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Meet the Cole Law Firm Criminal Defense & DUI Attorneys in Upstate SC

 

When you retain Cole Law Firm, you hire not only Ronnie Cole and his associate attorneys, Mike Hallman and Austin McDaniel, but also his friendly, professional, experienced and competent staff of four legal assistants and an investigator. Please read more about our Criminal Defense & DUI Attorneys serving Upstate SC, and call Cole Law Firm for a free consultation. Time is of the essence with criminal defense & DUI charges.

 

 

Ronnie M. Cole, Attorney

 

Ronnie Cole has been practicing law for 37 years.

 

Ronnie Cole is an instructor for the South Carolina Court Administration where he trains Magistrates and Municipal Court Judges in the areas of traffic and criminal Law.  He has been interviewed by numerous television stations and newspapers, including USA Today.

 

"Where rights secured by the Federal Constitution are involved, there can be no rule-making or legislation which would abrogate them." - Miranda vs. Arizona


Ronnie M. Cole, AttorneyEducation

  • University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1976
  • University of Georgia, BBA, 1973

Professional Memberships

  • Founding Member and Instructor for the National College of DUI Defense (NCDD)
  • National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL)
  • International Association for Chemical Testing (IACT)
  • South Carolina Bar Association
  • Anderson County Bar Association
  • SC Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (SCACDL)

Judicial Training Experience

  • Instructor for the South Carolina Court Administration for Magistrates and Municipal Judges.
  • Instructor for the SC Summary Court Judges Association, Judicial Ethics.


Ronnie Cole DUI Seminar speaker

Just 6 of the many seminars where Mr. Cole has been Speaker, Course Planner and/or Moderator, over the past 36 years. Click on image to see larger version.

Professional Training

  • Coordinator of Breathalyzer School for Lawyers
  • Attending numerous schools on the subject of alcohol testing
  • BAC DataMaster Training –1992
  • BAC DataMaster Training –1993
  • BAC DataMaster Maintenance & Electrical Training – 1993
  • Indiana University Tests for BAC in highway safety programs: Supervision and expert testing – 1994
  • National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) - Standardized Field Sobriety Testing – 1994.
  • BAC DataMaster – Supervisor/Field Maintenance Training Course -1995
  • BAC DataMaster Maintenance and Repair – 1997
  • Instructor for 3 day DataMaster Certification Course – June, 1998
  • Speaker at DataMaster User's Meeting – 1998 IACT Conference
  • Speaker, moderator, or lecturer in more than 100 seminars dealing with traffic laws
  • Lectured in over 8 states on traffic law
  • 37 years of legal experience in criminal defense

Publications

  • Author South Carolina Radar Defense Manual
  • Author South Carolina DUI Defense Manual, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd Editions
  • Co-author Field Sobriety Tests – Are They Failure-Designed?
  • Lead author of Handling Traffic Cases in South Carolina (1st, 2nd, 3rd & 4th editions; 5th edition in progress)
  • Co-author article in DWI Journal – "Lack of Bladder Voiding as a Defense in DUI/DWI Case"
  • Co-author South Carolina Traffic Lawyers' Tool Kit (1st & 2nd Edition)
  • Co-author 2010 South Carolina Accident Reconstruction Tool Kit Book
  • Co-author 2010 South Carolina Drug Case Tool Kit Book
  • Lead author of Handling Traffic Cases in South Carolina (1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, and 5th edition 2012)

Breath Testing Experience

  • Administered thousands of breath tests
  • Utilizes data to formulate absorption and elimination curves

Breath Testing Instruments Personally Owned

  • Model 900 Breathalyzer
  • RBT Intoximeter
  • Intoximeter 3000
  • BAC DataMaster
  • DataMaster DMT (This is the instrument currently being used in SC to test for blood alcohol levels)

 

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Michael O. Hallman, Attorney

 

Michael Hallman, AttorneyMichael O. Hallman is a graduate of Wofford College and received his J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

 

Mr. Hallman began his practice with the Office of the 13th Circuit Solicitor as an Assistant Solicitor for 3 years before opening his own general law practice as a sole practitioner handling civil and criminal cases. Mr. Hallman also served as the Municipal Judge for the City of Greer, S.C. for 12 years. In addition to his private practice, Mr. Hallman was an Assistant Solicitor under contract with the Office of the 13th Circuit Solicitor from 2003 through 2008.

 

Mr. Hallman is now in private practice with Mr. Ronnie M. Cole at the Cole Law Firm in Anderson and Greenville, S.C. where he has successfully negotiated and tried cases to favorable outcomes.

 

Publications

  • Co-author The South Carolina Drug Case Tool Kit
  • Co-author The South Carolina Traffic Lawyers Tool Kit (2nd Edition)

 

Professional Training

  • 24 Hour NHTSA’s “DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing”

 

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C. Austin McDaniel, Attorney

 

C. Austin McDaniel received his B.S. in 2004 from Clemson University and earned his J.D. in 2007 from the Appalachian School of Law where he was the recipient of the Best Oral Advocate Award.

 

Austin McDaniel, AttorneyMr. McDaniel began his legal career with the Eighth Circuit Solicitor’s Office serving for three years as an assistant solicitor in Abbeville County and as Deputy Solicitor of Newberry County. During his tenure, he tried numerous General Sessions cases ranging from Drug Distributions to violent Assault and Batteries and Burglaries.

 

While employed at the Solicitor’s Office, Mr. McDaniel was certified at the Criminal Justice Academy as a DataMaster operator. He participated in the training of the Blood Hound Unit and actively assisted federal and local law enforcement with search warrant executions including the raid of a Methamphetamine lab, entry into known drug houses and the eradication of clandestine marijuana fields.

 

Mr. McDaniel is currently in private practice with Mr. Ronnie M. Cole at Cole Law Firm in Anderson and Greenville, S. C. where he has assisted in the evaluation of numerous DUI cases in addition to successfully negotiating and trying cases to favorable outcomes.

 

Professional Training

  • SCACDL DataMaster DMT Training Course - 2010
  • 24 Hour NHTSA's "DUI Detection and Standardized Field Sobriety Testing"
  • The DUI/SFST Practitioner Course - 2011
  • 16 Hour NHTSA's "Advanced Roadside Impaired Driving Enforcement" course (ARIDE) – 2011
  • Speaker at 2011 SC Bar CLE Seminar - Criminal Law Essentials
  • 24 Hour NHSTA DECP/DRE Overview Training
  • Speaker at 2012 SC Bar CLE Seminar

 

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Cole Contact Information

 

Cole Law Firm

 

1303 Ella Street

Anderson, SC 29621

 

16 Williams Street

Greenville, SC 29601

 

864-225-3617 Anderson

864-233-4884 Greenville

864-231-9117 Fax