According to police, a taxi driver hit a pedestrian in Myrtle Beach, left the scene, and was later arrested by Myrtle Beach police. The driver was apparently nabbed by Myrtle Beach’s network of stationary license plate readers that can be found on poles, traffic...
The US Senate and House have passed a compromise version of the 2018 Farm Bill – a comprehensive $867 billion bill that addresses many of the critical issues facing farmers and includes provisions to legalize and regulate hemp farming. Assuming the president signs the...
Finding the right attorney can be a stressful process. You may be asking yourself how do I know who is best equipped to handle my problem? Am I making the right decision? Who can I trust? It is important that you find the right lawyer who is the right fit for you and...
Recently, a lot of people are asking, “Is Amazon Echo recording me?” Amazon’s official response is that the device is listening, but it only begins recording when it hears the wake-up command, “Alexa.” Despite this, there is plenty of anecdotal evidence that the...
You or your business may have a judgment against a person or business in SC – but how do you collect a judgment in SC and how long does the judgment last? At the end of a civil lawsuit, unless there is a settlement and the defendant pays what they owe, you may end up...
The SC criminal defense lawyers at Coastal Law know that, if you have drug trafficking charges in Myrtle Beach, you need an experienced criminal defense attorney who will fight to win your case. Why? Drug trafficking charges are the most serious drug charges in SC –...
School bus stop accidents in SC are a parent’s worst nightmare. There may be no worse tragedy than getting the call that your child is hospitalized or worse, just hours or minutes after you left their smiling face in the care of the school bus driver, waiting for a...
If you’ve been charged with a crime in SC, what is the one outcome that you want more than anything? If you’re like most of our clients, you want your case dismissed. Our first goal for every client charged with a crime is to get their case dismissed. When that’s not...
In recent years, we have seen over and over how a citizen recording of a police encounter can change the outcome. Can I record the police in SC, though? Before the proliferation of cellphones and other easy-to-use recording devices, a claim of police misconduct almost...
If you’ve been arrested for DUI, you were probably asking yourself on the way to the jail, “How can I beat a DUI in SC?” Maybe you messed up badly, or maybe the officer messed up and made a wrongful arrest. Either way, you know what the consequences may be if you do...