A Vigorous Advocate For His Clients.
Dylan takes pride in obtaining successful outcomes serving as advisor, counselor and advocate, in a cost-effective manner with a proven track record of achieving excellent results. Dylan is a combat veteran. He served in Operation Enduring Freedom as the leader of a military training team and as an adviser training Afghan forces in southern Afghanistan with United States Army Special Forces and forces from the United Kingdom. His decorations include the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge. He continues to actively serve in the South Carolina Army National Guard.
He is a past Chairman of the Board of directors of Hidden Wounds, a non-profit veteran's service organization providing emergency counseling services for combat veterans and their families. Dylan also serves of the South Carolina Advisory Committee for the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition, an organization advocating strong American leadership and involvement in the world.
Dylan is a 2002 graduate of The Citadel in Charleston, South Carolina and has served on the governing board of the college since 2010. He was honored to be elected by his fellow members of the board to serve as Vice Chair of the Board of Visitors for four years. He currently serves as chairman of the Strategic Vision and Governance Committee and the Legal Committee and is a member of the Executive Committee.
Dylan is a graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was extremely honored to have been an annual guest lecturer on issues of constitutional law for his friend the late Professor William J. Quirk’s class “The Constitution.”
Reach Dylan Goff at (803) 252-0005
Verdicts and Settlements*
Pressure Ulcers at Rehabilitation Center
$925,000.00
Medical Malpractice Settlement
Columbia, South Carolina – Mr. Goff represented a young man who suffered severe pressure ulcers and related infections after a rehabilitation facility and its medical providers failed to provide adequate and proper care, follow skin integrity protocols and required repositioning. Mr. Goff obtained a settlement of $925,000.00 from defendants shortly before the case was set for trial.
Laparoscopic Hysterectomy Injury
$900,000.00
Surgical/Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement
Lexington, South Carolina – Mr. Goff represented a woman and her husband after she suffered a transected ureter and other damage to her internal organs during a laparoscopic hysterectomy. Her injuries caused permanent damage to her bladder requiring the use of a urinary catheter for the remainder of her life. This case settled after we filed our lawsuit.
Failure to Diagnose Heart Attack
$850,000.00
Medical Malpractice Settlement
Sumter, South Carolina – Mr. Goff represented a man and his wife after he suffered a cardiac arrest and respiratory failure resulting in an anoxic brain injury. His heart condition went undiagnosed by his doctor because his symptoms were ignored and tests were misinterpreted or not completed. The case resulted in an $850,000.00 settlement by the doctor and his practice.
Laparoscopic Esophagectomy Injury
$450,000.00
Surgical/Hospital Medical Malpractice Settlement
Lexington, South Carolina – Mr. Goff represented a woman and her husband after she suffered severe surgical complications and damage to her internal organs during a laparoscopic procedure to repair a fistula. Her injuries caused permanent damage and required several additional surgeries and a prolonged hospital stay to address the complications. This case settled after we filed our lawsuit. The case was filed under the South Carolina Tort Claims Act.
* The cases listed were resolved prior to Mr. Goff becoming of counsel to Thad L. Myers, PA and Associates. Prior case results should not and cannot be relied on to create any expectation about what can be recovered for a client in a subsequent case or considered as a description or characterization of the quality of the firm’s work. The value of every case is determined based on specific factual and legal circumstances.
