Practice Areas
Serious Criminal Defense in South Carolina
Gibson Law represents individuals facing serious criminal charges and investigations in South Carolina state and federal courts, as well as those seeking to challenge convictions and sentences.
Ken Gibson accepts a limited number of matters so that each receives direct attorney involvement, careful preparation, and a strategy tailored to the evidence and the client’s objectives.
Practice Areas
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Federal Criminal Defense
Federal criminal cases present different procedures, sentencing rules, investigative resources, and strategic considerations from cases prosecuted in state court.Gibson Law represents individuals facing federal investigations, grand jury proceedings, indictments, plea negotiations, sentencing, and trial. Representation may begin before charges are filed, when early decisions can substantially affect the course of an investigation or prosecution.
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Drug Trafficking & Conspiracy
Drug trafficking and conspiracy allegations can expose a person to lengthy prison sentences, mandatory minimum penalties, asset forfeiture, and federal prosecution.These cases frequently involve cooperating witnesses, confidential informants, surveillance, search warrants, electronic communications, forensic evidence, and allegations involving conduct extending over months or years.
Representation includes serious county, State Grand Jury, and federal investigations and prosecutions involving alleged trafficking and conspiracy.
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Murder & Serious Violent Crimes
Few criminal allegations carry greater consequences than murder and other serious violent felony charges.Cases involving death or serious injury often depend on a detailed examination of witness accounts, forensic evidence, electronic evidence, physical evidence, expert testimony, self-defense issues, and the events leading up to the alleged offense.
Gibson Law represents individuals accused of murder, manslaughter, armed robbery, kidnapping, burglary, assault, and other serious offenses involving violence or allegations of violence.
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Criminal Appeals & Post-Conviction Relief
Gibson Law represents individuals in South Carolina criminal appeals and post-conviction matters involving serious convictions and sentences.
These proceedings require careful review of the trial record, prior representation, and potential grounds for relief. Depending on the proceeding, the analysis may address legal errors at trial, sentencing issues, ineffective assistance of counsel, or other constitutional claims.
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White Collar & Financial Crimes
Financial investigations can involve extensive records, complicated transactions, electronic communications, multiple witnesses, and substantial government investigative resources.
They may also develop long before an arrest or indictment, making decisions during the investigative stage particularly important.
Gibson Law represents individuals facing state and federal allegations involving fraud, embezzlement, money laundering, wire and mail fraud, public corruption, and other complex financial offenses.
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Firearms & Weapons Offenses
Firearm allegations can carry substantial penalties on their own and can significantly increase a person's sentencing exposure when connected to another criminal offense.
Federal firearms cases may also involve questions concerning prior convictions, possession, search and seizure, and the application of federal sentencing statutes and guidelines.
Gibson Law represents clients facing serious state and federal firearms allegations, including unlawful possession, firearms offenses connected to other alleged criminal conduct, and federal weapons prosecutions.
Additional Criminal Matters
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State Grand Jury & Complex Investigations
State Grand Jury investigations and other complex criminal matters may involve multiple jurisdictions, numerous witnesses, and extensive financial or electronic evidence.
These investigations can develop long before charges are filed. Subpoenas, interview requests, and search warrants may raise immediate questions about a person’s involvement and how to respond.
Gibson Law represents individuals facing South Carolina State Grand Jury investigations and other complex state criminal matters, with an emphasis on evaluating the evidence, advising clients during the investigation, and preparing for potential charges.
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Serious Domestic Violence Allegations
Serious domestic violence allegations can involve significant criminal penalties as well as consequences affecting family relationships, employment, firearm rights, and reputation.
These cases often turn on the circumstances surrounding the incident, witness credibility, physical evidence, prior communications, and competing accounts of what occurred.
Gibson Law represents individuals facing serious domestic violence charges and the related risks to their freedom, family relationships, and livelihood.
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Felony DUI
Felony DUI allegations involving death or great bodily injury carry consequences far beyond those associated with an ordinary DUI charge, including substantial prison exposure and lasting personal and professional consequences.
The investigation may involve accident reconstruction, toxicology, medical evidence, electronic data, witness testimony, and questions concerning the collection and interpretation of chemical testing evidence.
Gibson Law represents individuals facing serious felony DUI charges requiring detailed investigation, preparation, and trial judgment.
Serious Cases Require Deliberate Decisions
Gibson Law accepts a limited number of serious criminal matters so that Ken Gibson can remain directly involved in the analysis, preparation, and major strategic decisions in each case.
If you or a family member is facing a serious criminal charge or investigation, or seeking to challenge a conviction or sentence, request a confidential consultation to discuss the situation and the options that should be considered next.