Case Results
Settlement figures usually get advertised the flattering way: the gross number, before the lawyer's fee and the case expenses come out. The figures on this page are the opposite — every one is what the client actually kept. Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures shown are net recoveries to the client after fees and expenses.
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Recent Results, Shown Honestly
Each figure below is the net recovery — the amount the client received after Tom's contingency fee and all case expenses were paid. Amounts, years, counties, and injuries are listed exactly as they were; nothing is rounded up and nothing is cherry-picked from another firm's caseload. These are Tom's clients.
| Net to client | Year | County | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| $462,000 | 2025 | Greenville County | Rear-ended by a tow truck; knee injury |
| $350,000 | 2024 | Greenville County | Texting driver; policy limits; surveillance footage preserved |
| $150,000 | 2025 | Spartanburg County | Back surgery |
| $100,000 | 2024 | Spartanburg County | Hand injury; herniated disc |
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures shown are net recoveries to the client after fees and expenses.
Two of these cases are worth a second look. The $462,000 net recovery came from a Greenville County client rear-ended by a tow truck who suffered a knee injury — a reminder that a crash with a commercial vehicle changes both the stakes and the available insurance coverage. The $350,000 net recovery, also in Greenville County, involved a texting driver and paid the at-fault policy's limits; the case turned in part on surveillance footage that was preserved early, before it could be taped over or deleted. Evidence moves fast after a crash. So does Tom.
Gross vs. Net: How to Read Any Firm's Results Page
When you see a settlement number in an ad, ask one question: is that what the client kept, or what the insurance company wrote the check for? The difference is real money. Out of a gross settlement come the attorney's contingency fee, case expenses like filing fees and medical-record charges and expert costs, and often repayment of medical liens. A gross number tells you what the case settled for. A net number tells you what the injured person walked away with.
Tom publishes net figures because that's the only number his clients ever actually experienced — and because it's the number he negotiates toward. Maximizing a settlement on paper means little if expenses and liens eat the difference; part of the job at the end of every case is working those liens down so more of the check stays with you.
No Fee Unless We Win
Every injury case at the firm is handled on a contingency fee. That means three things in practice. First, the consultation is free — at your home, in the hospital, or at the office at 100 Williams St, Tom comes to you if travel is hard. Second, you pay nothing while your case is ongoing: no retainer, no hourly bills, no invoices for the miles Tom drives. Third, the fee is a share of the recovery, paid at the end, out of the settlement or verdict. If there is no recovery, there is no fee.
Before you sign anything, Tom walks through exactly how the fee and expenses work, in writing, at your kitchen table if that's where the meeting happens. And once the case resolves, you see the full accounting — gross settlement, fee, expenses, liens, and the net that goes to you. The same arithmetic this page is built on. For the complete walkthrough — fees versus case costs, the order of subtraction, and the eight questions to ask any lawyer at signing — read What a Contingency Fee Really Costs in South Carolina.
What Affects the Value of a South Carolina Injury Case
No honest lawyer can appraise your case from a headline or a phone call alone — but these are the factors that do the real work in every valuation Tom prepares.
Your injuries and your medical record
The injury itself sets the ceiling: a knee that needs surgery, a herniated disc, a back operation with hardware. But the medical record sets what can be proven. Gaps in treatment, skipped follow-ups, and "toughing it out" all get used against you by insurers. Consistent, documented care — including future care you're likely to need — is the backbone of case value. Two of the results above — the $150,000 back-surgery case and the $100,000 herniated-disc case — turned on exactly this fight; Tom has written about how insurers dispute back and disc injury claims and how the treatment record decides them.
Liability and shared fault
South Carolina uses a modified comparative negligence rule. You can recover as long as you were not more than half at fault, but your recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault — and if you're found more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. Insurers know this, so they work hard to shift blame onto injured people. Building the liability record early is how that gets stopped.
The available insurance
A case is often worth what coverage can pay. South Carolina's minimum auto liability coverage is $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident for bodily injury — minimums that a single surgery can exhaust. Finding every policy that applies (the at-fault driver's, an employer's policy when a commercial vehicle like a tow truck is involved, and your own required uninsured-motorist coverage or any underinsured coverage you carry) is frequently the difference between a small settlement and a full recovery.
Evidence, preserved early
The $350,000 net result in the table above turned partly on surveillance footage that was preserved before it disappeared. Camera systems overwrite, vehicles get repaired or scrapped, and witnesses' memories fade. The sooner an attorney sends preservation letters and gets investigators moving, the more of the truth survives to be used.
Time limits
Most South Carolina personal injury lawsuits must be filed within three years under S.C. Code § 15-3-530, and some claims — especially those involving government entities — carry shorter deadlines. Waiting doesn't just risk the deadline; it costs evidence and negotiating leverage every month. Calling early costs nothing.
Ask About Cases Like Yours
A results table can tell you how Tom works — net-first, evidence-first, honest about the arithmetic. It cannot tell you what your case is worth. That conversation is free: call and describe what happened, and Tom will tell you what he'd want to investigate, which insurance coverage likely applies, and what the realistic paths look like. If the honest answer is that you don't need a lawyer, he'll tell you that too.
Call or text (864) 777-1000, or read what clients say about how their cases were handled. If your crash involved a car or truck, the car accident and truck accident pages explain how those cases are built.
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