Robert Fredrick Goings
South Carolina Personal Injury and Workers Compensation Lawyer
Robert F. Goings focuses his practice on catastrophic injury, wrongful death, and workers compensation. He is known to be a fighter in the courtroom-- just ask the lawyers that go up against him in trial.
Robert grew up on his family's farm in Union County, South Carolina. Mr. Goings is a 2003 graduate of Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Government, receiving the highest distinction in his major. He graduated with highest honors as a summa cum laude graduate. He was inducted into the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa and Blue Key honor societies as a result of his academics and service to the community and students. Mr. Goings was a Justice of Wofford's Judicial Commission. He was elected as Student Body President in 2002. Upon graduation, he received the Outstanding Citizen Award, given to the student demonstrating the greatest concern and service to Wofford.
Mr. Goings earned his Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Upon graduation, Mr. Goings was chosen by his colleagues to receive the Claude Sapp Award, presented to the member of the graduating class possessing the best combination of scholarship, leadership, and industry for the legal profession. Mr. Goings is a trial attorney, and dedicates his practice to protecting his clients' legal rights.
- Personal Injury
- Animal & Dog Bites, Brain Injury, Car Accidents, Construction Accidents, Motorcycle Accidents, Premises Liability, Truck Accidents, Wrongful Death
- Workers' Compensation
- Products Liability
- Drugs & Medical Devices, Motor Vehicle Defects, Toxic Torts
- Insurance Claims
- Bad Faith Insurance, Business Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Motor Vehicle Insurance, Property Insurance
- Medical Malpractice
- Birth Injury, Medical Misdiagnosis, Pharmacy Errors, Surgical Errors
- Business Law
- Business Litigation
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Appeals & Appellate
- Civil Appeals, Federal Appeals
- Free Consultation
- Contingent Fees
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Rates, Retainers and Additional Information
Hourly Rates
- South Carolina
- South Carolina Bar
- 4th Circuit
- U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina
- U.S. Supreme Court
- English: Spoken, Written
- Founding Member
- Goings Law Firm, LLC
- - Current
- Litigation Attorney
- Collins and Lacy
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- University of South Carolina School of Law
- J.D. (2006) | Law
- Honors: Claude Sapp Award
- Activities: Moot Court; Southeastern Environmental Law Journal
- Wofford College
- B.A. (2003) | Government
- Honors: Phi Beta Kappa; summa cum laude; Highest Honor Graduate in Government
- Activities: Student Body President
- Super Lawyer
- Super Lawyers
- 2017-2024
- AV Preeminent Peer Rating
- Martindale Hubbell
- Client Champion - PLATINUM
- Martindale-Hubbell
- 10.0 Superb Rating
- Avvo
- Client's Choice Award
- Avvo
- 2012-2018
- South Carolina Bar
- Member
- Current
- Activities: Practice and Procedure Committee, Young Lawyers Division
- Columbia Rotary Club
- Member
- Current
- American Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- Richland County Bar Association
- Member
- Current
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- Member
- Current
- Activities: President 2020
- South Carolina Damages
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Masters In Trial, American Board of Trial Advocates, SCBAR, Columbia
- Q. i was involved in non at fault accident other party issued citation for failure to yiel my car is totaled!
- A: If you have a balance remaining on the car loan that exceeds the actual cash value of the vehicle , the insurance company will likely not want to pay off the loan balance. The law states that you are only entitled to the actual cash value, but there are some legal argument that an experienced lawyer can make to help you get compensation that you are entitled to. In order to provide you with the best answer, I would need to chat with you to gather additional information.
- Q. I was in a car accident. I ran into the left side of a truck that was parked in the road.
- A: You can potentially bring an injury case if the evidence supports the fact the the truck was illegally or wrongfully parked in the road. South Carolina has laws that prohibit vehicles from parking in the roadways.