Mr. Timothy Clay Kulp
Kulp and Elliott Attorneys at LawTimothy Kulp a native of South Carolina, born and raised in Columbia. Mr. Kulp is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, University of South Carolina School of Law and clerked for the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s office while in law school. After graduating from law school he accepted a commission as a Special Agent with the Federal Bureau of Investigation and served in the Miami, Florida division on the criminal reactive squad handling highjacking, extortion and bank robbery matters. In 1980 he moved to Charleston and accepted a position as an assistant solicitor with the Ninth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Mr. Kulp was the Charleston City Prosecutor for three years thereafter, and during a period of time encompassing Hurricane Hugo, was the Isle of Palms Municipal Judge. Timothy Kulp was active in the formation of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and is a founding member of the National College for DUI Defense. He has represented clients in five death penalty cases. He is Board Certified in Criminal Trial Advocacy by the National Bureau of Legal Specialty Certification since 1999. He is counsel of record in over 100 federal criminal matters has represented clients in federal courts in Charleston, WV; Beaumont, Texas; and Atlanta, Georgia. He has spoken at CLEs in Missouri, Atlanta, Hilton Head, Columbia, Charleston, Myrtle Beach, Greenville, and Las Vegas. He has appeared in appellate matters before the SC Court of Appeals, the SC Supreme Court and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. He is A/V rated by Martindale Hubble. He has a 10.0 rating with Avvo.com and was selected as South Carolina Superlawyer for 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019
- DUI & DWI
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- White Collar Crime
- Computer Crime and Internet Crimes
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- South Carolina
- 4th Circuit
- English
- City Prosecutor and Police Legal Counsel
- City of Charleston, South Carolina
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- Assistant Solicitor
- Ninth Circuit Solictors Office
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- Special Agent
- FBI
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- Served in the Miami, Florida Division
- Municipal Judge
- City of the Isle of Palms, South Carolina
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- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (1978) | Law
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- University of South Carolina - Columbia
- B.A. (1975) | Political Science
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- Activities: Student Legislature; Author of Senior Thesis, "Privacy and the Computerized Use of Information
- Certification as a specialsit in Criminal Trial Advocacy
- national board of Trial Advocacy
- To date. This designation ethically allows a South Carolina Attorney to hold him or herself out as a specialist in this area of practice. I maintain this certification which has been renewed three times.
- National College for DUI Defense
- Founding Member
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- Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI
- member
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- Charleston County Bar
- member
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- National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
- Board Certified Member in Criminal Trial Advocacy
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- South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- member
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- Specialist in Criminal Trial Advocacy
- National Board of Legal Specialty Certification
- Specialist in Criminal Law
- American College of Board Certified Attorneys