Fees
What a Contingency Fee Really Costs in South Carolina
No fee unless we win — and the rest of the story: costs, liens, the order of subtraction, and eight questions to ask at signing.
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From Tom's desk
The Carolina Injury Lawyer Blog
Plain-English answers to the questions injured South Carolinians actually ask — written by the same person who answers the phone.
What this is
Answers First, Articles Second
Every article on this blog will start the same way: with a question a real person asked me from a kitchen table, a hospital bed, or the driver's seat of a car that no longer runs. Not topics chosen by software — questions, answered the way I'd answer them if we were sitting across from each other. Whether workers' comp can really pick your doctor. What to do when the adjuster calls before your neck stops hurting. Whether a lawyer will actually come to you (this one will — that's the whole point of I Come To You).
Every post is written by me, Tom Conits, and signed with my name. No content farm, no ghostwriters, no fifteen-posts-a-month machine. That means articles arrive when they're genuinely done — and if you can't wait for the one that answers your question, don't. Call or text (864) 777-1000 and ask me directly; the consultation is free.
Money & process
Fees, Timelines, and What Cases Are Worth
Litigation
What Happens If My Injury Case Goes to Court in SC?
Complaint, discovery, deposition, mediation, trial — the whole road honestly mapped, and why filing so often produces the settlement.
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Car accidents
How Long Does a Car Accident Settlement Take in South Carolina?
The clock follows your treatment, not the insurer's calendar. What each phase really takes — and why the fast offer is the cheap one.
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Case value
What Is My Car Accident Case Worth in South Carolina?
No calculator, no promises. What actually moves value — damages, policy limits, fault — and the gross-versus-net truth most sites skip.
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Back & disc injuries
Back and Disc Injuries From a Car Accident in South Carolina
The most disputed injury in SC car accident law. How the "degeneration" defense works, and why the treatment arc — not the MRI alone — decides the case.
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Car accidents
Who Pays My Medical Bills After a Car Accident in South Carolina?
The ER bill comes before the settlement does. How health insurance, the at-fault carrier, and liens actually fit together in SC.
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Deadlines
The Injury Deadlines That Actually Kill South Carolina Cases
The three-year rule rarely kills a case. The quiet clocks do — government defendants, wrongful death, minors' claims, and evidence with a shelf life.
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Wrongful death
How Wrongful Death Settlement Money Is Divided in South Carolina
Who receives what, in what shares: the statutory beneficiary order, blended families, court approval, and how the survival action changes the math.
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Honest answers
Do I Need a Lawyer for a Minor Car Accident?
Sometimes the honest answer is no. When you can handle a small crash yourself, the traps that change the math, and a plain checklist.
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Workers' comp
Workers' Comp Claim Denied in South Carolina? Here's What To Do Next
A denial letter is an opening argument, not a verdict. The hearing process, the deadlines, and the evidence that changes outcomes.
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The I-385 corridor
Wrecked on I-385? An Exit-by-Exit Guide to the Golden Strip's Interstate
Forty-two miles, two counties, traffic that doubles by Mauldin. Where corridor crashes cluster and which courthouse hears your case.
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Workers' comp
Hurt at Work in Small-Town South Carolina, Where the Boss Is a Neighbor
Afraid to file against a boss you see at church? Comp is insurance, not a lawsuit — the reframe, the retaliation law, and the small-shop rules.
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Hurt on the clock
Car Accident While Working: Two Claims, One Crash
A crash on the clock can mean workers' comp and a case against the driver. Why the order matters — and how the comp lien decides what you keep.
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Insurance tactics
Handling the Insurance Company
Insurance
The Insurance Adjuster Called. What Do I Say?
They call fast and sound friendly. What to say, what never to say, and when to hand the phone to someone whose job is your side of it.
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Settlement decisions
Should I Accept the First Settlement Offer? An Honest Guide
Usually not yet — occasionally yes. The six-point checklist before you sign, what the release really does, and when taking it is right.
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Insurance defenses
How a Gap in Treatment Hurts Your Injury Claim
You waited to see a doctor, and now the adjuster says you weren't really hurt. How the treatment-gap defense works — and how to answer it.
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Records & authorizations
The Insurance Company Wants My Medical Records. Should I Sign?
