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Matthew Breen
MYRTLE BEACH, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 7 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims, Products Liability and Workers' Comp
Charleston School of Law
Attorney Matthew M. Breen is the managing partner of Lowcountry Law, LLC, which has law offices in Mount Pleasant and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. A top-rated and award-winning trial attorney, Mr. Breen represents the rights and entitlements of clients throughout the greater Charleston, Georgetown, and Myrtle Beach metros and all across the state who have legal needs involving any of the following:
· Workers' Compensation and Workers' Compensation Third Party Claims
· Automobile, Truck, and Motorcycle Wreck Cases
· Wrongful death
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William Thomas Geddings Jr
Manning, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 36 years of experience
Personal Injury, Family, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Born in Lake City, Florida. Lived in Florida and in Georgia before returning to the family home in Manning, South Carolina where I grew up.
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Jeffrey David Morris
Murrells Inlet, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Charleston School of Law
Some law firms promise client service. Morris Law delivers on that promise.
Our clients' success is our success. We built a team of talented legal professionals who share a commitment to serve our clients.
In approaching each case, each team member is encouraged to have ownership of the clients and results. With our team's experience, we effectively provide clients with the attention and commitment that they expect and deserve. We strive to provide a value-driven approach to each case by communicating and strategizing with our clients to meet their needs and goals.
The managing partner of the firm expects the...
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William J Luse
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 19 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Domestic Violence and Medical Malpractice
Cumberland School of Law, Samford University
I have dedicated my career to representing people and not corporations. I take pride in getting to know each client's story; whether it is their inability to play with their grandchildren after suffering a back injury or the humility from being wrongfully terminated or the anxiety they suffered from being exposed to toxic mold.
My firm believes a person's injuries do not resonate with a jury unless our client's full story can be told. It is not enough to just tell an insurance adjuster or defense attorney that our client has been injured. That is why our firm gets to know...
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Stephen Grooms
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 14 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Charleston School of Law
J. Stephen Grooms is a lifelong resident of Conway, South Carolina. He took a job with the Horry County Solicitor's Office as prosecutor in 2011 to begin his career in criminal law. While working in the Solicitor’s Office Grooms handled over three thousand cases, and took numerous cases to trial achieving favorable results on cases ranging from drug offenses to murder. Grooms was recognized for his leadership and trial results and was promoted to Senior Assistant Prosecutor in 2014. In 2016 Grooms and a fellow prosecutor opened Grooms and Thomas, LLC. Grooms experience as a former prosecutor and criminal trial...
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Justin M Lovely
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, DUI & DWI, Insurance Claims and Workers' Comp
Appalachian School of Law
The Lovely Law Firm primarily practices in the areas of DUI Defense and Personal Injury Litigation with auto accidents. The firm also handles all criminal cases in the Myrtle Beach and Conway area. Justin Lovely received his B.S. from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, cum laude in 2004. While at Tennessee, Mr. Lovely majored in Finance. In his free time Mr. Lovely developed his boxing skills as an amateur Golden Gloves Boxer in the Knoxville area. He was Vice President of the Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity and participated in several community service...
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Marc J. Brown
Sumter, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
Emory University School of Law
Marc is dedicated to his clients. His practice focuses on injury and wrongful death matters. Marc takes pride in providing aggressive and effective representation on behalf of each of his clients. He goes above and beyond to ensure that his clients understand their rights and are treated like extended members of the firm's family.
Prior to opening the Marc Brown Law Firm, attorney Marc Brown worked for a national law firm defending large corporations and insurance companies. He has experience working on both sides of a case, and he knows exactly how insurance companies evaluate claims and...
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Bradley Yates
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and Real Estate
Appalachian School of Law
The Yates Firm, LLC takes pride in staying one step ahead and constantly challenging its self to bring new and original ways of thinking to all client matters.
This firm has strong ties to the Horry County community and a commitment to public service.
