As an active member of the South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, Mr. Eric Reed stays current with the latest laws and techniques available to focus on the best possible results in processing your bankruptcy filing. With his membership in the American Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar Association, he has access to the finest legal resources to ensure he uses the best possible legal representation in pursuing your bankruptcy filing. Mr. Reed has been practicing in the area of bankruptcy since 1999, deciding in 2005 to open Reed Law Firm, PA to provide you with the personalized service you deserve. Mr. Reed has offices in Columbia and Florence, South Carolina. Mr. Reed and his caring staff work hard to make sure all issues with your filing are handled with compassion, courtesy and professionalism as you begin a fresh start on your financial situation. From your Free Initial Consultation, Mr. Reed and his staff walk you through the steps necessary to file for bankruptcy.

Robert R. Meredith, Jr. is a graduate of the University of South Carolina of Law and has been in the practice of bankruptcy law since 1994. He lives in Mount Pleasant, South Carolina with his wife, Beth and their chocolate Labrador, Winston. He is a member of East Cooper Baptist Church, The National Associate of Consumer Bankruptcy Attorneys, The South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association, The American Bankruptcy Institute and the Gamecock Club.

Attorney Jason Reynolds has a passion for helping people. Along with his work in the community and schools, Jason channels his passion for helping injured people get the medical treatment they need and fair compensation from those that caused their injuries. To that end, Jason has handled complex personal injury cases for well over a decade. Jason began his legal career with a large firm, where he spent eight years practicing on the defense side of personal injury litigation (primarily defending large corporations and national trucking companies in catastrophic injury cases). His experience on the defense side gives him a unique perspective and knowledge base which he now uses to maximize the results for his clients. Jason focuses his practice in the areas of personal injury, wrongful death, tractor-trailer accidents, serious automobile accidents, premises liability (slip and fall) and nursing home abuse and neglect. SuperLawyers® named Jason a Rising Star in South Carolina in 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017 based on his successes in helping his clients. Jason is admitted to practice in all courts in South Carolina; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; and the United States 4th Circuit Court of Appeals. He has tried cases involving personal injuries in multiple courts and has handled personal injury cases all over the United States. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, Jason received his B.A. from The Citadel in Charleston, SC, and J.D. from the University of South Carolina in Columbia. Jason is also heavily involved in the community serving on multiple committees for the City of Columbia and on the governing boards for Young Life Columbia Downtown and Haiti Under God. Jason lives in Columbia with his wife Anne and their four children; Allison, Eliza, Emma and Charlie. A competitor at heart, when he’s not practicing law you can find Jason coaching one of his children’s sports teams or coaching football on Friday nights in the fall for Ben Lippen School.

Attorney Raymond T. Wooten focuses his practice on Automobile Accidents, Personal Injury Cases, and Nursing Home Abuse cases. If you have been hurt as a result of the negligence of someone else, let Raymond help you deal with the insurance companies. Raymond is a member of both the South Carolina and Georgia Bar Associations and can assist you in either state. Aside from law school, Raymond has lived his entire life in the Upstate of South Carolina. Raymond is an avid golfer and football fan.

A local graduate of North Charleston High School, attorney John Price has practiced since 1985, serving as a state prosecutor in the Charleston County Solicitor’s Office before founding John Price Law Firm, LLC in 1988. An experienced attorney, he has served as president of the Charleston Art of Trial Advocacy Workshop for Charleston-area lawyers, a fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America, and Board of Governors for the South Carolina Association of Justice. Mr. Price also serves as president of the Palmetto Touchdown Club, an academic scholarship and booster club as well as an assistant coach of several youth basketball teams and Board of Governors for travel league organizations… Charleston attorney John Price has been practicing law since 1985. He founded the John Price Law Firm, LLC in 1988. Mr. Price and his associates have handled thousands of cases of auto accidents, dog bites, falls, on-the-job injuries, medical negligence cases, workers’ compensation claims and other personal injury and wrongful death claims.

