About Gerald Drayton Jowers
Gerald Drayton Jowers Jr. built a steady legal career that began in the courtroom and moved quickly into private practice. He took a traditional path through law school and public service before settling into a firm role that he has held for more than two decades.
He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from The Citadel in 1994. After a few years, he returned to academic life and completed his law degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2001. The sequence of degrees and the intervening years gave him a mix of business training and fresh legal education as he entered the bar.
Jowers began his legal work as a law clerk in the South Carolina Judicial Department in 2001. That role put him inside the state court system and exposed him to judicial decisionmaking early in his career. In 2002 he moved to private practice as an associate at Suggs & Kelly, P.A., where he worked on a variety of matters and learned the rhythms of client representation.
Two years later he became a partner at Janet, Jenner & Suggs, L.L.C. in 2004. The move to partnership followed a rapid progression through positions of increasing responsibility. At the firm he took on management duties alongside casework, a combination that often shapes how a lawyer balances client needs and firm operations.
Professionally, Jowers has maintained memberships in regional and national organizations. He has been a member of the American Association for Justice since 2001. He joined the South Carolina Association for Justice and the Richland County Bar Association in 2002 and continues to hold those memberships. These affiliations place him in professional networks that cover trial practice and local bar matters.
He is admitted to practice in South Carolina and before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. That admission means he handles matters at both the state level and in federal appellate proceedings. He currently practices at Janet, Jenner & Suggs, L.L.C., handling litigation and appeals in South Carolina and the Fourth Circuit.
