reid Montgomery First Amendment/Freedom of Information Award by the South Carolina Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists in 1986. She went on to practice appellate procedure for a number of years before focusing on catastrophic injury and complex class action/business cases.

John Eric Fulda

John Eric began his legal practice representing insurance companies and carriers defending doctors and other medical providers who were accused of medical malpractice. After a few years, he turned his focus to representing victims of serious injury, including medical malpractice, and seeking justice for them and their families. He is passionate about helping victims in personal injury cases get back on their feet and hopes that clients look to him as not just an attorney, but as someone they can count on as a friend. One of John Eric’s favorite parts of being an attorney is getting to work with people from all walks of life.

James “Jim” E. Brogdon, Jr.

Jim works in Whetstone Perkins and Fulda’s Marion office with his son, James. He spent most of his legal career in Marion, SC. After graduating from law school in 1977 Jim began his career with William H. Seals in a general practice which included personal injury and workers compensation matters. During those years he served on Marion City Council and as Marion County attorney. In 1996 he was elected as a Circuit Court Judge and served until 2005 when he became General Counsel at Santee Cooper, retiring in 2014. He returned to Santee Cooper as Interim President and CEO in 2017 and served in that role until 2019. Jim is now practicing complex injury and business litigation with Whetstone Perkins & Fulda.

Charles W. Whetstone, Jr.

Charles has enjoyed a long legal career, starting as a small town general practitioner in St. Matthews, South Carolina, then serving as a Circuit Court Judge presiding over civil and criminal cases across the state, and now practicing complex injury and business litigation with Whetstone Perkins & Fulda.

Charles William Whetstone, III

Will’s practice is primarily focused on personal injury claims, nursing home negligence, trucking and automobile accidents, traumatic brain injuries, burn injuries, wrongful death claims, consumer class action litigation, and criminal defense. Will strongly believes in providing personal service to every client and enjoys working closely with his clients throughout the life of their case. Will is a graduate of Davidson College and the University of South Carolina School of Law. In law school, he was a member editor of the South Carolina Journal of International Business and was a law clerk at the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee. Under the guidance of Senate Attorney Katherine Wells, he worked in the areas of judicial merit screening, lotteries and gaming, historical preservation, and budget issues for the Senate Judiciary Committee.

James E. Brogdon, III

James was born and raised in Marion, South Carolina, and truly values his small town upbringing and all of the life lessons it taught him. He currently serves as City attorney for his hometown. His goal is not only to give his clients a great lawyer, but also someone they can trust and turn to in times of need. He spent the first seven years of his legal practice with a large firm defending insurance companies and carriers and their insureds in a wide variety of cases, including personal injury. In that role, he successfully tried multiple personal injury cases to verdict and gained invaluable litigation experience both in and out of the courtroom.

M. Amanda Shuler

Mandy believes that every person, despite his or her social class, should have access to quality legal representation. She enjoys working closely with her clients and giving them the attention they want and deserve. Mandy’s goal is to offer comprehensive legal services to the Kingstree community. Mandy began her career as the law clerk to the Honorable G. Ross Anderson, Jr. Through her experience with Judge Anderson, Mandy knew that she wanted to work with those who have been injured or falsely accused. She works hard to make sure that those accused of crimes have fair trials and that the injured are made whole. Mandy also represents clients in family litigation. She aims to protect the interests of her clients and to ensure that children are provided and cared for.