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Community service and hard work have been taught to me since birth.  I spent my early years being actively involved in volunteer and community organizations.. As an attorney, I enjoy working hard to serve my clients with their workers' compensation and social security disability claims.  As my current clients would attest to, I do not simply hang up my hat at the end of each work day.. It is not uncommon to hear from me on weekends or in the early evenings at times if a new issue arises in your claim, and I want to touch base with you to give my advice on how to proceed.. I work hard to provide the best quality legal service to my clients throughout their claim.  I do this because I care about my clients as individuals; and because I try for achieving the best results possible in your case... Outside of work, I can usually be found outdoors, exploring forest preserves and state parks with my husband, two daughters, and our (mostly) well trained dogs.

Tegan Couch has over 20 years of experience in the legal field. She began her legal career as a paralegal in Kentucky working in a firm specializing in Social Security Disability and Personal Injury. Ms. Couch moved to East Tennessee to pursue her dream of becoming an attorney and graduated law school cum laude while working with McKinnish Law Group, PLLC and raising her children. This strong work ethic, ability to handle the pressures of law school, work and a family with success makes Ms. Couch particularly well-suited to handle the pressures of intense litigation. Her practice areas focus on personal injury, worker’s compensation & social security, family law,and criminal defense.

Scott J. Bloch is a trial lawyer who has specialized in complex litigation, class actions, employment and personal injury for nearly 30 years vindicating his clients in their quest for justice.  Recognized as a tenacious and skilled attorney, he has appeared in federal, state, administrative, and appellate courts across the country, including in the United States Supreme Court.  His areas of concentration are:. Complex consumer, class action, personal injury and professional malpractice matters. Defense Base Act actions against contractors and insurance carriers. Employment discrimination, federal rights, personnel law, whistleblower retaliation, public policy retaliation. Qui tam (false claims) suits against private corporations for defrauding the taxpayer. Government contracts disputes and executive compensation. He served two years in the United States Department of Justice as Counsel to the Deputy Attorney General on matters involving constitutional litigation, and for five years was the government’s chief enforcer of federal employment rights and whistleblower disclosures where he attained notoriety as the head of the U.S. Office of Special Counsel.  He garnered national news for his work in the grounding of 1000 airplanes due to unsafe cracks in fusilages, his pursuit of disciplinary actions against high administration officials in multiple departments and the White House, and championing the rights of nationally recognized whistleblowers in such places as the Department of Defense (faulty Katrina pumps and government contracting irregularities), the Border Patrol (fraudulent kickback scheme), and the Federal Aviation Administration (cover up of FAA air traffic system near misses, widespread cover up of airworthiness inspections).  He has testified on federal rights before the United States Congress and has appeared regularly in the media on programs such as NPR (Morning Edition and All Things Considered), CNN, C-Span, NBC Nightly News, The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, USA Today, US News & World Report, Newsweek, St. Louis Post Dispatch. He has written on the need to recognize whistleblowers and on the enforcement of other employment rights.. He and his team recently obtained settlement of a national consumer class action against General Motors (in re Dex Cool)  that was valued at $300 million and has tried cases successfully in the area of employment rights, financial fraud, contracts, and consumer protection.  He believes in aggressive pursuit of justice on behalf of those whose rights have been denied, economically, personally, and constitutionally.  “My whole career has been dedicated to bringing expeditious justice to those who have been denied justice.”. Justice delayed, is justice denied.

I am an attorney with 20 years experience in a high volume, multi-attorney, litigation law firm.. I have represented over one-thousand clients in my practice since 2003.  I have represented several hundred claimant’s in workers’ compensation claims and Social Security Disability Claims.. I routinely manage 140-150 files in all stages of litigation.  I am responsible for client intake, claim management, staff management, docket management, evidence discovery, court proceedings, hearings, and file closure.. I have been recognized be The National Trial Lawyers, Top 100 Trial Lawyers, 2014, 2015, and the Workers’ Injury Law & Advocacy Group, The Nations Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys’ 2014.. As a bilingual attorney I enjoy providing legal services to people in the Hispanic community.  Since I am fluent in Spanish I am able to speak to and relate to my Spanish clients in their language when necessary.

