Charleston, SC Bicycle Accident Lawyers

Have you been injured, or has someone you know been killed, in a serious bicycling accident? We can help.

When you have been seriously injured, or someone you know has been killed from a bicycle accident in South Carolina, you will need the experienced legal help of your Charleston bicycle accident attorneys to recover your losses and injuries caused by your traumatic accident. Your accident is known as Tort Law case (i.e. a civil wrong against another) and your Charleston accident lawyers know the law and how to make the best recovery of money damages for you.

South Carolina is not the most friendly environment for a bicyclists to ride. In recent years, as your state has grown in population, there has been a substantial increase in the numbers of accidents involving bicyclists. The majority of these accidents involve a cyclist like you being struck by a car, truck, or some other moving vehicle. Because of the obvious vulnerability that you have as a cyclist from being openly exposed to the environment around you, your injuries from these accidents are usually very serious and in many cases even result in death.

Accordingly, your damages are usually catastrophic and include very expensive medical treatment, wage loss, pain and suffering, loss of enjoyment and life and in many instances loss of consortium (i.e. loss of services to ones spouse or significant other). Your Charleston accident lawyers at Howell and Christmas, LLC understand your legal issues that you as an injured bicyclist face. Many of our attorneys and staff are avid cyclists themselves and have experienced the types of injuries you now have.

Your lawyers stand ready to serve you and your family to make the proper recovery for the damages you have sustained in your accident and also to defend you against the inevitable claims that will likely be made by the defendant and their insurance company that somehow the accident was your fault. A common defense used by insurance companies and defendants in your type of case is to blame the you the cyclist, alleging that you did not follow the rules of the road, were biking in an unsafe manner, or were a “renegade of the road” in their attempt to avoid responsibility and liability in your case.

You should not trust the insurance company to treat you fairly and you should never settle for less than your claim is worth. In order to determine the true value of your case, your lawyers, staff, and in many cases, your hired experts through Howell and Christmas, LLC will help you quantify the damages in your case to make sure you recover every benefit owed to you in your case.

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