The Legal Bench

We are now, once again, in hurricane season. Protecting life and property is the major focus for State emergency preparedness. Collins & Lacy attorney, Vice President and Chair of the firm's Retail & Hospitality Practice Group, Christian Stegmaier, speaks with two of the State's leaders. Major General Van McCarty currently serves as the South Carolina Adjutant General. Steven Batson is the Chief of Staff for the South Carolina Emergency Management Division. Hear their thoughts on this episode of The Legal Bench podcast.

Resources referenced in this podcast:

SCEMD: https://www.scemd.org/

 2021 Hurricane Guide: https://www.scemd.org/stay-informed/publications/hurricane-guide/

 2021 Hurricane site: https://hurricane.sc/

 Virtual Business EOC: https://www.scemd.org/stay-informed/business-operations/

How can the Rules Of Evidence make or break the outcome of a court case? Collins & Lacy attorney, Jamie Williams, interviews Judge Daniel Coble of the Richland County Central Court in South Carolina.

As part of our ongoing series of legal case updates, Collins & Lacy Vice President and Shareholder, Attorney Christian Stegmaier, reviews a case involving the use of Stand Your Ground as a defense in civil cases involving third party assault where the Court of Appeals rules it is a permissible civil defense, but there is a procedure.

Eviction moratoriums may not be renewed at the end of this month of June, 2021. How does that impact South Carolina Apartment Association members and how is the industry handling potential COVID-19 liability exposure. 

Two leaders of the South Carolina Apartment Association join Collins & Lacy Shareholder and attorney, Kelsey Brudvig for this update.

What are the potential liability issues associated with deck structures. Collins & Lacy attorney and Chair of our Retail and Hospitality Practice Group, Christian Stegmaier, has our special guest.

When vehicles get into collisions, certain data must be collected for a complete picture of what happened. Collins & Lacy attorney and Chair of our Trucking and Transportation Practice Group, Claude Prevost, talks with vehicle collision reconstruction professional, Al Duncan.

As hospitality and entertainment venues reopen for business, today's episode guest says as much attention needs to be paid to security as cleanliness. Listen in as Collins & Lacy Retail and Hospitality practice chair attorney, Christian Stegmaier, speaks with security expert, William Flynn.

What is the likely impact on South Carolina businesses and consumers from the Colonial Pipeline disruption? In a wide-ranging conversation, Collins & Lacy Vice President and attorney, Christian Stegmaier, talks with two industry leaders at the heart of fuel distribution.

What are South Carolina State Highway Patrol Troopers seeing with the nature and number of trucking accidents? Collins & Lacy Trucking and Transportation Practice Group leader, Claude Prevost, talks with Master Trooper David Jones.

Collins & Lacy professional liability practice group chair, Robert Peele, talks with Dr. Addison Livingston, chair of the South Carolina Pharmacy Board. Learn some of the legal and ethical matters that impact this important state industry.