Attorney Lucas grew up in the small town of Great Falls in upstate South Carolina. Following high school, he attended Coastal Carolina University (CCU) in Conway, South Carolina and graduated in 2010 with a bachelor of arts in Political Science and a minor in pre-law. Following graduation from CCU, he accepted a position at the Medical University of South Carolina in Charleston. Shortly thereafter, he was accepted into and began the study of law at the Charleston School of Law, all in an effort to pursue his life-long dream—to practice law in South Carolina. ​ After passing the 2014 South Carolina Bar Exam and moving back to Myrtle Beach, Attorney Lucas had the pleasure of working for several very successful law firms in Horry County. In his time with those firms, he worked cases in many areas of criminal defense, family law, and personal injury law. Specifically, he has defended countless persons accused of all types of crimes during which he tried—and won—their criminal cases; he has handled all types of cases in Family Court; he has negotiated with insurance adjusters and drafted insurance demand packets (some amounting in the millions of dollars) in many personal injury matters. In January 2017, Attorney Lucas felt that it was finally time to take his practice to the next level and opened Lucas Law, LLC right here in Myrtle Beach. If you have been charged with a crime in South Carolina or if you feel that you are being investigated for a crime; or if you have been the victim of any type of personal injury matter such as a car accident, a slip and fall, or being the victim of a crime, do not hesitate to give Lucas Law, LLC a call at 803-374-0389 and Attorney Lucas will do everything in his power to give you the representation and get you the compensation that you deserve. ​ Additionally, feel free to click on the tab(s) at the top of the page that correspond with the service that you require. Hopefully, the content found there will give you a better understanding of what your next steps should be and how Lucas Law, LLC can assist you in resolving the matter.

Patrick Aulton Chisum is a partner at Gruenloh Law Firm where he handles many different kinds of cases including: Personal injury Criminal defense Magistrate & probate court matters He graduated from the University of South Carolina in 2007 and the Charleston School of Law in 2012. During law school, Patrick worked for the Georgetown County Public Defenders office, SCDHEC Ocean Coastal Resource Management and was a volunteer Guardian ad Litem. Prior to law school, he worked as an Estate Clerk for the Honorable Judge Amy McCulloch in the Richland County Probate Court. Patrick has been named a Rising Star by Super Lawyers Magazine for 2014, 2015, 2016 and 2017. He was also named as a 2014 South Carolina’s Outstanding Young Lawyers and Top 10 Under 40 by the Nationa Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys.

Zachary Steven Naert was born in St. Louis, Missouri, on February 8, 1984. His father was in the Navy, and shortly after being born they were transferred to where he grew up – the Charleston, South Carolina area. Zach graduated from Fort Dorchester High School in North Charleston in 2002, with honors, and also earned an International Baccalaureate degree. Zach accepted academic scholarships to first attend Winthrop University and then Charleston School of Law. He earned two Bachelor of Science degrees from Winthrop, Modern Languages with a concentration in Spanish and Political Science from the honors college, also graduating with honors in 2006. It was also during college that Zach lived in Spain for a semester attending The University of Salamanca, one of the oldest universities in the world, earning outstanding marks. During his time at the Charleston School of Law, Zach was offered an internship for the United Stated Judge Advocates General’s (JAG) office and worked at the JAG office on Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, watching F-16 fighter jets all-lunch-long. He also worked extensively as an intern with the Migrant Farmworker Division of South Carolina Legal Services, a non-profit agency offering free civil legal services to indigent people. It was here that Zach got his first taste of advising and assisting people in standing up for their rights. In school, Zach earned a CALI Award of Excellence in Property and served as an Articles Editor on the Federal Courts Law Review. He graduated with honors in 2009 Following law school, Zach continued to work as a Migrant Farmworker attorney, which included traveling around the State of South Carolina to advise farmworkers about their rights and bringing lawsuits in the Federal Courts. It was during this time that Zach lived in Zacatecas, Mexico, studying at the FENIX Language Institute and volunteering at the Center for Migrant Rights. As a result of all of his studies and travels, Zach does speak, read, and write Spanish rather fluently. Zach has also worked for other private civil litigation law firms in Charleston and Hilton Head, South Carolina. In 2011, Naert Law Firm, LLC was founded. Zach has been to the South Carolina Supreme Court and prevailed. He has also practiced in Federal Court, the Court of Appeals, the Court of Common Pleas, Small Claims or Magistrate’s Court, Arbitration, and others. Zach maintains a balanced workload of workers’ compensation and car accident cases, along with timeshare disputes and less common personal injury matters like slip and falls, nursing home abuse and neglect, and premises liability. Zach prides himself on maintaining a high level of client-satisfaction through communication and education. All of Zach’s clients are offered his personal cell phone number. If he is playing the guitar, he should stop and answer your call. Zach enjoys playing and listening to music, and he is also a fan of sports and a collector of sports cards and memorabilia. However, he enjoys nothing more than being a family man with his better half, Stephanie, and two little boys, Paxton and Haddox.