My law practice is devoted primarily to representing injured workers.  With over 35 years of experience, I have represented workers with claims involving brain injuries, quadriplegia and paraplegia, amputations, neck and back injuries, fractured bones, shoulder injuries, knee injuries and replacements, hip injuries and replacements, blindness, hand injuries and carpal tunnel syndrome, foot and ankle injuries, mental disorders, chemical sensitivities syndrome, burns and disfigurement.  I have also handled work-related death claims.  I have represented workers who have contracted occupational diseases such as byssinosis  (brown lung), silicosis, hard metals disease, and even Legionnaire's disease.  I have handled cases where hospital workers have contracted hepatitis as a result of contaminated blood exposures on the job.  I have also helped teach workers' compensation to other lawyers.  I taught a seminar on "Advanced Workers' Compensation in South Carolina" and authored a summary of the law for publication in the seminar materials.  I am "AV" peer review rated, which is the highest rating that a lawyer can receive from Martindale-Hubbell.  This rating attests to a lawyer's legal ability and professional ethics, and reflects the confidential opinions of the Bar and the Judiciary.. I  was born and raised in Anderson, South Carolina.  I attended public school in Anderson through the ninth grade, and then attended The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee, where I graduated from high school.  During my youth, I was active in athletics, church and Boy Scouts.  While a Boy Scout, I obtained the highest rank of Eagle Scout and earned the God and Country Religious Award.  I represented the United States at a World Boy Scout Jamboree in Japan.  Throughout my teenage years, I played competitive tennis and earned many state rankings.  My high school tennis team won the high school national championship.. I chose to attend college at Mercer University in Macon, Georgia so that I could play college tennis.  While at Mercer, I was a four year letterman on the tennis team.  I was also a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity and graduated with a double major in Business Administration and History.. I always aspired to be an attorney.  My grandfather, for whom I am named, was a long time attorney.  Upon college graduation, I enrolled at Walter F. George School of Law at Mercer University.  During law school, I was a member of the Mercer Law Review and served as Associate Editor of the law review publications.  I graduated from law school in 1982 and returned home to Anderson to start practicing law.. I practiced in a partnership for 14 years, which focused on civil litigation involving personal injury, medical malpractice and products liability.  As my law practice grew, I developed a keen interest in handling  workers' compensation claims.  In 1996, I formed my own firm with a goal of focusing my practice in the area of workers' compensation. While the attorneys with Trammell & Mills Law Firm, LLC represent clients with a variety of claims, I have primarily limited my practice to representing injured workers in workers' compensation claims.. In addition to practicing law, I have been active in community and civic affairs.  I have always believed in giving back to the community that has been good to me.  I have served on numerous boards and committees.  I am a past Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Anderson Area YMCA and am currently serving as the Chairman of its Fund Development Committee.  I also serve on the Board of Directors of the Blue Ridge Council of the Boy Scouts of America.  I am a member of the Eagle Board of Review for the Six and Twenty District of the Boy Scouts.  I am an active member of St. John's United Methodist Church and have chaired multiple church committees over the years and am currently serving on the Staff-Parish Relations Committee.

