The proven Columbia attorneys of Joye Law Firm can help you through the confusion and strain that follow a serious accident. Since 1968, we have helped injured individuals and workers throughout South Carolina recover the compensation they deserve and need to move on with their lives, including numerous multi-million dollar verdicts and settlements in personal injury and wrongful death cases involving:
- Car Accident;
- Birth Injury;
- Brain Injury;
- Defective Product;
- Drug Injury;
- Drunk Driving;
- Motorcycle Accident;
- Nursing Home Abuse;
- Spinal Cord Injury;
- Truck Accident.
The firm has also assisted thousands of clients obtain workers’ compensation and Social Security disability benefits.
With more than 110 years of combined litigation experience, our attorneys have been named Super Lawyers in South Carolina and received an AV rating from the distinguished Martindale-Hubbell legal directory. For a free case evaluation, call us today at (877) 537-1920 or use our online form.
Columbia Hospitals & Medical Centers
If you have been injured in a vehicle or at the workplace, you may need immediate and ongoing medical treatment. Hospitals and other major medical centers located in Columbia, S.C., and the surrounding area include:
- Palmetto Health Children’s Hospital
- Palmetto Health RichlandPalmetto Health Baptist
- HealthSouth Rehabilitation Hospital
- Providence Hospital
- Providence Heart & Vascular Institute
- Providence Hospital Northeast
- Providence Orthopaedic & Neuro Spine Institute
- Lexington Medical Center
- Wm. Jennings Bryan Dorn VA Medical Center
As part of the professional and compassionate services we provide to clients, we can work with doctors, hospitals and other healthcare providers on making sure that medical care goes uninterrupted while your personal injury, wrongful death or Social Security disability claim is pending.
Columbia Court System
The City of Columbia Municipal Court is the court of local jurisdiction for the City of Columbia, South Carolina, and is responsible for adjudicating criminal misdemeanor offenses involving city ordinances and state statutes. Columbia Municipal Court is located at 811 Washington Street, Columbia, S.C., 29201. The Municipal Court main telephone number is (803) 545-3150. Columbia County is part of the 5th Judicial Circuit. The Court of Common Pleas is the Richland County Circuit Court branch that has jurisdiction over civil cases in Columbia County in which the value at stake exceeds $7,500. Cases involving less than $7,500 are heard in the Small Claims Magistrates’ Court. The Court of Common Pleas and Clerk of Court are located at 1701 Main Street, Room 205, Columbia, South Carolina, 29202. The court’s general phone number is (803) 576-1950.
The state agency in charge of administering the workers’ compensation laws in South Carolina is the S.C. Workers’ Compensation Commission. The agency is broken into districts, with Columbia being in Richland County and District 7. Informal conferences and hearings before deputy commissioners are held within this district, while appeals go to the Full Commission and, if necessary, the S.C. Court of Appeals and Supreme Court. More information about the S.C. Workers’ Compensation Commission can be found by calling (803) 737-5700.
If you are filing for Social Security disability, your application will be reviewed at the local Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR). If you appeal the decision on your claim, this same office will be where your hearing occurs before an administrative law judge. In Columbia, this office is located at 1927 Thurmond Mall Boulevard, Suite 200, Columbia, South Carolina 29201-2375. The phone number is (866) 399-6950.
Contact Our Columbia Personal Injury & Workers’ Compensation Attorneys Today
If you’ve been seriously injured in a Columbia accident, you can trust our dedicated attorneys to get you the money and benefits you are entitled to receive. Call the Joye Law Firm at (877) 537-1920 or fill out our free online case evaluation form today.
