Criminal Law

• DUI/DWI
• Wrongful Death
  Our firm regularly represents the families and loved ones of those that have died as a result of the wrongful conduct of another. In a wrongful death action, the damages recoverable are those sustained by the statutory beneficiaries resulting from the death of the decedent.
• Traffic Violations
  Examples of trucking cases include driver's negligence as a result of traffic violations, permitting violations, fatigue, intoxication or distractions. Trucking companies are subject to liability for failing to properly hire and train drivers, or for retaining reckless drivers. Trucking companies also may be subject to liability for failing to conduct proper background checks, failing to inspect their vehicles, or failing to implement safety personnel and/or safety standards.
• Sex Crimes
• Theft
• Embezzlement
• Assault

Employment Law

• Workers Compensation
  What happens when you are injured on the job? Who will pay your medical bills and what happens if you are unable to return to work? Whether you have been injured by specific accidents, by repetitive trauma, or by inhaling dangerous fumes or chemicals, you have rights under South Carolina's workers' compensation laws. Mike Kelly Law Group can help you with filing the initial claim, getting help with your medical bills and prescriptions, and we can even work to help you collect some lost income from missed time at work. You also may be entitled to a lump-sum settlement for your permanent injuries. Hopefully your claim can be resolved without the need for a hearing before a workers' compensation commissioner, but should your case require a hearing, the lawyers at Mike Kelly Law Group are equipped to handle the most difficult of cases.

Property Law

• Premises Liability
  The Mike Kelly Law Group has handled hundreds of cases for individuals that have sustained injuries while on someone else's property. This area of practice is typically referred to as premises liability. An owner of a property that extends an invitation to the general public or holds its premises open for a purpose connected with its business has a duty to exercise reasonable care for the safety of its visitors.
• Construction Litigation
  Construction defects range from cracks in the walls, water seeping through windows, electrical sparking, leaking from the roof, to doors that will not open or close properly. It is often difficult for the typical homeowner in South Carolina to understand complex construction principles and they often face the daunting process of trying to communicate with construction professionals and understand what is exactly is causing their problem. With developers, contractors, suppliers and manufacturers all pointing the finger at each other, it is often hard for the homeowner to know where to turn or what to do next.

Health Law

• Personal Injury
  When our clients are injured due to an auto accident, they often face substantial medical and/or hospital bills for treatment of their injuries. Their injuries may require them to lose time at work which results in their inability to pay their bills due to lost income. Relying upon representatives of insurance companies for the at-fault party to fully inform clients of their right is never advisable. Personal injury victims can often be misled by the media and other community members about the law and what exactly they are entitled to receive from the at-fault party.
• Medical Malpractice
  Nursing home negligence claims are unlike those for medical malpractice, which focus on the wrongful actions of an individual. Instead, this type of case often centers on the financial motives of nursing home operators. Owners are often faceless corporate entities.
• Auto Accidents
• Social Security Disability
  Do you suffer from injuries or illness that are so severe that you are unable to do your job? Has your inability to work caused you tremendous financial stress and worry over how you will be able to pay the bills and support your family. If you are disabled, you may already be aware that collecting Social Security Disability benefits from the Social Security Administration is a long battle of exhausting and frustrating forms, long periods of being placed on hold, and conversations with rude and uncaring personnel. It is all you can do to avoid giving up on the process entirely! If you have been denied Social Security Disability benefits and your doctors are telling you that you cannot work, Mike Kelly Law Group can help. We can help you battle the Social Security Administration by pursuing an appeal before the Administrative Law Judge. Don’t give up yet, call us for a consultation!

Finance Law

• Foreclosure
  How could this happen you may ask? Well, the Social Security Administration found that our client’s condition was severe enough to prevent her from working at the time, but the evidence indicated that her condition was not expected to remain severe enough to prevent her from working 12 months in a row. We filed for a request for hearing before an administrative law judge in December of last year. When our client received a notice that her home was going into foreclosure, we filed a request to expedite the hearing. The hearing was scheduled for July 22, 2010. In preparation for the hearing, we obtained additional medical records and statements from her treating physicians regarding her medical conditions, treatments and what type of restrictions they would place upon her due to those conditions and treatments. We also prepared a pre-hearing brief outlining our theory of the case and indicating medical evidence in support thereof. Two days prior to the hearing, the judge’s office called to inform us that he was finding our client disabled without the need for a hearing. Our client was ecstatic. She was so deserving of her disability.