My father is a trial lawyer, but I never really appreciated my father’s work until I was fourteen years old. That winter, I was seriously injured as a passenger in a motor vehicle accident. I was hospitalized and underwent a one-level posterior cervical fusion with instrumentation for a dislocated vertebra in my neck. According to the surgeon, I missed being rendered quadriplegic by a couple of millimeters. It was a frightening and painful experience. My father handled the legal aspects of my claim, and through his work, I learned firsthand the valuable service that trial lawyers provide for victims in society. Not only did my father help me, I saw how my father’s actions improved our community. My accident occurred on a dangerous, unmarked hairpin curve, which had been the site of several prior accidents. Through my father’s efforts, the State erected signs to warn other drivers of the approaching dangerous curve. To my knowledge, no wrecks have occurred in that area since the warning signs were erected. I knew then that I wanted to be a lawyer, so I could devote my life to helping others, just as I had been helped.. I grew up in Anderson; however, I left in the tenth grade to attend high school at The McCallie School in Chattanooga, Tennessee. The academic environment was challenging and competitive. Today, I look back on my experiences at McCallie with great pride. McCallie’s motto is “honor, truth and duty”. I believe that adherence to those principles, which were ingrained in me at an early age, will help me be successful in life and as a lawyer.. After graduation, I attended Elon University. I chose Elon because I believed that I would be better served academically and socially at a small school. I wanted to build relationships with my professors and classmates. However, the values I gained during my four years at Elon far exceeded my initial expectations. The university encourages student leadership and gives numerous opportunities for students to pinpoint their individual talents and use them successfully. I joined Kappa Alpha Order and became involved in Greek life. During my sophomore year, the student body at Elon selected me to be “Greek Man of the Year”. I held various leadership positions within the fraternity, including community service chairman and treasurer. Through these opportunities, I created sincere relationships in the university community and realized the value of strong social skills in attaining my professional goals in law.. After graduation from Elon, I entered the master’s degree program in education at Anderson University and ultimately obtained a Masters of Education in 2008. While pursuing the master’s degree, I also worked full time as a legal assistant at the law firm. Aside from the practical experience, the trial lawyers at the firm instilled in me some ideology necessary to succeed in law: (1) The most persuasive arguments often occur when the lawyer creatively thinks “outside of the box” so that I can distinguish my case from the norm, and (2) attention to detail is imperative if a lawyer hopes to be successful, because it only takes one mistake for the lawyer to lose the trust of his client or his credibility before a jury. I intend to incorporate these principles into all aspects of my life and I believe they will help me to be a successful lawyer.. After obtaining the master’s degree, I entered law school at Thomas M. Cooley School of Law in Lansing, Michigan. Law school was very challenging. I focused my legal education on litigation and was fortunate to excel in Moot Court and mock trial competitions. I graduated from law school in 2011 and returned home to Anderson.. My first job as a lawyer was working as a law clerk for The Honorable R. Lawton McIntosh, 10th Judicial Circuit Court Judge. My experience with Judge McIntosh was priceless. I travelled throughout South Carolina with Judge McIntosh and had the opportunity to observe many jury and non-jury trials and hearings, both criminal and civil. This experience taught me how to become a better advocate for my clients and how to adequately prepare cases for litigation.. In addition to practicing law, it is one of my goals to give back to my community. I was elected to the Board of Directors of Anderson Heritage whose mission is “to preserve the historical and architectural interest in the community.” I am also a lifelong member of St. John’s United Methodist Church, where I serve as an usher on Sundays and my wife sings in the choir.. As an attorney at the Trammell & Mills Law Firm, LLC, I have focused my practice on helping those who have been hurt on the job, injured in car wrecks, or otherwise suffered serious personal injuries.

Disclaimer:  The client reviews and endorsements made on this site have been made by actual clients and/or attorneys.  It is important to note that the results obtained for any one client do not necessarily indicate similar results can be obtained for other clients or in any way represent that Reese or Christmas Injury Lawyers will be able to obtain a similar or better result for any future client.. Reese M. Stidham, IV is an associate at Christmas Injury Lawyers and concentrates his practice in criminal defense, worker’s compensation, and personal injury law. He received his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he served on the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, in 2006 and his B.A. degree from Hampden-Sydney College in 2001. He is a former law clerk to the Honorable Doyet A. Early III, Circuit Court Judge. He began his practice serving the people of Charleston County as an Assistant Public Defender, defending juvenile clients in Family Court. He then spent four years as a General Sessions Public Defender representing over one thousand clients. He gained experience in and out of the courtroom with all types of criminal cases, from minor drug offenses to the most serious felony cases including criminal sexual conduct, armed robbery, and murder. He is a member of the Charleston County and South Carolina Bar Associations, the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers as well as a member of the Injured Worker’s Advocates. He has trained at the National Criminal Defense College Trial Practice Institute in Macon GA, has been trained in National Highway Traffic Safety Administration DWI detection and standardized field sobriety testing, and is a member of the National College of DUI Defense.

