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A lawyer from a prominent South Carolina legal family who found his wife and son shot to death at their home three months ago and was injured when a bullet grazed his head as he changed a tire over the weekend says he is going to rehab COLUMBIA, S.C.
The Murdaughs are one of South Carolina’s most prominent legal families. Alex Murdaugh was a volunteer prosecutor in the same office where his father, grandfather and great-grandfather spent more than 80 years combined as the area’s top prosecutors. Other members of the family are prominent civil attorneys.
In June, Adams helped get Beranek’s conviction overturned, winning his first case as a lawyer.
The woman first identified herself to the man as a lawyer in 2016 despite not being licensed to practice.
Galjour was arrested in Dec. 2019. In addition to the fraud and license raps, she had also been charged with theft, laundering money in an amount greater than $100,000, exploitation of the infirm, three counts of bank fraud and two other counts of theft. The other charges were dropped on Monday, according to Nola.com.
Kristina Galjour, 45, pleaded guilty on Monday to theft valued over $25,000 and three counts of practicing law without a license. Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Off
In 2016, Galjour first identified herself to the man as a lawyer despite not being licensed to practice. She gained the unsuspecting man’s trust and convinced him to give her power of attorney, according to prosecutors.
Jarrett Adams studied law in prison to help win his exoneration.
Attorney Jarrett Adams was 17 when he was arrested and accused of sexually assaulting a University of Wisconsin student. He maintained his innocence from the start, but the attorney he was appointed by the court told him not to put on a defense, even though there was a witness who could corroborate Adams’ story. He was sentenced to 28 years in jail in 2000.
The current elected prosecutor isn't a family member, but stepped aside last month after citing developments in the case without giving any additional details.
The statement from PMPED law firm came hours after Alex Murdaugh said he was resigning and entering rehab.