HATFIELD TEMPLE - Key Persons
Job Titles:
- ATTORNEY - at - LAW
- President of the Florence County Bar Association
Alec Hogsette is a trial attorney and litigator at Hatfield Temple Law. He exclusively represents survivors and a victim's family with personal injury claims involving commercial motor vehicle crashes, tractor-trailer or 18-wheeler wrecks, car wrecks, work-related injuries, premises liability claims, nursing home neglect/abuse, defective products claims, victims of drunk drivers, and animal attacks. Alec leads a litigation team that handles a wide variety of personal injury cases. Notably, he has experience with complex cases involving traumatic brain injuries, amputations, spinal injuries, paralysis, and wrongful deaths.
Alec graduated from the University of the South; Sewanee in 2004 and the Charleston School of Law in 2013. During law school, Alec worked for a Federal Court Judge - The Honorable Patrick M. Duffy - and for The Honorable Irvin G. Condon. Following law school, he clerked for The Honorable Michael G. Nettles, Resident Circuit Court Judge for the 12th Judicial Circuit.
Alec current serves as the President of the Florence County Bar Association and is the South Carolina Bar's Young Lawyer Division representative for the 12th Judicial Circuit (Florence and Marion County).
Job Titles:
- Member of the South Carolina Association for Justice
Attorney Hogsette is also a proud member of the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) - the state's leading plaintiff's legal association - and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA) - national organization of experienced tractor-trailer plaintiff attorneys seeking to make a difference in highway safety by fighting unsafe and dangerous practices that needlessly endanger other drivers.
E. Hood Temple is a trial attorney and litigator at Hatfield Temple Law, LLC with over 34 years of experience. Hood exclusively represents injured workers, car and tractor-trailer crash victims, and the families of victims in personal injury claims. Hood leads the litigation team handling Workers' Compensation claims and also handles cases involving collisions with tractor-trailers, car wrecks, defective products, victims of drunk drivers, nursing home negligence/abuse, and premises liability claims. Notably, Hood has experience with complex cases involving traumatic brain injuries, amputations, spinal injuries, paralysis, and wrongful deaths.
Prior to joining the firm, Hood attended Wofford College on an academic scholarship and, while in school, was elected and served as President of the Student Body. Upon graduation, he was chosen to receive the "William H. McLeod Award" as the most outstanding senior. Upon graduation from Wofford, Hood attended and graduated from the University of South Carolina where he received his Juris Doctorate. He began practicing law with The Hyman Law Firm in August 1989 (the predecessor to Hatfield Temple Law).
Hood has a distinguished legal career. His professional accomplishments and recognitions include:
AV Rated for Highest Level of Professional Excellence by Martindale-Hubbell
Injured Workers' Advocates (Past President, Executive Board, Member)
South Carolina Bar (Member, Twelfth Judicial Circuit Delegate; Executive Council, Chairman Workers Compensation Section)
South Carolina Association for Justice, f/k/a South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Board, Board of Governors, State Chairman of the Workers' Compensation Section, Alliance for Legislative Education Trustee, Recipient of the Public Citizen Award)
Florence County Bar Association (Member, Past President, Past Treasurer)
Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers' Compensation (Member, Executive Board)
American Association for Justice (Member)
WILG (Workers' Injury Law & Advocacy Group) (Member, Top 10 Workers' Compensation Attorneys)
Locally, Hood has served on the Florence-Darlington Tech Area Commission continuously since 2005. He served as Chairman of the Commission from 2013 to 2015. He was the Vice Chairman for the Florence School Foundation and was on the All Saints' Episcopal Day School Board of Trustees from 2017 to 2021, where he served as Chairman of the Board from 2019 to 2020.
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.