Conway, SC

Byron David

Byron David is the founder of The David Law Firm, established in 2008. He graduated with honors from the University of South Carolina with a Juris Doctor degree and a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. He has over 15 years of experience in personal injury and disability law. Before law school, he was a deep-sea fishing boat captain. He is actively involved in the Horry and Georgetown communities, including serving on the Horry Georgetown Technical College’s Governing Board and co-founding the Davids' Diabetes Scholarship. He has received numerous Readers' Choice Awards.

Justin M. Lovely

Justin M. Lovely received his B.S. in Finance from the University of Tennessee at Knoxville in 2004, cum laude. He earned his Juris Doctor from Appalachian School of Law. He is admitted to practice in all South Carolina Courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. His practice focuses on personal injury and car accident cases. He is a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice and was recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers in America®.

E. Hood Temple

E. Hood Temple is a trial attorney and litigator at Temple & Hogsette Law, LLC with over 34 years of experience. He exclusively represents injured workers, car and tractor-trailer crash victims, and the families of victims in personal injury claims. He 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. He has experience with complex cases involving traumatic brain injuries, amputations, spinal injuries, paralysis, and wrongful deaths. Hood attended Wofford College on an academic scholarship, where he was elected and served as President of the Student Body. He graduated from the University of South Carolina with his Juris Doctorate. He began practicing law with The Hyman Law Firm in August 1989 (the predecessor to Temple & Hogsette Law). He is AV Rated by Martindale-Hubbell and has held numerous leadership positions in legal associations. He is also deeply involved in community service, co-founding Camp Pee Dee Pride and ScienceSouth, and serving on various educational commissions.

Amy S. Lawrence

Amy S. Lawrence graduated cum laude with a B.A. in English from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro and earned her Juris Doctorate from Appalachian School of Law, including a semester at Oxford University. She is admitted to practice in all South Carolina Courts and is a Certified Guardian ad Litem for Family Law Cases. Her practice includes criminal defense and personal injury. She has been rated AV Preeminent by Martindale Hubbell and was recognized as one of the Top 40 Under 40 Criminal Defense Lawyers in South Carolina for 2014.

Roger Edward Henderson Jr.

Roger Edward “Ed” Henderson, Jr. is a trial attorney and litigator at Temple & Hogsette. His practice areas include personal injury, workers’ compensation, and insurance bad faith litigation. He was born in Chesterfield, South Carolina. After earning degrees from Wofford College and the University of South Carolina School of Law, he began his career at a Bennettsville law firm, focusing on personal injury and criminal defense. He served as a judicial law clerk for The Honorable Paul M. Burch, then served four years active duty in the United States Marine Corps. Post-military, he joined a large multi-state civil defense firm, then practiced civil litigation and criminal defense in Florence. In 2023, he joined Hatfield Temple. He also serves as a Judge Advocate in the South Carolina Army National Guard. His experience defending insurance companies gives him insight into how they evaluate claims. His practice focuses on catastrophic injury claims, including wrecks involving tractor-trailers, commercial vehicles, automobiles and motorcycles, premises liability claims, nursing home neglect/abuse, defective products, animal attacks, insurance bad faith, and workers compensation.

Alexander S. Hogsette

Alec Hogsette is a trial attorney and litigator at Temple & Hogsette 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. He leads a litigation team and 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. He worked for a Federal Court Judge and clerked for a Resident Circuit Court Judge. Prior to joining Temple & Hogsette, Alec defended insurance companies for nearly a decade, giving him insight into their evaluation methods. He uses experts in various fields to establish client claims. He serves on the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Governors and is a founding member and President of the Pee Dee Inn of Court. He is a past president of the Florence County Bar Association and the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyer Division representative for the 12th Judicial Circuit. He is a member of the South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) and the Academy of Truck Accident Attorneys (ATAA).

Monica Wooten Yates

Attorney Monica Wooten Yates joined her husband, Bradley Yates, in 2021 and is focusing her practice on personal injury and civil litigation. Specifically, Monica specializes in personal injury, premises liability, motor vehicle accidents, construction defects, and transactional disputes. As a Georgetown County native and a Socastee High School graduate, Monica loves serving the citizens of the community she has always called home. Monica earned her undergraduate degree from Wofford College, cum laude, in 2008, with a major in finance and a minor in art history, and her Juris Doctor degree from the Charleston School of Law in 2011. At CSOL, Monica received the Outstanding Pro Bono Legal Service Award and served on the as an associate editor and member of the Federal Courts Law Review, Moot Court Board, and Student Bar Association. After law school, Monica moved back to her hometown of Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, to begin her legal career. Prior to joining The Yates Firm, LLC, Monica practiced insurance defense and complex civil litigation in Myrtle Beach, and also served several years as a General Sessions prosecutor for the Fifteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office in Horry County, with a focus on major crimes as well as specializing in child abuse/neglect and sexual assault crimes. Monica was admitted to practice in all South Carolina courts and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. In addition, Monica is Vice President of the Horry County Bar Association, and an active member of the South Carolina Bar Association, The Coastal American Inn of Court, Leadership Grand Strand (Class XXXV), and Junior League of the Grand Strand. Outside of the office, Monica spends time with her husband, their son, and their golden retriever in Conway. Monica also enjoys reading, traveling, cooking, camping, and fishing with her family.