Dedicated to Injury Victims and Their Family Members Throughout the State of South Carolina
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"Alive at 25" is a driver’s awareness course developed by the National Safety Council and focused on young drivers from the ages of 15-24. The course curriculum focuses primarily on these three areas:
The South Carolina Chapter of the National Safety Council runs the "Alive at…
As the nation celebrates on Thanksgiving, this the fourth Thursday of the month of November, let us all give thanks.
From everyone who has been given much, much will be demanded; and from the one who has been entrusted with much, much more will be asked.
Luke 12:48
We hope you all enjoy…
The injuries from a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle collision and motorcycle vs. motor vehicle collision are never minor. I just settled a pedestrian vs. motor vehicle collision that occurred in the Five Points area of Columbia, South Carolina. The client was lucky to be alive but his injuries were in no way minor and he had…
South Carolina dog bite law adheres to strict liability when it comes to dogs biting or harming people, S.C. Code Ann. § 47-3-110:. The only defense would be if the dog was provoked in some way by the person that it attacked.
Recently the South Carolina Supreme Court rendered an opinion that helps in…
On Saturday, July 30, 2011, a driver of a northbound 18 wheeler apparently fell asleep at the wheel causing his large tractor trailer to cross the median and run head on in to another semi-trailer traveling southbound on I-85 in Anderson, South Carolina. After the two 18 wheelers collided, the southbound semi-trailer’s back…
I am fortunate to be getting married soon and in doing so we are moving to another home in downtown Greenville which we are renovating. Having enjoyed this one for close to three years, it’s time to move on to the next rehab project. Real estate is my second professional passion after practicing law.
I…
Today several news outlets are reporting that the "ivory tower" defense firms are finally coming clean with their smoke and mirror marketing and admitting that their term "litigation firm" means-only litigating against everyday people for the all powerful insurance companies that pay them hundreds ($300’s) of dollars an hour.
This fact is commonly known throughout…
The rash of moped fatalities, hit and runs, and just plain moped accidents have been on the rise this year in South Carolina. The Greenville News brought focus on this issue in their article, "Moped Deaths Raise Safety Concerns." I don’t think I realized how flexible South Carolina laws are on moped drivers:
Drivers with
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One thing I try and avoid is conversations over politics and religion. I am not registered to any political parties and I have voted for Republicans and Democrats in the past few elections. That being said, I am a proponent of democracy and having the right to vote.
Please make sure you take advantage of…
