Mike Kelly Law Group
1523 Huger Street, Suite A, Columbia, SC 29201, Columbia, SC 29201
About Mike Kelly Law Group
Mike Kelly Law Group represents clients across South Carolina from its Columbia and Myrtle Beach offices. The firm handles personal injury, workers' compensation, and social security disability cases. Founder D. Michael Kelly has over 40 years of legal experience. The firm also assists with automobile accidents, trucking accidents, nursing home negligence, insurance denials, premises liability, and wrongful death claims. They work to secure compensation for their clients.
Our Attorneys

D. Michael Kelly
Firm Founder
47+ years experience

Lisa Long Cotten
Law Partner
17+ years experience
Tad McLeod
16+ years experience

Brad Hewett
Partner
14+ years experience

Janet E. Rhodes
Partner
13+ years experience

Jamie Smith
Attorney
11+ years experience

Stephen Vicari
Attorney
9+ years experience

Konstantine “Dean” Diamaduros
Attorney

Christy Leigh Salinari
Attorney
Notable Case Results
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$350M
Consumer Law
Hyundai and Kia settled a lawsuit with the U.S. government related to charges the Korean automakers overstated the fuel efficiency of their vehicles. The settlement is being touted by government officials as the largest of its kind. Hyundai-Kia had overstated the mileage figures on an estimated 1.2 million of its 2012 model vehicles. Most vehicles were off by 1- or 2-MPG, but some Kia models were wrong by as much as 6-MPG.
$4.7M
Wrongful Death
Settlement on behalf of a family of a 52 year old man that was killed while driving his tractor trailer on Interstate 26 in Orangeburg County, South Carolina. The at fault driver was driving on the job for his employer when he caused a multi-vehicle collision after his vehicle was left disabled on the interstate. The decedent was unable to avoid the at fault driver’s disabled vehicle, was forced off the roadway, and was trapped inside the cab of his tractor after it struck surrounding trees and caught fire. The decedent was married and the father of 2 children.
$3.8M
Wrongful Death
Settlement against an out of state trucking company in a case that resulted in the death of a 4 year old girl who was a passenger in a vehicle that was struck by an 18 wheeler on Hwy 501 in Horry County. The 4 year old girl’s twin sister and father were also in the vehicle and sustained injuries as a result of the collision. Firm exhausted all available insurance coverage and the settlement required personal contributions from the trucking company.
$2.3M
Automobile Accident
Settlement for the family of a Lexington County man who was killed after he was struck by a car while he was walking on a sidewalk along Lake Murray Blvd. Firm exhausted all available insurance coverage when reaching a settlement with the at fault driver.
$1.5M
Product Defect
Settlement for a Darlington County woman who was injured in a single vehicle collision. As a result of restraint defects in the automobile, client sustained severe facial injuries.
$1.2M
Automobile Accident
Settlement for a South Carolina woman whose husband was killed in an accident that occurred in Colleton County after being rear ended by an individual traveling from out of state. The at fault driver was criminally charged following the collision. The decedent endured multiple surgeries and ultimately succumbed to his injuries.