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Job Titles:
- Child Custody & Family Law Attorney
Giulia Knox came to Charleston in 2020 from Newport Beach, California where she was born and raised. She attended London South Bank University in London, England where she earned her Bachelor of Arts in Marketing and graduated in the top 20% of her class. Giulia returned to Southern California to attend Chapman University Dale E. Fowler School of Law.
During law school, she was an active member of Chapman ™s Mediation Clinic, and worked as a certified mediator handling everything from small claims disputes, to restraining orders, and family court matters. She also used her language skills to translate meditations for Spanish and Portuguese-speaking litigants. Giulia is a three-time recipient of the CALI Award for high performance in the Advanced Mediation Clinic and Legal Analysis Workshop. She not only has the ability to resolve contested issues, she thrives in high-conflict divorce settings.
During her free time, Giulia enjoys exploring the downtown area with her fiancé and dog, traveling to visit family in South America, and cooking.
Job Titles:
- Child Custody & Family Law Attorney
Keely Carter is a Charleston native, born and raised in the Lowcountry. She is a graduate of Bishop England High School, the University of South Carolina, and the Charleston School of Law.
Keely graduated early from the University of South Carolina with a degree in Marketing Management, while also interning at the Dorchester County Solicitor's Office.
Following graduation, she spent a year at the South Carolina Attorney General's Office, working in Criminal Appeals. During her final year of law school, Keely worked at a Charleston firm handling both family law and criminal law matters. Keely brings her enthusiasm, innovation, and genuine love of the practice of law to advance the interest of our clients.
During her free time, when she is not at the office or in court, Keely can be found with her two dogs in the West Ashley area.
Job Titles:
- ATTORNEY - at - LAW
- Child Custody & Family Law Attorney
- Family Law Attorney
Mary has practiced law since 1991. She graduated Magna Cum Laude from Niagara University in 1987 where she attended on a basketball scholarship. She received her law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in the spring of 1990 and passed the July 1990 New York State Bar Exam. Mary is licensed to practice law in South Carolina and New York.
After litigating in New York for ten years, Mary relocated to Charleston, South Carolina where she is able to devote her practice to helping individuals facing family conflict. Mary is a family law and Charleston child custody attorney that has the benefit of being a fierce advocate in the courtroom. To add, she serves as a court-appointed guardian ad litem, representing children's interests in high conflict custody disputes. This gives her a unique Charleston child custody perspective to handle the most challenging cases on behalf of her clients.
Mary is an experienced Charleston litigator whose practice focuses on family law, including separation, divorce, property agreements, alimony, custody, child support and property divisions. She received an AV rating from her peers through Martindale-Hubbell, which recognizes that she has reached the height of professional excellence, has practiced law for many years and is recognized for the highest levels of skill and integrity. Mary is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, South Carolina Bar Association, South Carolina Women's Lawyers and is an active Guardian ad Litem in the Family Courts of the Tri-County Region. In addition, she is a certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Family Court Mediator, trained in Collaborative Law and a member to the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute. She was the founding president of the Rotary Club of Daniel Island and is active in her community, supporting the local schools and other charities with her philanthropy.