Attorney Profile

Andrew J. Savage, III

Andrew Savage, III

Savage & Savage, PA
15 Prioleau St, P.O. Box 1002
Charleston, SC 29402
Contact Contact Andrew J. Savage, III
T: 843-720-7470
F: 843-720-7478

Visit: www.savlaw.com
Practice areas: Criminal Defense (100%)

Profile

Mr. Savage was born in Kingston, New York on November 3, 1947. He received a Bachelor of Arts Degree from Fordham University in 1972 and a Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1975. Prior to entering private practice in 1981, Mr. Savage was a prosecutor for the State of South Carolina in the Fifth Judicial Circuit before serving as Chief Trial Counsel for the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, Criminal Division from 1979 - 1981. Mr. Savage was the first criminal defense attorney in South Carolina to be Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy. Mr. Savage has an "AV" rating in Martindale-Hubbell, is a Fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers, and has been named yearly in the "Best Lawyers of America" since 1990 in the practice area of Criminal Defense. He is the host of the Emmy Award winning show The Savage Report on Comcast channel C2.

Selected to:

South Carolina Super Lawyers 2009
South Carolina Super Lawyers 2008

About Andrew Savage, III

Admitted: 1975, South Carolina

Professional Webpage: www.savlaw.com/andy.html

Honors and Awards: Named yearly in "Best Lawyers in America" since 1990 in the practice area of Criminal Defense.
Special Licenses/Certifications: Board Certified as a Criminal Trial Advocate by the National Board of Trial Advocacy
Pro bono/Community Service: Commissioner - South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense; Former Member Supreme Court's Commission on the Profession; Advisory Board for the National Child Abuse Defense and Resource Center; Permanent Member of the Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; Former Member Charleston County Council (1986 - 1994); Retired Lt. Colonel Judge Advocate General with the United States Air Force Reserves; Former Member South Carolina Association of Counties Board of Directors; Former Member Medical University of South Carolina Board of Visitors; Founding Member Dee North Lowcountry Children's Center.
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