Most common case
Car Accidents
Rear-endings on Woodruff Road, interchange pile-ups, texting drivers. What the adjuster offers first is almost never what the case is worth.
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The Carolina Injury Lawyer · Greenville, South Carolina
Greenville Personal Injury Lawyer Who Comes to You
You were just hurt. The last thing you need is a trip to a law office. Tom Conits drives to clients' homes and hospital rooms across Greenville and the Upstate — and every client gets his personal cell number, not a case manager's extension.
- No fee unless we win
- House calls across the Upstate
- You get Tom's cell — not a case manager
- BBB Accredited, A+
- 20+ five-star Google reviews
- Ελληνικά — Greek spoken
A different kind of injury practice
One Attorney. Your Kitchen Table. His Cell Number.
Most injury firms are built around volume: intake staff, case managers, and an attorney you meet twice. This practice is built the other way around. When you hire The Carolina Injury Lawyer, you hire Thomas Spiro Conits — one attorney who takes your call, drives to your living room, and handles your case from the first conversation to the final check.
Tom learned client service the hard way, long before law school: he has worked in his family's Greek restaurant since he was fifteen, and he still does. In a restaurant, nobody hands your table off to a "table manager." The person who greets you is the person who takes care of you. He runs his law practice the same way — which is why he answers his own phone, makes house calls across the Upstate, and keeps his caseload small enough to actually do both.
Before opening his own practice, Tom worked for several of South Carolina's top personal injury firms. He saw what big-firm resources do well — and where injured people get lost in the machinery. This firm keeps the first part and fixes the second.
"Every client gets my personal cell number. Call or text me directly — you'll never chase a case manager."
Clients hear back from me the same day — and for emergencies, anytime.
— Thomas Spiro Conits
Practice areas
Injury Cases We Handle in Greenville and Across South Carolina
Every case below is handled personally by Tom — investigated on the ground in the Upstate, negotiated against the insurers, and filed in court when the number isn't fair.
Commercial vehicles
Truck Accidents
I-85 carries the Southeast's freight straight through Greenville County. Trucking cases mean federal rules, corporate defendants, and evidence that disappears fast.
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Riders
Motorcycle Accidents
"I never saw him" is not a defense. Riders get blamed by default — the case is about proving what the driver failed to do.
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Property owners
Slip & Fall Injuries
A fall in a store or apartment complex turns on notice — what the owner knew and when. Incident reports and camera footage need to be locked down early.
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Often a child's case
Dog Bites
Usually it's a neighbor's or a relative's dog — which is exactly why homeowner's insurance, not the neighbor, is the real defendant. Tom meets parents at the kitchen table.
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Hurt on the job
Workers' Compensation
Workers' comp doesn't ask who was at fault — it asks whether you were hurt at work. Medical care, wage benefits, and what to do when the claim gets denied.
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For families
Wrongful Death
When a crash takes a family member, the family shouldn't sit in a law office lobby. Tom comes to you, and the case moves at your pace.
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The differentiator
I Come To You
Home, hospital room, rehab facility, or workplace — how house calls work, what to have ready, and why they cost nothing extra.
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Why house calls
Why Your Lawyer Should Drive to You — Not the Other Way Around
Think about the week after a serious wreck. Your car is totaled or in the shop. Your back won't let you sit through a drive. You're juggling appointments at Greenville Memorial — the Level I trauma center on Grove Road — or at St. Francis Downtown. And somewhere in that week, you're supposed to find a ride to a law office to sit in a conference room?
Tom's answer is simple: he gets in the car instead. He is a personal injury lawyer who comes to you — to your kitchen table in Simpsonville, a hospital room on Grove Road, a rehab facility, or your workplace break room. It costs nothing extra. It isn't a gimmick or a first-visit-only offer; it's how the practice runs, because clients who are hurt shouldn't have to perform logistics to get a lawyer.
There's a practical benefit, too. Meeting where you live means Tom sees what a claim file never shows: the stairs you can't climb this month, the brace on the counter, the car seat that was in the back of the totaled sedan. Those details are the difference between an adjuster's spreadsheet number and what your case is actually worth.
If you'd rather come to us, the office is at 100 Williams St, just east of downtown Greenville — the directions are on the contact page. Either way, the consultation is free: (864) 777-1000.
If you can't come to me, I'll come to you.
I personally drive to clients' homes across Greenville and the surrounding counties — hospital rooms and kitchen tables included. You were just hurt; the last thing you need is a trip to a law office.
