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 Mr. Barnette is the Solicitor for the Seventh Judicial Circuit Solicitor Office, which consists of Spartanburg and Cherokee County since February 2011. He was the Principal Deputy Solicitor for the Seventh Judicial Circuit from January 2001 to February 2011. He was a Spartanburg County Magistrate Court Judge from July 1996 to January 2001. He was an Assistant Solicitor from January 1991 to July 1996. He was in private practice from June 1990 to January 1991 in Easley, South Carolina. He also taught Chemistry and Physical Science at Travelers Rest High School from August 1988 to June 1990. He graduated from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1988 with a J.D. Degree. He graduated from Marshall University in 1985 and received a B.A. Degree in Education with specializations in Chemistry and General Science. He received the 2006 Ernest F. Hollings Award for Excellence in state prosecution that is his profession's top honor in the State of South Carolina. He received an Outstanding Traffic Safety Prosecutor Award from the National Association of Prosecutor Coordinators in 2006. He received the 2007 Prosecutor of the Year Award from the South Carolina Department of Public Safety. He received the 2010 Criminal Justice Award from the South Carolina Victim Assistance Network (SCV AN) for his work with crime victims and their families. He received the 2013 Solicitor of the Year Award from the South Carolina Victim Advocate Association (SCLEV A). He has taught numerous classes, seminars, and presentations through South Carolina and the Southeast. He has taught Evidence Law and DUI Law at the South Carolina Magistrate Court Orientation School and training seminars (1997-2011). He done presentations at the Death Penalty sections and training (2004-2016) and Driving section (1991- 2016) at the South Carolina Solicitor's Conferences and Training Sessions. He has made a presentation at Southeast Law Enforcement Training at Lawrenceburg, Tennessee in 2005. He received an award from MADD in 1996 for his traffic prosecution in the Seventh Judicial Circuit. He received the Spartanburg Optimist Club Award for Outstanding Prosecution in 2002. He was a contributing author in Handling Traffic Cases in South Carolina, 4^th Edition (2005) and 5th Edition (2012). He also has produced the Case Law on Driving Cases in South Carolina booklet for several years for judges, attorneys, and law enforcement officers through South Carolina. In his position of Spartanburg County Magistrate Court Judge, he heard over a hundred jury trials including civil and criminal matters. He also heard hundreds of non-jury trials including civil and criminal matters. He was on the Commission of Judicial Conduct for the State of South Carolina involving discipline matters involving judges of all levels from 1997 to 2001. He is also a member of the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination (SCCPC). In his position of Assistant Solicitor, Principal Deputy Solicitor, and Solicitor in the Seventh Judicial Circuit, he has prosecuted hundreds of cases and handled over one hundred trials over all types ranging from DUI to Death Penalty cases.

Mr. Goldberg is the Deputy Solicitor and Violent Crimes Team Leader for the Fifth Judicial Circuit, which covers Richland and Kershaw Counties. He is a graduate of the University of Florida, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree in 2000. He received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School Of Law in 2004. Since joining the Fifth Circuit in 2003, he has served as a Law Clerk, Assistant Solicitor and Team Leader tasked with prosecuting a variety of Violent Crimes to include Murder, Armed Robbery, Sexual Assault, and Burglary.

Mr. Goldberg has previously lectured at various law enforcement, educational and community outreach programs, as well as participated in numerous Bar activities.

Mr. Goldberg’s honors include Ernest F. Hollings Award for Excellence in State Prosecution for General Sessions Court (2021); Leadership Academy, Class IV, South Carolina Bar (2012 – 2013); Outstanding Pro Bono Service Award, University of South Carolina School of Law (April 2004).

Mr. Goldberg is a Member, Committee on Character and Fitness, South Carolina Supreme Court; Council Member, Criminal Law Section Council, South Carolina Bar; Member, John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court; Chairman, Board of Directors, Domestic Abuse Center; Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, South Carolina Bar.

Shaun Kent has been practicing law in the State of South Carolina for the preceding 20 years. From simple Assault and Battery to Murder, Shaun has defended and tried almost every type of case imaginable.​

A scholarship soccer player, Shaun graduated from the University of South Carolina Aiken in 1996 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree with a dual major in Political Science and Speech Communication. Thereafter, he attended the Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan where he graduated Cum Laude and received his Juris Doctorate in 2000. While in law school, Shaun was editor of the Law Review and participated in and won numerous national Moot Court competitions.