When an unexpected tragedy turns your life upside down, the decisions you make after will spark a chain reaction, impacting the rest of your life.

Of those decisions, choosing your legal team may be the most important.

Our team of experienced, caring, and dedicated attorneys are prepared to advocate vigorously on your behalf.

The Team You Can Trust

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Our attorneys can answer your questions and guide you through the unknown.

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Know your case is being handled with a high degree of competence & care.

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With a team of attorneys who are prepared to advocate vigorously for you & your case.

Traumatic Brain Injury
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Car Wreck
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Car vs. Bicycle
75M
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Car Ran Red Light
2.76M
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Car vs. Bicycle
4M
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Brain Injury
2.6M
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Delivery Truck Vs. Car
2M
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Car Ran Stop Sign
2.7M
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Workers’ Compensation
2.6M
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Truck Ran Red Light
1.5M
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Product Defect
2.6M
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Workers’ Compensation
325K
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525K
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Workers’ Compensation
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Workers’ Compensation
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Lawyer Spotlight

With More Than 50 Years of Collective Experience handling Workers’ Compensation and catastrophic Personal Injury cases, & a proven record of success . . .

Hatfield Temple are the Attorneys You Can Turn To

hood temple

E. Hood Temple

  • Held numerous leadership positions in workers’ compensation organizations, including Florence Bar Association President
  • Named One of the Nation’s Top 100 Injured Workers’ Attorneys by the Workers‘ Law & Injury Advocacy Group.
alec hogsette

Alexander S. Hogsette

  • Named one of the Top 40 Under 40 personal injury lawyers in South Carolina by The National Trial Lawyers Association
  • Holds Both Local & State Leadership Positions at the South Carolina Bar Association
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Katherine M. Ryan

South Carolina Women Lawyers Assocation
  • Member of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association

Roger Edward Henderson Jr.

  • Best Lawyers, 2021, 2022, 2023

Why we do
what we do

When you or someone you love was hurt in an accident everything gets harder - harder decisions, harder emotionally, harder financially and harder to know what to do next. We know facing the financial burdens and an unknown future can be paralyzing. But you shouldn’t have to face them alone. The attorneys at Hatfield Temple can help you figure out the best path forward. Our attorneys have passionately and successfully advocated on behalf of thousands of injured and disabled clients just like you. When an accident turns your life upside down, turn to the attorneys at Hatfield Temple.

When an injury turns your life upside down, you can count on the attorneys at Hatfield Temple.

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Schedule Your Free Case Evaluation

Meet with our trusted team and let us ease your mind of all the information that has been thrown at it.

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Get the Representation You Deserve

Hatfield Temple is here to support you through this difficult time. We will fight for your rights and make sure you never feel lost in the process.

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Put Your Accident in Your Rear View

Let us help you get your life back on track and put all this stress behind you.

What Our Clients Are Saying

"You all could not have done anything better at all. Thank you so very much for your hard work over the past 10 years. I honestly believe that no other attorney would have seen this case to the end and I can't express how grateful I am for that. Thank you for believing in me and protecting my reputation against the odds. I would also like to thank your staff for all of their hard work, they are amazing."

S.L.

"Everyone was great. I was impressed with Attorney Hogsette at my court appearance."

Lynn K.

"Thank you Hood & Audrea for all you guys have done for me with my case and I do appreciate to the highest."

Carolyn F.

Highly Satisfied with the experience at HT Law. "Very satisfied with the overall process."

M.B.

We were always treated like family. Hood returned my phone call within 15 minutes of our accident. Alec kept us informed and helped us make the best decisions regarding our case! Whenever one of my friends need a lawyer, HT Law is who I tell them to call!

Jay H.

"I am satisfied with attorney Temple and his staff. Confidence & patience are extremely important in business, and this firm exemplifies both."

S.O

"Great experience, made everything much easier for me. Highly recommend Hatfield Temple Law."

J.H.

"Mr. Hood treated me like family. 10/10 recommend."

Phil R.

Highly Satisfied with the experience with HT Law. "My experience with the personnel in your law firm was great. They all took the time to make sure that I understood what was going on with my case and made it easier for me to understand what was being done."

D.M.

Highly Satisfied with the experience with HT Law. "Great experience, could not have chosen a better firm! Thanks again!"

E.M.

"I'm very grateful for the service I received from the entire staff. I want to give a special thanks to Mr. Temple, Ms. Audrea, and Mr. Temple's wife. All are outstanding people to work with, thanks!"

J.J.

Hood and Audra as well as everyone there are very professional. They handled my Workers' Compensation case well beyond what I expected. I was very pleased with our results. I would highly recommend this firm for any legal matters they can help with.

Mark W.

"Very professional and family-like at the same time."

Alma S.

"Hood Temple & Audra were amazing! Detailed, on top of everything!"

S.A.

The best team of lawyers in Florence SC.

Lora E.

Highly Satisfied with the experience at HT Law. "Everyone at HT Law was amazing! I love you guys!!"

K.K

"Thank you so very much for your hard work over the past 10 years. I honestly believe that no other attorney would have seen this case to the end and I can't express how grateful I am for that. Thank you for believing in me and protecting my reputation against the odds. I would also like to thank your staff for all of their hard work, they are amazing!!"

S.L.

Hatfield Temple Law recently represented me over an accident last fall. Alexander Hogsette was my attorney, and I could not be more satisfied. They worked in great detail to secure my case settlement, and were always willing to answer my calls with questions and concerns. If you have a personal injury case, or any other matter within that realm of law- I highly recommend them.

Zachary H.

"I thank God for a great family that I've known for 20+ years. The staff are kind and lovely. I will tell everyone I meet."

Princeola D.

"Just finished a South Carolina trucking case with Alec Hogsette . . . Alec and his team were great to work with, and we got an excellent result for deserving clients. If you have South Carolina personal injury lawyer needs, he's a great resource."

Co-counsel on a Trucking Case

"Mr. Hood and Audra, also the rest of the staff were always very helpful and answered any and all questions I might have had during my case."

Nathan G.

Highly Satisfied with the experience with HT Law. "Was very please with the way everything was handled."

Amos B.

Highly Satisfied with the experience at HT Law. "I feel like HT Law was everything I expected and more. They did an outstanding job on everything, so to improve would just be twice as good."

Lisa S.

Highly Satisfied with the experience with HT Law. "Highly satisfied with the work done at HT. Thanks for all the work you did for me"

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