Top Family Lawyers Near Me in Charleston Area

North Carolina native Alex B. Cash concentrates his practice on representing individual clients predominately in the areas of family law and personal injury cases.. Alex earned his law degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He has practiced law with Rosen Rosen & Hagood since 1991 and is a senior equity member/partner of the firm.. He was nominated by his peers and became a member of the National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyers in South Carolina from 2008 through the present. Highly active within the state’s community of trial attorneys, Alex was elected by his peers to serve on the Board of Governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice from 2003-2009 and for a third term from 2011-2013. In 2013, he was elected to serve as the Secretary/Treasurer for South Carolina Association for Justice. In 2014, he was elected to serve as Vice-President of the South Carolina Association of Justice.. In addition, Alex is a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice, the Family Law Section of the South Carolina Bar, American Bar Association, American Association for Justice, and the Southern Trial Lawyers Association.  He is a contributing author of "Negligence" which was published in South Carolina Jurisprudence.  He has spoken at a variety of continuing legal education seminars about family law issues, and has been a guest lecturer for the family law class at the Charleston School of Law.. Prior to attending law school, Alex graduated magna cum laude from Florida State University and received a Master of Music with Distinction from Indiana University. He has performed with numerous orchestras, including the Spoleto Orchestra in both Charleston and Italy.

Mikell H. Wyman is a shareholder at Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A., practicing in the areas of workers’ compensation and mediation. Mikell started his 13-year legal career at a small firm in Columbia, South Carolina, working in civil litigation, family law, residential real estate and workers’ compensation defense matters. He later joined a larger firm in its Charleston, South Carolina office to focus his practice solely in the area of workers’ compensation defense. Mikell has developed particular experience in the defense of pulmonary injury/inhalation claims. Mikell is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Civil Court Mediator.  Mikell graduated from The Citadel with a degree in Political Science and later obtained his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. While in law school, he served as an editor of the South Carolina Environmental Law Journal.

Guy J. Vitetta has been a practicing trial lawyer since 1991 and has practiced exclusively family and divorce law in Charleston since 2002.   He has earned a reputation for excellence in Family law representation and continues to hold an AV® Peer Rating*, the highest given by Martindale–Hubbell, which was awarded in 2005. This award is given to an attorney by his/her colleagues to honor their high regard for his or her professional and ethical skills.. Guy has represented hundreds of clients in all types of Family Law matters, including:. Eleven years as a public defender made Guy an effective and decisive litigator.  His trial and litigation skills are critical to the evaluation of and strategic planning in any legal case and when a Family Law case goes to trial, Guy employs all of those skills.. But a majority of cases involving families are settled before going to trial.  To conduct the process most appropriate to a client’s particular situation, Guy draws on extensive experience with all available tools, including:. Upon seeing the reality of domestic relations law, Guy saw room for improvement in how family disputes were handled in South Carolina. He sought alternatives and in 2003 became the first attorney in South Carolina trained in Collaborative Law. He is a founding member and past president of the South Carolina Collaborative Law Institute.  He is also a Certified Family Court Mediator in South Carolina and co-founded the Mediation and Meeting Center of Charleston.  Guy is seen as a leader in Family Law and has mentored many new lawyers.  Guy currently serves on the Practice and Procedures Committee of the South Carolina Bar.. Another example of Guy’s leadership is his dedicated effort to improve the options for managing the financial aspects of Family Law matters.  In early 2016, Guy and colleague Sean Keefer, released an innovative software program, called , for Judges and attorneys in South Carolina to assist in the organization and secure management of client financial data.  Settlyd improves greatly the collection, calculation, and secure storage of the complex financial data, which are central to all family legal matters.. Originally from Philadelphia, PA, Guy graduated from Ohio’s Kenyon College with a B.A. in history and religion. As a community activist addressing consumer and environmental issues, Guy decided his most influential avenue for making a difference in the community was in the practice of law.  He graduated from Capital University Law School in Columbus, Ohio in 1991.  He worked on appeals for Death Row inmates while clerking in the Death Penalty Section of the Ohio Public Defender Commission during Law School. He then served as a Public Defender in Columbus, Ohio for two years and then in Charleston County, South Carolina for nine years before opening his private practice in Charleston, South Carolina.

David Pearlman has lived in Charleston, South Carolina all his life and spent his entire life observing the dignity and respect of the law thanks to his father. David’s father, the Honorable Gus H. Pearlman, was Probate Judge for Charleston County for 35 years. “He taught me that everybody deserves respect, dignity, and equal justice no matter their background.”. David attended the University of Georgia and George Washington University. He obtained his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law and joined the Steinberg Law Firm in 1976 following his law school graduation. Four years later, he became Partner at Steinberg Law Firm.. David has been a member of the South Carolina Bar Association for over 45 years. He has won landmark cases before the South Carolina Court of Appeals and the South Carolina Supreme Court. He also served as an adjunct professor of Workers’ Compensation Law at the Charleston School of Law. David is an avid member of multiple legal associations. He is on the Executive Board for the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, is the Legislative Chairman for Injured Workers’ Advocates, and is a past chairman of the Workers’ Compensation section of the Charleston County Bar Association.. He has been named to the Super Lawyers list for 15 years in a row (2008-2022) and has been included in the Best Lawyers in America publication for Workers’ Compensation Law-Claimants for 17 years straight (2005-2022). His other notable awards and honors include the Avvo Clients’ Choice Award (2022), a Top 10 Workers’ Compensation Attorney by Attorney & Practice (2022), a Top 10 Personal Injury Attorney by Best of the Best Attorneys (2021), a South Carolina Leadership in Law honoree (2017), and the Charleston, SC Lawyer of the Year: Workers’ Compensation by Best Lawyers in 2011.. David is not only highly respected by his peers but is deeply loved by his staff because of his sincere and remarkable character. His passion and heart for people is why he is the right lawyer for you.. David and his wife, Janet, live on Sullivan’s Island and have two children, both of whom have followed in his footsteps and are attorneys as well.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.

Experienced Family attorney serving clients in Charleston and surrounding areas.