Atty. David E. Rigney
I Am Committed To Helping My Clients I began my legal career in 1987 when I graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. For the first 30 years of my career, I primarily worked in the corporate sector, first as a legal writer for nearly a decade before becoming a general corporate counsel for two decades.
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About David E. Rigney at a glance
David E. Rigney is a Member based in Surfside Beach, South Carolina, practicing at Rigney Law Firm. They have 39+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 1987. Their practice focuses on dui/dwi, criminal defense, and traffic. Admitted to practice in South Carolina (1987). Educated at University of Arkansas, School of Law (J.D., 1987) and University of Missouri - St. Louis (B.S. Business, 1984). Serands clients in Surfside Beach, SC and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- I Am Committed To Helping My Clients I began my legal career in 1987 when I graduated from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville
- For the first 30 years of my career, I primarily worked in the corporate sector, first as a legal writer for nearly a decade before becoming a general corporate counsel for two decades
- In 2015, I decided that I wanted to focus on helping people, not businesses, and so I opened the Rigney Law Firm in Myrtle Beach
- Since then, I have narrowed my focus to helping my clients in South Carolina criminal defense cases
- In criminal defense, I believe that it is important to focus on the needs of the client and the details of the charges
- That is why I get to know my client and spend a lot of time in jail talking to them
- I talk to my clients regularly
- This gives me the information I need in order to provide the best defense for my clients
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Jurisdictional Context
Why local counsel matters in South Carolina
Practicing law in South Carolina. Legal matters in South Carolina are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Surfside Beach are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate South Carolina state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in South Carolina brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in South Carolina courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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