South Carolina’s Person Injury Laws
How to Prepare for Court in South Carolina
As attorneys in Charleston, South Carolina, we write many articles about the law concerning personal injury claims, criminal defense, family court, and so many other legal topics. However, it occurs to us that sometimes we may overlook the “basics.” One of these...
Trucking Accident Claims in South Carolina
Automobile accidents happen every day, but when a large commercial vehicle is involved, the injuries are much more likely to be devastating. Commercial vehicles can include tractor-trailers, eighteen-wheelers, delivery trucks, or other large vehicles. Our trucking...
What to Do If You Receive a Deposition Notice in South Carolina
As a criminal lawyer in Charleston, SC, we're involved in depositions in family court cases, personal injury claims, and many more types of cases. In a previous post, "Surviving a Deposition - A Witness's Guide," we examined how to "survive" the questions asked during...
A Charleston Lawyer’s BEST Answer to EVERY Legal Question
I've been a lawyer in Charleston, South Carolina for 20 years and I've been asked THOUSANDS of legal questions. Family law, personal injury, criminal defense, DUI, employment law, business law - you name it, and someone has asked it. Of course, there's also the most...
How to Challenge a Biomechanical Expert ▪ Charleston Injury Atttorneys
Our accident attorneys in Charleston have seen that in automobile accident cases where there is little property damage to the vehicles, insurance defense attorneys are quick to argue that was impossible for the accident victim to be injured. In these cases, insurance...
Surviving a Deposition in South Carolina – A Witness’s Guide
Because our lawyers in Charleston, South Carolina handle auto accident claims, personal injury lawsuits, and family law cases such as divorces, we’ve been involved in hundreds of depositions. If you’re ever involved in a lawsuit, whether it is a divorce in family...
South Carolina’s Dog Bite Laws
If you are the victim of a dog bite or attack in South Carolina, then you have a personal injury claim against the dog’s owner or keeper. The Charleston dog bite attorneys at Futeral & Nelson, LLC can help. In this article, our Charleston dog bite lawyers explain...
Motorcycle Accidents in South Carolina
At Futeral & Nelson, LLC, we're motorcycle accident lawyers in Charleston who've helped many riders with injuries. In many cases that we have handled, we see injuries that are more serious than those in an automobile where the driver and passengers are surrounded...
Sobering Facts from Our Charleston Nursing Home Abuse Attorneys
Our nursing home abuse lawyers in Charleston have compiled some statistics regarding nursing home abuse to help raise awareness. Knowledge is always the first step to preventing nursing home abuse (click here to read about ways of detecting and preventing nursing home...
How to Deal with a Difficult Attorney
In a previous post, we examined whether an aggressive lawyer is an effective lawyer. In this post, we discuss how to deal with an aggressive / difficult lawyer on the other side of a case. If you do enough litigation work, whether it is family, civil, or criminal,...
Do You Have the Right Auto Insurance Coverage for a Personal Injury?
When drivers in South Carolina purchase auto insurance, many only consider two things: the amount of coverage and the cost of the premium. These drivers only purchase a liability policy, which mainly only covers injury or damage to others and leave little protection...
Are “Aggressive” Lawyers “Effective” Lawyers?
Practicing law in the South, especially in Charleston, SC, is remarkably genteel. In fact, the practice of law in Charleston is so well-mannered that in 2001 the ABA Journal ran, as its cover story, an article regarding southern collegiality and practicing law here in...
