South Carolina COVID-19 Small Business/Non-Profit Legal Clinic

Charleston Legal Access has partnered with Lawyers for Good Government (L4GG), Jackson Lewis, Nelson Mullins, and Lowcountry Local First to provide a South Carolina Covid-19 Small Business/Non-Profit Legal Clinic. This is an opportunity for small businesses and nonprofit organizations in Beaufort, Berkeley, Charleston, Colleton, Georgetown, Hampton and Jasper County who have suffered adversely from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis to receive free legal advice during a 45-minute remote consultation with a volunteer attorney.

For South Carolina Based Small Businesses and Nonprofits

The Initiative is an opportunity for South Carolina’s organizations who have suffered adversely from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis to receive free, limited-scope legal
advice.

Topics include:

  • Federal funding opportunities under the CARES Act (Payroll Protection Program (PPP) and Economic Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL) programs
  • Commercial Lease issues (SC eviction moratoriums, lease amendments, landlord issues)
  •  Employment Law issues (Paid Family and Medical Leave, Unemployment, Furloughs, etc.)
  • Insurance issues
  • Bankruptcy and Dissolution
  • Contract enforcement issues