Law Office of James R Snell Jr

What Law Office of James R Snell Jr does

The Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC is a South Carolina-based law firm founded in 2004 by James R. Snell, Jr., operating from its headquarters in Lexington with a second office in Columbia. The firm delivers two principal service lines: criminal defense (with particular depth in DUI, domestic violence/CDV, drug crimes, sex crimes, white collar crimes, violent crimes, and related appellate/post-conviction relief work) and personal injury (auto accidents, workers' compensation, wrongful death, medical malpractice, defective products, premises liability, and dangerous drugs). Underlying delivery relies on traditional attorney-led practice management and case management systems rather than AI-enabled tooling, with service delivery via in-person consultations at both offices plus phone and online intake.

The firm's go-to-market is anchored on a content-led acquisition strategy: an extensive blog dating to 2011, a video center, multiple free downloadable legal guidebooks (e.g., "Challenging CDV," DUI Defense Strategies), community sponsorships, and selective national/local media placements. Pricing is not publicly disclosed but follows standard criminal-defense engagement models, with free initial consultations and contingency-fee personal injury work likely. The firm has been recognized via Avvo 10.0 Superb Rating, Super Lawyers, Best of Lexington (2018-2024), and Top 100 Trial Lawyers.

Ownership and structure remain founder-controlled under a single-member LLC model with no institutional investors, no parent company, no funding rounds, and no M&A activity disclosed. The team has grown to multiple named attorneys, and the firm continues expanding practice-area breadth within South Carolina rather than geographic diversification. Revenue is not publicly disclosed.

Name

Law Office of James R Snell Jr

Legal name

Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC

Website

https://snelllaw.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2014

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC is a South Carolina criminal defense and personal injury law firm headquartered in Lexington with a Columbia office, representing individual clients across the Midlands and broader SC on DUI, domestic violence, drug crimes, and injury matters.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Legal Services

NAICS

Offices of Lawyers (54111), Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAHAAAN

Criminal Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

SECONDARYBPAHAAAM

Personal Injury & Insurance Defense

Business & Public Services/Professional Services (Legal, Accounting, Consulting)/Legal Services

Keywords

• Criminal defense representation
• DUI defense services
• Domestic violence defense
• Personal injury representation
• South Carolina legal services

Headquarters

HQ city

Lexington

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Pricing tiers

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

The Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC delivers criminal defense representation (covering DUI, domestic violence, drug crimes, sex crimes, violent crimes, white collar crimes, property crimes, traffic offenses, juvenile matters, appeals, and post-conviction relief) and personal injury representation (covering auto accidents, workers' compensation, wrongful death, medical malpractice, premises liability, dangerous drugs, and defective products). Services are offered throughout South Carolina with free initial consultations and personal injury matters handled on a contingency fee basis.

Product overview

The Law Office of James R. Snell, Jr., LLC is a South Carolina law firm offering two primary service lines: Criminal Defense and Personal Injury. The criminal defense practice encompasses DUI defense (including DUI Court, license reinstatement, felony DUI), domestic violence defense, sex crimes, white collar crimes, drug crimes, violent crimes, property crimes, and traffic offenses. The personal injury practice handles auto accidents, workers' compensation, medical malpractice, premises liability, dangerous drugs, and wrongful death claims. The firm provides free legal educational resources including books and videos. Services are available throughout South Carolina with offices in Lexington and Columbia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Criminal Defense Services Full-service criminal defense representation for individuals charged with crimes including DUI, domestic violence, crimes against children, sex crimes, white collar crimes, drug crimes, violent crimes, property crimes, traffic offenses, and federal cases throughout South Carolina.
• DUI Defense Specialized DUI defense for individuals including first-offense, second-offense, third-offense, felony DUI, DUAC, BUI, license suspension, license reinstatement, and DUI Court representation in South Carolina.
• Domestic Violence Defense Defense against criminal domestic violence (CDV) charges including DV 1st, 2nd, and 3rd degree, DVHAN, criminal domestic violence of a high and aggravated nature, and appeals of CDV convictions in South Carolina.
• Personal Injury Services Personal injury representation for individuals and families covering auto accidents (including car, bicycle, bus, hit-and-run, uninsured motorist, Uber/Lyft, drunk/drowsy driving), workers' compensation, wrongful death, dangerous drugs, defective products, medical malpractice, premises liability, dog bites, and other negligence claims in South Carolina.
• Free Legal Guidebooks/Reports Complimentary downloadable legal guidebooks for consumers including 'Challenging CDV' (CDV Defense Handbook), 'Escaping the Nightmare' (Child Abuse Report), DUI Defense Strategies, 'What You Don't Know About Shoplifting,' and 'Breach of Trust,' covering core criminal defense and personal injury topics.
• Video Center (Educational Legal Videos) Online library of informational legal videos for consumers covering criminal defense topics including DUI, CDV, criminal appeals, field sobriety testing, reasonable doubt explanations, and attorney/client testimonials.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Nye Law Group: South Carolina personal injury and criminal defense firm with offices across the Midlands and Lowcountry. Direct peer serving overlapping counties and an analogous criminal-defense-plus-PI offering.
• Jacoby & Meyers: Multi-state personal injury and criminal defense firm with a marketing-led client acquisition approach. Directly comparable contingency-fee PI operations and mass-advertising playbook.
• The Cochran Firm: Nationally branded plaintiff firm combining personal injury and select criminal defense representation. Comparable dual practice mix and brand-driven intake model.
• Steinberg Law Firm: South Carolina-based personal injury and workers' compensation firm with multiple offices across the state. Closest regional comparable to Snell's Lexington/Columbia footprint with an analogous PI-heavy practice.
• Morgan & Morgan: Largest U.S. personal injury firm with a heavy TV/digital marketing model and contingency fee structure. Comparable on the PI service line and the use of mass-market content marketing, though at vastly different scale.
• Lanier Law Firm: Plaintiff-side personal injury firm with a strong media and content marketing presence. Comparable on PI subject-matter focus and inbound-funnel orientation.
• Derrick Law Firm: South Carolina-based personal injury firm. Comparable PI subject matter, contingency model, and regional marketing playbook with overlapping Midlands audience.
• Helms Law Firm: South Carolina criminal defense and DUI practice with a digital content marketing presence. Direct comparator on Snell's core criminal defense and DUI specialization.

Broad incumbents

• Greenberg Traurig: Large international law firm with full criminal defense, personal injury (product liability), and white-collar practices. Operates broadly in the same legal services category without specializing in the small-firm criminal defense/PI niche Snell occupies.

Regional players

• The Hawk Law Firm: Regional South Carolina personal injury and criminal defense firm. Comparable dual-practice focus; primary footprint skews Lowcountry rather than direct Midlands overlap with Snell.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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