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Nancy Mace's Lawyers: A Timeline of Counsel

A timeline of the attorneys and firms who have represented Rep. Nancy Mace across her cluster of South Carolina and federal lawsuits since 2023, each representation shown as a term of service, from the day counsel appeared to the day they withdrew, through her brief turn to representing herself pro se in January 2026 and her return to retained counsel, a national firm with pro hac vice co-counsel, in the Assignment Desk Works v. Berg matter in the spring of 2026. Office contact information for each firm is included.

23 lawyers, in the order they appeared

Since 2023, Rep. Nancy Mace has been represented by 23 different attorneys across at least six disputes in South Carolina state and federal court as plaintiff, third-party defendant, removing party, and intervenor; firm after firm. In January 2026 she briefly began representing herself, pro se; then retained counsel again, bringing in a national firm and pro hac vice co-counsel for the Assignment Desk Works v. Berg matter in the spring of 2026.

  1. Jonathan H. KrellUricchio, Howe, Krell, preservation letterBegan Nov. 13, 2023Ended Early 2024
  2. Steven J. SchmutzSchmutz & Schmutz, co-counsel on the letterBegan Nov. 13, 2023Ended Early 2024
  3. Kate SchmutzSchmutz & Schmutz, co-counsel on the letterBegan Nov. 13, 2023Ended Early 2024
  4. Andrew N. RosenbergPaul, Weiss, early co-counselBegan Nov. 14, 2023Ended Early 2024
  5. John C. MoylanWyche, P.A. the mediation teamBegan Jan. 8, 2024Ended Feb. 20, 2024
  6. Jim MayWyche, P.A. the mediation teamBegan Jan. 8, 2024Ended Feb. 20, 2024
  7. Peter M. McCoy, Jr.McCoy Law Group, the mediation teamBegan Jan. 8, 2024Ended Feb. 20, 2024
  8. Edward L. PhippsThe Phipps Law Firm, Mace v. Bryant (partition)Began Feb. 20, 2024Ended Oct. 30, 2024
  9. Mark R. H. HuberThe Phipps Law Firm, Mace v. Bryant (partition)Began Feb. 20, 2024Ended Oct. 30, 2024
  10. Matthew B. BerryOffice of General Counsel, U.S. House, Musgrave v. MaceBegan Mar. 7, 2025Ended Aug. 2025
  11. Andrew B. Moorman, Sr.Moorman Law Firm, Mace v. Bowman (defamation)Began May 12, 2025Last of record Oct. 10, 2025
  12. Robert SneedU.S. Attorney's Office (D.S.C.), Musgrave v. Mace (after Westfall)Began June 2025Ended Aug. 2025
  13. Robert J. WyndhamWyndham Law Firm, GLT2 v. Mace (Rule 27)Began June 10, 2025Ended Oct. 30, 2025
  14. Mary Grace W. MaybankWyndham Law Firm, GLT2 v. Mace (Rule 27)Began June 10, 2025Ended Oct. 30, 2025
  15. John C. JohnstonJohnston Law, Mace v. Bryant (settlement enforcement)Began June 27, 2025Last of record Jan. 8, 2026
  16. Victoria W. KurtzJohnston Law, Mace v. Bryant (settlement enforcement)Began June 27, 2025Last of record Jan. 8, 2026
  17. William M. Sullivan, Jr.Pillsbury, Mace v. Bowman (pro hac vice)Began July 10, 2025Last of record Oct. 2025
  18. Alex G. AndersonPillsbury, Mace v. Bowman (pro hac vice)Began July 10, 2025Last of record Oct. 2025
  19. Brian FinchPillsbury, GLT2 v. Mace (sanctions)Began 2025 (GLT2 matter)Ended Oct. 30, 2025
  20. Larry KlaymanKlayman Law Group / Freedom Watch, threatened airport actionBegan Nov. 5, 2025Outcome unconfirmed
  21. D. Craig BrownLaw Office of D. Craig Brown, Berg v. Bryant (third-party defendant)Began Nov. 20, 2025Ended Jan. 23, 2026
  22. F. Cordes Ford IVWomble Bond Dickinson, ADW v. Berg (intervenor)Began Mar. 9, 2026Of record current
  23. William J. “Bill” HunterOliver Maner, ADW v. Berg (pro hac vice)Began Apr. 17, 2026Of record current

Then, herself, and then counsel again. On January 21, 2026, Mace filed pro se, writing that she had “relieved my previous counsel.” The self-representation did not hold: by the spring of 2026 she had retained new counsel, the last two names above, bringing in Womble Bond Dickinson (F. Cordes Ford IV) and, pro hac vice, Oliver Maner’s William J. Hunter to fight a document subpoena in Assignment Desk Works v. Berg. That makes 23 attorneys across roughly twenty-nine months.

