Attorney Grant B. Smaldone is a trial lawyer focused on criminal defense in state and federal courts in Charleston, SC, and Eastern South Carolina.
Grant takes criminal defense and your freedom seriously. He is a member of the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (SCACDL) and the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL). He is a former prosecutor, a former public defender, and he has a proven track record of acquittals and dismissals in criminal cases ranging from traffic violations to murder prosecutions.
Grant accepts state and federal criminal defense cases in Charleston County, Dorchester County, Georgetown County, Horry County, and the surrounding areas in Eastern South Carolina.
If you’ve been charged with a crime in the Charleston, SC area, call at (843) 808-2100 or fill out our online contact form to set up a free consultation to discuss your case.
Most of our clients want to know how to get a DUI dismissed – they don’t want a trial, they don’t want a reduced charge, and they definitely don’t want to plead guilty to DUI. I can’t tell you how to get your DUI dismissed in a blog post – if you have been charged ...
How accurate is the breathalyzer test? Will it prove your innocence if you’ve been wrongfully arrested for DUI in SC? Headed home late one night, you see blue lights in your rearview mirror. The officer approaches your car, asks for your ID and registration, then asks, “How much have you had to drink tonight?” Whether ...
Can you go to jail for doing your job? Assuming your job is not a criminal enterprise, the answer is probably no… unless you are a criminal defense lawyer. Judges need to maintain order in their courtrooms, and they will sometimes hold people in contempt of court for not following a judge’s orders or for ...
Help! I’m charged with a crime, I didn’t do it, and my lawyer won’t talk to my witnesses! Sometimes, a person goes to trial, they are convicted, and then, after the trial, they claim they told their lawyer about their alibi witnesses. Alibi witnesses that their lawyer never talked to and did not call as ...
