From staff reports
Beaufort County announced Monday, April 28, in a news release that Deputy County Attorney Brian Hulbert has been promoted to the position as the County Attorney.
Along with the County’s other Deputy Attorney, Dylan Kidd, Hulbert has been managing the caseloads of former County Attorneys Brittany Ward and Thomas Keaveny since they resigned prior to the end of 2024.
“We are grateful to have Brian’s knowledge and experience on our legal team,” Beaufort County Administrator Michael Moore said in the news release. “He brings an impressive record of community and military service to the County Attorney position.”
Hulbert is a graduate of the University of Toledo and the University of Toledo College of Law. After graduating from law school and being awarded his juris doctorate degree, he spent 21 years as a Judge Advocate in the U.S. Marine Corps.
As a Marine he served at Camp Pendleton, MCLB Barstow, Camp Lejeune, Okinawa Japan, MCRD Parris Island, and MCAS Beaufort. While in the Marine Corps, Hulbert served as a Prosecutor, Defense Counsel, Legal Assistance Officer, Civil Affairs Officer, Officer in Charge of a Law Center, and as a Deputy Staff Judge Advocate and Staff Judge Advocate. He also attended The Judge Advocate General’s School at the University of Virginia and was awarded his LLM with a specialty in criminal law.
Upon retirement from the Marine Corps, Hulbert served as the Town Prosecutor and Staff Attorney for the Town of Hilton Head Island for approximately 15 years. He retired in 2019 after facing criticism for referring to members of a Gullah Geechee committee as “you people” at a public meeting.
He came out of retirement to work for Beaufort County as a Deputy County Attorney in 2023.
Hulbert is admitted to practice in the states of South Carolina and Ohio (inactive) and is admitted as a member of the bars of the U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court of South Carolina, and South Carolina. He has called Beaufort County home since 1998.
“I look forward to starting this exciting new journey,” Hulbert said in the release. “It’s an exciting time to work for Beaufort County, and I look forward to continue working with Mr. Moore and Beaufort County Council.”
