Governor McMaster signed into law S.C. Code Section 56-5-1885, which is now being called the “Slow Poke” law in South Carolina and became effective on August 15, 2021.  The law states clearly that you may not drive a vehicle in the farthest left lane of a controlled access highway except when overtaking and passing another vehicle, with

Tragically, car accidents happen everyday. They are not an uncommon occurrence and can have a huge, negative impact on your life. In just one year, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recorded 6.7 million crashes in the United States, resulting in 2.7 million injuries and 36,096 fatalities. In South Carolina alone, 979 people lost their lives in

On May 17, 2021, Governor Henry McMaster signed into law the South Carolina Open Carry with Training Act.  Significantly, this act doesn’t allow just anyone to openly carry a handgun in South Carolina.  Rather, what it really does is change the manner in which a person who has received training appropriate to obtain a concealed

Summer is quickly approaching which means days enjoyed out on the lake and our beaches! In the Upstate, we can expect an influx of boaters onto Lake Hartwell, Lake Keowee, Lake Bowen and other local lakes. Often there are few or no requirements for operating a boat or jet ski other than age requirements. A