FitzLee H. McEachin is the eldest son of D. Malloy McEachin, Jr. and Amy Bramlett McEachin.  He is a lifelong resident of Florence, South Carolina.  He attended the Citadel where he received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration.  After graduating from the Citadel, he earned his juris doctor from the Charleston School of Law.

Upon his completion of law school, FitzLee returned to Florence where he clerked for the Honorable Michael G. Nettles, South Carolina Circuit Court.  After his clerkship, he joined the Twelfth Judicial Circuit Solicitor’s office under Solicitor E. L. Clements, III. 

In 2011, FitzLee left his full-time position with the Solicitor’s Office, and entered private practice with his father in the firm of McEachin & McEachin, P.A.  There, he had a general practice with a particular focus on family court litigation.

FitzLee is licensed to practice in all courts in the State of South Carolina.  He is also licensed in the Federal Court for the District of South Carolina, and the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals.

FitzLee is married to Erin Tarte McEachin, and they reside in Florence with their two children.

On February 7, 2018, FitzLee was elected by the General Assembly as Judge of the Family Court, Twelfth Judicial Circuit, Seat 2, to fill the seat vacated upon the retirement of the Honorable A. E. Morehead, III.