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Over 100 Years of Combined Legal Experience

Where Individual & Business Advocacy Meet.

TRIAL ATTORNEYS WHO KNOW THE ROPES

Put Your Trust in Duffy & Young.

Know the ropes. Whether this saying applies to commanding a sailing vessel, raising the curtains before a performance, or the heavyweight champ entering the ring, the point is the same.

When you enter an environment you cannot entirely control and you have a lot at risk, you need to operate confidently, with knowledge of what the rules are and what actions you should take to generate a response that is good for you. If you have a legal problem in South Carolina, contact us, we know the ropes.

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Over 100 Years of Experience
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More than 100 Trials
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More than 150 Appeals

We Handle a Variety of Cases and Bring a Broad Perspective

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Practice Areas

Experience is good. Experience with perspective is gold. We need to be able to understand your situation, but we don’t pretend to know it better than you do. We therefore do not limit our practice to a particular subject matter where we claim some exhaustive expertise. Rather, we work in a variety of practice areas, from malpractice to auto accidents to defamation, to develop a working knowledge of the facts, then apply our knowledge of the law to give our clients the best representation possible.
Business litigation

Business & Commercial Litigation

  • Business Torts
  • Breach of Contract & Interference of Contract
  • Breach of Fiduciary Duty
  • Shareholder Oppression & Derivative Actions
  • Business Divorces & Dissoulution
  • Fraud and Negligent Misrepresentation
  • Banking & Lender Liability
  • Securities Litigation
  • Unfair Trade Practices
  • Trade Secret Claims
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Medical Malpractice

  • Medical Malpractice
  • Nursing Home Negligence
  • Wrongful Death & Survival
catastrophic injury

Catastrophic Injury

  • Personal Injury
  • Traumatic Brain Injury
  • Premises Liability
  • Product Liability
  • Dram Shop Liability
  • Defamation
  • Wrongful Death & Survival
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Class Actions & Multi-District Litigation

  • Class Actions
  • Multi-District Litigation
Real estate

Real Estate Disputes & Litigation

  • Condemnation
  • Construction Defect Claims
  • Covenants and Restrictions Disputes
  • Termite Infestation
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Probate and Estate Litigation

  • Undue Influence & Testamentary Capacity Litigation
  • Trustee & Fiduciary Duty Disputes
  • Intentional Interference with Inheritance
  • Powers of Attorney Disputes
  • Conservatorship & Guardianship Actions
  • Probate Administration Disputes
  • Will Contests
insurance disputes

Insurance Disputes & Bad Faith Claims

whistleblower litigation

Whistleblower Litigation

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White Collar Criminal Defense

MEET OUR TEAM OF TRIAL ATTORNEYS

Our Attorneys

We work on court cases all day, every day. From start to finish, our efforts are focused on getting our clients’ cases ready for trial.

Trial Lawyers with Experience and Perspective

We focus on disputes in court or headed for court. These matters are civil disputes in a number of practice areas. We represent plaintiffs and defendants. We are firm believers that our experience on either side of the courtroom and in many courtrooms provide our clients the best strategic vantage point for each client’s particular case in our practice areas.

Experience in Many

Experience is good. Experience with perspective is gold. We need to be able to understand your situation, but we don’t pretend to know it better than you do.

We therefore do not limit our practice to a particular subject matter where we claim some exhaustive expertise.

Rather, we work in a variety of practice areas, from malpractice to auto accidents to defamation, to develop a working knowledge of the facts, then apply our knowledge of the law to give our clients the best representation possible.

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