How to read this timeline

  • ★ Retained / Appeared, the date counsel first filed for Mace, or was reported retained.
  • † Withdrawn / Relieved / Ended, the date the representation ended on the record (a notice of withdrawal, a consent order relieving counsel, the case's dismissal, or Mace's move to new counsel). "Of record" means no withdrawal appears on the docket reviewed.
  • Allegations in any pleading are the contentions of the filing party and are not findings of fact unless adopted by the court. Office contact information is drawn from the firms' filing signature blocks and their public websites.

2023 to early 2024: the first counsel

Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson, Toporek & Keith, P.A.: the preservation letter

Jonathan H. Krell, Esq. ("Johnny Krell"), with co-counsel Steven J. Schmutz, Esq. and Kate Schmutz (Schmutz & Schmutz). The earliest documented counsel for Mace in the dispute with Patrick Bryant. ★ November 13, 2023, Krell, acting as counsel for Mace, sent an evidence-preservation/demand letter to Bryant at his Isle of Palms residence. The letter, and the identity of Mace's then-counsel, are part of the public record, reproduced as an exhibit to Mace's January 2026 federal removal filing and named in interrogatory responses ("Jonathan H. Krell, Esq. … acting on behalf of Nancy Mace with co-counsel Steven J. Schmutz, Esq. and Kate Schmutz"). The letter's underlying allegations are contested and denied by Bryant. † Early 2024, by April 2, 2024 the related partition suit was filed by different counsel. Office (Krell): Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson, Toporek & Keith, P.A. · 17½ Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 723-7491 · uricchio.com Office (Schmutzes): Schmutz & Schmutz · 24 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 577-5530 · schmutzlaw.com

Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP: early co-counsel

Andrew N. Rosenberg, partner (New York). ★ November 14, 2023, joined Mace's legal team a day after the preservation letter, corresponding on her behalf (alongside local counsel) on property and financial matters into early 2024. † Early 2024, role gave way as the property dispute moved toward mediation and litigation under other counsel. Office: Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP · 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 · (212) 373-3000 · paulweiss.com

Wyche, P.A. & McCoy Law Group: the mediation team

John C. Moylan · Jim May (Wyche, P.A., Columbia) · Peter M. McCoy, Jr. (McCoy Law Group, Charleston; a former U.S. Attorney for South Carolina). Mace's counsel for the property/partition dispute and the first mediation. ★ Late 2023, retained for the property matter; represented Mace at the January 8, 2024 mediation before mediator Tom Wills and exchanged settlement proposals on her behalf. † February 20, 2024, Edward L. Phipps took over as lead counsel. Office (Wyche): 807 Gervais Street, Suite 301, Columbia, SC 29201 · (803) 254-6542 · wyche.com Office (McCoy): McCoy Law Group, LLC · 15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29401 · (843) 459-8835

2024

The Phipps Law Firm, LLC, Mace v. Bryant (partition)

Edward L. Phipps · Mark R. H. Huber Nancy Ruth Mace v. Brendan Patrick Bryant, No. 2024-CP-10-01725 (Charleston Co. Common Pleas), an action to divide or sell a jointly owned Isle of Palms beach house. ★ February 20, 2024, took over as lead counsel from the Wyche/McCoy team; filed the Summons & Complaint for Mace on April 2, 2024. † October 30, 2024, representation in this phase closed with the Stipulation of Dismissal Without Prejudice, the parties having settled at mediation on May 28, 2024. Office: 571 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407 · (843) 216-9797 · phippsfirm.com

2025

Office of General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives: Musgrave v. Mace

Matthew B. Berry, House General Counsel A federal defamation suit by Brian Musgrave; the House, asserting the Speech or Debate Clause, defended Mace in her official capacity. ★ March 2025, House counsel announced it would, per Live5News, "vigorously defend her in court." † August 2025, the suit was dismissed after the United States was substituted as the defendant under the Westfall Act. Office: Office of General Counsel, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. (institutional government counsel, no private retainer).

U.S. Attorney's Office (D.S.C.): Musgrave v. Mace (after Westfall substitution)

Robert Sneed, Assistant U.S. Attorney (Greenville). ★ 2025, once the United States was substituted as the defendant under the Westfall Act, the U.S. Attorney's Office defended the Musgrave matter in Mace's stead; per case reporting, Sneed sought an extension of the response deadline to July 11, 2025. †: resolved with the federal case. Office: U.S. Attorney's Office, District of South Carolina · 55 Beattie Place, Suite 700, Greenville, SC 29601 · (864) 282-2100 (institutional government counsel).

