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John Crangle is a seasoned attorney representing clients charged with a wide range of criminal offenses, from minor traffic violations to serious murder charges. With extensive trial experience, John has worked as the lead attorney in over 10 jury trials in General Sessions, in addition to numerous bench trials in Magistrate and Municipal Courts
John's primary focus is on DUI Defense and Criminal Defense.
Born and raised in Lexington, SC, John attended Clemson University and later earned his law degree with honors from Emory Law School. Following his graduation, he gained valuable experience as an Assistant Public Defender at the Greenville Public Defender's Office. During his time there, John represented clients facing a wide array of charges, including murder, drug trafficking, criminal sexual conduct, DUI, domestic violence, fraud, and other criminal charges.
In 2016, John joined Ronnie Cole as an associate attorney, and in 2021, they formed the Cole & Crangle Law Firm where John became a partner.
Outside of his legal work, John is an avid fan of Clemson football and enjoys playing soccer and cycling. He resides in Greenville with his wife and two sons.

 

Stan began his legal career in 2011 as a law clerk to now Justice-elect Letitia Verdin when she was a Circuit Court Judge in the Thirteenth Judicial Circuit.  After his clerkship he was a prosecutor for the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office, starting as a magistrate court DUI prosecutor. During that time, he prosecuted hundreds of DUI cases and other traffic offenses, including over twenty to jury trial. ?He then worked in the General Sessions Domestic Violence Unit and eventually moved to the Vehicular Crimes Unit, where he prosecuted numerous offenses including all levels of Domestic Violence, Felony DUI, Reckless Homicide, Leaving the Scene, Armed Robbery, and Murder for Hire. During this time he became extensively familiar with Standardized Field Sobriety Testing (SFST), and also audited ARIDE with the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy. Mr. Overby was on the trial team for State v. McCall, 429 S.C. 404 (S.C. 2020), which was eventually decided at the Supreme Court of South Carolina, an important case involving the constitutionality of blood draws in DUI investigations.

In 2016, Mr. Overby was hired by Tenth Circuit Solicitor David Wagner to be the primary vehicular crimes prosecutor for Anderson County. During this time he handled all General Sessions level traffic offenses, assisted and advised in the prosecution of summary court level DUI cases, and carried a violent crime docket. Mr. Overby continued his jury trial work in Anderson, to include DUI, Murder, Armed Robbery, and Assault and Battery by vehicle. He also prosecuted several major Felony DUI cases and Murder cases to their resolution. Mr. Overby was a frequent speaker for the South Carolina Commission on Prosecution Coordination on issues related to DUI cases.

In 2022, Mr. Overby left to join the Cole and Crangle Law Firm. Since that time he has vigorously defended the rights of his clients and has used his experience to educate, advocate, and advise them to positive results. Mr. Overby has also provided training for Magistrates in South Carolina on DUI related issues, as well as for Law Enforcement on the application of DUI investigations to the courtroom.