The Yates Firm, LLC, through local resources and sector expertise, can assure accessibility and efficiency for its clients with a goal toward both short and long term growth.
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Amy Lawrence
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 16 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Criminal Defense
Appalachian School of Law
Amy Lawrence is a Myrtle Beach Criminal Defense attorney who has been featured on MTV's Teen Mom 2 as well as the Dr. Phil Show as a subject matter expert. She is also a frequent contributor to local TV stations and radio shows for the Myrtle Beach listening area.
Amy graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro cum laude. While at UNC she was president of the college Republicans, was a featured published writer in The Coraddi, and sat on the advisory board for the English Society.
Once she obtained her undergraduate...
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Mark D. Chappell Jr.
Florence, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 9 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Mark D. Chappell, Jr. concentrates in the areas of personal injury, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, products liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, commercial motor vehicle accidents, and intellectual property disputes. Mark is a 2010 graduate of Wofford College and previously worked as a Banker in Charleston, South Carolina before beginning law school. Mark is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2015. As a law student, he was actively involved in the Student Bar Association, President of the South Carolina Association for Justice – South Carolina School of Law...
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James Austin Thomas
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 12 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of South Carolina School of Law
In a time when things such as technology and making a quick buck appear to be the top priorities of many, I still believe that the client-attorney relationship is the most important aspect of my profession. As a trial lawyer and advocate, I have the skills and experience to assist you in your quest for justice. As a young and energetic practitioner, I will not be out-worked. Give me a call and let me get to work on helping you.
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Graham Newman
Florence, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 20 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Graham Newman‘s work has focused on commercial class actions, contractual litigation, insurance bad faith, and products liability in both state and federal court. His trial court victories have included a $14.5 million insurance bad faith verdict, an $8 million class action judgment, and a $4.75 million products liability verdict. Graham has briefed numerous appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court and Court of Appeals, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, and United States Supreme Court. He has also argued four cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and one case before the South Carolina Supreme Court. Graham...
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Will Parker
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Social Security Disability and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina - Beaufort
I have practiced exclusively on the Grand Strand since 2006. I have exclusively handled Personal Injury, Criminal Law, Worker's Compensation and Social Security Disability claims. I had the privilege to work under experienced, reputable attorneys for 11 years before opening Will Parker Law, LLC in 2017. After 4 years, I brought in an experienced trial attorney, Greg Sloan, and we formed Beach Injury Lawyers, LLC. Our goal is to provide personal and effective representation to all of my clients. Each of my clients has my personal cell phone number. I make it my top priority to be accessible to my...
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Dirk Julius Derrick
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 35 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Dirk Derrick of The Derrick Law Firm has been representing the people of South Carolina since 1991.
The Derrick Law Firm represents individuals that are seriously injured, or the family of those wrongfully killed, due to car accidents, truck collisions, motorcycle crashes, and jet ski and boating accidents. The Derrick Law Firm represents individuals disabled or temporarily injured in work place accidents as well as cases where insurance companies have unreasonably delayed or denied an insurance claim.
For more information about your case, www.derricklawfirm.com offers three FREE downloadable books discussing your SC personal injury claim, the amount of car...
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Michael Travis Hyman
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
Travis was born and raised in Conway, SC, and he is a graduate of Conway High School where he played baseball. He received his Bachelor Degree from the University of South Carolina where he graduated Cum Laude in 2008 earning a degree in Business Administration/Finance with a minor in Political Science. After graduating from law school in May of 2011, he successfully completed the SC Bar Exam and was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 2011.
Travis began working as a law clerk for the Honorable Michael Nettles, Circuit Court Judge for the Twelfth Judicial Circuit. From...
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Benjamin Alexander Hyman
Conway, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 18 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
Attorney B. Alex Hyman completed his undergraduate education in his home state of South Carolina, graduating from the University of South Carolina in 2002.While at the University of South Carolina, he was a member of the Kappa Sigma Fraternity and worked for Governor Jim Hodges as a staff intern.
