S. Bryan Doby was born in 1963 in Charleston, South Carolina. He is the son of James T. and Peggy F. Doby of Charleston, South Carolina. He married Anna (McDaniel) Doby of Bishopville in 1989 and they have one son, James.
Mr. Doby attended Charleston County public schools and graduated in 1981 from St. Andrews High School. He received a Bachelors of Science in Economics from the College of Charleston in 1985 and received his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1989.
He was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1989 he began practicing law in Columbia, South Carolina. Mr. Doby joined the Jennings Law Firm in January of 1992 and currently serves as managing partner.
He was a member of the SC Trial Lawyers Association from 1992-2008 and an Assistant Public Defender for the Third Judicial Circuit from 1992-2006. He is a member of the Lee County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar. He is admitted to practice before all State Courts in South Carolina and the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina.