Prior to that, Mr. Nettles worked as a solo practitioner from 1997 to 2005 in the Law Office of Bill Nettles and was a partner in the law firm Banks & Nettles LLC from 1995 to 1997. He started his legal career as an attorney in the Richland County, South Carolina, Office of the Public Defender. Mr. Nettles graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina (1983) and the Widener University School of Law (1992).