After completing law school, Alex began working for the Honorable Edward B. Cottingham, Circuit Court Judge for the Fourth Judicial Circuit as a law clerk. After completing his clerkship, Alex began working for his father at the Law Office of Larry B. Hyman Jr. In 2008 Alex took over his father's law...
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James C. Sproat
Florence, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Workers' Comp
University of Cincinnati College of Law
James Christopher Sproat (Jim) is an attorney with Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega, LLC. Mr. Sproat received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2011. While at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Sproat served as both the Student Bar Association President and the Managing Editor of the Immigration and Nationality Law Review. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 2011, after working with both the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio...
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Virginia C. Kendall
Florence, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
William H. Bowen School of Law
Virginia grew up in Prince George, Virginia until she moved to South Carolina to attend the University of South Carolina, where she graduated magna cum laude in 2019 with a degree in Criminal Justice.
After college she worked for the University of South Carolina before moving to Arkansas, where she graduated with honors from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, William H. Bowen School of Law in 2023. During law school she was a member of law review where she published an article in the UALR Law Review journal (Volume 45) and held leadership roles with multiple organizations. Outside of...
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James D George
Florence, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 6 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
University of South Carolina School of Law
James “Jamie” D. George, Jr. graduated from Presbyterian College in 2015 and graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2018. Jamie served as a member of the editorial staff (Volume 68) and as a student works editor (Volume 69) for the South Carolina Law Review. Upon his law school graduation, he was admitted as a member of the Order of the Wig and Robe.
Jamie currently focuses his practice on personal injuries, motor vehicle collision, products liability, third party workers’ compensation claims, and commercial motor vehicle collisions.
In addition to practicing law, Jamie teaches as an adjunct professor...
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Jacob Born
Florence, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 13 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Nursing Home and Products Liability
Charleston School of Law
Jacob Born concentrates in the areas of premises liability, personal injury, motor vehicle accidents, product liability, nursing home abuse and neglect, catastrophic injury litigation and trucking accidents. Jacob received his J.D. from The Charleston School of Law and was admitted to practice in 2011. He was also admitted to practice in Georgia in 2012.
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Gerald Edward Harmon Jr.
Georgetown, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Business, Criminal Defense and DUI & DWI
University of South Carolina - Columbia
Born and raised in the Pawleys Island and Georgetown areas, Mr. Harmon is an active member of the community. He is a member of the South Carolina Air National Guard and several local charitable organizations.
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C. Scott Masel
Myrtle Beach, SC 29577, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 32 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Appeals, Business and Employment
Wake Forest University School of Law
I joined the Myrtle Beach law office of Newby, Sartip & Masel, LLC in 1996, and I am the Manager of Palmetto Injury Lawyers, LLC. As a personal injury lawyer, I’ve negotiated and battled with nearly every major automobile insurance carrier licensed to sell in our state, as well as many major premises liability and workers compensation carriers. While most of my time is spent representing injured individuals, I also handle commercial litigation, insurance coverage litigation, health care and billing matters and real estate. When I’m not wearing my lawyer hat, I enjoy spending time with my wonderful wife...
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Mark James
Darlington, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 10 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Products Liability
Charleston School of Law
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David M. Smith
Florence, SC Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Divorce, Family and Medical Malpractice
Charleston School of Law
David M. Smith is a native of South Carolina and has lived here the majority of his life. While spending 5 years in North Carolina gathering valuable professional experience, he knew it was only a matter of time before he would move back to the state he considers home, South Carolina. Mr. Smith received his B.A. in Visual Arts from Francis Marion University where he double-majored in Graphic Design and Photography. While at Francis Marion, Mr. Smith was an active member of the Alpha Tau Omega fraternity. After college, Mr. Smith worked as a graphic designer and then...
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Kenneth D. Snow
Georgetown, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 23 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, Medical Malpractice and White Collar Crime
North Carolina Central University School of Law
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Maggie R Chappell
Florence, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 6 years of experience
Personal Injury and Products Liability
University of South Carolina School of Law
Maggie Chappell practices in the areas of personal injury and mass torts. She has handled truck and auto accidents and catastrophic injury cases. She also works on the mass torts team which handles 3M combat earplug cases and talcum powder ovarian cancer cases, among many more.
Maggie was born and raised in Inman, South Carolina. She moved just down the road to attend Wofford College and graduated in 2012 with a degree in English. After college, she worked as a legal assistant for Mark Arden before attending the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2015. Maggie was lucky to...
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Sara A Brinson
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 8 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Estate Planning
University of South Carolina School of Law
Sara was born and raised in historic Charleston, SC and obtained her Bachelors of Science in Psychology at Tulane University in New Orleans, LA. She attended law school on a full scholarship at the University of South Carolina School of Law graduating Cum Laude. During her time at USC Law she was awarded five CALI Awards in Evidence, Legal Research and Writing I, Commercial Speech Seminar, Criminal Adjudication, and Electronic Discovery. The CALI Award is given to a student for obtaining the highest grade in a class. Sara relocated to Georgetown, SC after law school where she practiced family law...
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Byron P David
Conway, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
University of South Carolina School of Law
Byron David graduated with honors and received his juris doctor degree from the University of South Carolina. Before going to law school, Byron was the captain of a deep sea fishing boat operating off the Carolina coast.
Byron and his wife live in Horry County and are very involved in the community in Conway and Myrtle Beach. They founded and created the Davids' Diabetes Scholarship, awarding scholarship funds to local juvenile diabetics going to college.
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United States Supreme Court
United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
United States District Court for the District of South Carolina
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Alonzo J. Holloway
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Insurance Claims
University of South Carolina School of Law
AJ Holloway was born and raised in the Myrtle Beach area. He attended Socastee High School where he earned an International Baccalaureate Diploma. He then went on to Clemson University and graduated magna cum laude. After Clemson, he attended the University of South Carolina School of Law where he was a member of the Moot Court Bar and involved in various community service and mentoring groups. AJ has continued to be involved in many community service activities throughout his legal career including participating in the Make-A-Wish Trailblaze Challenge.
He began his legal career with the defense firm of Gallivan, White...
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Ralph James Wilson Jr.
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 17 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Traffic Tickets
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
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Roger D. Johnson
Conway, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 20 years of experience
Personal Injury, Criminal Defense, Divorce and Products Liability
Western Michigan University Cooley Law School
I handle all types of criminal cases as well as traffic cases. Divorce cases and custody cases are also in my area of practice, along with the preparation of Wills and Power of Attorney Documents for individuals.
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Stacy Jo Townsend
Conway, SC Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Workers' Comp
Savannah Law School
Stacy Jo Townsend was born and raised in the small town of Williamstown, West Virginia. She attended Coastal Carolina University where she was a member of the National Honor Society for Leadership and Success, Triota Honor Society, Order of Omega Honor Society, and Phi Sigma Tau Honor Society. Stacy earned a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology, Criminology, and a minor in Pre-Law prior to attending law school.
While in law school, Stacy worked for a real estate firm in Rock Hill, South Carolina as a real estate paralegal, client coordinator, and closing administrator. Working in multiple capacities while being studious provided...
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Fred Oliver
Conway, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Charleston School of Law
Fred Oliver began his career representing insurance companies and their insureds in many different areas of litigation including personal injury, insurance coverage, premises liability, homeowners’ association disputes, and trucking litigation. He grew up in Myrtle Beach and graduated from Socastee High School. After graduating high school, he attended the University of South Carolina. To this day, he remains loyal to the Gamecocks. He received his law degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2012.
