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Dick Harpootlian Biography – Dick Harpootlian Wiki

Richard “Dick” Ara Harpootlian is an American criminal defense attorney and politician. He is one of South Carolina’s leading courtroom advocates with 30 years of trial experience as a prosecutor, defense attorney, and civil litigator.

He is the owner of Richard A. Harpootlian, P.A., one of South Carolina’s preeminent boutique litigation law firms recognized for dynamic and effective advocacy on behalf of the individuals and businesses it represents. The firm’s practice includes civil and criminal representations before trial and appellate courts at all levels of the state and federal system.

Harpootlian began his career as a prosecutor in the Fifth Circuit Solicitor’s Office. Within two years, he was named Deputy Solicitor and tasked with the administration and supervision of over 20 prosecutors and staff members. As the Fifth Circuit’s chief homicide prosecutor, Harpootlian personally prosecuted hundreds of murder cases, including 12 death penalty cases.

He defended one of those convictions on appeal before the United States Supreme Court. In 1983, Mr. Harpootlian earned a conviction in the prosecution of Donald “Pee Wee” Gaskins—South Carolina’s most notorious serial killer. Mr. Gaskins was sentenced to death. In 1990, Mr. Harpootlian was elected as Fifth Circuit Solicitor, winning by a margin of almost 2-1. He served from 1991 until 1995. As Solicitor, he personally prosecuted and obtained convictions in a number of high-profile murder, drug, and public corruption cases. In 1991, Mr. Harpootlian prosecuted and convicted ex-University of South Carolina President Jim Holderman for public corruption charges arising from the abuse of his office for personal gain.

For the last 20 years, Mr. Harpootlian’s private practice has earned him state and national recognition for his efforts on behalf of civil litigants and criminal defendants, including a number of multimillion-dollar verdicts and settlements, some of which are listed here.

In addition to his law practice, Mr. Harpootlian has been active in South Carolina politics. He was popularly elected and served on Richland County Council from 1986 to 1991. He served as Chairman of the South Carolina Democratic Party from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2011 to 2013. During his first tenure as Chair, the Party elected Governor James Hodges, the first candidate to unseat an incumbent South Carolina governor, and five other Democrats to statewide office.

Mr. Harpootlian’s views as a commentator on law and politics are regularly sought by national news programs. He has appeared on 60 Minutes, Good Morning America, ABC Nightly News, NBC Nightly News, Dateline NBC, and various CNN, MSNBC, CNBC, and Fox News broadcasts. He is also frequently quoted in local, state, and national publications, including the New York Times, the Washington Post, the Boston Globe, the Los Angeles Times, and TIME Magazine.

Mr. Harpootlian has been invited to share his experience with bar colleges as a lecture for the South Carolina Bar Association on topics including class action litigation and criminal defense. For the last 20 years, he has lectured newly barred South Carolina lawyers during the Bridge the Gap Program. He is a former chair of the Criminal Law Section of the South Carolina Bar Association and a past member of the South Carolina Bar Board of Grievance and Discipline. He has served on the South Carolina Chief Justice’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Docketing and he is an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Dick Harpootlian Education

Harpootlian earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Clemson University and a Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Dick Harpootlian Age

Richard A. Harpootlian was born on January 23, 1949.

Dick Harpootlian Wife

Dick Harpootlian is married to his wife Jamie Lindler Harpootlian, a Columbia attorney. She is the Ambassador of the United States to the Republic of Slovenia. She was nominated for the post by President Biden in July 2021. The U.S. Senate confirmed Jamie to be ambassador to Slovenia in December 2021. She was officially sworn in as United States Ambassador to the Republic of Slovenia on December 30, 2021.

Dick Harpootlian Net Worth

Defense attorney Dick Harpootlian’s net worth is estimated to be $10 million.

Dick Harpootlian Ethnicity

Harpootlian is of Armenian descent.

Dick Harpootlian Political Party

Dick Harpootlian is a member of the Democratic Party.