Jenny R. Stevens

Connect with an experienced Attorney, Guardian ad Litem, and Family Court Mediator.

Jenny was born and raised in Charleston, South Carolina, and she is a graduate of the College of Charleston and Charleston School of Law. Jenny is an experienced attorney who holds an AV Preeminent Peer Review Rating from Martindale-Hubbell, and she is a frequent speaker at local, state, and national continuing legal education seminars. She also plans and moderates the annual Guardian ad Litem training, sponsored by the South Carolina Bar.  

Jenny also edited both editions of The South Carolina Guardian ad Litem Toolkit, the second edition of which was published in November 2022 by the South Carolina Bar CLE Division. This valuable resource has been very well received by judges and attorneys all across our state. She was one of only 18 attorneys in South Carolina to be selected to participate in the 2014 Leadership Academy sponsored by the SC Bar and is a graduate of the program.

Jenny is an active member of the Spartanburg County Bar Association, the Greenville County Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar, the American Bar Association, the Association of Family and Conciliation Courts, and the South Carolina Women Lawyer's Association. Jenny previously served a three-year term on Charleston School of Law's Alumni Association Board, and she has previously served as Vice-Chair of the American Bar Association Law Practice Division's Solo & Small Firm Interest Group. She most recently served several years on the Board of the Hub City Writer's Project. She's a regular guest lecturer for classes associated with the USC Upstate Child Development and Family Studies degree program.

When she isn't working as an attorney and managing partner, Jenny enjoys spending time with her husband, their six children, and her granddaughter. As a lifelong bibliophile, she is always sneaking time to read any book that catches her fancy. Some of her favorite authors are Simon Sinek, David Joy, Wiley Cash, Michael Farris Smith , Ann Rule, Richard Powers, Mary Higgins Clark, Marie Benedict, and Therese Anne Fowler. 

Family Law Presentations

• “Using Parenting Coordination in High Conflict Custody Cases”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  January 31, 2020
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (2020 Guardian ad Litem Training & Update CLE)
• “Update on Parenting Coordination”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  September 20, 2019
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (Hot Tips for the Coolest Domestic Practitioners)
• “Guardians ad Litem in Family Court”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  June 26, 2015
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (Family Law Essentials)
• “What Do Judges Want from the GAL & Best Practice Tips from the Bench”
  Panel Moderated by Jenny Stevens
  February 6, 2015
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (In the Best Interests of the Child: Guardian ad Litem Training & Update)
• “Is the Guardian ad Litem a Party to the Litigation?”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  September 26, 2014
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (Hot Tips Seminar)
• “Guardians ad Litem in Family Court”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  June 27, 2014
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (Family Law Essentials)
• “The GAL Report: What to Include, What to Exclude, & Everything in Between”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  January 31, 2014
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (In the Best Interest of the Child: 2014 Guardian ad Litem Training & Update)
• “How Fault Ground Allegations Affect the Guardian ad Litem Investigation”
  Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  February 1, 2013
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (In the Best Interests of the Child: Guardian ad Litem Training & Update)
• “Taking Children Out of the Fire: Charleston County's Fast Track Custody Initiative”
  Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  August 2, 2012
  Hilton Head, SC
  South Carolina Association for Justice (Annual Convention/Family Law Seminar)
• “The Guardian ad Litem from the Lawyer & the Parent Perspective”
  Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  January 27, 2012
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (In the Best Interests of the Child: Guardian ad Litem Training & Update)
• “Fast Track Custody Initiative Training”
  Co-Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  October 2011
  Charleston, SC
  Charleston County Bar (Guardian ad Litem Luncheon)
• “Solo Practitioner Panel”
  Jenny R. Stevens, Member
  October 2011
  Charleston, SC
  American Bar Association (Fall Leadership Summit, Circuits 4, 5, 6)
• “Taking Children Out of the Fire: Charleston County's Fast Track Custody Initiative”
  Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  September 2011
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (Hot Tips Seminar)
• “How to Hang a Shingle”
  Co-Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  August 2011
  Charleston, SC
  Charleston School of Law (Career Services Solo Practitioner Seminar)

Technology Presentations

• “A GAL's Top Ten Technology Resources for Child Custody Cases”
  Presented by Jenny Stevens
  February 6, 2015
  Columbia, SC
  South Carolina Bar (In the Best Interests of the Child: Guardian ad Litem Training & Update)
• “Technology & Marketing for Solos & Small Firms”
  Presented by Jenny R. Stevens
  Nashville, TN
  February 21, 2013
  Tennessee Bar Association (TechConference 2013)

• Phone: 864-598-9172