Resource Links

South Carolina Judicial Branch & Government Information

• South Carolina Judicial Department: Home page for South Carolina Courts, with links to Advance Sheets, Court Rules, Bar Admissions, Chief Admin Judges. Opinions. Court Forms, and Court Rosters.
• Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization: Home page for S.C. legal education and specialization requirements.
• South Carolina Administrative Law Court; Home page for state's administrative court body.
• South Carolina Attorney General: Home page of State Attorney General.

South Carolina Legislative Branch

• South Carolina General Assembly: Home page for S.C. Legislature.
• South Carolina Code of Laws: Listing of S.C. Statutes.
• South Carolina Code of Regulations: Official listing of S.C. administrative regulations.
• Legislative Manual: Official Web site for legislative sessions, including biographies of Members, Rules & Committees, and Special Legislative Data.

South Carolina Executive Branch

• South Carolina Governor's Office: Home page of S.C. governor's office.
• Lieutenant Governor: Official Web site of S.C. lieutenant governor.
• South Carolina State Agencies: Official Web site of the state of South Carolina.

South Carolina Bar Links

• South Carolina Bar: Official Web site of S.C. Bar, including advisory opinions, CLE courses and Bar location.
• SC Bar Lawyer Directory: Listing of all S.C. lawyers, with locations.

Federal Courts

• United States District Court for the State of South Carolina: Official Web site of the U.S. District Court of South Carolina, including opinions and court locations.
• The Federal Judiciary: This Web site is a clearinghouse for information from and about the Judicial Branch of the U.S. Government.
• The Supreme Court of the United States
• Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. The federal appellate court that hears appeals from South Carolina's U.S. District Court.   
• United States Bankruptcy Court of South Carolina: The U.S. Court that handles bankruptcy matters connected to South Carolina.

South Carolina Law Schools

• Charleston School of Law: Private law school located in Charleston.
• USC School of Law: Law school located at the University of South Carolina in Columbia.

Personal Injury Links

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: CDC.gov is the CDC's primary online communication channel, with 500 million annual page views that provide users with credible, reliable health information.
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Official U.S. Web site providing information on health care and services.
• Office of Defects Investigation: A Web site with recall information on vehicle and equipment from 1966 to present.
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: The federal agency with a mission to "save lives, prevent injuries and reduce economic costs due to road traffic crashes, through education, research, safety standards and enforcement activity."
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is charged with protecting the public from unreasonable risks of serious injury or death from thousands of types of consumer products, including toys, cribs, power tools, cigarette lighters, and household chemicals.

Medical Links

•  American Medical Association: The American Medical Association represents physicians and medical staff from every state and specialty and promotes the art and science of medicine and the betterment of public health.
•  Food and Drug Administration MedWatch: This Web site allows users to locate federal government safety alerts on drugs, medical products and medical devices.
•  Food and Drug Administration Recalls: This site allows searches for pharmaceuticals that have been recalled, withdrawn from the market or have had safety alerts issued.
•  Recalled Medical Devices: This site provides up-to-date information on major medical device recalls.
•  Database of Recalled Medical Devices: This site allows for search of recalled medical devices listed on the FDA Device Recall Database.

Nursing Home Resources

• Administration on Aging: The Administration on Aging (AoA) helps elderly individuals maintain their dignity and independence in their homes and communities through comprehensive, coordinated, and cost effective systems of long-term care, and livable communities across the U.S.
• Medicare.gov: The Official U.S. Government site for citizens who have Medicare coverage.
• Nursing Home Compare: This site provides detailed information about the past performance of every Medicare and Medicaid certified nursing home in the country.
• Social Security Administration: The Social Security Administration Web site contains a information and resources on Social Security, including on-line databases and publications.
• National Citizens’ Coalition For Nursing Home Reform: This group advocates for long-term care needs through informed consumers, citizen groups and programs that promote best practices in care delivery.

Brain Injury

• Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina: The Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina is a nonprofit organization which was developed by persons with brain injury, their families, and concerned professionals in an effort to provide information and support to those who have experienced brain injury.
• National Center for Injury Control and Prevention – Traumatic Brain Injury: This Web site has information about TBI in the United States, including the groups at risk, CDC’s surveillance activities, and the numbers of TBI cases in each state.

Workplace Injury

• National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety: The federal agency "providing national and world leadership to prevent workplace illnesses and injuries."
• Occupational Safety & Health Administration: OSHA is the main federal agency charged with the enforcement of safety and health legislation.