Marc Gore began his career with the South Carolina Department of Public Safety in August 2012 and assumed his current position as the General Counsel in June 2017. In his role, Gore is responsible for providing legal services to the department and its employees, including legal guidance and representation. Gore’s office also is tasked with reviewing contracts, aiding the department’s law enforcement officers in the prosecution of criminal charges, and developing departmental policy. Within the office, there are eight full-time positions including the General Counsel, the Assistant General Counsel, the department’s paralegal, and five field prosecutors.

Gore earned his Bachelor’s degree in 1997 and his Master’s degree in 1999 from Clemson University. He earned his Juris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina’s Joseph F. Rice School of Law in 2005.