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How a South Carolina DUI Can Change Your Car Insurance Costs and Coverage

Summary A South Carolina DUI can affect your car insurance, especially if the case ends [...]

Prescription Medication and DUI in South Carolina: Why a 0.00 Breath Test Does Not End the Case

Summary Yes. In South Carolina, a prescription medication can support a DUI charge even when [...]

How a South Carolina BUI Investigation Differs From a Roadside DUI Investigation

A South Carolina boating under the influence investigation can develop very differently from a roadside [...]

Prescription Medication DUI in South Carolina: What Counts as Impairment?

Yes. Prescription medication can support a DUI charge in South Carolina when the medication, by [...]

What Happens to Your Car After a DUI Arrest in South Carolina?

After a DUI arrest in South Carolina, your vehicle is not automatically forfeited to the [...]

What Happens to Your CDL After a Personal-Vehicle DUI Arrest in South Carolina?

If you hold a commercial driver’s license and are arrested for DUI while driving your [...]

Can a Sober Driver Be Arrested for DUI in South Carolina?

A driver can be arrested on suspicion of DUI even when later testing raises serious [...]

South Carolina DUI Breath Test Challenges

A South Carolina DUI breath test result can be challenged when the State cannot establish [...]

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"He has an innate ability to convey to clients what really matters in their cases."

"John Bateman is my absolute go to peer in the legal field when it comes to questions about DUI. . . . He has an innate ability to convey to clients what really matters in their cases. As a fellow attorney, I highly recommend John to anyone in the SC or NC areas who are looking for... legal representation when facing a DUI charge."

M. Brock

"An excellent DUI attorney. He has received the same field sobriety test training as all police officers in the State"

"John is an excellent DUI attorney. He has received the same field sobriety test training as all police officers in the State, and also the same training as the people who are the instructors of the police officer training courses on field sobriety tests. He is very passionate about DUI's and I recommend him often to people who are facing serious charges in the upstate area."

P. Hammond

"He cares for each of his clients and works extremely hard to achieve results."

"Very knowledgeable and thorough in his preparation and representation of his clients. He cares for each of his clients and works extremely hard to achieve results. I highly recommend this lawyer."

C. Grubbs

"He has an innate ability to convey to clients what really matters in their cases."

"John Bateman is my absolute go to peer in the legal field when it comes to questions about DUI. . . . He has an innate ability to convey to clients what really matters in their cases. As a fellow attorney, I highly recommend John to anyone in the SC or NC areas who are looking for... legal representation when facing a DUI charge."

M. Brock

"An excellent DUI attorney. He has received the same field sobriety test training as all police officers in the State"

"John is an excellent DUI attorney. He has received the same field sobriety test training as all police officers in the State, and also the same training as the people who are the instructors of the police officer training courses on field sobriety tests. He is very passionate about DUI's and I recommend him often to people who are facing serious charges in the upstate area."

P. Hammond

"He cares for each of his clients and works extremely hard to achieve results."

"Very knowledgeable and thorough in his preparation and representation of his clients. He cares for each of his clients and works extremely hard to achieve results. I highly recommend this lawyer."

C. Grubbs