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We are Bankruptcy specialists. Our success rate in obtaining satisfactory resolution of debts in bankruptcy is 100%. We represent creditors in commercial / collection matters.. Upon referral we represent creditors that are landlords or who have equipment on lease.. We represent small business owners in all fields of the law and do estate plans for small business owners.. We handle complicated matters.. Please feel free to contact us for an consultation of your problem.. We handle copyright, trademark and maritime matters.

The trio of attorneys at The Sullivan Firm are here for you. They’ve got the knowledge and courtroom experience to help guide you through your life challenges from divorce or work injuries to auto accidents or criminal charges. Our team of attorneys has more than 30 years of experience helping solve problems for people just like you.. After a short period working for corporate America, attorney Daniel Sullivan decided he wanted to spend his time helping people. He changed course in his career, went to law school and set out to help people with some of the most challenging issues they may face: family law, criminal law, personal injury and workers’ compensation.. As a husband and father, Sullivan understands the importance of family, and he appreciates the challenges involved in a divorce. As a former insurance agent, he knows what makes insurance companies tick, and this knowledge helps him represent car accident victims.. His passion is in problem-solving. He is committed to helping you get your life back together.

Since 1997, Robert Rikard has handled a wide range of complex civil and criminal cases all over the United States.  Today, Mr. Rikard’s practice focuses on complex civil, criminal and business litigation, with a focus on nursing home and residential care malpractice, tractor-trailer crashes, medical malpractice, and financial abuse of the elderly. Mr. Rikard is admitted to the South Carolina Bar; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Appeals; and the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals.. In each case, Mr. Rikard prides himself in bringing a unique set of problem-solving tools and skills to whatever issues are facing his client in order to achieve a favorable resolution.. Please feel free to contact Mr. Rikard at

Paul is certified by the South Carolina Supreme Court as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. This specialty designation was obtained after Paul was approved to sit for and passed a rigorous exam covering the comprehensive body of Employment and Labor law as it effects South Carolina workers.. Paul handles:. • Wrongful Termination• Discrimination• Sexual Harassment and Assault (on behalf of employees and members of the public)• Business Disputes• Tort Litigation• Whistleblower Retaliation• Appellate Law• Governmental Liability. Paul has argued appeals before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Supreme Court of South Carolina, and Court of Appeals for South Carolina.. Paul has tried employment law and other cases to a jury verdict in South Carolina state and federal courts.

My practice is centered on handling high-stakes, courthouse litigation for individuals and businesses.  I focus on asissting those who have bene injured by the wrongdoing of others in some way.  I handle catastrophic injury cases, nursing home litigation, and commercial disputes, including insurance coverage and "bad faith" litigation, contract litigation, wage and employment claims, and business "divorces.". I am originally from Charleston, South Carolina. I began my career in North Carolina. Since 2007, I have enjoyed living in Columbia, where I met my wife.  We have two children and a bulldog named Izzy. I serve as the General Counsel for Downtown Church, a PC USA congregation in Columbia, SC. In my spare time, I enjoy cooking and traveling.

Mr. Milling handles civil litigation, corporate litigation, criminal defense, white collar criminal defense and appeals in all South Carolina state and federal courts. He is a former criminal prosecutor and is a CJA Panel attorney for the District of South Carolina and Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Mr. Milling is a member of the South Carolina Bar and licensed to practice before the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals, DC Circuit Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court.

Michelle Dauksha focuses her practice on domestic law matters, including:  divorce, custody, child support, domestic violence issues. She is a former attorney at Hope Works of Howard County and was a Judicial Intern to Judge Timothy J. McCrone of the Circuit Court for Howard County.  She has great insight into the judiciary and the Court policies. She has won several cases to include very difficult custody, child support, alimony, and domestic violence cases. Michelle and the Mulinazzi Law Office is committed to remaining focused on each client's best interest and their long-term goals.  With the help of Michelle and the entire legal team and the Mulinazzi Law Office, the Office was awarded the 2019 Pro Bono Resource Center’s Law Office of the Year.. Michelle was recently recognized as a Super Lawyers' Rising Star.. Michelle is a member of the Maryland State Bar Association, Howard County Bar Association, and Howard County Women's Bar Association.

