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...
Myrtle Beach has several water parks – they are fun, they are a great way to cool off in the summer, and, for the most part, they are safe. Until they aren’t. When things go wrong, sometimes they go terribly wrong. For example, the designer of a waterslide at an...
The young mother was already frustrated, and her baby just kept on crying. Other people in the restaurant weren't happy about it, either. Then, when a man complained about the wailing child, she started cursing at him. The man later told police she smacked him in the...
It's déjà vu all over again for the NAACP. The civil rights organization is suing the City of Myrtle Beach and the city's police department over the restricted route set up for the upcoming Bikefest 2018, also known as Black Bike Week. Fifteen years ago, a similar...
The outcome of auto accident claims almost always hinges on one word - negligence. But, what is negligence? It is one of the ways that we determine who is at fault in an auto accident and whether they should pay you for the damage that they caused. Negligence happens...
Why does South Carolina require me to buy auto insurance? I'm a good driver, so why should I pay some company thousands of dollars every year? If I cause an accident, why can't I just pay for it then? Mandatory auto insurance didn't just happen arbitrarily. It's not...
U.S. Senator Rand Paul had just finished mowing his lawn when a neighbor sprinted into his yard and tackled him. The senator landed hard and broke several ribs. As it turns out, the assault had nothing to do with politics or with Paul's long-time service in the...
In some states, criminal records can never be expunged. In South Carolina, some criminal records can be expunged – meaning all records of the arrest and court proceedings are destroyed… like it never happened. South Carolina expungement laws only permit expungement of...
A new medical test can detect traumatic brain injury (TBI) early, and that could lead to significantly better treatment for people who have suffered head trauma in a car accident. It could also lead to better financial outcomes – car crash victims often do not realize...
Your old SC driver's license will not be enough to get you inside a federal building, airport, or military installation after Sept. 30, 2020. In the future, you will need a REAL ID driver's license or identity card. Although you are not required to get the new...