Prior to joining The Derrick Law Firm, Fred spent many years working for civil defense firms. During those years, he represented many different businesses, insurance...
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Steven Taylor Hooven
Conway, SC Personal Injury Attorney
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury and Insurance Claims
University of South Carolina School of Law
After graduating from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2016, Taylor took an associate position at a well-reputed defense firm in his hometown of Augusta, Georgia, where he cut his teeth defending insurance companies and their insureds in car accident and medical malpractice cases. His having begun his career learning from some highly gifted defense lawyers causes Taylor to bring a bit of a different perspective to the table. However, his goal was to return to practice law in South Carolina, and when The Derrick Law Firm presented him with the chance to represent individuals hurt...
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William G. Starnes
Florence, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 8 years of experience
Personal Injury, Estate Planning and Probate
University of South Carolina School of Law
Will focuses his practice on Estate Planning and Personal Injury cases. Will graduated from Wofford College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts in Business-Economics. After graduating college, Will attended the University Of South Carolina School Of Law and obtained his law degree in 2015. Will represents individuals who have been injured in motor vehicle accidents. Will also works with clients to create and implement estate plans, which includes wills, trusts, durable powers of attorney, healthcare powers of attorney and living wills.
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Allyson Pittman
Florence, SC Personal Injury Lawyer
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury
Charleston School of Law
Allyson Pittman was born and raised in the small town of Dillon, right on the South Carolina/North Carolina border. She attended the University of South Carolina and earned a Bachelor of Science in Marketing and Management, with a Criminal Justice minor. After graduating magna cum laude from USC, she attended Charleston School of Law.
Upon graduating from Charleston School of Law, Allyson took a position working for the Public Defender’s Office for the Fourth Judicial Circuit in South Carolina. There she represented individuals who had been charged with low level to high level criminal charges. Allyson then left the...
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Matthew W Van Wie
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 15 years of experience
Personal Injury, Business and Real Estate
Charleston School of Law and University of Miami School of Law
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Diane Rodriguez
Sumter, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 37 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Medical Malpractice and Nursing Home
University of South Carolina School of Law
The Rodriguez Law Office is a new kind of law firm for a changing world. Diane Rodriguez is a solo law practitioner and nurse who has been involved in medical malpractice law for 30+ years. She also has experience with the real world of medicine as she was a certified critical care nurse and emergency room nurse prior to attending law school. Her unique background means Diane Rodriguez is knowledgeable about both medicine and the law.
Diane Rodriguez and her staff are informed, caring, patient and professional, giving each new client and each new case...
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Wade Kolb
Sumter, SC Personal Injury Lawyer with 50 years of experience
Free ConsultationPersonal Injury, Criminal Defense, DUI & DWI and Insurance Claims
University of South Carolina School of Law
Wade S. Kolb, Jr., established the firm now known as Kolb & Givens, Attorneys at Law, LLC, in 1998 after a 26 year career as a prosecutor. He served as an Assistant State Attorney General, an Assistant Solicitor, and then was elected and served for 15 years as the Solicitor (chief prosecutor) for Sumter, Lee, Clarendon, and Williamsburg Counties. He now concentrates on serious personal injury cases, auto and truck accidents, and criminal defense in state, federal, and traffic courts.
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Julian W. DuRant
Myrtle Beach, SC Personal Injury Attorney with 10 years of experience
Personal Injury, Appeals, Business and Real Estate
Wake Forest University School of Law
Julian practices in his hometown of Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and can help both South Carolina and North Carolina individuals and businesses. This year he joined up with his father, Frank DuRant, to open the DuRant & DuRant, P.A. law firm.
Julian graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College before attending Wake Forest's School of Law. After graduating from law school, Julian clerked for the Honorable Richard Voorhees, Western District of North Carolina. There, he experienced almost everything federal court has to offer—from civil and criminal trials to appellate designations in the Fourth and Eleventh Circuit Courts of Appeal....