— Thomas Spiro Conits
Results
Recent Results — What Clients Actually Took Home
Law firm ads love big gross numbers. But a headline settlement can shrink dramatically once fees, case expenses, and medical liens come out of it. The number that matters is what the client keeps — so that's the only number we publish.
| Net to client | Year | County | Case |
|---|---|---|---|
| $462,000 | 2025 | Greenville County | Rear-ended by a tow truck; knee injury |
| $350,000 | 2024 | Greenville County | Texting driver; policy limits; surveillance footage preserved |
| $150,000 | 2025 | Spartanburg County | Back surgery |
| $100,000 | 2024 | Spartanburg County | Hand injury; herniated disc |
Every case is different. Past results do not guarantee a similar outcome. Figures shown are net recoveries to the client after fees and expenses.
How these cases were built — and what "policy limits" and "net" really mean — is on the results page.
About Tom
From the Restaurant Floor to the Courtroom
Tom Conits has been working in his family's Greek restaurant since he was fifteen years old. He still picks up shifts. That's not a marketing line — it's the reason this practice works the way it does. Restaurant work teaches you that service is personal, that you show up, and that you never make a guest feel like a ticket number.
He graduated from Charleston School of Law — one of only two law schools in South Carolina — and was admitted to the South Carolina Bar in 2021. Before founding this firm, he worked for several of South Carolina's top personal injury firms, learning how the biggest cases are investigated, valued, and tried. Then he built the practice he wished those clients could have had: one attorney, a personal cell number, and a car that comes to your driveway.
Tom is fluent in Greek and English — μιλάμε Ελληνικά — and handles consultations in either language. His full story, credentials, and why he makes house calls are on the about page. What his clients say is on the reviews page — 20+ five-star Google reviews.
South Carolina law, plain English
How a Personal Injury Claim Works in South Carolina
Three rules of South Carolina law shape almost every injury case we handle. Here they are without the legalese.
The clock: three years, usually
South Carolina generally gives you three years from the date of injury to file a personal injury lawsuit (S.C. Code § 15-3-530). Some claims carry different, shorter deadlines, and waiting even a few months costs you evidence: skid marks fade, camera systems overwrite footage in days, and witnesses move. In one of the cases above, preserved surveillance footage was the difference — because someone asked for it before it was gone.
Shared fault: the 50% line
South Carolina follows modified comparative negligence, a rule the state Supreme Court adopted in 1991. If you were partly at fault, your recovery is reduced by your percentage of blame — and if you were more than 50% at fault, you recover nothing. Adjusters know this, which is why they work so hard to pin a share of the blame on you. Pushing that percentage down is a core part of the job.
The insurance floor: 25/50/25 — and your own UM coverage
South Carolina is an at-fault state: the driver who caused the wreck (through their insurer) pays. Every SC policy must carry at least $25,000 per person and $50,000 per accident in bodily-injury coverage, plus $25,000 for property damage (S.C. Code § 38-77-140). Serious injuries blow past those limits fast. The good news: state law also requires uninsured motorist coverage on every policy (§ 38-77-150), so even a hit-and-run or an uninsured driver usually leaves you a path to recovery — through your own policy, which is exactly what it's for.
What you can recover
Medical bills — past and future — lost wages and lost earning capacity, out-of-pocket expenses, and human damages: pain, disruption, the season of your life the injury took. Putting honest numbers on the second half of that list is where an experienced negotiator earns their fee.
The first 48 hours matter most
Get medical care first — being seen at Greenville Memorial, St. Francis, or an urgent care creates the record that connects your injuries to the wreck, and gaps in treatment become the insurer's favorite argument. Photograph everything: vehicles where they came to rest, the intersection, your visible injuries. Get the police report number before you leave the scene. And when the other driver's adjuster calls — usually within a day or two, sounding friendly — you are not required to give a recorded statement, and you shouldn't before you've talked to a lawyer. That call is free: (864) 777-1000.
Your first call
What to Expect From Your Free Consultation
No script, no pressure, no "sign today" push. Tom asks what happened, where you're being treated, and what the insurance picture looks like. Then he tells you the truth — including, sometimes, that you don't need a lawyer at all. If the other driver's insurer has already made a fair offer on a minor claim, he'll say so and send you on your way, no charge.
If you do have a case, he'll explain the road ahead in plain English: how the investigation works, what the treatment timeline means for the claim's value, how the contingency fee and case expenses work (before you sign anything), and what he needs from you — which is mostly to focus on getting better. You choose where the meeting happens: your home, your hospital room, or the office at 100 Williams St. And you leave the first conversation with his cell number, whether you hire him that day or want to sleep on it.
Local knowledge
Where Greenville Crashes Happen
This isn't research from a content farm. It's the geography of the cases that come through this office — the same roads Tom drives to reach his clients.
Ask anyone in Greenville where the wrecks are and you'll get the same answer: Woodruff Road. SCDOT's own corridor studies show why — the stretch between Roper Mountain Road and I-85 carries more than 40,000 vehicles a day at peak, with retail driveways feeding the whole length of it. The result is a steady diet of rear-end and angle collisions at the turn-ins, which is exactly why the state is building a congestion-relief project there.
