Myrtle Beach Personal Injury Lawyer

Myrtle Beach’s roads can become especially busy as residents, workers, and millions of visitors travel throughout the Grand Strand. Major routes, such as U.S. 17 Bypass, Kings Highway, U.S. 501, and Robert M. Grissom Parkway, connect hotels, restaurants, businesses, neighborhoods, and attractions throughout the area. If you live here, you know just how congested traffic becomes during the busy tourism season and major events. When a crash or another preventable accident leaves you injured, dealing with medical treatment, missed work, insurance companies, and an injury claim can quickly become exhausting. If someone else’s negligence has harmed you or a loved one, a Myrtle Beach personal injury lawyer can investigate what happened, explain your legal options, and pursue the compensation available for your losses.

Lowcountry Law, LLC, represents individuals injured in Myrtle Beach and throughout South Carolina. Attorney Matthew Breen was born and raised in Myrtle Beach and brings a personal connection to the Grand Strand to his work representing injured clients.

Why Choose Lowcountry Law as Your Myrtle Beach Personal Injury Lawyer?

For Matthew Breen, Myrtle Beach isn’t simply another community he serves. He was born and raised here before attending The Citadel and later the Charleston School of Law. He founded Lowcountry Law to represent clients throughout the Lowcountry, Grand Strand, and the rest of South Carolina.

Lowcountry Law emphasizes accessibility by offering free consultations and working on a contingency basis (so you don’t pay anything unless we win your case).

Breen also has experience pursuing substantial verdicts and settlements for injured clients. Lowcountry Law has recovered millions of dollars for clients, including multiple six-figure settlements and a verdict exceeding $1.2 million. While past examples can’t guarantee the outcome of another case, our results demonstrate our firm’s experience handling significant injury claims.

Personal Injury Cases We Handle in Myrtle Beach

An injury can happen on a busy highway, at work, while walking near a business, or on someone else’s property. Lowcountry Law handles a range of personal injury and workers’ compensation matters in South Carolina.

Motor Vehicle Claims

Car accidents: Myrtle Beach drivers regularly navigate U.S. 17 Business, U.S. 17 Bypass, U.S. 501, and other heavily traveled routes. After a collision, Lowcountry Law can investigate the circumstances, gather evidence, address insurance issues, and pursue compensation from those responsible.

Truck accidents: Commercial truck crashes can cause serious injuries and often involve complicated questions about liability. Our investigation may examine the truck driver, the trucking company, vehicle maintenance, insurance coverage, and other factors.

Motorcycle accidents: Without the protection of an enclosed vehicle, motorcyclists can suffer severe injuries in a collision. Lowcountry Law advocates fiercely for injured riders.

Pedestrian accidents: Myrtle Beach’s busy streets bring drivers, pedestrians, residents, and visitors into close contact. South Carolina law requires drivers to use due care and follow crosswalk and right-of-way rules. Lowcountry Law will gather evidence, determine fault, and build a strong case.

Uber and Lyft accidents: Rideshare crashes can raise additional insurance questions depending on what the driver was doing when the accident occurred. Lowcountry Law will identify all applicable coverage and handle communications with the insurers involved.

Other Claims

Slip and fall injuries: Hotels, restaurants, stores, rental properties, and other businesses have responsibilities concerning the safety of their premises. When a dangerous property condition causes an injury, Lowcountry Law can investigate whether negligence contributed.

Construction and workplace accidents: People injured while working may have options through South Carolina’s workers’ compensation system, and some accidents can also involve claims against third parties. Lowcountry Law frequently handles workers’ compensation and construction accident cases.

Our firm also represents clients in wrongful death, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, and nursing home abuse matters.

What Compensation Can You Recover After a Myrtle Beach Accident?

A serious injury can affect much more than your health. Medical appointments may generate bills while simultaneously keeping you away from work. You may also need ongoing treatment or have difficulty returning to the activities you enjoyed before the accident.

Depending on the circumstances, compensation in a personal injury claim may account for losses such as:

• Medical expenses and anticipated future medical care
• Lost wages, as well as reduced future earning ability
• Property damage
• Pain and suffering
• Other accident-related financial and personal losses
• Wrongful death damages when a fatal injury is involved

The amount available in any case depends on the specific facts, including the nature and severity of the injuries, medical treatment, lost income, long-term effects, insurance coverage, and evidence establishing responsibility.

South Carolina generally gives injured people three years to file a personal injury lawsuit, but the deadline may be shorter in certain instances (S.C. Code Ann. § 15-3-530(5)). Claims involving a city, county, state agency, or other governmental entity may be subject to shorter deadlines and special procedures under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act. The sooner you speak with Matthew Breen, the more time he has to identify important deadlines and preserve evidence that may support your case.

Who Could Be Liable for Your Injuries?

The person or company responsible for an accident isn’t always immediately obvious. A crash involving a commercial vehicle, for example, could require investigation of a driver’s actions, an employer, or other parties.

