Adrian Peguese Carter
AssociateAdrian is an Associate on the Insurance Litigation team in the firm's Florence office. Her practice focuses on defending clients in automobile accident and premise liability.
Adrian developed her litigation skills representing indigent clients in South Carolina. She is a zealous advocate for her clients and their interests. Adrian tries to see issues from every vantage point to provide thorough legal advice. She believes that hard work and preparation are the keys to success.
Prior to joining the public defender office Adrian represented individuals in automobile accident cases in South Carolina. Adrian is also licensed in the state of North Carolina.
Adrian is a Florence native. She is a member of the SC Bar Young Lawyers Division and is active in the Protecting Our Youth committee and she is the co-chair for the Diversity committee.
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2015
- University of South Carolina, B.A. in Journalism and Mass Communications, 2012
- South Carolina, 2017
- North Carolina, 2015
- South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division: Protecting Our Youth Member, Diversity Committee, Co- Chair
- Mock Trial Middle & High School Attorney Coach, 2019
- South Carolina Bar Association, Young Lawyer of the Year, 2024
- SC Lawyers Weekly, Excellence in Law: Phenom award, 2024
- SC Bar YLD Star of the Quarter
- Trial Practice Institute-National Criminal Defense College, Derry Dantzler Scholarship Recipient
