Our co-founding partner, David Yarborough, was interviewed by Mark Bringardner of Joye Law Firm on his podcast, The Sidebar, this month, where he shared his experience on dram shop litigation and trial strategy, as well as offered invaluable advice on how to develop skills as a trial lawyer.
The Yarborough Applegate team has long been supporters of Share Our Suzy (or SOS), a local group whose mission is to honor the spirit of the late Suzy Mcgrane by raising money and resources to assist and support breast cancer patients from diagnosis to remission. This year, we are further amplifying our efforts by partnering with […]
Yarborough Applegate attorneys David Yarborough and Chris Bryant recently reached a $6 million settlement for the family of a three-year-old child who tragically died in a Hanahan apartment complex pool drowning. We found the Hanahan apartment complex where the drowning occurred to be liable in this wrongful death suit because its open service entrance was […]
As recently reported by the Charleston Post & Courier, Charleston County has revealed its $1.1B plan to widen I-526, and redesign its interchange with I-26. The plan is projected to have major impacts on many North Charleston homeowners, who run the risk of losing their houses in the path of the interstate extension. The plan is […]
Lail, who co-authored the book “Dram Shop Litigation: A Practice Guide,” presents on dram shop cases and representing victims of drunk driving both locally and nationwide.
Earlier this month, our attorneys attended the South Carolina Association for Justice’s Annual Convention in Hilton Head. The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) was founded over 50 years ago by a small group of trial lawyers with the mission of advocating for those harmed by the actions of others. As part of Yarborough Applegate’s continued […]
A Dorchester County grand jury has filed 10 new charges against Jacop Hazlett, the former NewSpring Church volunteer accused of sexually abusing children who were under his supervision at the church’s North Charleston campus. With these new charges, that stem from five new alleged victims, Hazlett now faces 24 criminal charges in Dorchester County. More information on […]
Nearly three years after its founding, WakeUp Carolina is on the heels of fulfilling a critical community need — building a permanent location for Creighton’s House, a home for teens in substance abuse recovery. WakeUp Carolina Founder and CEO Nanci Steadman Shipman, whose son Creighton overdosed days after leaving rehab in July 2016, plans to […]
For the last five years, Yarborough Applegate has proudly served as the North Charleston High School basketball team’s financial benefactor. We first met Coach Christopher Brown in 2015, and watching the basketball program’s growth under his leadership has been tremendously rewarding. Brown goes above and beyond for his players every day, and we’re honored to […]
David Lail, William Applegate, and Chris Bryant of Yarborough Applegate along with co-counsel recently settled a tractor-trailer collision lawsuit for a man who sustained injuries after rear-ending a tractor-trailer when it started to make a U-turn on a four-lane highway. The tractor-trailer collision lawsuit brought by Yarborough Applegate against the at-fault driver resulted in a […]
Yarborough Applegate is excited to welcome its newest attorney, Liam Duffy. The firm first met Liam when he came to work here in 2015 while studying at the Charleston School of Law. After graduating summa cum laude, Liam went on to work for one of Charleston’s top litigation firms where he represented both plaintiffs and […]
At Yarborough Applegate, participating in the community is an important part of our work. One group we are proud to support as a corporate benefactor is Charleston Legal Access. Charleston Legal Access is a nonprofit firm that serves moderate and low-income individuals in need of legal representation by offering those services at a reduced, sliding-scale […]