The interstates are the other half of the story. The I-85/I-385 Gateway interchange was rebuilt in a four-year, $300 million project completed in 2020 — because the old design produced congestion and crashes where the Upstate's two busiest highways meet. Add Wade Hampton Boulevard (US-29) running northeast through Taylors toward Greer, and the daily downtown grid around East North and East Washington Streets, and you have the map of where our car and truck cases come from.
When a case does go to court, Greenville County civil cases are heard at the county courthouse at 305 E. North Street — a few blocks from our office, on the same street our block connects to. It's a short walk we know well.
Service area
Greenville Is Home Base. The Upstate Is the Service Area.
The office is in Greenville, but the practice lives on the road — Tom drives to clients across Greenville and the surrounding counties. Two towns get special attention, because we're there all the time.
Fountain Inn
Fountain Inn sits about 20 miles down I-385 from Greenville — exits 22, 23, and 24 — with Main Street (SC-14) running through the middle of town. It's one of the Upstate's fastest-growing small cities, and it straddles the Greenville–Laurens county line, which matters legally: which side of town you're hurt on can decide which county courthouse your case calls home. Tom is in Fountain Inn constantly, and a house call there is a routine drive, not a favor.
Abbeville
Abbeville is the county seat of Abbeville County, built around one of the prettiest court squares in South Carolina — the historic courthouse and the 1908-dedicated Opera House share the square. It's also more than an hour from Greenville by car, which is why most Greenville firms won't make the trip. Tom does. If you're hurt in Abbeville County, you don't have to choose between a local generalist and a distant firm that never leaves its office: the Upstate injury practice drives to you.
And the ring around Greenville
Mauldin and Simpsonville on the I-385 corridor. Greer and Taylors along Wade Hampton Boulevard. Travelers Rest at the top of the Swamp Rabbit Trail. Easley and Powdersville to the west, and Spartanburg County next door — two of the results above are Spartanburg County cases. Down the Saluda River and the Highway 20 corridor, Piedmont, Williamston, and Belton each have their own page now — and so does Pendleton, near Clemson. If you're anywhere in the Upstate, you're inside the service area; the full list is on the areas we serve page. And if your town isn't on it, call anyway — the answer is usually "yes, I'll drive."
One more thing: the practice is Upstate-focused by design, but Tom is licensed throughout South Carolina and takes injury cases statewide — two of the results published above came from Spartanburg County. If you're hurt elsewhere in the state, call. If your case isn't the right fit for a one-attorney firm, Tom will tell you so plainly and point you in an honest direction — for free.
Questions
Greenville Personal Injury FAQs
How much does a personal injury lawyer cost in Greenville?
Nothing up front. The consultation is free, and we work on a contingency fee — no fee unless we win. If there is no recovery, you do not owe an attorney's fee. We explain exactly how fees and case expenses work, in plain English, before you sign anything.
Do you really come to my house?
Yes. Tom personally drives to clients' homes across Greenville and the surrounding counties — and to hospital rooms, including Greenville Memorial and St. Francis Downtown. A house call costs nothing extra; the consultation is free wherever it happens.
How long do I have to file an injury claim in South Carolina?
Generally three years from the date of injury under S.C. Code § 15-3-530, but some claims carry shorter or different deadlines, and evidence disappears much faster than any statute runs. The safest move is to get your questions answered early — the consultation is free.
What if the accident was partly my fault?
You can still recover. South Carolina follows modified comparative negligence: as long as you were not more than 50% at fault, you may recover damages, reduced by your share of the blame. Insurance adjusters routinely overstate a victim's share — that percentage is negotiable, and it is where cases are won or lost.
What if the driver who hit me has no insurance?
You likely still have coverage. South Carolina law (S.C. Code § 38-77-150) requires every auto policy issued in the state to include uninsured motorist coverage, with limits at least matching the state minimums. That means your own policy may pay for a hit-and-run or an uninsured driver — and using it is exactly what you paid premiums for.
How fast will I actually hear back from you?
Tom's standing promise to every client: "Clients hear back from me the same day — and for emergencies, anytime." You are calling a lawyer's cell, not a call center queue.
How long will my case take?
Honest answer: it depends mostly on your medical recovery. Settling before your doctors know your long-term picture is the classic mistake — it locks in a number before anyone knows what the injury will really cost. Straightforward claims can resolve in months; cases with surgery or disputed fault take longer, and filing suit adds time. Tom will give you a realistic range for your situation, not a sales-pitch timeline.
Will my case go to trial?
Most injury claims resolve by settlement, and we prepare every case so the insurer knows we are ready to file suit if their number is not fair. Whether to accept an offer is always your decision — we give you the honest math and our recommendation, and no outcome is ever guaranteed.
Talk to Tom today — he'll come to you
Free consultation. No fee unless we win. If getting to an office is hard right now, Tom will come to you.
Office: 100 Williams St, Greenville, SC 29601 · (864) 777-1000