A South Carolina court has imposed financial sanctions on attorney Barrett Brewer and his client Patrick Bryant’s company, GLT2, LLC, for actions targeting U.S. Representative Nancy Mace. The Charleston County Court of Common Pleas found that Brewer and Bryant used shell companies to secretly subpoena and depose individuals without court approval, violating state law.
The 26-page ruling states that Brewer’s filings were intentionally misleading and concealed Rep. Mace as the true subject of the proceedings. The court noted these actions did not comply with South Carolina’s civil procedure rules. Judge T.J. Rode wrote that sanctions were necessary “to deter future litigation abuse” and to hold those accountable who “knowingly filed a deficient petition and issued various subpoenas for depositions which had not been sanctioned or ordered by the Court.”
Congresswoman Mace responded to the decision: “Today’s ruling sends a clear message: no one is above the law,” she said. “This was an outrageous case of lawfare by individuals trying to weaponize the courts against a sitting member of Congress and rape victim Jane Doe. We stood our ground, We fought back, and justice was served cold. They earned all of it and then some. They will get everything coming to them and I will not feel an ounce of pity or pain for what they’ve done.”
According to the order, Brewer must turn over all affidavits, statements, and deposition materials obtained through unlawful subpoenas to Rep. Mace’s legal team within fifteen days.
Additionally, Brewer and his firm are required to pay attorney’s fees totaling $48,456.74 to both Congresswoman Mace’s counsel—Robert Wyndam and Mary Grace Wyndam—and Jane Doe’s counsel.
Rep. Mace added: “Sanctions are extremely rare, they’re reserved for the most serious misconduct,” she said. “The court made clear this wasn’t a mistake. This was a deliberate abuse of power. This was lawfare. This was weaponization.”
Nancy Mace currently serves in the U.S. Congress representing South Carolina’s 1st District since 2021 after previously serving in the state House of Representatives from 2018 to 2020. She was born in Fort Bragg, North Carolina in 1977 and lives in Charleston.
She graduated from The Citadel in 1999 with a Bachelor of Science degree.