Moorman Law Firm, LLC: Mace v. Bowman (defamation)

Andrew B. Moorman, Sr., a former federal prosecutor (Greenville), lead South Carolina counsel. Congresswoman Nancy R. Mace v. Eric Bernard Bowman, No. 2025-CP-10-02733 (Charleston Co. Common Pleas). ★ May 12, 2025, the defamation complaint was filed for Mace (Moorman's first docketed filings appear July 1, 2025). † Of record through at least October 10, 2025, the last docket entry reviewed. Office: 12 Whitsett Street, Greenville, SC 29601 · (864) 775-5800 · andymoormanlaw.com

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP: Mace v. Bowman (defamation)

William M. Sullivan, Jr. · Alex G. Anderson (Washington, D.C.), admitted pro hac vice. ★ July 10, 2025, the court granted their pro hac vice admission to appear alongside Moorman. Sullivan later spoke for Mace publicly in the House Ethics Committee matter (reported December 2025, March 2026). † Of record through at least October 2025, the last entry reviewed. Office: 1200 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 · (202) 663-8000 · pillsburylaw.com

Wyndham Law Firm, LLC: GLT2, LLC v. Mace (Rule 27 petition)

Robert J. Wyndham · Mary Grace W. Maybank Mace's motion to intervene in GLT2, LLC's pre-suit discovery petition, No. 2025-CP-10-00981 (Charleston Co. Common Pleas). ★ June 10, 2025, appeared and moved to intervene for Mace. † October 30, 2025, the matter closed with the court's Final Sanctions Order. (Wyndham later returned briefly for Mace in Berg v. Bryant , see January 2026.) Office: 941 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Suite 102, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 279-5312 · wyndhamlaw.com Also on Mace's side in this matter: Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, William M. Sullivan, Jr., Alex G. Anderson, and Brian Finch, coordinated on the motions, and Pillsbury submitted attorney-fee billing in the sanctions proceeding (the petitioner disputed those fees).

Johnston Law, LLC: Mace v. Bryant (settlement enforcement)

Victoria W. Kurtz · John C. Johnston New counsel for the re-opened, settlement-enforcement phase of No. 2024-CP-10-01725. ★ June 27, 2025, filed a Notice of Appearance and a Motion to Enforce Settlement for Mace. † Of record through at least January 8, 2026 (Motion for Continuance). Office: 361 N. Shelmore Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 · (843) 535-9560 · johnstonlawsc.com

Klayman Law Group / Freedom Watch: threatened airport action

Larry Klayman (Washington, D.C.), founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch. ★ November 5, 2025, Mace publicly announced she had "retained an attorney", Klayman, to pursue threatened legal action against American Airlines and Charleston International Airport. † Unconfirmed, no complaint from this engagement has been confirmed on a public docket. Office: Freedom Watch, Washington, D.C. · freedomwatchusa.org

The Law Office of D. Craig Brown, LLC: Berg v. Bryant (third-party defendant)

D. Craig Brown After Patrick Bryant impleaded Mace as a Third-Party Defendant in Berg v. Bryant, No. 2025-CP-10-03124 (Charleston Co. Common Pleas, before Judge Donald B. Hocker). ★ November 20, 2025, filed a Notice of Appearance for Mace; filed her Third-Party Answer December 19, 2025. † January 23, 2026, relieved by a Consent Order signed by the judge and by Mace personally. Office: 265 W. Evans Street, Florence, SC 29501 · (843) 676-0169 · craigbrownlawfirm.com

2026

Wyndham Law Firm, LLC: Berg v. Bryant (a brief return)

Robert J. Wyndham ★ January 15, 2026, entered a Notice of Appearance for Mace in Berg v. Bryant. † On or about January 23, 2026, the representation ended the same week Mace moved to represent herself; the Consent Order of January 23 relieved her remaining counsel of record. (Office contact as above.)

Nancy Mace, pro se (representing herself)

★ January 21, 2026, In a five-page letter to Judge Hocker, filed pro se, Mace wrote that she had "relieved my previous counsel" and was seeking new representation. That same week she filed, and personally argued, the removal of Berg v. Bryant to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina (No. 2:26-cv-00305-BHH-MHC). FITSNews reported the filing "was filed pro se, even though she had been represented by counsel days earlier." † Pro se in early 2026, her Berg v. Bryant and federal-removal filings were signed "Rep. Nancy Mace, Pro Se." In the related Assignment Desk Works v. Berg matter, however, she returned to retained counsel by March, April 2026 (below).

Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP & Oliver Maner LLP: Assignment Desk Works, LLC v. Berg (intervenor)

F. Cordes Ford IV (Womble Bond Dickinson, Charleston) · William J. "Bill" Hunter (Oliver Maner LLP, Savannah, pro hac vice) Assignment Desk Works, LLC v. Alexis Berg, No. 2025-CP-10-2671 (Charleston Co. Common Pleas, before Judge Donald B. Hocker). ★ March 9, 2026, weeks after going pro se, Mace was again represented by counsel: F. Cordes Ford IV of Womble Bond Dickinson appeared for her as the proposed Intervenor (entry docketed as an "Add Party to Case"). Ford accepted service of ADW's document subpoena on March 23, 2026, and on April 6, 2026, signing as "Attorney for Intervenor Nancy R. Mace", filed a Motion to Quash Subpoena Duces Tecum and for Protective Order, arguing the subpoena was overbroad and unduly burdensome, procedurally improper while the intervention motion was pending, sought privileged and constitutionally protected material, and implicated the Speech or Debate Clause. (Those are the contentions of the filing party; they are contested.) ★ April 7-17, 2026, Ford, as local counsel, moved for the pro hac vice admission of William J. Hunter of Oliver Maner LLP (Savannah) "to represent Intervenor Nancy R. Mace"; the court granted the admission by order entered April 17, 2026. † Of record as of this entry. Office (Womble Bond Dickinson): Five Exchange Street, P.O. Box 999, Charleston, SC 29402-0999 · (843) 720-4631 · Cordes.Ford@wbd-us.com Office (Oliver Maner): 218 West State Street, Savannah, GA 31401 · (912) 236-3311 · olivermaner.com

Where they practice, office contact at a glance

| Firm | Attorney(s) for Mace | Office | Phone | |------|----------------------|--------|-------| | Uricchio, Howe, Krell, Jacobson, Toporek & Keith, P.A. | Jonathan H. Krell | 17½ Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 | (843) 723-7491 | | Schmutz & Schmutz | Steven J. Schmutz; Kate Schmutz | 24 Broad Street, Charleston, SC 29401 | (843) 577-5530 | | Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP | Andrew N. Rosenberg | 1285 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10019 | (212) 373-3000 | | Wyche, P.A. | John C. Moylan; Jim May | 807 Gervais Street, Suite 301, Columbia, SC 29201 | (803) 254-6542 | | McCoy Law Group, LLC | Peter M. McCoy, Jr. | 15 Prioleau Street, Charleston, SC 29401 | (843) 459-8835 | | The Phipps Law Firm, LLC | Edward L. Phipps; Mark R. H. Huber | 571 Savannah Highway, Charleston, SC 29407 | (843) 216-9797 | | Moorman Law Firm, LLC | Andrew B. Moorman, Sr. | 12 Whitsett Street, Greenville, SC 29601 | (864) 775-5800 | | Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP | William M. Sullivan, Jr.; Alex G. Anderson; Brian Finch | 1200 Seventeenth Street NW, Washington, DC 20036 | (202) 663-8000 | | Wyndham Law Firm, LLC | Robert J. Wyndham; Mary Grace W. Maybank | 941 Houston Northcutt Blvd, Suite 102, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | (843) 279-5312 | | Johnston Law, LLC | Victoria W. Kurtz; John C. Johnston | 361 N. Shelmore Blvd, Mount Pleasant, SC 29464 | (843) 535-9560 | | The Law Office of D. Craig Brown, LLC | D. Craig Brown | 265 W. Evans Street, Florence, SC 29501 | (843) 676-0169 | | Klayman Law Group / Freedom Watch | Larry Klayman | Washington, D.C. |, | | Office of General Counsel, U.S. House | Matthew B. Berry (institutional) | U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, D.C. |, | | U.S. Attorney's Office (D.S.C.) | Robert Sneed (institutional) | 55 Beattie Place, Suite 700, Greenville, SC 29601 | (864) 282-2100 | | Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP | F. Cordes Ford IV | Five Exchange Street, P.O. Box 999, Charleston, SC 29402-0999 | (843) 720-4631 | | Oliver Maner LLP | William J. "Bill" Hunter (pro hac vice) | 218 West State Street, Savannah, GA 31401 | (912) 236-3311 |

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