Charleston Best Attorneys-Magazine3

Charleston’s Best Attorneys

2020

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E ver seen those loud, fast-talking television commercials for lawyers touting the “huge” settlements they’ve won for clients? Of course, you have. You won’t see any for attorney Philip Berlinsky. Ever. He finds television advertising by attorneys “distasteful.” Ditto his view on lawyers who boast of numerous offices around the Lowcountry. Berlinsky maintains one office in North Charleston. “If I had five different offices, I couldn’t possibly be in five different places at the same time,” he said. “It is important to inquire of your potential attorney, if you actually get to meet the attorney, if they are local and how long they have been practicing here.” Berlinsky added, “There are attorneys that never go into the courtroom and never even meet their clients. It is important to inquire when was the last time their prospective attorneys personally tried a case. I do spend time with my clients and I personally try cases.” He assured, “I’ll always do whatever is necessary to resolve cases in favor of our clients.” Like virtually all personal injury attorneys, Berlinsky works on a contingency basis. That means that if he accepts a client there is no charge, and any revenue his office receives comes from an agreed upon share of the overall recovery. “It’s very stressful for clients if they receive hourly bills that can be staggering,” he said. “If I don’t recover for the client, I earn nothing. I work hard because I want to help our clients and their families.” For Berlinsky, his family, staff and clients “rely upon my ability to obtain favorable results. Those expectations are a driving force in my desire to succeed.” He continued, “I truly enjoy practicing law. As much as I would prefer to stay home For the Love of the Law Berlinsky Law Firm BY B I L L FARLEY

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with my family, there is never a day I dread going to the office. I am very fortunate to enjoy what I do for a living.” Berlinsky is about as local as one can get. Born and raised here, he graduated from Bishop England High School and The Citadel. As a commander at The Citadel, he frequently escorted dignitaries. Berlinsky became acquainted with U.S. Attorney Griffin Bell while escorting him on a campus tour. Impressed by the young cadet, Bell suggested he attend his own alma mater, Mercer Law School in Georgia, which Berlinsky did. Admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 1989, he has earned honors including election to the Board of Governors of the South Carolina Trial Lawyers’ Association. He is a recipient of that professional organization’s President’s Award and is a former chairman for the Insurance Claims Committee. Berlinsky spends his free time with his wife, Shannon, also a Citadel graduate, and their three young sons. They live in the Old Village and enjoy water-related activities, riding four-wheelers and shooting skeet on the weekends at their country home in Berkeley County. “There is nothing in this world that would ever entice me to move away from here. Charleston will always be our home.”

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