PRIDE II HEMPHILL P
Hemphill P. Pride II, son of the late Dr. Hemphill P. and Maud Pendergrass Pride, was born in Columbia, SC. His father was a dentist in both private practices and was an employee of South Carolina Department of Mental Health. In 2002, Dr. Pride was recognized by BellSouth for his work in the Richland County Public Schools for implementing the first dental health care program for Negro students. His mother was a public school teacher in Columbia, a successful businesswoman, and a licensed South Carolina real estate/insurance broker.
Hemphill Pride is an alumnus of C. A. Johnson High School. His undergraduate studies include Johnson C. Smith University and Blaton School of Accounting. He attended South Carolina State College School of Law. However, he transferred to Florida A & M College of Law where, in 1962, he received the Bachelor of Law and Juris Doctorate degrees. He was admitted to practice before the South Carolina Bar and United States Supreme Court in 1963 and 1968, respectively.
Hemphill Pride’s practice of law—civil litigation, labor law, administrative law, appellate practice, and criminal defense law, both State and Federal—has extended fifty (50) plus years. He was a partner with the Law Office of Jenkins, Perry and Pride—the late Honorable Lincoln C. Jenkins, Jr. who became a Columbia Municipal Judge; and the late Honorable Matthew J. Perry, Jr. who became a Senior Judge of the United States District Court, Columbia Division. His tenure also included the following: Attorney for Richland County (South Carolina) School District One and Assistant Prosecutor for City of Columbia. Presently, he is in private practice—Law Office of Hemphill P. Pride II, LLC.