Bio

Joseph Preston “Pete” Strom, Jr., the managing partner at Strom Law Firm, L.L.C., has been fighting for justice since 1984.

Born in Columbia, South Carolina in 1959, Pete attended the University of South Carolina and graduated in 1981 with a Bachelor of Arts. While attending the University of South Carolina, Pete served as President of Kappa Sigma Fraternity. After graduating from the University of South Carolina, Pete attended the University of South Carolina School of Law where he graduated with a J.D. in 1984.

After graduating from law school, Pete served as law clerk to the Honorable Frank Eppes, a South Carolina State Trial Court Judge.

In 1985, Pete joined the Fifth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s Office as an Assistant Solicitor.

Pete was named United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina in 1993. At the time he was appointed by Attorney General Janet Reno, Pete was the youngest U.S. Attorney in the country.

Pete is recognized as an AV peer review rated attorney by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest rating for very high to preeminent legal ability and ethical standards. He was named by the NACDA one of the Top 10 Criminal Defense Attorneys in the state of South Carolina and he was also named as one the Top 100 Trial Lawyers for Criminal Defense by the National Trial Lawyers Association. Pete routinely participates in roundtable ethical discussions for the South Carolina Bar Association. Pete is also routinely contacted by the Associated Press for guidance on legal topics in the media.

In addition to his trial practice, Joseph Preston “Pete” Strom, Jr. is actively involved in many community endeavors. Pete is a past president of the South Carolina Association for Justice and currently serves as a Member of the Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice, a Board Member for the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, a Board Member for the USC/Technology Incubator and a Member of the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission.

Honors and Awards:
AV Peer Review Rated from Martindale-Hubbell
Past President, South Carolina Association for Justice
Member, Board of Governors for the American Association for Justice
Board Member, USC/Columbia Technology Incubator
Board Member, South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center
Member, South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission
NTLA Top 100 Trial Lawyers for Criminal Defense
NACDA Top 10 Attorney Award for the State of South Carolina
Fellow, Litigation Counsel of America, The Trial Lawyer Honorary Society
Bar Admissions:
South Carolina, 1984
U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit, 1986
U.S. District Court District of South Carolina, 1986
Pete has also been admitted pro hac vice in numerous federal courts, including:
The Northern District of Florida
The Southern District of Florida
The Middle District of North Carolina
The District of Connecticut
The District of New Jersey
The Southern District of Iowa
The Southern District of California
The Central District of California, and
The Northern District of California.
Pete has also practiced in a number of other Federal Courts in Multi-district litigation.

Education:
University of South Carolina JD. 1984
University of South Carolina B.A. 1981
Professional Associations and Memberships:
South Carolina Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
South Carolina Criminal Defense Lawyers Association
Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference
National Association of Former United States Attorneys
National Crime Victim Bar Association
Southern Trial Lawyers Association
South Carolina Association for Justice
American Association for Justice

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