Derrick, Ritter, Williams & Morris, P.A

The law firm of Derrick, Ritter, Williams and Morris, P.A. is the oldest law firm in Oconee County. It was originally established by Attorney W. Jerry Fedder in 1955. He was the first attorney to locate his office outside of the County Seat of Walhalla.

William F. Derrick joined the firm in 1968, and Fedder and Derrick offered general legal services thereafter as a partnership. This partnership was joined in 1973 by Richard L. Ritter and in 1974 by James L. Williams. W. Jerry Fedder left the firm in 1985 to become a commissioner for the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Commission.

At that time, the firm reorganized as a professional association and continued its practice for many years as Derrick, Ritter and Williams P.A. William F. Derrick became of counsel with the firm in 2001. Emma W. Morris was made a full partner in the firm in 2002. Richard L. Ritter became of counsel with the firm in 2009. James L. Williams and Emma W. Morris, the firm's principals, hired Andrew Holliday as an associate in 2016. The firm has maintained its current location at the foot of Main Street (Ram Cat Alley) in Seneca, South Carolina, for the past 39 years.