Wade S. Kolb, Jr.

Wade S. Kolb, Jr. is a trial lawyer with Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC in Sumter, South Carolina. His practice includes personal injury, auto and truck accidents, workers’ compensation, wrongful death, related probate proceedings, criminal defense, DUI matters, and traffic cases. His career combines private trial practice with extensive prior prosecution experience, giving him a long record of work in South Carolina state courts and federal court.

Kolb earned a J.D. from the University of South Carolina Law School and a B.S. in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina. He is admitted to practice before South Carolina courts and the US District Court for the District of South Carolina. His education, bar admissions, and decades of courtroom work support a practice focused on injury claims, criminal defense, and other matters requiring trial preparation and advocacy.

Kolb established his firm in 1998 after a 23-year career as a criminal prosecutor. He served four terms as the elected Solicitor for South Carolina’s Third Judicial Circuit, covering Sumter, Clarendon, Lee, and Williamsburg Counties. As Solicitor, he personally prosecuted thousands of criminal cases and supervised a staff that included assistant solicitors. He later applied that courtroom background to personal injury, wrongful death, workers’ compensation, and criminal defense cases.

Wade S. Kolb, Jr. has spent decades working in South Carolina courtrooms as a prosecutor and private trial lawyer. His practice now combines personal injury and accident litigation with criminal defense and related matters. He has maintained long-standing involvement with local civic organizations, including the Sumter Rotary Club and Sumter Chamber of Commerce. His professional background gives clients access to extensive trial experience developed from work on prosecution and defense matters.

Law Office Affiliations

• Attorney, Kolb & Givens Attorneys at Law, LLC
• Member, South Carolina Bar
• Past-President, Sumter County Bar Association
• Member, Federal Bar Association
• Member, S.C. Association for Justice
• Member, S. C. Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
• Chair, Sumter Chamber of Commerce (2008-2009)
• President, University of South Carolina at Sumter Educational Foundation (2003-2004)
• Chairman, Sumter YWCA (2003)
• Campaign Chairman, United Way of Sumter, Clarendon, and Lee Counties (1980)
• Chapter Chairman, American Red Cross (1978-1980)
• Past President of the Men’s Club, Church of the Holy Comforter
• Member, Sumter Rotary Club (1983-Present)

Licensed State

• South Carolina

Education

• University of South Carolina
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• University of South Carolina
  Bachelor of Science (BS) in Business Administration

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