Salem Medical Malpractice Lawyers

For more than 35 years, I have represented real people as a result of injuries or death. I handle a broad spectrum of personal injury claims including car and truck accidents, work related injuries, injuries from defective products, nursing home abuse, and medical malpractice.

I do not represent any insurance companies or corporations.

I like the challenge of fighting big companies for my clients.

Having tried hundreds of cases, I am more than willing to take your case in front of a jury. I find that representing injured people is very rewarding. I receive thank you noted,...

Will Maxey, a trial attorney, dedicates his practice to handling personal injury and wrongful death cases. A native of Horry County and a lifelong South Carolinian, Will earned his B.A. in English Literature from Clemson University and obtained his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. While in law school, Will's passion for representing injured individuals against insurance companies and corporations led him to serve as the president of the student chapter of the South Carolina Association for Justice. This organization, comprising plaintiff's attorneys in South Carolina, is committed to safeguarding individuals' rights to a civil trial...

Eric Philpot is a graduate of the University of South Carolina with a degree in History (B.A. 1994) and the St. Thomas University School of Law in Miami, Florida (J.D. 1997). Eric resides in Greenville with his wife Lorri and two children and is a member of Christ Church Episcopal. Attorney Eric Philpot has been recognized by Greenville Business Magazine as one of the Legal Elite of upstate South Carolina for personal injury. He was voted Best Trial Lawyer in Greenville News Best of the Upstate 2019 and was a finalist in 2020. Licensed to practice law in all South...

James Christopher Sproat (Jim) is an attorney with Smith, Born, Leventis, Taylor & Vega, LLC. Mr. Sproat received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science from the University of South Carolina in 2008 and his Juris Doctor from the University of Cincinnati College of Law in 2011. While at the University of Cincinnati, Mr. Sproat served as both the Student Bar Association President and the Managing Editor of the Immigration and Nationality Law Review. He was admitted to practice law in South Carolina in 2011, after working with both the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio...

Mr. Creech was born and raised in Greenville, S.C. He graduated from the University of South Carolina in Columbia, S.C., in 1994. He then attended the University of South Carolina School of Law and graduated in 1997. He began his legal career as a judicial law clerk for Judge C. Victor Pyle Jr.. After his judicial clerkship, Mr. Creech became a prosecutor, where he handled almost every type of criminal case from simple DUI cases to murder. Mr. Creech also received extensive training in trial advocacy within the internal training system of the District Attorney’s Office...

Ryan Langley is a 2002 magna cum laude graduate of Wofford College with a double-major in economics and government. After working in the White House during the George W. Bush Administration in 2003, Ryan attended the University of South Carolina School of Law as a Carolina Legal Scholar and a recipient of the Strom Thurmond merit scholarship in law. During his third year, Langley was elected Editor in Chief of the American Bar Association Real Property, Probate, and Trust Journal, a publication distributed to over 30,000 subscribers nationwide. Upon graduation in 2006, Mr. Langley was inducted into the Order of...

Ms. Burnett is a Partner of Harbin & Burnett, LLP, and brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our legal team. With a focus on representing victims of nursing home abuse and medical malpractice, Jennifer is a member of the prestigious Million Dollar Advocates Forum and listed on the National Trial Lawyers Top 40 Under 40 list in 2013.

Attorney Matthew Marin is an aggressive and client-focused personal injury lawyer located in Charleston, SC. As part of the nationwide personal injury law Firm Marin and Barrett, Inc., Attorney Marin fight for the rights of injured victims throughout South Carolina. He represents people injured in car accidents, dog bites, motorcycle accidents, slip and fall, defective drug cases, Camp Lejeune lawsuits, hair relaxer lawsuits, Tylenol autism and ADHD claims & wrongful death and other similar injuries caused by the negligence of others. He can help you or a loved one if you have suffered an injury due to another person’s negligence....

Tiffany Provence formed Provence Messervy, LLC after more than 10 years as an elected official, serving Dorchester County as the Probate Judge and an additional two as Associate Judge. Provence is a graduate of the University of Florida and University of South Carolina School of Law. Provence also holds dual certifications as both a Civil and Family Court mediator and is a licensed real estate broker in the state of South Carolina.

Provence currently serves as the Drug Court Judge for Dorchester County. She has also served as President and Legal Counsel for Dorchester Paws (formerly Francis R. Willis...

A father, husband, son and trial lawyer. A lawyer for the people who has never represented a mega-corporation or insurance company. I have chosen to devote my life to making sure the most important cases - the peoples' cases - are given a fighting chance in the court of law. We will go to trial if necessary, and only settle if the amount is fair and you approve it. Your case is important to me, because your case is about you and YOU are important to me. Every case is a cause.

30 Years of Law Experience
Peter David Brown, an attorney since 1988, has a working knowledge of the South Carolina Courts by way of handling cases in Magistrates Courts, Municipal Courts, General Sessions, Common Pleas, Federal Courts and the South Carolina Court of Appeals.

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...

I grew up in Greenwood, South Carolina, in a family of attorneys. The community I grew up in helped one another--no matter the task--which gave me the understanding of and appreciation for the value of good people.

When I moved to Columbia, South Carolina to start law school, I met my wife, Patti, who now works in admissions at USC Law. After graduating early from law school, I had the opportunity to learn from some of the brightest minds in South Carolina while working for the Court of Appeals for two years. Once my term at the...

