Hays Cauley, P.C., Serving clients throughout South Carolina and Alabama

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Hays Cauley, P.C., Serving clients throughout South Carolina and Alabama
843-773-2782

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Attorney William Kyle Geddings

William Kyle Geddings

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Practice Areas

  • Consumer Protection
  • Automobile Fraud 75%
  • Incorrect Credit Reporting 20%
  • Debt Defense 5%

Biography

Born in Florence, SC, Will Geddings has practiced law at Hays Cauley, P.C. since 2010. As a long time consumer advocate, Will is passionate about providing vigorous representation to individuals throughout South Carolina who have experienced inaccurate credit reporting, harassing debt collection, automobile fraud, breach of warranty, odometer fraud, and/or have purchased a defective motor vehicle.

Will brings cases under the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, the Truth-in-Lending Act, the Electronic Funds Transfer Act, the Magnuson-Moss Warranty Act, the South Carolina Consumer Protection Code, the South Carolina Dealer Act, the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act, and the South Carolina Uniform Commercial Code.

A lifelong South Carolinian, Will graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts in International Relations and from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He currently serves as a commissioner for the South Carolina Department of Consumer Affairs. He lives with his wife, Xuemei, their two children, Sofie and Alexander, and their Siberian Husky, Potato.

Continuing Legal Education Seminars Taught

  • Handling Warranty Claims Using Magnuson Moss, National Association of Consumer Advocates, 06/20/2020
  • Defending Debtors Against First- and Third-Party Collectors, National Association of Consumer Advocates, 11/15/2017
  • Law School for Non-Lawyers: Consumer Law section, Florence Darlington Technical College

Professional Associations

  • South Carolina Bar
  • Wisconsin Bar
  • Florence County Bar
  • National Association of Consumer Advocates

Bar Admissions

  • South Carolina, 2009
  • Wisconsin, 2021

Representative Cases

  • Brim v. Midland Credit Mgmt., 795 F.Supp. 1255 (N.D. Ala. 2011) (Jury verdict for Plaintiff in the amount of $100,000 in compensatory damages and $623,180 in punitive damages).
  • Hutchison v. Lenders Portal Direct, LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 110639 (D.S.C., July 3, 2018) (Attorney fees awarded to Plaintiffs' counsel).
  • Hutchison v. Lenders Portal Direct, LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40616 (D.S.C., Mar. 12, 2018) (Judgment entered against Defendant in the amount of $61,455 for violations of SCUTPA)
  • Hay v. Barclays Bank Del., 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 254997, 2020 WL 9718810 (D.S.C., Jul. 6, 2020).
  • Ben. Fin. 1, Inc. v. Windham, 431 S.C. 256, 847 S.E.2d 793, 2020 S.C. App. LEXIS 120, 2020 WL 5595436 (S.C. Ct. App. 2020). (Summary judgment entered in favor of Windham finding that Beneficial Financial had willfully violated the South Carolina Unfair Trade Practices Act was affirmed).
  • Green v. Momentum Motor Grp., LLC, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 122, 2018 WL 259091 (D.S.C., Jan. 2, 2018).
  • Robert v. Auto Pro's Sales of Rock Hill Inc., 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 208396, 2018 WL 6498891 (D.S.C., Dec. 10, 2018).
  • Evans v. Saul, 2020 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46215, 2020 WL 1249678 (D.S.C., Feb. 28, 2020).
  • Boyd v. Berryhill, 2018 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 181634, 2018 WL 5266420 (D.S.C., Oct. 23, 2018).
  • Nuneville v. Berryhill, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 168939 (D.S.C., Sep. 27, 2017).
  • Wilson v. Capital One Bank United States, N.A., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 226527 (D.S.C., Sep. 6, 2017).
  • Cohen v. Sun Trust Mortg., Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 47678, 2017 WL 1173581 (D.S.C., Mar. 30, 2017).
  • Mangum v. First Reliance Bank & Dovenmuehle Mortg., Inc., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40103, 2017 WL 1062534 (D.S.C., Mar. 21, 2017).
  • Valentine v. Brock & Scott, PLLC, 2010 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 40532, 2010 WL 1727681 (D.S.C., Apr. 26, 2010).
  • Moore v. Dynamic Recovery Servs. Inc., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15855 (N.D. Ala., Jan. 16, 2014) (Judgment entered in favor of Plaintiff for $30,000; attorneys' fees of $13,035 awarded).
  • Isgett v. Northstar Location Servs., LLC, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 89252, 2015 WL 4072094 (D.S.C., July 2, 2015).
  • Williams v. Bank of Am., N.A., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 79607 (D.S.C., Jun. 18, 2015).
  • Clifton v. Nationstar Mortgage, LLC, 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46254 (D.S.C., Apr. 6, 2015).
  • Ashley v. Rushmore Loan Mgmt. Servs., LLC, 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 43987 (D.S.C., Mar. 27, 2017).
  • Whitman v. Legal Helpers Debt Resolution, LLC, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 176480 (D.S.C., Dec. 13, 2012).
  • Bryant v. Springleaf Fin. Servs., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 35533 (D.S.C., Mar. 23, 2015).
  • Bryant v. Springleaf Fin. Servs., 2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 197000 (D.S.C., Feb. 22, 2015).

Published Works

  • Lemons without a Lemon Law: Assisting Consumers with Used Car Automobile Fraud. S.C. Lawyer, September , 2022