Meet John

John J. McCauley joined the Davis, Frawley, Anderson, McCauley, Ayer, Fisher & Smith law firm as a partner in 2004 after having been a partner of the Lexington law firm of Breibart, McCauley and Newton, PA and its predecessors for over 20 years.

McCauley is a 1983 graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and a 1977 graduate of Florida State University . Prior to entering private practice, McCauley served as a Judicial Law Clerk to the Honorable Julius Baggett in 1983-84. Additionally, McCauley was an Assistant Solicitor in Lexington County 's 11th Judicial Circuit in 1984-85.

McCauley is a member of the South Carolina and Lexington County Bars and is fully licensed to appear before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He is also a Member and a Founder of the South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association. John served two three year terms on the Board of Governor’s of SCDLA. He is a member of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association, having served on its Board of Governors from 1994 to 2001. He is also a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates. McCauley served as the Chairman of the 11th Judicial Circuit Fee Dispute Committee from 1993 through 2006. He has also served as Committee Chairman for the Lexington County Bar Association in the areas of Common Pleas, General Sessions and Family Court. John has also been a speaker and presenter at CLE’s on the issue of professional ethics and attorney’s fees.

A native of the Columbia, SC metropolitan area, McCauley currently practices in the areas of criminal defense, domestic relations, wrongful death, personal injury and general litigation. McCauley currently resides in Columbia with his wife of 28 years, the former Lenni Thompson. They are the proud parents of a daughter, Kate, who is graduate student at USC. In his spare time, John is an avid outdoorsman, particularly enjoying offshore fishing, hunting and travel.

Education

Florida State University, 1977, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1983.

Admissions

South Carolina Bar

Lexington County Bar