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Three years on Written Contracts
S.C. Code § 15-3-530
Flexible Fee Structures
Contingency · Hourly · Hybrid
Licensed in South Carolina
Business litigation counsel
Overview
Construction Disputes in South Carolina
Construction projects generate complex disputes over payment, defective work, delays, and scope. We represent owners, contractors, and subcontractors across Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina when projects go wrong.
Our attorneys are licensed in South Carolina and litigate construction disputes for companies across the state, in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Spartanburg, and Rock Hill, and everywhere in between. The rules below are the ones that shape a South Carolina dispute from the first demand letter.
Deadlines
The South Carolina Contract Deadline
South Carolina gives most breach of contract claims, written or oral, only three years under S.C. Code § 15-3-530, half of what Alabama and Georgia allow for written agreements. The important exception is a contract for the sale of goods, which carries six years under the state's UCC (S.C. Code § 36-2-725). Businesses with South Carolina contracts need to move on disputes quickly; a non-goods claim that would be comfortably timely in Birmingham or Atlanta may already be barred in Charleston.
Forums
Where South Carolina Disputes Are Litigated
We handle South Carolina business disputes in the circuit courts of common pleas and before South Carolina-seated arbitrators and mediators when the contract requires it. Before any of that, the contract itself has to be read closely. Forum-selection, choice-of-law, arbitration, and fee-shifting clauses frequently determine more about the course of a dispute than the merits do, and they are cheaper to address at the outset than to litigate later.
Common Questions
How long does my company have to sue over a South Carolina contract?
South Carolina gives most breach of contract claims, written or oral, only three years under S.C. Code § 15-3-530, half of what Alabama and Georgia allow for written agreements. The important exception is a contract for the sale of goods, which carries six years under the state's UCC (S.C. Code § 36-2-725). Businesses with South Carolina contracts need to move on disputes quickly; a non-goods claim that would be comfortably timely in Birmingham or Atlanta may already be barred in Charleston.
Where would my South Carolina dispute be litigated?
We handle South Carolina business disputes in the circuit courts of common pleas and before South Carolina-seated arbitrators and mediators when the contract requires it. Forum-selection and arbitration clauses in the contract can move the matter to a different venue entirely, which is one of the first things we review in any South Carolina case.
Can a Hoover, Alabama firm handle my South Carolina business dispute?
Yes. Our attorneys are licensed in Alabama, Georgia, and South Carolina and represent South Carolina businesses in person, by telephone, and by video conference. What changes across the state line is the law that applies, and we practice under South Carolina's.
How are your fees structured for business disputes?
We work on hourly, flat-fee, hybrid, and, in qualifying matters, contingency arrangements, matched to the size of the dispute and the company's cash position. The structure is agreed in writing before the work begins. The initial consultation is confidential and without charge.
Free South Carolina Guides on This Topic
Plain-English answers under South Carolina law, free to read before you ever call.
Doing Business in Another State?
The same firm, under the rules of the state where your dispute sits.