Our case results come from holding lawbreakers financially accountable for the harm they cause. But what happens to that money?
Lawyers have a reputation for being greedy. Sometimes the stereotype holds true. It’s disgusting to see, and it gives all of us a bad name. One of my firm’s core values is, “Restoring the good name of lawyers.” To that end, we try to celebrate our most charitable and courageous peers. We also attempt to give back to various causes not only when convenient, but as frequently and consistently as possible.
Every holiday season, I see the news about Black Friday, Cyber Monday, Giving Tuesday, and all the other nicknamed days around Thanksgiving. This past year it dawned on me that my firm should start a campaign through which we gave every Tuesday, so beginning on January 7, 2020 and hopefully continuing for as long as the firm exists, we give a portion of the money we make from “case results” to worthwhile causes.
To date, we have contributed to:
- Camp Cole
- Trenholm Little League
- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
- Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD)
- Forest Lake Elementary
- International Justice Mission
- Grand Strand Humane Society
- Brain Injury Association of South Carolina (BIASC)
- Leesfield Family Foundation
- Harvest Hope Food Bank
- Ronald McDonald House Charities
- PRISMA Health Midlands Foundation
- The Cooperative Ministry
- Senior Resources
- One SC Fund
- Gift Card Giveaway to support local Columbia restaurants
- Selden K. Smith Foundation for Holocaust Education
- Richland County Sheriff's Foundation
- Keller Williams Harvest Hope Food Drive
- Sexual Trauma Services of the Midlands
- National Civil Rights Museum
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention - South Carolina Chapter
- Pickens County Habitat for Humanity at Clemson University
- 2020 Kenneth Berger Lawyers Against Distracted Driving Scholarship - Lauren Chen ($1,000); Ehitohan Iyile ($500); Travis Johnson ($250)
- Special Olympics South Carolina
- Epworth Children's Home
- United Way of the Midlands
- Sistercare
- Mental Illness Recovery Center, Inc. (MIRCI)
- MADD South Carolina
- The Therapy Place
- Able South Carolina
- KT Destiny Center SPARK Afterschool Program
- Pawmetto Lifeline
- Lexington Medical Center Foundation
- South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault (SCCADVASA)
- School Supply Giveaway for Forest Lake Elementary
- School Supply Giveaway for Carver-Lyon Elementary
- School Supply Giveaway for Satchel Ford Elementary
- Palmetto Cycling Coalition
- The Waterwheel Foundation
- East Point Academy
- Big Red Barn Retreat
- MADD SC Tie One On For Safety Campaign
- Richland County Public Education Partners
- Help 4 Kids
- Special Olympics South Carolina
- Central Carolina Community Foundation
- Selden K. Smith Holocaust Education Foundation
- SC Bar Foundation
- Ronald McDonald House Charities of Columbia
- Harvest Hope
- Pawmetto Lifeline
- Prisma Health Midlands Foundation – for Prisma Health Breast Center
- Epworth Children's Home
- The LRADAC Foundation
- Mom's Little Angels
- Palmetto Baseball League
- South Carolina Troopers Association Foundation
- The Unumb Center for Neurodevelopment
- Make A Wish South Carolina
- South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Congaree Land Trust
- Neighbor 2 Neighbor
- Trenholm Little League 2021 Season Sponsor
- Leesfield Family Foundation Disaster Relief Fund
- Salvation Army of Sumter
- The Friendship
- Junior League of Columbia's Little Black Dress Initiative
- Final Victory Animal Rescue
- MADD South Carolina 2021 Tie One on for Safety Campaign
- University of South Carolina School of Law Give4Garnet Campaign
- Make-a-Wish South Carolina Wish Heroes Campaign
- Driving Away Addiction Golf Tournament Hole Sponsor for Teen Challenge Columbia
- Katie & Irwin Kahn Jewish Community Center's Howard Weiss Memorial Golf Classic Sponsor
- Columbia Museum of Art
- Children of Fallen Patriots
- Cola Town Bike Collective
- Homeless No More
- The River Alliance
- Senior Resources Meals on Wheels
- MADD Safe Ride Campaign for the 4th of July
- Palmetto Place Children & Youth Services
- Foodshare South Carolina
- Caleb's Dragonfly Dreams
- Children's Trust of South Carolina
- Freedom Readers
- Cooperative Ministry
- Meals on Wheels of Horry County
- Happy Wheels
- Sea Haven
- Midlands Fatherhood Coalition
- American Foundation for Suicide Prevention South Carolina Chapter
- Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services
- Grand Strand Humane Society
- South Carolina Legal Services
- 2021 Lawyers Against Distracted Driving Scholarship Recipients (6 scholarships)
- St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (2021)
- Sponsor of COR's Time to Give Event
- 2021 W.I.S.H Society, Make-A-Wish Foundation
- Senior Resources
- Epworth Children's Home's Christmas with Epworth Drive
- Team Western Kentucky Relief Fund
- Families Helping Families
- Contemporaries of the Columbia Museum of Art Interstella Soiree
- Freedom Readers
- Palmetto Cycling Coalition
- National Civil Rights Museum
- SC Bar Foundation (Royalties from TBI Litigation Book)
- Neighbor 2 Neighbor (2022)
- Healthy Learners
- The Therapy Place (2022)
- Family Connection of South Carolina
- Make A Wish SC - Trailblaze Challenge
- Potter's House Community Development
- SC Thrive
- Helping Hand of Myrtle Beach
- Big Homie Lil Homie
- Grand Strand Miracle Leagues
- Transitions
- Forest Lake Educational Foundation
- Cayce Public Safety Foundation in Honor of Officer Drew Barr
- Teen Challenge
- The Nurturing Center
- University of South Carolina School of Law 2022 #Give4Garnet Campaign
- Habitat for Humanity of Horry County
- Fostering Hope
- Law Office of Kenneth Berger's Safety First Bike Helmet Giveaway
- Kids' Chance of South Carolina
- Sistercare
- Richland County Court Appointed Special Advocates for Children Foundation
- United Way of the Midlands
- Community Kitchen of Myrtle Beach
- Roc Solid Foundation & South Carolina Troopers Association
- New Directions of Horry County
- Ronald McDonald House Charities (2022)
- Brockman Elementary PTO
- 2022 Walk Like MADD Upstate
- Help 4 Kids
- 2022 Lawyers Against Distracted Driving Scholarship Recipients
- South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association
- Blanketing Families, Inc.
- South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault
- Pawmetto Lifeline's 16th Annual Fur Ball
- Autumn's Way
- Brennan Elementary
- Pets Inc
- SC Troopers Association Foundation
- Washington Street Soup Cellar
- Big Red Barn Retreat's Helping Heroes on the Homefront
- MADD South Carolina's Designated Driver Appreciation Week
- Bike Helmet Giveaway and Holiday Celebration
- East Point Academy's Chinese New Year Gala
- South Carolina State Firefighter's Foundation
- LRADAC
- Columbia Museum of Art's Annual Ball
- Paws of Life South Carolina
If you know of a charity that needs our support and will put every penny to the best possible use, email us a link and we will add them to our queue. Likewise, if you’re interested in partnering up with us as part of Giving “Every” Tuesday, I know of a lot of great organizations that would love your support – especially right now.