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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
- Columbia 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
- Daycare Injuries
- 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
Chappell Smith & Arden Attorneys Selected to Super Lawyers 2019
April 4, 2019
The entire team at Chappell Smith & Arden, P.A. is pleased to announce that three of our attorneys have been recognized by Super Lawyers for 2019. This prestigious honor has been bestowed upon founding partner Mark D. Chappell, as well as Graham L. Newman and Jacob Born. Super Lawyers chooses attorneys for their annual...» Read More
Breast Implants International Litigation
January 8, 2019
Graham Newman of Chappell, Smith & Arden is working with Ireland based Moloney & Co. Solicitors to represent women who have contracted cancer due to textured breast implants. Both firms represent clients in medical device litigation throughout Ireland and the United States and they are currently litigating some of the first claims of this...» Read More
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Fatal Sumter Hit and Run Wreck Involved Tractor-Trailer
April 22, 2019
A fatal hit and run wreck occurred in Sumter County, South Carolina that involved a tractor-trailer and a motorcycle. Around 8:30 pm, on Sunday night, the accident took place at the intersection of US 378 and SC 527 when a motorcycle and tractor-trailer collided. Upon impact, the motorcyclist succumbed to fatal injuries at the...» Read More
Head-On Collisions Between Trucks Cause Devastating Results
April 16, 2019
A fully loaded tractor trailer can weigh as much as 80,000 lbs. When a truck hits another vehicle head-on, it often results in catastrophic injuries that may be fatal. Tragically, the majority of these wrecks are the result of driver negligence, making them entirely preventable. However, even an experienced tractor-trailer driver may lose control...» Read More