Catherine "Catie" Meehan's nursing background comes into play daily as she represents individuals who have been injured at work or in their lives. What sets Catie apart from other lawyers in her field is her previous career as a pediatric nurse at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) for three years before pursuing a law degree. As a licensed registered nurse, Catie has a solid understanding of her clients' medical issues and empathy for what her clients are likely to be experiencing.. Clients also appreciate Catie's open and honest communication and her ability to set realistic outcomes. She advocates fiercely on her clients' behalf because she knows the toll a workers' compensation or personal injury case can take on her clients and their families. Catie helps her clients by answering their questions that range from obtaining medical treatment and weekly compensation checks while out of work to getting partial and total disability benefits. Catie understands the difficulties a personal injury or work accident creates including pain and income loss. She works hard to ensure that clients receive regular workers' compensation weekly checks and uninterrupted medical care.. Catie earned a B.A. in psychology from the University of Notre Dame before heading to MUSC to earn a B.S. in nursing. After years of serving patients in a hospital setting, Catie wanted to help them in a legal setting and decided to become a lawyer. Both medical and legal disciplines serve her well in understanding what victims of accidents go through. While in law school, Catie received the Founder's Award for Professionalism in Advocacy. She also served as Student Works Editor of the Charleston Law Review. Catie has authored published articles for Charleston Law Review that explored human tissue property rights. Her other study covered NFL concussion litigation with a proposal to create a victim relief fund to compensate former NFL players with football-related neurological injuries.. In addition to her law practice, Catie is involved in her community and professional organizations. She currently serves on the Board of Directors of Kids' Chance of South Carolina. This organization provides scholarships and support for college and vocational education to dependents of South Carolina workers catastrophically or fatally injured in work-related accidents. She also serves on the Alumni Board of the Charleston School of Law and the MUSC College of Nursing Board — the latter service keeps her knowledge of nursing trends current, which often aids her in helping her clients. She is a member of Charleston Metro Chamber of Commerce, Junior League of Charleston, South Carolina Bar Association, and the bar association's Young Lawyers Division.. Catie and her husband, Jerry, live in Charleston with their two daughters.

Growing up, Benjamin W. Akery’s family moved around a good bit, following the path of his father’s industrial safety career. “Moving to six new states growing up taught me to be comfortable in all sorts of situations,” says Ben. That comfort has extended to the legal world, where he has quickly made a place for himself.. Ben joined the venerable Steinberg Law Firm, which was founded in the 1920s on the principle that injured workers deserved representation against forces bigger than themselves. At Steinberg, he is concentrating on personal injury, workers’ compensation, and social security disability cases.. Ben earned his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston, where he was a member of the Communications Honor Society. Ben was a scholarship athlete in both basketball and baseball his first two years of college. In 2008, he graduated from Emory University School of Law. While at Emory he served as staff attorney at the Indigent Criminal Defense Clinic representing individuals in Georgia’s criminal courts, he also received the Morton H. Aronson Franchise Law Award.. Ben is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Charleston County Bar, and Berkeley County Bar where he served on the board of directors and as president of the young lawyers division.  He serves on the board of governors for the South Carolina Association for Justice and is a member of the Injured Workers Advocates.  For three years in a row, he has been listed in Best Lawyers in America for 2016, 2017 and 2018.  He was selected as a Super Lawyers Rising Star in 2017 and was nominated by The National Trial Lawyers Association as one of the Top 40 Attorneys Under 40 in South Carolina.. He is an active member of Crosstowne Christian Church, serves as chair of the board of directors for Healing Farms, and lives with his wife Apryl and daughter in West Ashley.. First Year Recognized in Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants: 2016 / Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2016