Gene M. Connell, Jr. has been a member of the law firm since 1983. With his vast experience in many legal areas, he has received an “AV” rating with Martindale Hubbell, the most prestigious lawyer rating service in the country. He has been involved in some of the largest class-action suits ever brought in South Carolina, one of which (Bass v. State of South Carolina) went all the way to the United States Supreme Court before it was successfully settled. He has also argued numerous appeals before the South Carolina Supreme Court, the South Carolina Court of Appeals, the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission Appellate Division, the United States District Court, the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Additionally, he has served as an expert witness in class actions on the issue of attorneys’ fees in both state and federal courts. Mr. Connell’s trial practice has included being a Mediator for other lawyers and being appointed by the Circuit Court as a Special Referee (Special Judge) to hear cases. He was also selected as the “National Trial Lawyers Top 100” in 2014 and chosen ” Best of The Beach” Lawyer.

Tommy Pope is a managing partner of Elrod Pope Accident & Injury Attorneys in Rock Hill, South Carolina bringing an extensive background of over 30 years of litigation experience. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Business Management from the University of South Carolina in 1984 and a Juris Doctorate from the School of Law in 1987. He also attended the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy where he graduated with honors. From 1993-2006, Tommy served as the elected Solicitor for the 16th Circuit (Union & York Counties, SC). In 1999, he received the Silver Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina Law School Alumni Association, recognizing competence, integrity, ethics, and superior performance in his profession. In 2008, he was awarded the Order of the Palmetto, our state’s highest civilian honor for his dedication and service to the people of South Carolina. That same year, Tommy joined Luke Elrod and the Elrod Law Firm to form the Elrod Pope Accident & Injury Attorneys where he has since focused primarily on helping people who were injured or killed by the negligence of others. Since 2010, Tommy has also served as a member of the South Carolina House of Representatives for District 47. In December of 2014, he was selected by his peers as Speaker Pro Tempore of the House and continues in that capacity today. As an attorney, Tommy has been selected yearly since 2013 as a South Carolina Super Lawyer. This prestigious honor is awarded to less than five percent of South Carolina lawyers. Selection is based on outstanding lawyers who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. He was also an honoree for the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Leadership in Law Award in March of 2014. He is currently rated AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell, the highest peer rating standard. This is given to attorneys who are ranked at the highest level of professional excellence for their legal expertise, communication skills, and ethical standards by their peers. Throughout his career, Tommy is most often recognized for his 1995 prosecution of Susan Smith in Union County, South Carolina, who made national headlines for the drowning deaths of her two children. Today, he is frequently called upon by various national and international media outlets to provide legal commentary on cases involving parents who kill their children. Tommy and his wife Kim have 4 children and 3 grandchildren and reside in York. They are active at Elevation Church Riverwalk in Rock Hill. When not working at Elrod Pope or in the Legislature in Columbia, Tommy enjoys his time with Kim taking care of the farm in York and fishing in Holden Beach, North Carolina.