Laurens County Announces Meetze as Laurens County Attorney

Laurens County has hired Marcus “Wes” Meetze as Laurens County Attorney, effective March 11, 2024. Mr. Meetze is a 2005 graduate of the University of South Carolina – Upstate and received his Juris Doctorate from the Charleston School of Law in 2008, where he was a member of the Executive Council of the Moot Court Board. Upon graduating from law school, Mr. Meetze began his legal career at the firm of Altman & Coker, where he specialized in commercial banking and civil litigation. 

In May 2011, Mr. Meetze returned home to the Upstate, and opened his own law practice, The Law Office of Marcus W. Meetze, LLC. As a sole practitioner, Mr. Meetze managed a wide variety of cases, including family law, criminal law and civil litigation. Mr. Meetze has an Unpublished Opinion from the SC Court of Appeals in Wilson Garner, Jr. v. The Estate of Nell Gaines, 2019-UP-128 and a Published Opinion from the S.C. Court of Appeals, Sellers v. Nicholls, 432 S.C. 101, 851 SE2d 54 (SC App 2020). In both matters, Mr. Meetze served as the trial attorney and appellate counsel. Mr. Meetze has tried numerous cases in State and Federal Court and has represented volunteer Guardian Ad Litems for the Cass Elias Mccarter Guardian Ad Litem program in Laurens County for over a decade. 

In addition to his successful legal career, Mr. Meetze is the sole member of Two Brothers Taproom, LLC, which owns and operates Palmetto Brothers Dispensary, located on the historic square in downtown Laurens. In 2022, Palmetto Brothers Dispensary was awarded the Robert M. Vance Small Business of The Year by the Laurens County Chamber of Commerce and was awarded the Corporate Citizen of the Year by the City of Laurens. 

Mr. Meetze is a South Carolina native and currently resides in Fountain Inn. When Mr. Meetze is not practicing law (or running his other business), he enjoys spending time with his family, cooking, playing golf and cherishes the company of his two rescue dogs, Barley and Hops. 

Laurens County Administrator Thomas Higgs stated: “We look forward to having Mr. Meetze as part of the Laurens County team. His experience and leadership will continue guiding Laurens County forward!” 

Laurens County Council Chairman Brown Patterson stated: “We are excited to have Mr. Meetze as part of the great team we’ve been building over the past few years. The job of the County Attorney is a vital part of our organization, and I am excited to see Mr. Meetze take us into the next chapter for Laurens County.”