Michael Ryan Loignon
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Combat veteran and former public defender: "Leave no client behind"
Michael is the owner and lead attorney at Loignon Law Firm, LLC, a high quality criminal defense, personal injury, and family law firm serving Charleston, SC and the surrounding areas. Michael is a South Carolina native, a Citadel graduate and an officer in the Army National Guard. He has worked as a public defender in Charleston County and for a large insurance defense firm in downtown Charleston. He has participated in dozens of jury trials, won many jury verdicts for his clients, and achieved many favorable results in negotiations as well.
When Michael is not working to achieve stellar outcomes for his clients, you can find him spending time with his wife and two children, fishing, and seeing live music.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Estate Planning
- Health Care Directives, Trusts, Wills
- Criminal Law
- Criminal Appeals, Drug Crimes, Expungement, Fraud, Gun Crimes, Internet Crimes, Sex Crimes, Theft, Violent Crimes
- Domestic Violence
- Domestic Violence Criminal Defense
- DUI & DWI
- Juvenile Law
- Cannabis & Marijuana Law
- White Collar Crime
- Google Meet
- Zoom
- Microsoft Teams
- WebEx
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Free Consultation
Phone, video, or in person consultations available - Credit Cards Accepted
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Contingent Fees
All personal injury cases are handled on a contingent basis, so if you don't get paid, we don't get paid.
- South Carolina
- South Carolina Bar
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- English: Spoken, Written
- Owner
- Loignon Law Firm, LLC
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- Young, Clement, Rivers, LLP
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- Attorney
- Charleston County Public Defender's Office
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- Attorney
- South Carolina Department of Social Services
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- Charleston School of Law
- J.D. (2013) | Law
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- Honors: Cum Laude
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- The Citadel
- B.A. (2004) | Political Science
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- Honors: Dean's List
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- Army Commendation Medal
- Department of the Army
- Meritorious service in Operation New Dawn, Iraq and Kuwait
- South Carolina Bar # 101291
- Member
- Current
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- The Criminal Side of Cannabis Law in South Carolina, Charleston School of Law
- Cannabis Law Society
- Guardian ad Litem
- SC Bar Association
- Q. Is receiving goods presented as stolen , and receiving stolen goods the same thing, is an indictment required?
- A: Not exactly. SC Code 16-13-180 addresses both "receiving stolen goods" and "receiving or possessing property represented by law enforcement as stolen". While they fall under the same statute and carry the same penalties, the elements of each offense are a bit different. Subsection (a) deals with goods that have actually been reported as stolen, whereas subsection (b) deals with goods that may not actually be stolen but that law enforcement represent as stolen (for example in an undercover operation). Before a prosecutor can take any charge to trial the charge must first be presented to the grand jury and receive a true bill on the indictment. Generally the only reason ... Read More
