You dealt with the pain and suffering of a work-related injury or illness. You jumped through the hoops of paperwork for your employer, for insurance companies, for and doctors’ offices all to get workers’ compensation benefits you are entitled to. And now? Now your...
You’ve been investigated, questioned, arrested, fingerprinted, and locked in a cage for days before posting bond and returning home. Now you’ve got criminal charges hanging over your head, you may have lost your job because of the arrest, and the sobering reality of a...
Carolina Forest Blvd, located off Highway 501 in-between Myrtle Beach and Conway, SC, has seen a dramatic increase in auto accidents this year. Construction of the new Ten Oaks Middle School, the opening of the new school, and ongoing construction in the area has...
According to AAA, this holiday weekend will see the highest number of travelers on the road since 2005: According to information from AAA, almost 51 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more away from home for the holiday weekend. That’s a 3.3 percent...
In August, I wrote about the Supreme Court’s first opinion in Doe v. State. The SC Supreme Court held that South Carolina’s domestic violence laws, both criminal and civil, discriminate against same-sex couples and violate the Equal Protection Clause: The...
No one goes to work expecting to be injured, but sometimes accidents happen in the workplace. And unfortunately it happened to you. So, now what? How can you get past this and have a normal, whole life again? Since your injury is work-related, you may be eligible for...
As you step through the double glass doors at the front of the jail, you squint as the morning sun explodes in your vision. It’s been a long night. You had a couple of drinks at the bar with your friends, and on the way home an officer pulled you over. You did not use...
Everyone knows that you have a right to an attorney if you are charged with a crime. If you can’t afford one, an attorney will be appointed to you. We hear it on television all the time, as police officers read Miranda rights to suspects. The Constitution...
In all 50 states, it is illegal to drink if you are under the age of 21. Why? Did all 50 states somehow come to the same conclusion that 21 is the magic number and anyone younger than 21 cannot handle alcohol consumption? Wisconsin is considering lowering their...
A DUI arrest can happen to anyone - we have seen doctors, lawyers, preachers, judges, school teachers, and just about every kind of person from every walk of life charged with DUI in SC. Being arrested and charged with DUI can be a traumatic experience for anyone, but...