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...
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,...
Oftentimes our lawyers in Charleston, South Carolina are asked if a client can collect their attorney’s fees if they win their case. In South Carolina, attorney’s fees can only be recovered by contract, statute, or (less commonly) for “equitable...
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...
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,...
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...