Saxton & Stump

Saxton & Stump is a full-service law firm serving businesses across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Carolina with practices in business litigation, labor and employment, trusts and estates, and attorney and judicial ethics. Led by former judges and experienced practitioners, the firm brings integrated, cross-industry perspectives to complex legal challenges. Eighteen attorneys earned Super Lawyers recognition in 2026.

About

Saxton & Stump is a forward-thinking full-service law firm serving businesses across Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and South Carolina. Founded in 2015 by a group of colleagues with decades of experience, the firm was built on a commitment to a different approach—one centered on understanding each client's unique needs, industry challenges, and long-term goals rather than viewing legal work in isolation.

The firm's practice spans multiple practice areas, including business litigation, strategic solutions, labor and employment, trusts and estates, and specialized counsel on attorney and judicial ethics and discipline matters. This breadth allows Saxton & Stump to bring an integrated, cross-industry perspective to client problems, drawing on the diverse backgrounds of attorneys, business professionals, consultants, and industry experts on staff. The team includes former judges and experienced practitioners who understand complex regulatory and professional responsibility issues from both sides of the system.

Saxton & Stump's Attorney and Judicial Ethics and Discipline team is led by the Honorable Robert A. Graci (Ret.), a former Pennsylvania Superior Court Judge and retired Chief Counsel to the Judicial Conduct Board of Pennsylvania. This specialized group represents judges, lawyers, and law firms navigating ethics inquiries, disciplinary proceedings, and professional responsibility matters at state and federal levels. The team handles investigations and proceedings before the Disciplinary Board of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, the Court of Judicial Discipline, and the federal Judicial Conduct and Disability Act, as well as matters involving judicial candidates and campaign ethics.

Beyond ethics and discipline work, the firm advises corporate general counsel and law firms on risk management, Pennsylvania's Rules of Professional Conduct, and issues such as partnership termination and structured dissolution. The firm's broader business litigation practice supports clients facing complex commercial disputes and strategic challenges.

The firm has been recognized for excellence by its peers: eighteen Saxton & Stump attorneys earned inclusion in "Super Lawyers" in 2026, and individual attorneys have been named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly's "Influential Women of Law" list and regional "Leaders in Law" recognition. The Charleston location reflects the firm's continued regional expansion.

Saxton & Stump emphasizes service excellence, responsiveness, and forward-thinking legal strategy. The firm invests in technology and in-house expertise—including software engineering, trial technology, and artificial intelligence capabilities—to maximize efficiency and deliver results. The firm also shares legal knowledge through articles and educational seminars for local companies and industry organizations throughout the regions it serves.

Overview compiled from the firm's website