Judge Chadwicke L. Groover: Professional Background and Legal Expertise

The Hon. Chadwicke L. Groover is a judge for the Greenville County Probate Court in South Carolina. He was elected to the bench in 2022.

Groover was assigned to preside over the Greenville County Mental Health Court in 2023.

Prior to his election, he was a managing attorney at Upstate Elder Law, P.A., having joined the firm in 2013. Before that, Groover managed his own law firm for five years. His areas of practice include estate planning, probate and trust administration, guardianship/conservatorship cases, special needs planning, and Medicaid qualification.

Groover entered private practice after a stint as a Special Assistant United States Attorney with the United States Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Iowa, where he served on the Organized Crime and Drug Enforcement Task Force (2006 to 2008).

He was also former counsel to the United States Senate Judiciary Committee under United States Senator Charles Grassley (2001 to 2006) and the National Law Center for Children and Families (1998 to 2001).

Groover received a bachelor’s degree in biology from Bob Jones University in 1994. He then completed a J.D. at Mercer University School of Law in 1998. Groover was admitted to practice in South Carolina and Virginia.

His memberships include the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the South Carolina Bar Elder Law Committee, the Greenville Estate Planning Study Group, the Greenville Estate Planning Council, and the Greenville County Bar Association.

He was born in Florence, South Carolina, though the family traveled frequently while his father served on active duty with the United States Air Force. Groover and his wife, Gwen, have two children. He is a deacon at Cornerstone Baptist Church.

Groover is registered as a Republican.