Meet the team at Baxley, Pratt & Wells, P.A.
Retired
Charles B. Baxley
Charles Baxley, passed away on March 30, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Judy D. Baxley, daughter, B. Caroline Chambers, and three grandchildren, Skye, River, and Cedar. He was predeceased by his beloved son, Burke Baxley. Mr. Baxley founded and practiced law at Baxley, Pratt & Wells, P. A., for forty-five years. He was a wonderful person, a pillar of the community, and missed by all. He had numerous achievements throughout the years and did many things for the community, the county, and the state. He had a passion for the outdoors, history, and the law through which he served the community and its citizens. He will be greatly missed by everyone that he befriended over the years.
- Previously served for fifteen (15) years as a Judge for the City of Camden, SC.
- Previous Adjunct Professor of Law, Limestone College and American Management College
- Served as a Captain in United States Airforce Reserves
- Chairman of the Board of Trustees, Kershaw County Education Foundation, Inc. for twenty-five (25) years
- Past Officer and Member of the Executive Board of the Indian Waters Council, Boy Scouts of America
- Past Chairman of the Kershaw County Public Defender Corporation
- Previous President of the Lugoff Optimist Club
- Previous President of the Kershaw County Bar Association
- Previous President of the Kershaw County Forest Landowners Association
- Previous President of the Kershaw County Historical Society
- Past Trustee and Chairman of the Kershaw County School Board
- Silver Beaver award from Boy Scouts of American
- Order of the Palmetto from the State of South Carolina
- Chairman of South Carolina Revolutionary War 250th Anniversary Commission, 2019
- University of South Carolina, B.A. (1974)
- Political Science
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (1976)
Partner
John W. Wells
John Wells joined Baxley, Wells & Benson in 1981. John’s primary focuses of law are personal injury litigation, estate administration, estate planning, and real estate transactions.
John is an experienced litigator who has practiced in both civil and criminal trial courts in the State of South Carolina for over forty years. His litigation practice is now primarily focused on personal injury litigation.
John lives in Elgin, South Carolina with his wife, Sherry of Mullins, South Carolina. They have one son, Harrison, who is a Corporal for Kershaw County Sheriff’s Department.
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- Chairman of the South Carolina Election Commission, 2018-present
- Town Attorney for the Town of Elgin, 1981-present
- President of the Kershaw County Bar Association, 1983
- Chairman of the Kershaw County Chapter of the American Red Cross, 1989
- Member of the Kershaw County Bar Association, 1980-present
- Member of the Kershaw County Council, 1994-2008
- Board member of the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce, 2014-2017
- President of the West Rotary Club, 1992-1993, 2016-2017
- Furman University (1977)
- Business Administration
- University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D. (1980)
