Previous Law Firm Name

• Qualey & DeAntonio, PA

Law Firm Overview

The DeAntonio Law Firm, LLC is located in Charleston, South Carolina, in the heart of the city's historic district at 11 Broad Street. The firm emphasizes insurance defense, tort claims and commercial litigation for defendants and plaintiffs. The firm has a specialty concentration in defamation matters. The DeAntonio Law Firm, LLC represents insurance carriers, self-insureds, individuals, partnerships, banks and corporations in lawsuits and other matters in State and federal Courts. The firm handles matters in numerous counties and federal divisions, extending from coastal regions inward to the midlands.

Areas of Practice

• Defamation, Privacy and Media Libel 25%
• Appellate Law 15%
• Personal Injury, Defense 35%
• Personal Injury, Plaintiff 20%
• Estate Administration 5%

Representative Cases

• Grinnell Corp. v. Wood, 663 S.E. 2d 61 (S.C. App. 2008)
• Metts v. Mims, 635 S.E. 2d 640 (S.C. App. 2006)
• Moosally v. W.W. Norton & Company, Inc., 594 S.E.2d 878 (S.C. App. 2004)
• Mount v. Sea Pines Company, Inc., 523 S.E. 2d 464 (S.C. App. 1999)
• Estate of Samson v. Ward (In re Ward), 1984 Bankr. 253 Bankr. D.S.C. (1995)
• Handyman Networks, Inc. Westinghouse, Inc., 868 F. Supp. 151 D.S.C. (1994)
• Foran v. USAA, 427 S.E. 2d 918 (S.C. App. 1993)
• Canal Ins. Co. v. The Ins. Co. of N.A., 431 S.E. 2d 577 (S.C. Sup. Ct. 1993)
• Blizzard v. Miller, 412 S.E. 2d 406 (S.C. Sup. Ct. 1991)
• Sunshine Sportswear & Electronics v. WSOC Tele., 738 F. Supp. 1499 D.S.C. (1989)

West Practice Categories

Alternative Dispute Resolution, Mediation, Communications & Media Law, Print Media, Constitutional Law, Freedom of Press, Insurance Law, Bad Faith, Commercial Insurance, Insurance Malpractice, Motor Vehicle, Property & Casualty, Litigation & Appeals, Federal Trial Practice, State Appellate Practice, State Trial Practice, Personal Injury -- Defense, Defamation & Privacy -- Defense, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Defense, Premises Liability -- Defense, Slip and Fall -- Defense, Wrongful Death -- Defense, Personal Injury -- Plaintiff, Animal Bites -- Plaintiff, Assault & Battery -- Plaintiff, Defamation & Privacy -- Plaintiff, Motor Vehicle Accidents -- Plaintiff, Premises Liability -- Plaintiff, Slip and Fall -- Plaintiff, Wrongful Death -- Plaintiff, Probate & Estate Administration, Estate Administration