It takes more than television jingles and yellow page slogans to make a good trial lawyer. When you retain Geoff Waggoner in a case involving injury or death, whether it is accidental or deliberate, you get more than a law degree and a pretty face:
He has a medical background:
From the age of four, when he got his first doctor's kit, Geoff Waggoner has been interested in medicine. During his high school years he worked in the pathology lab of a large hospital, assisting with autopsies. Before changing to a pre-law curriculum, he was in the pre-medical program at Duke University. His interest in, and familiarity with, the field of medicine is invaluable in his work with cases involving the cause and effect of serious injury or death and, even more so, as he investigates claims of medical errors or malpractice.
He knows how to investigate a case:
The presentation of a trial involving complex issues demands a thorough understanding of what facts are important, and how to get them. Before entering law school, Geoff Waggoner worked as a Criminal Investigator for the State of New Jersey, in Newark, and interned in the Office of the New York Attorney General investigating illegal price fixing among gas station owners in Manhattan and the Bronx. When he has to go to the streets, he isn't afraid.
He is dedicated to his profession:
Beyond the representation of hundreds of clients in a wide variety of civil cases, Geoff Waggoner has never lost sight of the privilege which it has been, and he has willingly shared his experience with other lawyers and law students. He was co-author of the "Negligence" volume of South Carolina Jurisprudence, published by the South Carolina Bar, and a contributor to the text "Evaluating Personal Injury Cases in South Carolina"; and some of his courtroom arguments are included in "The Lost Art - An Advocate's Guide to Effective Closing Arguments", by Judge Joseph F. Anderson, Jr. Further, he has lectured to legal and other professional groups on civil claims arising out of inadequate security against crime, tavern liability, and litigation strategies.
He is never intimidated:
In almost every case, The Law Office of Geoffrey H. Waggoner battles a government, corporation, or an insurance company with assets and resources far greater than those of his client. Still, Mr. Waggoner has successfully litigated cases against The United States, The State of South Carolina, MUSC, The Charleston County School District, Wal-Mart, K-Mart, The Travelers Insurance Company, Reliance Insurance Company, The Holiday Inn, Gambro Healthcare Inc., Zimmer, Inc., Charlestowne Mall, Banks Construction Company, Franzia Champagne Brothers Cellars, TranSouth, U.S. Cable, Equifax, Carolina Pines Regional Medical Center, and numerous other businesses and individuals whose wrongdoing has injured or killed a client.
With the Law Office of Geoffrey H. Waggoner, you get small firm attention with big firm punch.