Depending on the circumstances, potentially responsible parties could include:

• A negligent driver
• A trucking or commercial vehicle company
• A property or business owner
• A contractor or subcontractor
• An employer or another third party
• A rideshare driver or other motorist

Determining liability requires examining what actually happened—in detail. When you work with Matthew Breen, he will thoroughly investigate the accident, preserve relevant evidence, identify all potentially responsible parties, review available insurance coverage, and build a claim based on the facts.

Fault can also affect compensation. In South Carolina, more than one person or party can share responsibility for an accident, so it’s important to carefully investigate what happened. Identifying all potentially liable parties helps us seek full compensation for your injuries.

How Our Myrtle Beach Personal Injury Lawyer Can Help

Recovering from an injury takes time and energy. Hiring a lawyer means you don’t have to manage every aspect of an injury claim while trying to heal.

Lowcountry Law can help by investigating the circumstances of your accident, collecting available evidence, communicating with insurance companies, documenting your losses, identifying potentially liable parties and insurance policies, negotiating for an appropriate settlement, and preparing to take the case to court when necessary.

That assistance can be particularly valuable when an insurance company disputes fault, minimizes the extent of your injuries, or pressures you to accept a settlement before you know the full impact of your accident.

Results for Injured Clients

Lowcountry Law has obtained substantial recoveries in personal injury and workers’ compensation cases. Some examples include:

• $1,203,729 verdict in a premises liability case involving a client injured by a 500-pound pile-driving hammer
• $300,299 settlement in a workers’ compensation claim involving an injured worker who required two hip surgeries
• $287,500 settlement in a premises liability case involving a bicyclist who crashed because of a concealed pothole
• $240,000 settlement in a motor vehicle accident case involving an uninsured driver. The client needed anterior cervical discectomy and fusion surgery (a procedure to relieve pressure on the spinal cord or nerves in the neck). We identified and recovered benefits from four separate uninsured-motorist insurance policies

Our results reflect a commitment to thorough investigation, strong advocacy, and the pursuit of every available source of compensation.

When you work with Lowcountry Law, you can be certain that we’ll take the time to carefully investigate the situation that led to your injury, understand how your injury has affected your life, and pursue the full compensation available to you.

What Our Clients Say

Our firm’s motto is “Always available for our clients,” and Matthew Breen works directly with clients as their cases progress.

Clients have often spoken about Breen’s attentiveness and willingness to go above and beyond.

I had a significant car wreck in February of 2025 and Matthew breen was extremely considerate and concerned for my well being. Even though the process can take a while, he kept me up to date with what was going on with the case. He was always prompt and free flowing with information whenever I asked questions. This was my first time needing to hire a lawyer for a car wreck and I am very happy with the outcome of the situation. 10 of 10 recommend!” – Holly H.

“I went months trying to contact workman’s comp and they would not return my phone calls so I called Mr. Matthew Breen and he got to work on my case immediately and got me the pay that I was supposed to be getting and the doctors I was supposed to be provided. Matthew Breen went above and beyond in my case and is truly amazing. My honest opinion. He’s the best and I would 100% recommend him to anyone!!!” – Cody

These reviews reflect an important part of our approach: keeping clients informed and moving their cases forward with genuine care.

Getting to Lowcountry Law From Myrtle Beach

Lowcountry Law’s Myrtle Beach office is located at 1341 44th Ave. N., Suite 200. The office is wheelchair accessible.

The office is near Robert M. Grissom Parkway, one of Myrtle Beach’s primary north-south routes. Visitors traveling through the Grand Strand can reach the area using major roads including U.S. 17 Business/Kings Highway, U.S. 17 Bypass, and Grissom Parkway. If you use public transportation, Coast RTA’s Route 17 includes a stop at Robert Grissom Parkway and 44th Avenue North.

Lowcountry Law is available 24/7, and we offer free consultations to review your case!

Nearby Medical and Court Resources

If you need medical care after an accident, Grand Strand Medical Center is located at 809 82nd Parkway in Myrtle Beach and is open 24 hours a day.

Personal injury cases arising in Horry County may proceed through the county court system. The Horry County Clerk of Court has a main office at 1301 Second Ave. in Conway and a South Strand location at 9630 Scipio Lane in Myrtle Beach.

Talk to a Myrtle Beach Personal Injury Lawyer About Your Case

An accident can leave you with questions about medical bills, insurance coverage, lost income, fault, and what you should do next. You don’t have to sort through those issues on your own.

Attorney Matthew Breen grew up in Myrtle Beach and now represents injured people throughout the Grand Strand and South Carolina. With a local Myrtle Beach office, 24/7 availability, a record of significant results, and an emphasis on personal client service, Lowcountry Law can help you understand your options and determine the next steps for your claim.

Schedule a free consultation with Lowcountry Law to discuss what happened and learn about your legal options.