Public Defender

Beaufort County Public Defender's Office

Main Number: (843) 255-5805

Fax Number: (843) 255-9494

LAUREN CARROWAY

14th Circuit Deputy/ Beaufort County Chief Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5814

Cell: (843) 812-8325

Email: lcarroway@bcgov.net

CHRISTY COMPTON-ESTRADA

Legal Assistant/ Office Manager 

Office: (843) 255-5806

Email: ccompton@bcgov.net

TERESA YOUNG

Administrative Assistant

Office: (843) 255-5807

Email: tyoung@bcgov.net 

JAMES BELL

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5811

Cell: (843) 812-6042

Email: jamesb@bcgov.net

PHILIP RIOS

Public Defender 

Office: (843) 255-5809

Cell: (843) 812-2823

Email: prios@bcgov.net

JESSICA SAXON

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5810

Cell: (843) 812-2503

Email: jsaxon@bcgov.net

ERIC STAGGS

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5818

Cell: (843) 812-5141

Email: estaggs@bcgov.net

JEFFREY STEPHENS

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5820

Cell: (843) 986-7029

Email: jstephens@bcgov.net

BENJAMIN TRIPP

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5819

Cell: (843) 592-5417

Email: btripp@bcgov.net

BOB HARRIS

Investigator 

Office: (843) 255-5813

Email: rharris@bcgov.net

ROB BEATTIE

Investigator 

Office: (843) 255-5812

Email: rbeattie@bcgov.net

Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender's Office - Juvenile Division 

KIMBERLY JORDAN

Public Defender 

Office: (843) 255-5815

Cell: (843) 812-8319

Email: kjordan@bcgov.net

EVE FLEMING

Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5818

Cell: (843) 598-8415

Email: efleming@bcgov.net

TRENA PATTERSON

Legal/ Administrative Assistant

Office: (843) 255-5817

Email: tpatterson@bcgov.net 

Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender's Office

Main Number: (843) 255-5000

Fax Number: (843) 255-9493

STEPHANIE SMART-GITTINGS

Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5000

AMBER ADAMS

Executive Assistant for the

Fourteenth Circuit Public Defender

Office: (843) 255-5821

Email: aadams@bcgov.net

TRASI CAMPBELL

Chief Defender

Violent Crimes Division 

Office: (843) 255-5808

Cell: (843) 812-6025

Email: trasic@bcgov.net