About Franklin McGuire

Franklin McGuire Jr. is a South Carolina Midlands native who brings a background in marketing, leadership, and military service to his personal injury practice. He graduated summa cum laude from The Citadel (No. 1 in his class, 2014) and earned both an MBA from the Darla Moore School of Business and a J.D. cum laude from the Joseph F. Rice School of Law at the University of South Carolina. During his studies, he participated in the Honors Program, completed terms at Oxford University, the University of Cape Town, and the London School of Economics, and interned in the House of Lords.

He serves as a soldier in the South Carolina Army National Guard, completing Basic Combat Training, Officer Candidate School, and a Basic Officer Leadership Course, with JAG Officer training scheduled. He was named to Columbia Business Monthly's Best and Brightest 35 and Under list in 2025 and is a Konduros Leadership Fellow at USC Law. Franklin was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2024.

Proven verdicts and settlements at Goings Law Firm, LLC

These results are credited to Goings Law Firm, LLC. A result appears under an attorney's own name only when a published source names them as counsel on the case.

$2 millionVerdict

A Lexington County jury awarded $2 million to Donna Roland, 60, after she tripped on a three-inch gap in a county sidewalk and broke her arm in two places while dropping off an absentee ballot during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Lexington County, SC · 2023Slip & FallRead the full story →
$897,500Verdict

A Richland County jury awarded $897,500 to a 28-year-old Army soldier, including $538,500 in punitive damages, after a chain-reaction rear-end crash on I-26 left him with shoulder and back injuries that forced a medical discharge.

Richland County Court of Common Pleas, Columbia, SC · 2014Car AccidentsRead the full story →

Prior results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Each case is unique and depends on its own facts.

Practice areas

Education

Joseph F. Rice School of Law, University of South Carolina
J.D. (cum laude)
The Citadel
Undergraduate, 2014

Bar admissions & credentials

State Bar of South Carolina, admitted 2024

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