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.
Bar Admissions South Carolina, 1975 U.S. District Court (S.C.), 1975 U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Cir.)
Education University of South Carolina J.D. – 1975 Clemson University B.A. – 1972 Honors: Phi Kappa Phi Kappa Alpha Order Tiger Brotherhood The Tiger student newspaper– staff National Judicial College, Reno, NV Trial Judge Training – 1991
Honors and Awards S.C. Superlawyers, 2008 – 2011 Lawdragon Top 500 Plaintiffs Lawyers National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers SC Martindale-Hubbell, AV Rating
Professional Associations and Memberships American Association for Justice National College of Advocacy American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) The National Trial Lawyers South Carolina Association for Justice Motor Vehicle Trial Lawyers Association American Bar Association South Carolina Bar Association Richland County Bar Association Shady Grove United Methodist Church
Past Employment Positions South Carolina Circuit Court Judge, 1991-1998
Practice Areas of Interest Catastrophic Injury Medical Negligence Nursing Home Abuse/Neglect Insurance Bad Faith Business Litigation Class Actions Workers' Compensation Defective Products Criminal Law
