Litigation
Professional Negligence
When a person is injured as a result of the failure of a professional (such as a doctor or nurse, or a hospital) to follow the standard of care, it's called professional negligence. Whether it occurs legally depends upon the standards in the local community. Negligence does not occur every time treatment is unsuccessful or a diagnosis is incorrect, but rather when the professional fails to follow the proper protocol (i.e., ordering the appropriate tests, failing to recognize observable symptoms, etc.). Generally, another professional must give sworn testimony that the standard of care has been breached.
Callison Tighe's professional negligence team includes one of the most experienced trial lawyers in South Carolina, D. Reece Williams, III. Twenty years ago, Reece was elected to the American Board of Trial Advocates (“ABOTA”), an organization whose membership is restricted to lawyers who have completed at least 50 jury trials. He served as ABOTA’s national president in 2000. More recently, in 2006, Reece was named South Carolina Trial Lawyer of the Year.
