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WHAT IS JUVENILE DEFENSE 101?
Whether it's charging, sentencing, or collateral consequences, South Carolina's Juvenile Justice System differs significantly from the adult system. Juvenile Defense 101: Fundamentals of Juvenile Defense provides an introduction to the juvenile defense process for South Carolina Public Defenders and Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys representing juvenile defendants. It should also be valuable for attorneys of all experience levels, who are not familiar with juvenile court procedures, how representing juvenile clients differs from representing adult clients, and how failure to understand those differences can impact clients.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
REQUIRED - All Juvenile Defense Public Defenders and Criminal Contract Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys who have not previously attended Juvenile Defense 101
RECOMMENDED - All public defenders who have not previously attended Juvenile Defense 101
Notice: This Workshop is open only to:
1. South Carolina public defenders who are either employed in a circuit public defender office or contracted directly with a circuit public defender office
and
2. Indigent Defense Contract Attorneys who handle criminal cases as part of their contract.
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Faculty Information:
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Andrew Brown
Andrew Brown is a full-time attorney representing youth in Orangeburg County where he has represented system-involved youth since 2004. He is also a solo practitioner and founder of the Brown Law Firm LLC in Columbia, SC, which he established in 2017. His private practice focuses on workers' compensation and personal injury claims. Prior to becoming a part-time youth defender and solo practitioner, Andrew was a full-time public defender for four years with the Orangeburg County Public Defender Office.
A 2000 graduate of the University of Rochester, Andrew earned a B.A. in Economics in 2000. He earned his law degree from the University of South Carolina in 2003 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar that same year. In 2005, he was also admitted to practice law in the United States District Court.
Andrew is a certified trainer for the Gault Center’s Youth Defender Advocacy Training Immersion Program and an avid defender of youth justice. He has always viewed the role of the “juvenile public defender” as the best opportunity a lawyer can have to better a child’s outlook on life, while hopefully providing them a few useful tools to navigate their way out of the juvenile justice system.
In his spare time, he enjoys playing soccer and spending time with his family.
Jennifer Coyle
In 1992, Jennifer graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clemson University and still remains passionate about Clemson football. In 1999, Jennifer graduated Cum Laude from Thomas M. Cooley Law School, where she was also a member of The Law Review. Upon her admission to the South Carolina Bar in 1999, Jennifer began working as an Assistant Solicitor for the 7th Judicial Circuit, which is her home circuit. During her time with the 7th Circuit Solicitor’s Office, Jennifer also worked part-time as an Associate Professor at the Spartanburg Technical College. In 2001, Jennifer began working as an Assistant Solicitor with the 13th Circuit Solicitor’s Office. In 2004, Jennifer entered private practice, where she primarily focused on Domestic Relations Matters and Criminal Law. During her time in private practice, Jennifer was frequently appointed by the Court to represent minors in contested case; and, working with children has always been where her heart lies. Thus, when an opportunity arose to become the Juvenile Public Defender for the 13th Circuit Public Defender’s Office in 2018, Jennifer gladly accepted. In 2022, Jennifer was named as the Juvenile Public Defender of the Year by the Public Defender Association. Jennifer has also served on the Upstate Citizens Judicial Screening Committee for many years.
Samantha M. Luck
Ms. Luck is a Juvenile Defender Advocate with the South Carolina Commission on Indigent Defense (SCCID). Prior to joining the SCCID, she served as a staff attorney at the SC Human Affairs Commission. Ms. Luck worked for nearly six years as a Juvenile Public Defender for both Richland and Lexington Counties where she became well-versed in the area of juvenile defense and advocacy. In addition to her work as a juvenile defender, she was as an attorney for Richland County Court Appointed Special (CASA), representing court-appointed Guardians ad Litem for children in the foster care system. Having started out her legal career as a youth advocate, Ms. Luck also has extensive knowledge in the area of special education law and worked at Disability Rights South Carolina (formerly Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.) for several years. There, she represented students with disabilities in public primary and secondary education, ensuring the protection and enforcement of students’ rights under the IDEA, Section 504, and the ADA.
Ms. Luck obtained both her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and J.D. from the University of South Carolina. During law school, she clerked in the family court division for the Richland County Public Defender Office and during that time, also became a court-appointed Guardian ad Litem. She is a Certified Juvenile Training Immersion Program (JTIP) Trainer and was a participant in the 2017 JTIP Summer Academy. Throughout her legal career, Ms. Luck has been a strong advocate for youth in S.C. and believes wholeheartedly in fighting for the rights of children. She believes that by investing in community services and programs aimed at addressing the needs of youth, rather than incarceration, youth will have greater success at rehabilitation and better future outcomes.
Ms. Luck serves on the Board of Directors for Roses in Concrete South Carolina and is a member of the J.T. Farmer Advisory Board for the Law Offices of S. Chris Davis.
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Parking & Mileage:
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SCCID does not reimburse for mileage or parking fees.
Only handicapped parking is available behind the CLC Training Center at 1600 Gervais Street. Parking for other attendees is available in the Pendleton Street Garage, just down the street at 1501 Pendleton Street. The garage has metered spaces on levels 1a, 1b, and 2a. You 3 options to pay the meter:
1. Use Quarters;
2. Use the Passport App,
3. Purchase a Parking Meter Card for $5.00 for the day from the USC Parking Office located in the garage. To do that, you would park your car, go to the office, purchase the card, and then follow the instructions.
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