Ouida Dest has nearly 28 years as a Prosecutor handling juvenile cases in Family Court and will use this experience to be a Juvenile Attorney for your child. She has handled tens of thousands of cases in her career dealing with some of the most difficult and serious cases to prevention and intervention cases.
She has spent her entire career trying to intervene early with at-risk juveniles to attempt to change their risky behavior and successfully started and managed programs that redirect juveniles from the Criminal Justice system.
Through her 28 years of experience in the Family Court, Ouida has received the Ernest Hollings Award for Excellence in Prosecution and multiple other state awards.
Ouida was appointed in 2015 by Governor Nikki Haley to serve on the Governor's Juvenile Justice Council and serves on many local Boards and Commissions, all with a desire to improve the lives of children.
Ouida will also work as a Criminal Defense Attorney/ DUI Attorney/ Traffic Attorney on your case. Ouida and Harry work on all cases together to give two attorneys to work on every individual case.