YOUR CASE IS OUR CAUSE.
Each of DAW's four partners have been trial lawyers for 15 to 40+ years, specializing in cases of
  • serious injury and wrongful death actions
  • civil litigation
  • labor and employment law
  • civil rights and discrimination suits
  • constitutional law
We welcome the opportunity to discuss your particular legal needs and questions.

Significant cases include:
  • Led by partner Jonathan Altman, DAW won a $2.6 million settlement for a taxi passenger who was seriously injured by a commercial truck.
  • Partner Peter Wilborn, who has represented longshoremen from Charleston and other ports in the South for over 13 years, was co-counsel in a case involving a $4.25 million settlement for a longshoreman who suffered a catastrophic injury while working on the docks.
  • Led by partner Jonathan Altman, DAW won a wrongful death settlement for a family who lost their 13 year-old child to drowning.
  • Partner Peter Wilborn has provided representation in more than 100 cases involving bicyclists and their families. His comprehensive online legal resource for cyclists is at www.mybikelaw.com.
  • The NAACP asked DAW to fight for the equal treatment of African-American motorcyclists who attend biker weekends in Myrtle Beach. For its work, DAW was honored with an award from the Washington Lawyers Committee.
  • DAW partners Armand Derfner and Peter Wilborn successfully represented the five longshoremen who became internationally known as the "Charleston 5". The case is chronicled in the book "On the Global Waterfront," Monthly Review Press, 2008, www.ontheglobalwaterfront.org. (Now available on Amazon.)
  • DAW represented relatives of the deceased buried in the Scanlonville Cemetery, a historic African-American cemetery that was threatened with demolition. After a six-year case and an intense trial, the courts ordered the cemetery preserved in perpetuity. For its work, DAW was honored with an award from the East Cooper Civic Club.
  • DAW and the Department of Justice joined forces to combat a discriminatory voting practice in Charleston County - at-large voting districts. After an extensive federal trial and appeal, the courts ordered the voting method changed to single-member districts. In just one election cycle, three new African-Americans were elected to County Council, bringing an overlooked constituency back into county decision-making.