Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C.
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The law firm of Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C., located in Greenwood, South Carolina, serves clients throughout the State of South Carolina. We are trial lawyers , with a litigation practice principally focused on cases involving work-related injuries, automobile and trucking accidents, personal injury, wrongful death, medical and nursing home negligence, products liability, and bad faith insurance claims. We also handle a large variety of other legal mtters including real estate transactions, will and probate estates, wage claims, employment matters, premises liability, civil rights, criminal defense, and various legal document drafting.

Workers' Compensation

Have you been injured on the job? Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. can help you with your workers' compensation claim. Workers' compensation is designed to protect you against lost wages and pay your medical treatment expenses. It is available whether you have a temporary, partial, permanent, or total disability. Call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 for a free consultation with one of our attorneys to discuss your claim. Or use our online form.

Wrongful Death & Personal Injury

Have you been seriously injured in an accident? Has a loved one been hurt or killed by someone else's negligence?

Auto accidents - and other catastrophes - can do terrible damage. In addition to your pain and grief, you have to deal with medical bills, rehabilitation costs, and other extraordinary expenses. You may no longer be able to work. While the law can't ease all of your suffering, it can help you get just compensation for your losses.

Know your rights! Insurance companies may offer you a quick - and tempting - cash settlement. Don't sign anything before you explore your options with a qualified attorney. It will not cost you a cent . Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. has extensive experience helping individuals and families who are victims of someone else's negligence or carelessness. We handle all types of personal injury cases - for example:

  • Auto Accidents
  • Trucking Accidents
  • Back Injury
  • Bar and Restaurant Liability
  • Brain Injury
  • Construction Accidents
  • Defective Products (Products Liability)
  • Dog Bites
  • Head Trauma
  • Industrial Accidents
  • Medical Malpractice
  • Neck Injury
  • Nursing Home Negligence
  • Premises Liability
  • Slip and Fall
  • Spinal Cord Injury
  • Workplace Injuries
  • Wrongful Death

Call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 today to set up an appointment for a free consultation . There is never a fee unless you win your case. Or use our online form.

Auto & Trucking Accidents

Most serious accidents happen on the roads, so a large portion of our practice involves motor vehicle accidents - car and truck accidents, pedestrian accidents, bicycle and motorcycle accidents.

If you've been injured in an auto accident, or lost a loved one to a drunk driver, call us. Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. handles many cases involving cars, semi trucks, and motorcycles. We prepare all of our cases thoroughly, and are always ready to go to trial, if necessary, to obtain the best result for our client.

Stop wondering about your rights - get answers now. Call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 to set up an appointment for a free consultation. Or use our online form. You pay an attorney's fee only if you win.

Nursing Home Negligence

Are you or a loved one living in a nursing home? Nursing homes have a special duty to provide for your basic needs, give you good medical care, and protect you from harm. If they fail, they must compensate you for any injury that results. Nursing home negligence, abuse, or neglect may result in such injuries as:

  • Bedsores, ulcers
  • Malnutrition or dehydration
  • Infection or disease
  • Medication errors
  • Falls, broken bones
  • Burns
  • Sexual assault
  • Death

Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. can help determine whether you or your loved one are a victim of nursing home negligence, neglect, or abuse. If the problem is ongoing, it is essential that it be stopped immediately, and we can help with that, too. Call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 to set up an appointment for a free consultation. Or use our online form.

Medical Malpractice

Medical malpractice covers a special kind of personal injury - that caused by the carelessness or negligence of a doctor, hospital, or other healthcare provider. Common types of malpractice include misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose, failure to inform of the risks of surgery or other treatment (informed consent), and negligence in carrying out the surgery or treatment. Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. has extensive experience in handling these kinds of cases. Call us at call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 for a free consultation. Or use our online form.

Products Liability

Have you been injured by a defective product? Been hurt by faulty machinery? Products liability is the area of law which deals with this kind of case. Like any other kind of personal injury case, products liability law helps to compensate people who are victims of negligence or carelessness in the manufacture, design, sale, or furnishing of products or materials.

Injury or death may be caused by such products as asbestos, apparel, alcoholic beverages, firearms, food and agricultural products, machinery and tools, medical products and devices, motor vehicles, pharmaceutical products, recreational products, and tobacco.

Our extensive personal injury and wrongful death experience includes many successful products liability cases. To explore your legal options, call 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 for a free consultation. Or use our online form.

Litigation

Are you being sued? Are you in a dispute that might go to court? Are you having trouble with a person or business, and think that filing a lawsuit might be your only option?

Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. can help. We can advise you on ways to resolve disputes without a lawsuit, if possible, and how to protect your interests in the event of a lawsuit. We can represent you in all stages of dispute resolution, including taking the case to trial if necessary. We also handle appeals. We handle cases in all areas, including personal injury, wrongful death, and other tort claims, insurance claims, employment issues, wage claims, civil rights, and criminal defense.

Our attorneys are experienced trial lawyers. If you are involved in - or might become involved in - a lawsuit, call us at 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947. Or use our online form.

Other Practice Areas

Our other areas of practice include:

Real Estate Transactions

Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. represents clients in real estate transactions including purchase and sale, construction loans, mortgages, leases, title examinations and closings. We are title insurance agents for Chicago Title Insurance Company, which allows us to write title insurance for the real estate transactions we handle. Some of the areas of real estate we handle include:

  • Real Estate Contracts
  • Closings
  • Leases
  • Mortgage Loans and Refinancing
  • Title Examinations
  • Title Insurance
  • Government Condemnations

Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C. can help you with all your real estate transaction needs. Please call us at  864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947. Or use our online form.

We can also assist you with a wide range of other legal services including:

  • Employment Law
  • Wage Claims
  • Wills / Living Wills
  • Probate
  • Premises Liability
  • Criminal Defense
  • Civil Rights
  • Contracts and Legal Document Drafting

Whatever your legal needs may be, we would like the opportunity to discuss your case and provide you with prompt, courteous and professional legal representation. Call us at 864-229-1947 or Toll Free 1-800-457-1947 for a free consultation. Or use our online form.

Ayers, Smithdeal & Bettis, P.C.
Trial Attorneys & Counselors at Law
Toll Free:  1-800-457-1947
Phone:  864-229-1947
Fax:  864-229-0982
E-mail:  asblaw@metanetis.com

South Carolina law firm serving the Piedmont, Upstate, and Sandhills Regions, including Greenwood, Abbeville, Laurens, Newberry, Greenville, Spartanburg, Pickens, Anderson, Oconee, McCormick, Saluda, Edgefield, and Aiken Counties.  These are our primary regions of practice, but we also handle cases thoughout the State of SC.


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