A native of Greenville, Powers graduated from Greenville High School before receiving her Bachelor of Arts degree in English from the University of South Carolina. Powers earned a J.D. degree from Charleston School of Law where she was Symposium Editor of The Charleston Law Review.
While in law school, Powers was also a member of the Moot Court Board and was a regional quarterfinalist in the American Constitution Society Moot Court Competition at Suffolk University in Boston, Massachusetts.
In July 2015, Powers completed the July session of the National Criminal Defense College (NCDC) Trial Practice Institute. NCDC Trial Practice Institute is a rigorous two week training session in Macon, Georgia which is limited to only ninety-six criminal defense lawyers from around the United States. The program sharpens all trial-related skills with the help of nationally recognized faculty.
Powers is a member of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Greenville Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. She has been an associate with Price Law Firm, P.A., since 2011.
Criminal Defense, Personal Injury, and Federal Practice Areas
- Criminal Defense – State & Federal
- DUI/DWI
- Personal Injury – Plaintiff
- Motor Vehicle Accidents – Plaintiff
Classes/Seminars
- “A Year in Review on Criminal Law”, Presenter, Greenville County Bar Association, 2014
- Participant at Trial Practice Institute, National Criminal Defense College, 2015
- 2017 Reese I. Joye DUI Defense Seminar, Presenter
Honors & Awards
- Named 2020 Legal Elite for Criminal Law and Family Law by the Greenville Business Magazine
- Named Greenville Business Magazine Best and Brightest 35 and Under 2019
- CALI Excellence for the Future Award for achievement in the study of Toxic and Mass Torts, 2010
- Named 2018 Legal Elite for Criminal Law by the Greenville Business Magazine
Past Employment
- 13th Circuit Public Defenders Office, Contract Lawyer, 2012 – 2015
Fraternities/Sororities
- Zeta Tau Alpha
Education
- University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina - B.A. - 2008
Major: English
- Charleston School of Law, Charleston, South Carolina - J.D.
Law Review: Charleston Law Review, Symposium Editor, 2009 – 2011
Bar Associations
- Greenville Bar President
Member Since: 2020
- Greenville Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers
- Greenville County Bar Association
Member Since: 2015 - 2016
Programs Committee Chair
- Greenville County Bar Association
Public Relations Committee Chair; Treasurer; Secretary; Vice President
- Federal Bar Association
Member Since: 2017 - current
Board Member
- South Carolina Association of Defense Lawyers
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