The Greenville County Coroner's Office has identified the body of a man found dead inside the Dick James Law Firm Monday morning.

The man has been identified as the law firm's founder, Richard "Dick" William James.

James practicing law in South Carolina for more than 40 years, according to the South Carolina Bar and his firm's website.

The Coroner's Office was called to the firm at 310 Rutherford St. around 8:30 a.m. regarding a man who was found dead inside, said Deputy Coroner Jeff Fowler.

James was 81 when he died. Fowler said he died of an apparent gunshot wound to the head.

The death is not believed to be suspicious, Fowler said.

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Employees of the law firm arriving to work Monday morning first made the discovery, said Donnie Porter, a spokesman for the Greenville Police Department.

James appeared to have died around 6 p.m. Sunday, Fowler said in a statement.

The Coroner's Office, EMS, police officers and detectives arrived on scene after the call came in, Porter said.

James was a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Million Dollar Advocates Forum and the American Trial Lawyers Association, among other affiliations, according to the firm's website.

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His areas of practice included vehicle crashes, criminal defense and tort litigation.

James' death remains under investigation by Greenville Police Department and the Greenville County Coroner's Office.

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