Carrie A. Warner
Owner of Warner Law
Carrie A. Warner is the owner and managing member at Warner Law, a firm based in Columbia, SC, focusing on family law, probate and estate litigation
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Legal Experience & Credentials
Years of Experience
- With over 21 years of legal experience
Education & Credentials
- Bachelor of Science in Criminal Justice, Magna Cum Laude, Phi Beta Kappa, University of South Carolina
- Juris Doctor, University of South Carolina School of Law
Bar Admissions
- State of South Carolina
- District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals, 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
Professional Achievements & Recognition
Awards & Service
- South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Honoree in 2020
- National Trial Lawyer’s Top 100
- Top 30 Matrimonial and Family Trial Lawyer’s
- National Advocates S.C. Top 100 Matrimonial and Family Lawyers
- Legal Elite for the Midlands
- National Association of Distinguished Counsel
- Elite Lawyer
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- SC Bar Association Practice and Procedure Committee
- AAML Mentorship Committee
- Instructor, SC Bar Association Family Law Trial Intensive
- Who’s Who in America
Published Articles
- “Understanding Your Client-A Lawyer’s Guide to Preventing the Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Client,” South Carolina Lawyer, March 2014
Speaking Engagements
- “Modern Family-Representing Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Clients In Your Practice,” South Carolina Bar, March 2014
- “Hot Tips by the Coolest Family Law Practitioners,” South Carolina Bar, September 2014, 2021
- “Family Court Bench Bar”, December 2016
- “Family Court Bench Bar,” December 2025
- Various media appearances and speaking engagements on family law related topics
Representative Cases
- Bradacs v. Haley, 58 F.Supp.3d 514 (U.S.D.C. SC)(2014)
- Simpson v. Simpson, 404 S.C. 563 (Ct. App. 2013)
- Lewis v. Lewis, 400 S.C. 354 (Ct. App. 2012)
- Jennings v. Jennings, 401 S.C. 1 (2012)
- Register v. Dixon, 437 S.C. 434 (Ct. App. 2022)
- Scherba v. Scherba, Opinion 6128 (Ct. App.) (Jan. 2026)
Her legal insights have been featured in the New York Times, MSNBC, and other national and local publications.
Professional Memberships
American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers
American Bar Association
Richland County Bar Association
Lexington County Bar Association
Personal Touch
- Carrie enjoys working out, traveling with her family, and watching football.