Legal Services

Wendy Cartledge
Chief Legal Officer

Wendy has served as the Chief Legal Officer for the Beaufort County School District since August 2018. Prior to that, she spent 21 years in state government, serving as the Deputy General Counsel for the South Carolina Department of Education, General Counsel and Deputy General Counsel of the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation, and Attorney with the Office of Regulatory Staff. Wendy also practiced law in Hilton Head from 1983 to 1990 and in Beaufort from 1990 to 1997.

Wendy is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law where she served as Executive Editor of the South Carolina Law Review and held memberships in the Order of the Wig and Robe, the Order of the Barristers, and the National Moot Court Team. In addition to being a Certified Circuit Court Mediator since 2005, Wendy is grateful for receiving the Martindale Hubbell AV Preeminent rating in legal ability and ethical standards. Wendy also graduated cum laude from the Duke University School of Nursing in 1977. She maintains her Registered Nurse license and enjoys providing guidance to district nurses.

Wendy serves as a board member of the South Carolina Administrative & Regulatory Law Association and participates as a member of the South Carolina Bar Administrative Law Committee,  Children’s Law Committee, Education Law Committee and Intellectual Property Committee. She is also a member of the South Carolina School Boards Association Council of School Attorneys and a graduate of Leadership Beaufort and the Executive Institute. Wendy’s passion is representing the best interest of children and protecting their health, safety and welfare.