Goings Law Firm LLC
May 15th, 2017
Goings Law secures $750,000 settlement for slip-and-fall injury on courthouse steps
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
Goings Law Firm LLC
December 15th, 2016
Jess Gooding Publishes Column in Richland County Bar Association’s Newsletter
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
Auto Accident, Goings Law Firm LLC, Personal Injury, Wrongful Death
September 6th, 2016
Drunk Driving Litigation – Increase in Lawsuits Against Bars that Over-Serve
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
Auto Accident, Goings Law Firm LLC, Personal Injury
August 30th, 2016
Eight People Injured in Accident on Interstate 77 in Columbia, SC
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
Goings Law Firm LLC
August 18th, 2016
The Goings Law Firm Welcomes Attorney Jessica L. Gooding
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
Goings Law Firm LLC
August 3rd, 2016
Robert F. Goings Honored as “2016 Legal Elite of the Midlands”
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
Goings Law Firm LLC
April 2nd, 2016
Robert F. Goings Named 2016 Compleat Lawyer by S.C. School of Law
The Goings Law Firm, LLC is pleased to announce that Attorney Robert F. Goings has been selected to receive the 2016 Compleat Lawyer Award from his alma mater, the University of South Carolina School of Law. The Compleat Lawyer Award is the law school’s highest honor and most prestigious award given to a lawyer who has displayed… Read More
Auto Accident, Goings Law Firm LLC, Personal Injury
February 29th, 2016
Richland County Council Member Charged with Felony DUI after Causing Rear End Auto Accident
Kelvin Washington, an elected member of the Richland County Council, was arrested on Saturday, February 27 for driving under the influence. The charges were made in connection with a Hopkins, South Carolina auto accident. The accident occurred when Councilman Washington rear-ended another car at the corner of Bluff Road and Martin Luther King Boulevard in… Read More
Goings Law Firm LLC
January 21st, 2016
Over $1.1 Million Secured for Our Client
After a single hour of deliberation, a jury in Orangeburg County ordered our client to be awarded over $1.1 million in actual damages. Mr. Bobby McClellan was injured while assisting with the improvement of a dock at a private lake when a piece of heavy equipment collapsed and hit him. McClellan sustained serious injury to… Read More
Goings Law Firm LLC
November 17th, 2014
Goings secures another big verdict trial win in Columbia
Columbia lawyer Robert Goings has secured another huge award for a client after his client did not accept a lowball settlement offer from the auto insurance company. His client, James Smith, a 28-year-old military veteran, sustained injuries in a three-vehicle crash. He sued GEICO after these injuries led to his medical discharge from the Army. GEICO offered… Read More
