Mr. Timothy Clay Kulp

Timothy 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

University of South Carolina School of Law

J.D. (1978) | Law

1975 - 1978

University of South Carolina - Columbia

B.A. (1975) | Political Science

1970 - 1975

Activities: Student Legislature; Author of Senior Thesis, "Privacy and the Computerized Use of Information

City Prosecutor and Police Legal Counsel

City of Charleston, South Carolina

2003 - 2005

Assistant Solicitor

Ninth Circuit Solictors Office

2000 - 2003

Special Agent

FBI

1978 - 2000

Served in the Miami, Florida Division

Municipal Judge

City of the Isle of Palms, South Carolina

1987 - 1990

Specialist in Criminal Trial Advocacy

National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

1999

Specialist in Criminal Law

American College of Board Certified Attorneys

Certification as a specialsit in Criminal Trial Advocacy

national board of Trial Advocacy

1999

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

Current

Society of Former Special Agents of the FBI

member

2000 - Current

Charleston County Bar

member

2000 - Current

National Board of Legal Specialty Certification

Board Certified Member in Criminal Trial Advocacy

1999 - Current

South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

member

1992 - Current

South Carolina

Since 1978

4th Circuit

Since 1988

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