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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.