$1,000,000
Recovered for a family struck by a negligent driver in a crosswalk.
Motor Vehicle AccidentInitial offer $20,000
Charleston Personal Injury
The hardest day
The hardest day
of your life
deserves our best.
Joe Cunningham doesn't just handle your case. He fights for your recovery. As a personal injury attorney dedicated to real results, he's here to help you move forward.
Recent Results
Recent Recoveries on Behalf of Our Clients
A sample of recent recoveries. Past results do not guarantee future outcomes. They tell you how we fight.
$1,100,000
Recovered for a client who required surgery after a driver failed to yield.
Motor Vehicle AccidentInitial offer $552,000
$400,000
Drunk driver with a reckless history struck head-on, injuring four.
DUI AccidentInitial offer $15,000
$300,000
Delivery worker attacked by a dog.
Dog Bite
$192,570
Recovered for a crash victim.
Auto Accident
$85,000
Driver's negligent left turn broke a motorcyclist's foot.
Motorcyclist CollisionInitial offer $25,000
$262,500
One driver's negligence. Four vehicles. One recovery for our client.
Motor Vehicle AccidentInitial offer $50,000
Think you have a case?
Tell us what happened. The consultation is free, and there is no fee unless we recover for you.
Get a free consultation →Results vary based on the particular facts, jurisdiction, and circumstances of each case.
How we work
Three steps. No surprises. No hourly bills.
You've been through enough surprises already. Here's exactly what working with us looks like, from the first call to the last check.
01
Call us, day or night.
A real person picks up. You'll talk with Joe or a senior member of the team, not an intake screener. We'll listen, take notes, and tell you what we think.
— Free · No obligation
02
We investigate and build the case.
We gather the police report, medical records, black-box data, witness statements, and everything the insurer would rather you never see. You focus on healing.
— We front every cost
03
We settle, or we try it.
Most cases resolve through negotiation. If an insurer lowballs, we prepare the case for trial.
— No fee unless we win
Practice Areas
We focus on
We focus on
personal injury.
Other firms dabble. We don't. Every hour we work is spent on behalf of people hurt through no fault of their own, in and around the Lowcountry.
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i.
Wrongful Death
When a family has to keep going without someone they loved, we handle the fight so they don't have to.
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ii.
Auto & Motorcycle Collisions
Rear-enders on the Connector, highway pile-ups, hit-and-runs, rideshare crashes: anything where another driver owed you care and failed.
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Truck & Commercial Vehicle
18-wheelers on I-26, box trucks, delivery vans. We know how to find the logbooks, maintenance records, and corporate policies that caused the crash.
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Social Media Mental Health Lawsuits
When platforms engineer their products to hook kids, the families left dealing with the damage deserve a fight. That's where we step in.
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Workers' Compensation
Injuries on construction sites, in manufacturing facilities, warehouses, hospitals, restaurants, offices, and other workplaces across South Carolina.
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Medical malpractice, premises liability, sextortion, social media injury, whistleblower, mass torts, and more.
Joe Cunningham · Founder & Trial Attorney
About the Firm
Small town roots. Lowcountry values. Still answers the phone.
Joe grew up in a town of only 500, where his father was an attorney and later was a Justice on the state Supreme Court. In college, Joe studied Ocean Engineering before finding his way back to law, and has practiced in Charleston ever since. He served South Carolina's First Congressional District in the 116th Congress before returning to private practice full-time.
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You talk to Joe. Not a gatekeeper.
Every client gets Joe's cell number on day one. No call centers, no intake queues.
ii.
We try cases. That's why insurers settle.
Insurance companies know what firms are willing to try a case. Joe has tried numerous cases throughout South Carolina and Kentucky.
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The first offer is rarely the real one.
Insurers open low to test you. We run the numbers on your future medical costs, lost earning capacity, and life-care plan before we even respond to their offer.
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We only get paid if you do.
A straightforward contingency fee. No hourly bills, no retainer, no “costs” invoice in the mail. You pay nothing unless we recover.
In our clients’ words
★★★★★
“I had a fantastic experience working with Joe Cunningham Law. Joe helped me settle an insurance claim and did an outstanding job — knowledgeable, efficient and truly had my best interests at heart. Attorney Aaron Scheer was equally thorough and professional, ensuring every detail was handled with care. I'm deeply grateful for their expertise and highly recommend Joe Cunningham Law to anyone seeking skilled and trustworthy representation.”
Karin M.
FAQ
Common Questions
If your question isn't here, just call.
Nothing up front, and nothing at all if we don't recover for you. Our fee is a straightforward contingency percentage, taken out of the recovery at the end. We also front all case expenses. If we lose, we eat those costs. You never get an invoice from us.
Simple auto collisions can settle in as little as 3 months; complex medical malpractice and wrongful death cases can take longer. We'll give you an honest timeline on our first call.
South Carolina uses modified comparative negligence: you can still recover as long as you're 50% or less at fault, with your recovery reduced by your share. Don't assume you have no case; we've taken plenty of cases where insurers said our client was the one to blame, and recovered significant money.
Most cases settle before trial. But we prepare every case as if it's going to trial from day one, and our discipline in preparation is why insurers end up offering more money to settle your case.
Sooner is always better. Evidence disappears quickly: skid marks, surveillance footage, witnesses move. South Carolina has a strict 3-year statute of limitations on most injury cases. But even if it's been a while, call us. We'll tell you honestly if there's still a case.
Tell us what happened.
We'll take it from here.
Free consultation. No fee unless we win. A real person picks up the phone.
Call 24/7
(843) 633-3360
Charleston
44 Folly Road, Unit C
Charleston, SC 29407
Charleston, SC 29407
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