Robert Fredrick Goings - Columbia, SC
Attorney at Goings Law Firm, LLC
Personal Injury Lawyers in Columbia, SC
1510 Calhoun St Columbia, SC 29201
- Free Consultation
- 1 Super Lawyers®
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20
Years
Experience
Columbia Personal Injury Lawyer
Updated: 06/22/2026
Areas of Practice
- Personal Injury
- Workers' Compensation
- Product Liability
- Auto Accidents
- Wrongful Death
- Slip & Falls
- Trip & Falls
- Defective Products
- Insurance
- Property Damage
- Employment Disputes
- Medical Malpractice
- Business Litigation
- Banking
- Intellectual Property
- Unfair Trade Practices
Litigation: 100%
Attorney Information
Overview
Robert F. Goings grew up on his family's farm in Union County, South Carolina. Goings Law Firm, LLC is centered on the values engrained in him— fairness, honesty, hard work, dedication, justice, and service to others.
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 continues his dedication to Wofford College and has assisted in the establishment of the Edward K. Hardin, III Pre-Law Society on Wofford's campus.
Following Wofford College, Mr. Goings earned his Juris Doctorate in 2006 from the University of South Carolina School of Law. Mr. Goings was involved in Moot Court and an editor of the Southeastern Environmental Law Journal. Throughout law school, he worked full time as a law clerk at Collins and Lacy, P.C., gaining invaluable litigation experience. 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 began his legal career as a trial attorney at an established South Carolina litigation firm, Collins and Lacy, P.C. While at Collins and Lacy, Mr. Goings gained considerable experience in the courtroom, trying numerous bench and jury trials to verdict. At Collins and Lacy, he tried cases advocating for the rights of insurance companies, large corporations, small businesses, and individuals in a variety of complex civil liability and criminal matters.
In 2011, Mr. Goings was selected among a distinguished group by the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Magazine as an "Emerging Legal Leader" in the State of South Carolina. Following this award, the acclaimed South Carolina trial attorney, Joel W. Collins, Jr. was quoted as saying, "I can truthfully say I have never encountered a lawyer with a greater aptitude and capacity for the practice of law. Robert Goings has every skill and trait needed to be an outstanding courtroom lawyer. In fact, he already is."
In 2012, Mr. Goings was elected by his colleagues to serve as a member of the S.C. Bar's House of Delegates for the Fifth Judicial Circuit. The House of Delegates acts as the legislative arm of the South Carolina Bar Association and convenes to establish policy and directives of the Bar.
In his spare time, you may find Mr. Goings cooking authentic Carolina barbeque, affectionately known by many as "Bobby-Q", or singing in church for weddings and special events.
Education
American Board of Trial Advocates, National Trial College, Harvard School of Law, 2012
Robert F. Goings
Awards and Honors
Awards
Honors
- Outstanding Citizen Award
- Claude Sapp Award
- Selected among a distinguished group by the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Magazine as an "Emerging Legal Leader" in the State of South Carolina, 2011 - Present
- Super Lawyers, 2011 - 2014
- Rated AV Preeminent® by Martindale-Hubbell®
- Selected to Super Lawyers Top 10 Attorneys in South Carolina (2025-2026)
- Selected to Super Lawyers Top 25 Attorneys In South Carolina (2021-2026)
- Trial Lawyer of the Year by the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), South Carolina Chapter
- Named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Personal Injury Law Power List
- 2025 Martindale-Hubbell Platinum Client Champion® Award
- Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in: Litigation – Insurance and Personal Injury Litigation – Plaintiffs
- South Carolina Lawyers Weekly “Leader in the Law” Honor
- Fellow of the International Society of Barristers
- Fellow of the Litigation Counsel of America (LCA)
- Compleat Lawyer Award (Silver) – University of South Carolina School of Law (2016)
- Legal Elite of South Carolina – Midlands
- South Carolina Business Monthly – Voted Top Attorney (Personal Injury)
- Selected as an “Emerging Legal Leader” by the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Magazine in 2011
Other Sources of Feedback About Robert Fredrick Goings
Included on the 2026 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Past Lists
- 2025 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2024 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2023 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2022 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2021 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2020 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2019 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2018 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2017 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2016 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2015 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2014 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
- 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers list
Education
Legal Education
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University of South Carolina School of Law,
Columbia,
South Carolina, 2006
J.D.
Honors: Awarded the prestigious Claude Sapp Award
Honors: Moot Court
Law Journal: Southeastern Environmental Law Journal, Editor
Non Legal Education
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Wofford College in Spartanburg,
South Carolina, 2002
B.A.
Honors: summa cum laude
Honors: Outstanding Citizen Award
Honors: With High Distinction
Major: Government
Current Employment Position(s)
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Founding Member - Goings Law Firm, LLC
Past Positions
- Collins and Lacy, P.C., Attorney
Languages
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English (Primary)
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Spanish
Pro Bono Activities
- Columbia Rotary Club
- Wofford College Alumni Association
- Trenholm Road United Methodist Church
Published Works
Articles
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South Carolina Damages, Contributing Author, 2009
Bar Admissions
- South Carolina
- U.S. District Court District of South Carolina
- U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit
- U.S. Supreme Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals Federal Circuit
- Supreme Court of the United States of America
Other Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Association
- Richland County Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar Practice and Procedure Committee
- South Carolina Bar Young Lawyer’s Division Committee
- South Carolina Bar's House of Delegates for the Fifth Judicial Circuit (Member)
- South Carolina Association for Justice
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), South Carolina Chapter (President)
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) (National Board Representative and Committee Chair)
- International Society of Barristers – South Carolina member
- Member of the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
- Alumni Board of the University of South Carolina School of Law (Member)
Fraternities and Sororities
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Blue Key
Reviews
Customer Reviews for Robert Fredrick Goings
Highlights
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5.0 Value
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5.0 Quality of Service
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5.0 Professional Competence
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Contact
1510 Calhoun St
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone Number: 888-923-0237
Fax Number: 877-789-6340
Email: Send a message
Hours: 24 hours
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