I am a Columbia, SC personal injury and workers' comp attorney. Since my first day in practice, I have been protecting the rights of those harmed by unsafe drivers, caregivers, and products.

Among the cases I accept are those arising from car accidents, wrongful death, traumatic brain injuries, and on-the-job injuries.

Allison has dedicated her career to leveling the playing field for those who have been hurt at work or injured by the negligence of others across the state of South Carolina. Allison is a thought leader in her practice areas and has been a featured speaker by a number of groups including the South Carolina Bar, South Carolina Association of Justice, Injured Workers Advocates, and the National Business Institute. She is also a contributing author to the Law School for Non-Lawyers, The Briefcase Lawyer: Essential Information for Every Practitioner, and The Law of Workers Compensation in South Carolina,...

H. Patterson McWhirter was born and raised in Walterboro, South Carolina and is a founding member of McWhirter, Bellinger & Associates, P.A., with offices in Columbia, Lexington, Orangeburg, Sumter, Aiken, Camden and Newberry, South Carolina. We continue to strive to give the very best legal service to the thousands of clients we have been honored to serve over the past 40 years.

The practices focuses primarily in the areas of workers' compensation, medical malpractice, automobile accidents, tractor trailer wrecks, nursing home litigation, premises liability, product liability, wrongful death and all forms of personal injury cases.

Mr McWhirter received his B.A. from...

Stefan is a skilled litigator and founder of Feidler Law Firm, LLC, serving injured folks in both South Carolina and Georgia. He dedicates his practice to providing powerful, cost-effective legal representation to victims of negligence and wrongful conduct. Specifically, he handles complex cases involving nursing home abuse and negligence, medical malpratice, motor vehicle accidents, slip and falls, wrongful death, defamation, dram shop/liquor liability, brain injuries, and insurance bad faith. While Feidler Law Firm’s primary goal is to provide professional and compassionate legal representation to individuals directly impacted by the negligence of others, Stefan also decided that the core values of...

Born and having lived in Charleston all his life, David Pearlman has spent his entire life observing the dignity and respect of the law. David’s father, the Honorable Gus H. Pearlman, was Probate Judge for Charleston County for 35 years. “He taught me that everybody deserves respect, dignity, and equal justice no matter their background.” David Pearlman has spent his entire career trying to ensure that “justice for all” means just that. While in college at University of Georgia and George Washington University, David marched for civil and workers’ rights. After obtaining his law degree from the University Of South Carolina...

Growing up in the small town of Boiling Springs, South Carolina, home of Gamecock greats Phil Petty and Dylan Thompson, I attended Winthrop University and then received my Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. After graduation, I worked as a staff attorney at the South Carolina Supreme Court, while also moonlighting as a legal writing instructor at the law school.

After leaving the Supreme Court, I worked at an insurance defense firm representing insurance companies, individuals, and corporations in personal injury, bad faith, product liability, and commercial litigation, trying numerous cases to verdict. After...

Lionel S. Lofton was born and raised in McClellanville, South Carolina, where he still resides. He received his juris doctorate from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1971 and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar the same year. While in law school, Mr. Lofton worked as a law clerk in the United States Attorney's Office. Following graduation from law school, Mr. Lofton was immediately hired as an Assistant United States Attorney for the District of South Carolina. He was the first and only attorney in South Carolina named as an Assistant United States Attorney directly out of...

Amy Lawrence is a Myrtle Beach Criminal Defense attorney who has been featured on MTV's Teen Mom 2 as well as the Dr. Phil Show as a subject matter expert. She is also a frequent contributor to local TV stations and radio shows for the Myrtle Beach listening area.

Amy graduated with a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro cum laude. While at UNC she was president of the college Republicans, was a featured published writer in The Coraddi, and sat on the advisory board for the English Society.

Once she obtained her undergraduate...

Herbert Louthian, at Louthian Law Firm, P.A., is a personal injury lawyer with thirty-six years of experience. He and his father, Herbert Louthian, Sr., have practiced together for years since Bert Louthian received his law degree at the University of South Carolina. Combined, he and his father bring more than eighty years of experience to the personal injury victims of Columbia, South Carolina. After joining his father’s law firm, attorney Herbert Louthian has maintained a sharp focus on personal injury victims in the Columbia area. These injury victims may include those suffering after a motor vehicle accident involving cars, trucks,...

Susan is listed in The Best Lawyers in America publication in both the areas of medical malpractice and personal injury. She has received an AV rating (the highest professional rating)in the MARTINDALE-HUBBELL LAW DIRECTORY. She is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) and was elected as the President (2009-2010), Vice-Presdent (2008-2009) and Secretary/Treasurer (2007-2008) of the Charleston Chapter. She is selected for inclusion in the South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine and is a member of the Million Dollar Advocates Forum. She is a member of the American Association...

I am an experienced trial attorney who has represented clients in all South Carolina courts. I thrive on the opportunity to help individuals solve their legal problems and I work diligently to get the best results for my clients.

My practice is dedicated to civil litigation. I advocate for individuals who have suffered serious bodily injury, help families who’ve lost a loved one to pursue wrongful death claims, and represent individuals and business partners who have been the victims of fraud, securities fraud and breaches of fiduciary duty.