Neal, Gwen M

Lori S. Murray is a former prosecutor of the Richland County Solicitor's office. She has successfully defended those charged with a variety of crimes, including drug offenses, DUI, armed robbery, burglary and criminal sexual conduct.

Born in Florence, South Carolina, and raised in Kingstree, South Carolina, Mrs. Murray is the middle of three daughters born to Wanda Sigler and the late Dr. Leon Sigler. Mrs. Murray was married in 1997 to Brett Murray and has two small children, Grayson (11 yrs.) and Cannon (9 yrs.). She is a 1989 graduate of Williamsburg Academy in Kingstree, South Carolina, and a 1993 graduate of the University of South Carolina, where she received a Bachelor of Arts in English and a minor in Criminal Justice. In 1996, she obtained her Juris Doctor from the University Of South Carolina School Of Law and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar Association in November 1996.

Upon completion of her legal education, Mrs. Murray served as a law clerk to the Honorable C. Victor Pyle in Greenville, South Carolina, where she assisted His Honor in presiding over both criminal and civil courts. In 2000, Mrs. Murray accepted a position as a state prosecutor for the Richland County Solicitor's office and prosecuted those accused of a wide variety of crimes, including both felony and misdemeanor charges.

Prior to accepting this position, Mrs. Murray practiced in the areas of personal injury and medical malpractice defense.

In March 2002, Mrs. Murray entered private practice serving as counsel to the Rutherford Law Firm. In October of 2006, Mrs. Murray left the Rutherford Law Firm and opened her own practice, where she continues to represent those injured in accidents or hurt on the job, as well as those accused in criminal courts.