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South Carolina Workers Compensation Lawyers

4 distinguished workers compensation law attorneys in South Carolina, each reviewed by the Lawyers of Distinction Selection Committee.

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C. Daniel Vega

C. Daniel Vega

Distinguished Lawyer

Workers Compensation Law

2801 Devine Street, 300, Columbia, SC 29205

C. Daniel Vega is a workers’ compensation attorney and founding partner of Smith Born Leventis Taylor & Vega, LLC in Columbia, South Carolina. Known as Danny, he represents injured workers, and his work has included clients throughout South Carolina. His firm also practices personal injury law; Vega’s own listed practice area is workers’ compensation. His firm biography describes nearly 20 years of work representing injured employees. Vega graduated from The Citadel in 1992 and earned his law degree from Regent University School of Law in 2003. His employment history extends beyond the legal profession. He has worked as a landscaper, cook, carnival worker, custodian, librarian and mental health technician. During the 1990s, he worked as a medical technician performing nerve conduction studies. His firm lists an Enjuris Million Dollar Advocate recognition for 2022–2023 among his professional accomplishments. Born in Columbia to missionary parents, Vega spent his childhood moving among several communities. By age ten, he had lived in Columbia, Atlanta, Jacksonville and San Juan. His later places of residence included Charleston, Miami, Orlando and Virginia Beach before he returned to Columbia. His upbringing included time in the mission field with his parents. Away from his legal work, Vega is married and has seven children. He identifies sitting down to dinner with his family as his favorite activity.

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Carole Hayes

Workers Compensation Law

870 Cleveland St, Ste 2D, Greenville, SC 29601

Carole Hayes is concerned about QUALITY, not QUANTITY. She provides experienced and aggressive legal representation for people who have been injured. While Carole began her legal career in 1990, she established Hayes Law Firm in 1993 as a practice that represents people from South Carolina who have been wrongfully injured or killed because of someone else’s negligence or carelessness. Hayes Law Firm is committed to getting their clients the compensation that they deserve for their injuries and/or losses.

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Matthew R. Cook

Workers Compensation Law

7087 Rivers Avenue, North Charleston, SC 29406

Matt graduated Magna Cum Laude in 1999 and went on to obtain his Juris Doctor in 2003 from the University of South Carolina. During his legal study, he received CALI Awards for the highest law school grade in Insurance and Criminal Procedure. Matt has practiced solely in SC Workers' Compensation Law since 2004. Matt is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association, South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association, South Carolina Injured Workers’ Advocates (IWA), and Charleston County Bar Association. He is a certified court mediator. Matt was inducted into the Million Dollar Advocates Forum having achieved a workers’ compensation settlement in excess of One-Million Dollars. He was named to the South Carolina Super Lawyers Rising Star list and was honored to be nationally recognized by being named to the Lawyers of Distinction.

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