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South Carolina Personal Injury Lawyers
We believe a team of experienced, focused, and passionate trial lawyers gives injured clients the best opportunities to receive all of the financial compensation and medical treatment they need to recover as quickly as possible.
That is why our lawyers have been committed for more than three decades to protecting the rights of injured people and helping them succeed in their financial recovery. Tenacious and tireless, our attorneys are focused on fighting for our clients’ rights and interests in any legal setting so that injured people can maximize their financial recoveries and reclaim their lives.
Mark D. Chappell
Mark Chappell is a founding partner of Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. He concentrates his practice in personal injury, truck and auto accidents, catastrophic injury and product liability cases. Since he was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1985, Mark has handled thousands of cases, winning millions of dollars… » Full Bio
William L. Smith, II
William L. “Bill” Smith, II is a founding partner of Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. He concentrates his practice in workers’ compensation and mediation. Bill graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar… » Full Bio
Mark T. Arden
Mark T. Arden is a partner of Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. His practice concentrates in the areas of workers’ compensation, complex litigation, personal injury and administrative law. Mark graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1986… » Full Bio
Practice Areas
- Car Accidents
- Car Accident Injuries
- Car Accident Stats
- Causes of Car Accidents
- How to Read a South Carolina Accident Report
- How to Report a Car Accident in South Carolina
- Recordkeeping
- Reimbursement After a Car Accident
- Types of Car Accidents
- Uber and Lyft Accidents
- Uninsured and Underinsured Driver Accidents
- What to Do Next
- Why Hire a Car Accident Lawyer?
- Catastrophic Injury Death
- Class Actions
- Complex Case Litigation
- Dog Bite Accidents
- Elder Abuse
- Personal Injury
- Premises Liability
- Product Defects Liability
- Railroad Accidents
- Slip and Fall Accidents
- Social Security Disability
- Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trucking Accidents
- Workers’ Compensation
- Wrongful Death
NEWS
Peter Leventis Among “Legal Elite”
August 7, 2018
The legal team at Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. is proud to announce that attorney Peter Leventis has been named by Columbia Business Monthly as one of their “Legal Elite” in the Workers’ Compensation practice area. Peter has successfully represented clients in hundreds of Workers’ Compensation cases. He has argued and litigated all types...» Read More
Hugh McAngus Discusses DUI Car Wreck Case
June 12, 2018
W. Hugh McAngus of Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. represented a daughter as the executor of her parents’ estate. The couple was fatally injured in a car wreck caused by a drunk driver. Although McAngus prevailed in the the case, the drunk driver didn’t receive too stringent of a sentence in South Carolina. The driver...» Read More
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Dangers of Hydroplaning
December 11, 2018
Driving in inclement weather requires extra care and attention. Nearly one in four motor vehicle accidents happen in poor weather. Rain, snow, and wind can impact a driver’s ability to see the road ahead and maintain control of their vehicle. Wet roads can create an especially dangerous scenario called hydroplaning that causes a vehicle...» Read More
Hit and Run Accidents
December 10, 2018
A hit and run accident occurs when the driver leaves the scene of a car accident before contact and insurance information is exchanged, or before police or ambulance arrive. Drivers who leave the scene of an accident can be penalized with heavy fines, license suspension, and jail time if there are injured victims or...» Read More