Wade S. Kolb, Jr

Wade Kolb admires lawyers who zealously represent their clients and work hard for them but do not treat their opposing counsel like the enemy. He strives to practice in that fashion too.

He entered the profession 48 years ago, seeing the practice of law as an honorable profession, a way to make a good living, and a way to make positive changes in society.

Kolb was educated at the University of South Carolina, where he earned both his bachelor’s degree and his law degree.

He spent half his career as a criminal prosecutor, serving four terms as the elected solicitor of for the Third Judicial Circuit. It was in this role that he experienced his top professional career success when he prosecuted James Neil Tucker, sentenced to death in 1994 after being found guilty of robbing and murdering 54-year-old Rosa Lee “Dolly” Oakley in her home in Sumter County on June 25, 1992. Tucker was also sentenced to death for the 1992 murder of 21-year-old Shannon Mellon in Calhoun County.

“He was executed on May 28, 2004,” Kolb said.

In 1998, Kolb established his own practice, and today, he practices with Glenn F. Givens at Kolb & Givens. The Sumter law firm offers a wide range of legal services.

Attorney Richard C. Jones, a partner at Jones Seth and Jones, called him “an outstanding trial lawyer throughout his career.”

Kolb views his ability to remain openminded as a key to his success as an attorney.

“I try to look at things not just from my client’s point of view but the other side’s perspective as well,” he said.

When asked what fictional character best portrays the life and work of an attorney, he responded, “the Atticus Finch character in the movie 'To Kill a Mockingbird' who did an awesome job seeing that justice was done for his client while treating the others involved with respect and dignity.”

If Kolb had not pursued his career as an attorney, he might have become a certified public accountant.

“I majored in accounting in college and worked two summers with an accounting firm,” he said. “I was quite happy in that field until I was drawn to law school.”

Attorney, Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law Sumter

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