Michael Jeffcoat, the visionary behind The Jeffcoat Firm Injury Lawyers, commenced his legal career after earning a B.A. in Political Economy and Philosophy from Wofford College in 1994. Following this, he pursued a Juris Doctor degree at the University of South Carolina School of Law, graduating in 1997. During law school, Jeffcoat honed his skills through participation in Moot Court and clerkships in U.S. Attorney's Offices in Columbia and Seattle, as well as the South Carolina Attorney General's Office.. Although he initially defended corporations in environmental regulatory matters at a prominent Columbia law firm, Jeffcoat's passion for advocating for the injured led him to establish his plaintiff's personal injury practice in 1999. What began as a solo venture has transformed into The Jeffcoat Firm, a distinguished law firm in Columbia, SC, that has recovered millions for clients.. Jeffcoat's transition from defending corporations to championing the rights of the injured reflects a commitment to justice. The firm's growth, marked by the addition of talented lawyers and a widening scope, speaks to The Jeffcoat Firm's unwavering dedication to clients and its impressive track record in securing favorable outcomes. Michael Jeffcoat's journey underscores not only his evolution as a plaintiff's lawyer but also the enduring pursuit of justice for those harmed by the negligence of others.

Kelly is a trial lawyer with experience in corporate, health care, privacy, and information technology law. Kelly is known for providing strategic guidance through complex business and regulatory issues and offering practical insight on matters involving health information exchanges, electronic medical records, vendor agreements, and data privacy. Kelly's practice areas include health care law, commercial litigation, and medical related litigation. She regularly advises business owners, non-profit boards, and health care clients on employment issues, acquisitions, corporate transactions, vendor agreements, Stark and anti-kickback laws, HIPAA, HITECH, health information technology, and patient privacy issues.

Joshua Plaxen is a partner at Plaxen Adler Muncy, P.A. Since joining the firm in 2015, Joshua focuses his practice on personal injury, Social Security Disability and workers' compensation claims.. Joshua graduated from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2008 with a Bachelor’s Degree in Business, and graduated from the University of Baltimore School of Law in 2012 magna cum laude. He was also inducted into the Heuisler Honor Society for finishing in the top ten percent of his class. During law school, Joshua served on the Executive Board of the University of Baltimore Law Review.

Jessica Keister joined Family Legal Advocacy Group (FLAG) as an Associate Attorney in 2022. Her practice is dedicated to all areas of family law, with particular focus on custody, protective orders, adoptions, third-party custody, and LGBTQ+ advocacy. Jessica is passionate about helping families navigate complex legal matters with compassion and efficiency. Her goal is to guide clients toward resolution in a timely, cost-effective manner that sets the foundation for a new beginning and a brighter future.. Jessica earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Political Science and Psychology from Salisbury University in May 2018, graduating cum laude. She went on to earn her Juris Doctor from the Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C., in May 2021. She was admitted to the Maryland Bar in January 2022.

I was born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina.  After graduating in 1969 with a BS in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina, I went to the University of South Carolina School of Law, where I earned my Juris Doctorate Degree in 1973.  After graduation from law school, I formed the partnership of Hunter & McWhirter with James Earl Hunter.  Hunter & McWhirter was a general practice law firm with an emphasis on personal injury law.  That same year I was admitted to practice by the Supreme Court of the State of South Carolina, the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and, later, was admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.. In 1977, I was elected by the Lexington County Bar Association to the position of Public Defender for Lexington County.  The office was formed for the purpose of providing legal representation to indigent criminal defendants, and I held that position for fourteen years.. While working part-time as Public Defender for Lexington County, I continued to build our law practice, and in 1986, formed the firm which became McWhirter & Associates.  At that time, our practice focused on the various areas of personal injury law, including workers' compensation, auto accidents, medical malpractice, wrongful death, premises liability and products liability.  In 1988, we expanded the firm to include an office in Columbia, South Carolina.  Since then, we have added offices in Orangeburg, Sumter, Newberry, Camden and Aiken.. We continue to strive to give the very best legal service to the thousands of clients we have been honored to serve over the past 40 years.. Any result our firm may achieve on behalf of one client in one matter does not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients.

I began my career in the legal services industry in 1983. For over forty years, I have focused on civil litigation. Since 1997, my primary interest has been personal injury litigation. Since 2000, my focus has been on medical malpractice litigation, representing injured patients. I graduated summa cum laude from the University of Michigan in 1985. I graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1988. I have received various professional accolades over the years, including South Carolina Super Lawyers (Plaintiffs Medical Malpractice 2009-2013 and 2015-2025), National Trial Lawyers Top 100 Trial Lawyer Award (2015-2019), National Academy of Personal Injury Attorneys Top 10 Attorney Award (2014), and American Trial Lawyers Association Top 100 Trial Lawyers Award (2009-2014). I am a Member of the American Board of Trial Advocates and a Past Member of the American Judicature Society, the American Association for Justice (President's Club), and the South Carolina Association for Justice.

I am an experienced Bankruptcy and Foreclosure Attorney.  I look forward to assiting you resolve your debt issues.  Feel free to call me at for a free consultation.

