
South Carolina Family Law Attorney
Stephen Chryst has built a distinguished career handling complex marital and domestic relations cases throughout Upstate South Carolina. Based in Greenville, SC, Stephen serves clients statewide, including in Spartanburg, Pickens, Anderson, Oconee, and Laurens counties. As an accomplished trial attorney, he is widely recognized for his skills in litigating matrimonial cases involving intricate financial issues for high-net-worth individuals and business owners.
Stephen provides intelligent, strategic, and sophisticated counsel, delivered with sensitivity, discretion, and unwavering steadiness. His clients include high-net-worth individuals, executives, entrepreneurs, business owners, professionals, and their spouses. His broad capabilities span divorce, child custody, property division, alimony, custody and visitation, child support, prenuptial and postnuptial agreements, and the division of complex marital estates. Additionally, Stephen has extensive experience in searching for hidden assets and differentiating between marital and nonmarital property in contentious divorces. He is adept at resolving family law matters whether through matrimonial litigation, negotiation, or mediation.
Family law cases are inherently challenging, but Stephen’s compassionate approach helps clients navigate these emotionally taxing times while minimizing disruption to their lives. Known as a tenacious advocate, he safeguards his clients' interests with the same dedication as if they were his own.
Prior to joining Sodoma Law Greenville, Stephen served as a lead litigator for one of the nation’s largest family law firms and was later a principal attorney in the family law department of an Am Law 200 firm. His extensive experience, combined with his unwavering commitment to his clients, has earned him a stellar reputation in the field.
Education
- Clemson University
- Charleston School of Law
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
Honors & Associations
- Super Lawyers Rising Star 2022-2025
- Legal Elite of the Upstate, Family Law 2020, 2022-2024
- Federal District Court