Aug 30, 2017 | Criminal Defense
Our criminal defense lawyers and office staff at Coastal Law, LLC, have years of experience defending criminal cases in the Myrtle Beach, Conway, Charleston, and Columbia areas and helping our clients to stay out of jail. One key part of every defense is finding and...
Aug 29, 2017 | Tort Reform
In a blistering opinion that will surely become the newest rallying cry for tort-reform advocates, last week the 7th Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the lower court’s class certification and approval of a class action settlement involving Subway. Plaintiff’s...
Aug 25, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Ethics, Police and Prosecutorial Misconduct
Not all police officers, and not all the time. They lie because they are human, and most humans lie when it is in their self-interest. They lie because they know that courts will accept their lies. They lie because they know there are no consequences, for them, for...
Aug 24, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges
Every criminal defendant has a right to be present at the trial of their case. What happens when the trial begins and they are not there? The trial can go forward without you if the state can prove that you had notice of: 1) The date and time of your trial; and 2) The...
Aug 23, 2017 | Criminal Defense, Drug Charges, Ethics, Marijuana Prohibition, Personal Injury
We have successfully handled many possession of marijuana cases in the Myrtle Beach, Conway, Columbia, and Charleston, S.C., areas for our clients. Some are dismissed prior to trial, some are resolved by pre-trial intervention or pleas, and some are resolved by a...
