Casey P. Gonyea

Partner

Biography

Casey P. Gonyea is a workers’ compensation defense attorney in the firm’s Greenville, South Carolina, office. She defends employers, insurance carriers, self-insured corporations, third party administrators and claims servicing agencies in workers’ compensation matters. She handles all stages of job-related injury claims including:

  • Initial investigations
  • Advice regarding compensability
  • Risk/benefit analysis
  • Cost assessment and containment
  • Medical provider management

Prior to joining the firm, Casey worked as an associate at a regional, mid-sized firm where she specialized in workers’ compensation defense and handled various types of claims before the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Commission. Through that experience, she learned the importance of effective, dedicated representation and garnered a passion for aiding clients in all aspects of the litigation process.

Casey earned her bachelor’s degree, magna cum laude, from Florida State University and her law degree, cum laude, from Michigan State University College of Law. She also received an LL.M in Taxation from UCLA School of Law. While in law school, Casey served as a board member of the Women’s Law Caucus and was the recipient of the jurisprudence award in Advanced Legal Research and Writing, IRS Practice and Procedure, and Tax Clinic.

Education

Florida State University

B.S. (2011)

Michigan State University College of Law

J.D. (2014)

University of California, Los Angeles School of Law

LL.M., Taxation (2015)

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina Bar

Honors & Awards

  • Greenville Business Magazine
    • Legal Elite: Workers’ Compensation – Defendant (2020-2023)

Capabilities

Practice Areas

Support Staff

Michelle Tooley

Legal Assistant

864.271.5390

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Rachael Malone

Paralegal

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Paralegal

864.241.7017

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Paralegal

864.271.5379

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