I am an advocate, communicator, and wordsmith. I am also a certified Mediator and have served as a Special Referee. I serve my clients - individuals and small businesses - in situations that could end up in a trial, hearing or mediation, and/or advise them on how to stay away from problems with well worded agreements and well thought out plans. Lots of advice, fact finding, research and just plain working with people occurs before stating my client's case at a mediation, trial or hearing. The small business portion of my practice includes contract work, employment advisement, business formation, and lately helping businesses get it right from the beginning. As a continuing writer and broadcaster I understand creating valuable assets and works such as "reality shows" and music or movie creations needing trademark and copy right protection. As an advocate I work to protect my clients' rights by strongly addressing any wrongs committed against them. My practice balances favorably resolving disputes with helping clients develop their projects from concept to completion - and to protect them so they can grow and prosper.I use the law and common sense to help my clients succeed. My judicial clerkship during my first year out of law school taught me the system from the inside while watching a year's worth of all sorts of trials. I learned what judges and juries want. Trials are fun for litigators like me, but satisfaction from a well planned and protected project is just as good.As a South Carolina certified Circuit Court Mediator I can bring parties together, discuss strengths, weaknesses, shared problems and even common goals to work a solution that is better than proceeding with litigation.

I am a native of Sedalia who has lived in Columbia for the last fifteen years.  I've dedicated my practice to helping average people who have fallen on hard times and can't make any headway on their debts.   If you're unable to keep afloat in a sea of money troubles, contact me for a free consultation to determine how I can help you get back on the path to financial success.

Hello;. I am in my mid 50's, happily married for over 30 years, with two adult children. I have been practicing law in Columbia and all across the State of Missouri for over 20 years. I had a real life and career before entering the practice of law. My prior work experiences included acting as a Sales Representative and Territory Manager, short run Trucking, welding, security for a bar and many other excellent opportunities to learn about life.. My law practice included cases in front of Juries and Judges, administrative hearing panels, mediations, Municipal Court, State Court, Federal Court, the Missouri Courts of Appeal, and the Eighth Circuit Court of Appeals. I have handled simple traffic matters, complex divorces, Medical Malpractice claims, professional licensing issues for clients, Pharmaceutical products liability, auto crashes, motorcycle crashes, wrongful death cases.  I have handled nearly every type of State level case possible. Those experiences and my life experience help me to work with my clients, to assist them in complex situations, to negotiate firmly and fairly with the other side. My litigation experience lets the other side know I will go to trial if they will not be fair.. Recently, I have shifted my caseload to limit my practice to three areas. First, cases involving fraud committed against State and Federal Governments. I am working on several such cases now, and in 2012, I was successful with a high level False Claims Act case, assisting the Federal Government with recovery of over $150,000, for a case involving Mortgage Fraud. I also represented a whistleblower in a medical fraud case where I recovered @$15,000, for the Federal Government and the state of Missouri. I am in the process of closing another case where the whistleblower I represented recovered @$4,000, for the Federal Government.  Second, I am also handling small business matters, including litigation.  Third, I am commencing my practice as a Mediator Neutral. My life experiences and courtroom experiences will be of great assistance to both sides of civil mediations. I have also completed significant training at the University of Missouri for mediators. I have participated in many mediations.. My experiences help me every day identify with clients, all the way from business owners to the regular folks who need some help. My firm is dedicated to helping people whenever possible. If you need help with a legal problem, I'd appreciate your call.. Thanks,. Finley D. Gibbs

He has represented clients in difficult, high profile cases that have been featured on CBS's 48 Hours and Court TV's Trial Story. He has served as a guest commentator on Court TV's Catherine Crier Live.. Mr. Slusher has received training in courtroom techniques at places such as the Wyoming Trial Advocacy Institute, the California Institute for Criminal Defense Advocacy and Gerry Spence's Trial Lawyer's College.. Mr. Slusher also has experience representing clients in appeals to the Missouri Appellate Courts, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit and the United States Supreme Court.. Christopher A. Slusher received a degree in Business from Indiana University in 1988 and his law degree from the University of Missouri in 1991. His litigation practice concentrates on serious personal injury, wrongful death and criminal defense.

Having been married for 45 years and having raised 3 children, I have a great deal of experience and insight into family dynamics and the pressures and issues families confront.  I use this experience and knowledge in assisting my clients to navigate the judicial process involved in numerous family law proceedings.  I take the time necessary to really listen to my clients as I seek to meet their needs, whether in divorce proceedings, estate planning, accident cases or business planning.