Ryan LeBlanc attended Rhodes College in Memphis, Tennessee, where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in business administration. He went on to receive his Juris Doctorate from the Charleston School of Law, where he co-founded the Charleston School of Law Business Society and was a member of the Charleston School of Law’s Honor Council and Moot Court Team.. Mr. LeBlanc takes a proactive and attentive approach to his legal practice and believes in the value of listening to a client’s story to educate himself to be a better advocate for his client. Mr. LeBlanc feels lucky that he has the opportunity to be in a profession where he can make a difference in someone’s life.. In his free time, Mr. LeBlanc enjoys exercising, cooking, and getting involved in politics. He was the coach of the Mount Pleasant Recreational U-10 Boys Soccer Team and an avid New Orleans Saints, LSU football, and World Cup soccer fan.. Read more: #ixzz3hs0mHtlg

Kelly M. Alfreds always aims to go above and beyond to ensure her clients understand their rights, how the legal and medical process works, and the details of any issue involved in their case. She keeps her clients well-informed to have peace of mind – helping them get the benefits they rightfully deserve.. Working closely with her workers’ comp clients, Kelly:. Kelly also handles personal injury cases deriving from accidents involving cars, motorcycles, trucks, and medical malpractice. She understands the difficulties facing her clients when medical treatments are needed, and bills are piling up. Kelly fights hard on their behalf to reach the best possible outcome.. Kelly is a certified mediator and hones her knowledge of trends and issues as a Charleston County Bar Association member, Dorchester County Bar Association, Injured Workers’ Advocates, South Carolina Women Lawyers Association, and South Carolina Bar Association. Kelly serves as the First Circuit Representative of the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Bar.. She also serves as a member of the Summerville Chamber of Commerce and Dorchester Children’s Advocacy Center board of directors. She is chair of the Development Committee for Dorchester Children’s Center. This 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization serves abused and neglected children and their families from Dorchester County and parts of Berkeley and Charleston Counties.. Kelly graduated cum laude from the Charleston School of Law. While in law school, her article, When Courts Determine Legislative Intent: Harsh Criteria for Lifetime Benefits Under the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Act, was published in the Charleston Law Review.. Kelly lives in Summerville with her husband, son, and their Boston terrier.

Adam practices workers’ compensation, personal injury, longshore and social security law as an associate attorney at the Steinberg Law Firm out of the Goose Creek office. He has a unique background of experience having previously worked as a workers’ compensation defense attorney. Now, Adam brings his experience to fight for those who are injured on the job or injured due to someone else’s negligence.. Adam was listed in the 2020 South Carolina Business Magazine’s Legal Elite. After spending time defending insurance carriers and employers, Adam learned the tactics and strategies they use to deny an injured worker the benefits they deserve. He uses his knowledge to his advantage now in fighting to get injured workers the compensation and care they need to heal and return to work.. Adam earned his B.S in Finance from Auburn University in 2014. Following his undergraduate degree, he obtained his Juris Doctorate from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Throughout undergrad and law school, Adam worked as a Legislative Intern with the U.S. House of Representatives and as a Judicial Law Clerk with the Richland County Judicial Center.. Growing up in the manufacturing and textile producing parts of South Carolina, Adam frequently saw how a workplace injury affected not only the individual, but also their family. His passion is to help make a difference in an injured worker’s life and to help them secure the benefits they are entitled to for their workplace injury.. Aside from work, Adam enjoys spending time outdoors hunting, fishing, or simply taking a walk with his wife and Siberian Husky.

"I pride myself in providing all my clients with aggressive, yet pragmatic, solutions to complex workers' compensation claims.  Above all, I protect my clients' rights and preserve the integrity of the practice of law."