That authorization form is broader than it looks. What the blanket version hands the insurer, what they're entitled to, and how I limit it.
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UM & UIM
Uninsured Motorist Coverage in South Carolina, Explained
You already own this coverage. What UM and UIM actually do, how stacking works — and why your own insurer becomes the other side.
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Insurance literacy
How to Read Your Auto Insurance Policy in South Carolina
The only injury post written for people who aren't hurt yet. The declarations page line by line — and the blank space that costs families the most.
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Rideshare
Uber & Lyft Accidents in South Carolina: The App Decides Who Pays
Off, waiting, or on a ride — three app states, three insurance answers. The statutory tiers, and the evidence that pins down which one applies.
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Hit-and-run
Hit-and-Run Accidents in South Carolina: A Victim's Guide
The driver fled; your claim didn't. John Doe claims, the first-48-hours playbook, and the dashcam rule most guides still miss.
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Passengers
Injured as a Passenger in a South Carolina Car Accident: Whose Insurance Pays?
You almost certainly weren't at fault. Whose coverage pays, how to claim against a friend's policy without the guilt, and your UM rights.
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Shared fault
South Carolina's 51% Rule: The Percentage That Decides Everything
One percentage point can erase a claim. How the 51% bar works, how insurers push fault onto you, and the evidence that pushes back.
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Property damage
Total Loss and Diminished Value in South Carolina
Totaled car — or repaired but worth less? The 75% total-loss rule, the actual-cash-value fight, diminished value, and rental reimbursement.
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Drunk drivers
Dram Shop Liability: When the Bar Shares the Blame
The drunk driver is the first defendant — the bar that kept pouring may be the second. The case law, the evidence, and what changed in 2026.
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Where I practice
Local Guides From Local Roads
Car accidents
What To Do After a Car Accident in Greenville, South Carolina
The first hours matter most. A step-by-step walkthrough — police report, photos, medical care, and the calls you should and shouldn't take.
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Fountain Inn
What To Do After a Car Accident in Fountain Inn, South Carolina
Main Street, Highway 14, and the I-385 exits — what to do at the scene, and why the county line through town can matter to your case.
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Abbeville County
What To Do After a Car Accident in Abbeville County, SC
SC-72, SC-28, and county roads where the evidence washes away with the next rain — a step-by-step guide for rural wrecks.
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Rural roads
Rural Road Accidents in the Upstate: Why the Same Crash Is Worse Out Here
Slower EMS, farther trauma care, evidence that washes away with the weather — and what all of it means for your injury claim.
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Single-vehicle crashes
Single-Vehicle Crashes in South Carolina: Deer, Debris, and Roads That Fail You
No other car doesn't mean no case. Deer strikes, phantom drivers, dropped cargo, and defective roads — the four doors out of a solo wreck.
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Teen drivers
Teen Driver Accidents and Parent Liability in South Carolina
The family purpose doctrine, graduated-license rules, and why a claim over a neighbor's kid is really a claim against a policy.
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Bikes & pedestrians
Hit by a Car on the Swamp Rabbit Trail? Here's What the Law Says
The trail is car-free — the crossings aren't. A cyclist's rights under South Carolina law, who pays, and what to do in the first hours.
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Who I am
House Calls and the Person Who Makes Them
House calls
Do Personal Injury Lawyers Make House Calls?
Most don't. Here's how mine work: what happens at a kitchen-table consultation, what to have ready, and why it costs nothing.
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House calls
Can't Drive After Your Accident? How to Hire a Lawyer Without Leaving Home
Your car is totaled and your back won't survive a waiting room. How to get real legal help — signed, started, and moving — from your couch.
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Hospital visits
Can a Lawyer Visit You in the Hospital? (I Do.)
Yes — if you invite one. How bedside consultations work, the 30-day solicitation rule, and what I take off your family's plate.
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From the restaurant floor
What Waiting Tables Taught Me About Injury Law
I've worked my family's Greek restaurant since I was fifteen. One person owns your table, and you go to the guest — I practice law the same way.
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If you can't come to me, I'll come to you.
I personally drive to clients' homes across Greenville and the surrounding counties — hospital rooms and kitchen tables included. You were just hurt; the last thing you need is a trip to a law office.
— Thomas Spiro Conits
Your question, answered today — not when the article publishes
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