Columbia Goings Law Firm LLC Legal Blog Archives

The Goings Law Firm is excited to have Mallory Haber back with the firm. Mallory helped with the start of the Goings Law Firm in 2011! We are so lucky to have her back!! Mallory attended the University of South Carolina and graduated in 2005. Upon graduation, Mallory began working as a legal assistant at… Read More

one manual worker man falling from ladder in silhouette on white background On August 9, 2017, the South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed an Order of the Workers Compensation Commission in the matter of Sellers v. Tech Service, Inc., Op. No. 5508 (S.C. Ct. App. filed August 9, 2017) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. 30 at… Read More

The Goings Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that Columbia Workers Compensation attorney, Christian Boesl has joined the firm as Counsel.  Christian will be managing the expanding workers’ compensation practice at the Goings Law Firm, LLC.  We are blessed to have him as a valuable member of the team.  More to come about Christian… Read More

The entire team at Goings Law Firm is proud to announce that managing partner and founder Robert Goings was named the “Top Attorney for Personal Injury Litigation” for the 2017 edition of the Legal Elite of the Midlands by Columbia Business Monthly. The article includes an interview with attorney Goings and discusses his passion for… Read More

Columbia trial attorney Robert Goings successfully secured a $750,000 verdict on behalf of a law clerk who was injured when he fell on an excessively slippery staircase inside the U.S. Bankruptcy Court building in downtown Columbia. The individual, a law clerk for a federal bankruptcy judge, suffered a herniated disk and accrued $40,000 in medical… Read More

Jess Gooding is one of the newest members of the Richland County Bar Association’s  Newsletter Editorial Board, and she has been charged with the Newsletter’s pop culture column. “Bar Bites” is a column featuring tidbits on what local attorneys are interested in; it includes reviews on restaurants, bars, television shows, podcasts, and more!  This fall,… Read More

Lawsuits brought against bars and restaurants who have over-served their customers are on the rise according to a report in The State Newspaper. South Carolina law makes it illegal for a bar to knowingly serve alcohol to an intoxicated person. Dram shop cases, as they are known, seem to be increasing in frequency in South Carolina, and… Read More

Eight vehicles were involved in a car crash around 7:30am on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 in Columbia, SC, and eight passengers were taken to the hospital from the scene.  No report yet on the severity of their injuries. According to WLTX, the accident occurred when a vehicle spun out of control just as it got… Read More

The Goings Law Firm is excited to announce that Jessica L. O’Neill  Gooding has joined the firm located at 914 Richland Street, Suite A-101, Columbia, S.C. 29201.  Jess is from Conway, South Carolina, but she has lived in Columbia since her freshman year at USC.  Jess stayed on at the University of South Carolina to earn… Read More

Robert F. Goings—founder of Goings Law Firm, LLC—has been recognized among Columbia Business Monthly’s “2016 Legal Elite of the Midlands.” Robert was ranked as one of the top attorneys in the “Personal Injury” field in the magazine’s August 2016 issue. The prestigious award annually recognizes the most well-respected Midland attorneys for their professional acumen and… Read More