South Carolina Ranks Number 4 for Women-Owned Businesses in the Nation
Did you know Bluestein Attorneys is the only woman-owned plaintiff firm in South Carolina?
Bluestein Attorneys is celebrating a milestone - 20 years of representation of injured and disabled South Carolinians.
Topics: News
Summertime is a boater's favorite season. With all of the good times that come with spending summer days on a boat, however, there is also a fair amount of potential risk that comes with the territory.
Whether you own a boat or you know someone who does, simply being on board makes you responsible for knowing and following proper safety precautions. Too many injuries happen on South Carolina's lakes and beaches every year. Don't let your boating story be one of them.
Topics: Personal Injury
Whether you suspect you may have been exposed to radiation during your time serving in the United States military, or you know for sure you were subject to at least some radiation exposure, it can be hard to know where to begin when it comes to filing for disability benefits. We've put together some basic information to help you when it comes to filing your claim.
Topics: Veterans Affairs
If your household has been scrambling to make ends meet after an illness or injury puts you, or a loved one out of work, having your SSDI application approved can feel like a real victory.
While a Social Security Disability approval can help you bridge the gap between treatment for your disability and when you can return to work, there are some obligations that you will have to the Social Security Administration that you'll need to keep in mind.
Some problems can occur even after your disability application was approved, and taking just a couple of steps can help you to avoid them.
Topics: Social Security Disability
Workers Compensation tends to be talked about primarily in physical terms — an injury or illness, such as a broken arm or pneumonia, gathered due to workplace conditions or an on-the-job accident. There are other forms of workplace injury, however. We've spoken before about mental injuries, and today we're going to take a look at an area of Workers Comp that is not often discussed... filing for Workers Compensation as a result of a hostile workplace environment.
Topics: Worker's Compensation
Not every relationship is smooth sailing. In fact, most of us have to go through some amount of disagreement while we figure out how to communicate with a partner in a romantic relationship. This is especially true when people are trying to figure out how to live together in a long-term domestic situation.
While many couples are able to figure each other out over time, either on their own or with the help of couple's therapy, this is not the case for every couple. Some situations end up devolving into domestic violence, where one partner abuses the other.
In such cases, abused partners may elect to leave and seek protection under the law. This is where criminal protective orders come into play. What are they and how do they work? Is it difficult to obtain a protective order? Here are a few things you need to know if you find yourself suffering a domestic violence scenario.
Topics: Criminal Defense
From strained back muscles to broken bones, orthopedic injuries can be serious and cause major issues for veterans.
Topics: Veterans Affairs
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia attorney Clarke Newton has been named a partner with Bluestein Attorneys.
Topics: News
Veterans Affairs has recently announced the largest single change to VA Disability claims in decades, discontinuing its Rapid Appeals Modernization Program (or RAMP), in order to fully implement the Veterans Appeals Improvement and Modernization (VAIM) Act, which took effect on February 19, 2019.
What does the change to the VA Disability appeals process mean for disabled veterans currently waiting for a decision or considering filing an appeal? We've broken down the details to give you a closer look.
Topics: Veterans Affairs
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