Where We Came From
Ironside Criminal Defense was founded by Chris Carsten, CEO and managing attorney at Armada Law Injury Attorneys. He partnered with Sloan Ellis and Brandi Hinton, two criminal defense attorneys who spent years prosecuting cases for the state and the federal government before they began defending them. Our mission is to build a criminal defense law firm that represents the people we serve, through education and advocacy.
Our name comes from the warship, USS Constitution, fondly referred to as “Old Ironsides.” It was built to absorb what is aimed at it and keep going, so the people aboard stay protected. That's the role we aim to take in a client's life.
“Our team wears many hats. We are their counselors and we are the people they turn to when they don't know who else to call. It's not about what we do in this very moment, rather what we are doing to make your life better moving forward.” — Brandi Hinton, Managing Attorney
Who We Are Today
Ironside Criminal Defense is headquartered in Greenville, and we represent people charged across the Upstate and throughout South Carolina. We handle a broad range of criminal defense cases. We treat a shoplifting charge as seriously as a federal indictment, because we understand that the consequences are what matter to the person living them. Our job is to defend the person in front of the prosecutor, not just the charge.
