Mickelsen Dalton LLC

11/24/2023

Happy Thanksgiving from us to you!

09/07/2023

We are honored to have our Founding Partner, Brian Mickelsen, as a featured speaker at this year’s National Crime Victim Bar Association Annual Conference.

05/19/2023

Our hearts ache for Aric Hutchinson’s and Samantha Miller’s family and friends, who tragically lost a beautiful soul to a drunk driving incident on their wedding day. This devastating tragedy reminds us of the urgent need to address the issue of drinking and driving and overserving patrons at bars and restaurants. At Mickelsen Dalton LLC, we stand against drunk driving and will not tolerate establishments that fail to take responsibility for the consequences of overserving their customers. Our thoughts are with the Hutchinson and Miller families and all those affected by this senseless tragedy.

Aric Hutchinson spoke to “Good Morning America” in his first interview since the tragic accident that killed his new wife.

05/09/2023

On February 14th, 2021, a tragic shooting occurred at Northwoods Mall in North Charleston, South Carolina, leaving three innocent bystanders injured. Two years after the incident, two of the victims filed separate lawsuits against the mall and its security company, claiming negligence in their duty to provide a safe environment for shoppers.

Attorney Brian Mickelsen represents one of the victims and contends that the shooting could have been prevented if Northwoods Mall had taken appropriate measures to address ongoing crime on its premises.

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More than two years after a shooting in the Northwoods Mall parking lot, two victims are suing and claiming their life-altering injuries could have been prevented.

04/13/2023

Update: The Don Holt Bridge is now open.

Traffic alert! NCPD is working an accident on the Don Holt Bridge eastbound. All lanes are closed. Please avoid the area.

03/30/2023

Unless action is taken, these abhorrent acts will persist, repeating themselves time and time again. One way we can contribute to preventing the continuation of gun violence in our communities is by seeking civil justice for victims of shootings. By doing so, we can help deter future instances of preventable gun violence.

Who is Liable and Who is Potentially Liable?

The first and most obvious person liable in a shooting will be the shooter. However, there are not the only one who can be held liable for a shooting. The place of business could also be held liable. How is that so?

There are a number of ways in which the business can be liable, such as if they failed to provide adequate security, they failed to call law enforcement when a confrontation erupted, security and law enforcement were not placed strategically, they knew that rival gang members would be visiting the establishment and did not try to defuse confrontations, they knew and allowed those with known violent tendencies to visit the place of business, they knew about prior violent incidents on the premises and a number of other situations.

Why It’s Important to Retain a Shooting Injury Lawyer as Soon as Possible?

In the case of a shooting at a place of business will be critical in investigating the scene of the shooting before changes occur, to find and interview witnesses before memories fade, and to locate any possible video that may have captured the shooting before it is recorded over or deleted.

Thus even if the statute of limitations may not expire for another a year or more, it will be in the best interest of a shooting victim or the victim’s family to retain a shooting victim lawyer as soon as possible.

Remember!

When shootings occur, they are not only inevitable, but they are also foreseeable.

The Columbia Police Department (CPD) announced the arrest of a 14-year-old in connection with a shooting that happened inside a Columbia area amusement park.

03/06/2023

A tragic incident occurred outside the H&L Super Market in North Charleston today (3/6/2023). One individual has been reported shot and killed.

Gun violence is nothing new to the North Charleston community. Our goal at Mickelsen Dalton LLC is to do our part to further prevent these heinous acts of violence from continuing to persist and affect the members of our community.

North Charleston Police are investigating a deadly shooting at a shopping center Monday afternoon.

03/01/2023

As Black History Month comes to an end. We would love to highlight Ronald Stunna Smith!

Ronald R. Smith is the second youngest child out of five kids, part of a single-family household. They lived in North Park Village in the community called The Macon in North Charleston. Ronald had a couple of run-ins with the law, resulting in him being incarcerated for 7 years of his life. This duration of being away from his kid's mom and siblings was the worst time of his life. However, that time turned him into a better person internally and externally. Ronald made a promise to God and his 7 kids to change his lifestyle once he got out, to ensure he'd never leave them again.

Ronald, the owner of Smith's Paint and Body Shop and the Co-Founder of the nonprofit Positive Vibes Ronjanae Smith Inc. lost his beautiful daughter Ronjanae Smith to gun violence in 2021. She was only 14 years old with a bright future ahead of her. That day truly became the absolute worst day of his life! From that day forward, Ronald was on a mission to help stop gun violence, and to help create a better community for our kids. His slogan is "WE ALL WE GOT," and he truly believes in that.

"We must become the change we want to see in our communities before change can happen."
Ronald wants to help prevent other parents from feeling the pain he felt and still feels the pain from the loss of a child. Due to this, he created mentorship & educational programs, stop the violence programs and many other initiatives that could help our kids become better individuals and put guns down. Mr. Smith states, "We must continue fighting for our kids, they are the FUTURE, and we can’t give up!! You never know your journey in life, but God always has a way of showing you.”

Ronjanae Smith
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