South Carolina Personal Injury Law and Litigation Update
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Wednesday, December 18, 2024
8:30 am – 3:30 pm EST
South Carolina Personal Injury Case Law Update
Presented by: Trevor R. Threet
- Recent decisions
- Cases currently on appeal
Working with Medical Experts
Presented by: John J. Dodds
- Selecting and qualifying experts
- Deposing experts and defending depositions
Quantifying Damages
Presented by: Matthew Breen
- Finding Evidence
- Medical Records
- Use of Experts
- Calculating future pain and suffering damages
Money Matters: Minor Settlements and Attorney Deferred Fees
Presented by: Josh Slavin
- Duties when representing minors
- Custodial parent allocations
- Investing the minor’s settlement money
- Why defer attorney fees
- Methods for deferring fees
- Providers for deferring fees
Premises Liability- Negligent Security/ Third-Party Criminal Act Cases
Presented by: Brian Mickelsen
Current Ethical Issues
Presented by: Titus T. Nichols
- Establishment of attorney/client relationship
- Working with co-counsel
- Attorneys Fees
- Maintaining client confidentiality
- Duty of candor and nondisclosure
- Termination of the attorney/client relationship
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This webinar is open to the public and is designed to qualify for 6.0 CLE hours, including 1.0 ethics CLE hour, for attorneys in South Carolina.
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Speakers
Matthew M. Breen
Founder and Attorney Lowcountry Law, LLCMr. Breen’s main areas of practice include personal injury, accidents, workers’ compensation, wrongful death and nursing home abuse. He has been named to the Super Lawyers Rising Stars list since 2020, has been named to the Best Lawyers Ones to Watch list for Workers’ Compensation and Personal Injury, and is a Platinum Client Champion from Martindale-Hubbell. Mr. Breen graduated from The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, with a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology. While at The Citadel, he was on the Dean’s List, a member of the Beta Beta Beta Biology Honors Society, a Bond Volunteer, a Member of the Honor Committee, and an officer on the 4th Battalion Staff. Mr. Breen is also a Life Member of The Citadel’s Theta Commission of Kappa Alpha Order and a member of The Loyal Order. After The Citadel, he attended the Charleston School of Law. While in Law School, he was President of the Phi Delta Phi Legal Honor Society, a Senator in the Student Bar Association, an Editor for the Maritime Law Review, Faculty Research Assistant for Professor William G. Merkel, a Pupil of the James L. Petigru Inn of Court, and the Associate Justice for External Competitions for the Charleston School of Law’s Moot Court Board. After Mr. Breen graduated from Law School, he passed the South Carolina Bar with a score that ranked in the top 1% of scores nationally and enabled him to practice in over 37 States and Territories. In addition to South Carolina, he is also admitted to the United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit, United States District Court for the District of South Carolina, the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina, and North Carolina.
John J. Dodds, IV
Attorney with Yarborough Applegate, LLCMr. Dodds joined Yarborough Applegate in 2021 to focus his practice on representing plaintiffs who have been injured by the negligence of others. His prior experience as a defense attorney has provided him with valuable insight in dealing with insurance companies who are actively fighting against his injured clients, and his clients can depend on him to solve problems and manage their cases throughout the complexities of the legal system. Since joining Yarborough, he has helped his clients recover millions of dollars to compensate them for their injuries and damages. Mr. Dodds has been recognized and selected by his peers in South Carlina as a “Rising Star” in the Super Lawyers publication for Plaintiff’s civil litigation. He also reently co-authored Dealing with Objections to Written Discovery: The Modern Approach to Discovery Objections in South Carolina and Federal Courts. Mr. Dodds received his undergraduate degree from Tufts University, where he was a member of the varsity football team. After college, he attended the Charleston School of Law, where he graduated summa cum laude, was an active member of the Charleston Law Review and Trial Advocacy Board, and served as a Teaching Fellow in the Legal Research, Analysis, and Writing Department. Following law school, he clerked for the Honorable Edgar W. Dickson of the First Judicial Circuit. During his clerkship, he gained invaluable legal research and writing skills and was able to provide a hands-on contribution to the judicial decision-making process.
Brian Mickelsen
Attorney and Founding Partner of Mickelsen DaltonBrian Mickelsen is a dynamic trial lawyer whose practice includes high-stakes catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and bad faith litigation. He has been recognized by Best Lawyers in America as “Ones to Watch” and has been featured in national and local media outlets across the country, including the New York Times, Reuters, ABC, Seattle Times, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, and the Post and Courier. Prior to forming Mickelsen Dalton LLC, he practiced in Atlanta, GA at a personal injury firm during which time he obtained multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements for his clients. Brian Mickelsen is experienced in handling all types of South Carolina personal injury cases including premises liability, negligent security, product liability, sexual assault, government liability, traumatic brain injury, car and trucking accidents, motorcycle accidents, and wrongful death cases. He has litigated in 12 different states, from coast to coast, and has published and presented at numerous CLE seminars on topics ranging from voir dire, spoliation of evidence, admissibility of social media, and negligent security litigation. Since founding Mickelsen Dalton LLC, Mr. Mickelsen has obtained over $20 million in verdicts and settlements, taken on the largest privately-owned nursing company in the country, and exposed the hospitality industry for knowingly participating in the sex trafficking of women. He is licensed in South Carolina, Georgia, and Washington State. Mr. Mickelsen earned his B.A. degree from Bringham Young University and his J.D. degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Titus T. Nichols
Attorney and Owner of Nichols Injury LawMr. Nichols’s practice focuses on serious injuries suffered due to motor vehicle wrecks, unsafe premises, and hospital bedsores in both Georgia and South Carolina. Prior to opening his firm, he was a Violent Crimes and Appellate Attorney in Augusta, Georgia. Additionally, he is a Major in the United States Army Reserves where he serves as a Judge Advocate General. Mr. Nichols currently serves as an Adjunct Professor for his alma mater, the University of Georgia School of Law. His courses focus on Trial Advocacy and Plaintiff’s Practice. After graduating from law school, Mr. Nichols served as a law clerk for the Honorable Robert N. Jenkins and Alex Kinlaw, III in Greenville, South Carolina. It was there that he also served as a Trial Advocacy Instructor for Furman University.
Josh E. Slavin
Attorney with The Law Offices of Joshua E. SlavinMr. Slavin is a litigator and trial attorney in Charleston, South Carolina. He has recovered millions of dollars for the children he’s represented and is passionate about helping his clients and other lawyers save and grow their money. Mr. Slavin earned his J.D. degree from Penn State Dickinson School of Law. He is admitted to practice in South Carolina and Pennsylvania and practices across the state of South Carolina, including federal court.
Trevor R. Threet
Owner of the Trevor R. Threet Injury AttorneyMr. Threet’s main areas of practice include auto & car accidents, premise liability, and wrongful death. He previously served as Managing Partner with Hobbs Threet, Attorneys at Law. He also served as an Assistant Municipal Judge for the Town of Fort Mill. Mr. Threet earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his J.D. degree from Charleston School of Law.
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