J. Preston "Pete" Strom, Jr., P.A. is the former U.S. Attorney for the District of South Carolina. He founded Strom Law Firm, L.L.C., in Columbia, South Carolina in 1996 and is currently the President of the South Carolina Association for Justice. Read more about Pete by clicking here.
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As reported by WLTX, 32 year old Sean Cassidy, the head coach of the girls basketball team and an 11th and 12th grade social studies teacher at Camden High School, has resigned after being charged with engaging in improper behavior with a 15 year old student.
Mr. Cassidy has been formally charged with [...]
U.S. Attorney Walt Wilkins announced Wednesday that 21 people were charged in three separate indictments for their invovlement in two cockfighting ventures operated in Lexington and Williamsburg Counties. Undercover officers attended eight cockfighting events in Lexington and Williamsburg counties during a thirteen month investigation.
Last Tuesday the White House announced that President Obama will nominate long time South Carolina politician Inez Tenenbaum for Chair of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
Tenenbaum is the former South Carolina schools superintendent, serving from 1998 to 2007. She ran for the US Senate in 2004. Tenenbaum has been an advocate for children [...]
“Columbia has long suffered crime rates running 2 and 3 times the national average.” http://tinyurl.com/cez647
Truck overturned at Rivers Avenue exit in Charleston, S.C. Photo by ABC News 4
In the Southeast, particularly in South Carolina and Georgia, we have seen a spike in the number of trucking accidents. This is primarily due to negligent driving as a result of poor training or overworked drivers.
Unfortunately, this means our roads [...]
When people decide to videotape or photograph their intimate, “private” moments, what happens if those tapes or images are published, distributed or made public without permission? What if they are stolen by a third party and make their way onto the Internet?
Has that person’s legal right to privacy been violated? [...]
A Supreme Court lawsuit could increase the adversarial relationship between the Workers’ Compensation Commission, the Governor and the legislature.
For the past year, there has been a legal battle between Gov. Mark Sanford and the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. The lawsuit centers around the governor’s mandate for using American Medical Association impairment guides and [...]
The federal grand jury system can be a minefield, even for those who perceive themselves as innocent of wrongdoing. The powers given to a prosecutor under the grand jury system allow him or her to interrogate the witness on any subject without an attorney present and to demand records and [...]