Emily Koning (she/her) joined Family Legal Advocacy Group, LLC (FLAG) in September 2022 as a Senior Attorney.. Emily graduated from Marshall University, magna cum laude, in 2010, and then from the University of Baltimore School of Law, cum laude, in 2013. During law school, Emily interned for the Honorable Kendra Y. Ausby in the Family Division of the Circuit Court for Baltimore City, and for the Maryland Office of the Public Defender, Child in Need of Assistance Division. Emily represented clients in divorce, custody, and protective orders cases as a student attorney in the school’s Family Law Clinic. She was also a member of the University of Baltimore Law Review. After graduation, Emily clerked for a Family Law Magistrate in Baltimore City. Since then, she has practiced Family Law almost exclusively, in numerous jurisdictions in Maryland.. Emily represents clients in cases involving:. divorceproperty division;alimony;establishment of custody and child support;modification of custody and child support;contempt;protective orders (petitioners and respondents);peace orders (petitioners and respondents);marital settlement agreements;parenting agreements; andprenuptial agreements.. Emily believes that clients should be treated like people, not like “cases.” People need to feel heard and respected; they should not just be ushered through a legal process. When your case ends, you should feel like you understood the process, that you had all the information you needed to make decisions, and that your advocate knew your priorities and goals.. In each case, Emily’s priorities are her client’s priorities. Clients’ goals are specific to their complex, individual situations. There is no one size fits all approach. What happens in your case may differ from what happened in your cousin’s divorce case or what happened in your friend’s child support case—and that’s okay. Your attorney should help you achieve your goals, not someone else’s goals.. Emily resides in Baltimore County with her husband and children. She enjoys home improvement projects and spending time with family and friends.

Carrie Warner is an experienced trial attorney who has proven her talents inside and outside of the courtroom. Ms. Warner has successfully litigated numerous complex cases, including those in the areas of family law and civil litigation. She and her team made legal history in 2014 when they successfully challenged South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriage. As a dedicated advocate who brings a wealth of experience and knowledge, she is equipped to handle a wide range of family law, probate, estate, and appellate cases. Ms. Warner regularly participates in conferences and has been featured in statewide publications.

Bryan C. Penland graduated in 1998 from Maryville College in Maryville, Tennessee, with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. In 2006, Bryan graduated from Nashville School of Law. Bryan is the managing attorney of our Columbia, Tennessee, office. Bryan’s practice is concentrated in the areas of Chapter 13 and Chapter 7 consumer bankruptcy, personal injury, worker’s compensation and criminal defense.. Bryan is licensed to practice law in the State of Tennessee and has been admitted to practice law in the Middle District of Tennessee. Bryan is currently a member of the American Bar Association.

Bill has been practicing law in Columbia since 1985. His primary practice areas are commercial real estate, income tax planning, tax-deferred exchanges of real estate, entity formation and other business transactions, and legal ethics and lawyer misconduct. Bill also serves as general counsel to GLV.. Bill is an active member of the South Carolina Bar, having served as chair of the Real Estate Practice Section Council, the Professional Responsibility Committee, and the Ethics 2000 subcommittee. He currently serves on the South Carolina Bar’s Ethics Advisory Opinion Committee and the Professional Responsibility Committee, as well as serving as a faculty member for the Legal Ethics and Practice Program: Ethics School co-sponsored by the South Carolina Bar’s Professional Responsibility Committee and the South Carolina Supreme Court’s Office of Disciplinary Counsel.. Bill received an LL.M. in Taxation from New York University School of Law in 1998; a J.D. from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1984, where he was a member of the Law Review and the Order of Wig and Robe; and a B.S., summa cum laude, from Presbyterian College in 1982.

Attorney Dwight W. Clark established his practice in 1999 with a specific mission: to provide the highest quality, yet affordable legal services possible. Mr. Clark chose to go into the field of law after a career in the Department of Defense. Working in various civil practices, he gained a great deal of experience in family law and landlord/tenant work. His present practice is a reflection of these experiences.. We pride ourselves in serving your family law needs in a professional manner, and in a courteous and friendly atmosphere. We can assist you with family law issues such as prenuptial agreements, separation and property settlements, divorce, alimony, child custody and support, adoptions, and guardianships. Difficult domestic issues often exact a heavy toll on the family members that are affected. This heavy toll is mainly exacted in 3 ways:. Our goal is to help you minimize the adverse effects that the process may have on you and your loved ones.. Dwight Clark is the principle of the Law Firm of Dwight W. Clark L.L.C. He graduated from the University of Baltimore Law School, and has practiced law in Maryland for more than 20 years. He has written and spoken on various issues related to estate planning and family law matters. He is a member of the Family Law Sections of both the Maryland and Howard County Bar Associations.