Jim Biggart is the managing partner of Morgan & Morgan’s offices in Charleston, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. With nearly 30 years of experience in the courtroom, Jim has collected jury verdicts and settlements totaling over a hundred million dollars for his catastrophically injured clients in cases involving serious automobile collisions, wrongful death, trucking accidents, and other personal injury cases. His extensive trial experience has resulted in recent verdicts that include $1.5 million (ATV rollover); $1.4 million (UM auto); $1.9 million (slip and fall); $1.1 million (slip and fall); $786,000 (motor vehicle crash); $600,000 (dog bite); and numerous multi-million-dollar settlements for his deserving clients, $3.5 million (bus accident); $3.5 (million trucking wrongful death); $4 million (auto wrongful death).
Jim brings all of his legal experience and passion for his clients to help people who are dealing with the unexpected and unnatural death and injury of their closest loved ones. Jim knows that his clients are often experiencing some of the worst times of their lives and he makes it a priority to ensure that every client is represented like he would want his own family member represented. His relentless pursuit of justice on behalf of his clients is what makes Jim stand out in the legal community.
Jim’s legal career began in the United States Navy Judge Advocate General's Corps at Naval Base Charleston, South Carolina, where he represented Naval commanders as Trial Counsel in courts martial proceedings and administrative hearings. Prior to joining Morgan & Morgan, Jim was the managing partner of the Tallahassee office of a statewide litigation firm. Since joining Morgan & Morgan, Jim has opened and managed three of the firm’s offices in Florida and South Carolina.
Jim received his BA from the University of Florida and his JD from the University of Louisville. He studied at Oxford University in undergrad and law school. Jim is admitted to the Florida Bar and the U.S. District Courts for the Middle District and Northern District of Florida.
Jim and his wife, Stacy, are the proud parents of four boys, Cameron, Jackson, Nathan and Alex. He loves saltwater fly fishing in the lowcountry and is an enthusiastic, although often, middle-of-the-pack long distance runner.
Awards & Recognitions
•American Board of Trial Advocates, Member
•AV Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
•Florida Super Lawyers, 2008-Present
•The Best Lawyers in America, 2012-Present
•Florida Legal Elite 2012-Present
Recent Wins
Law, Quinton v. Parlapiano, Alan
$5,700,000
Car Accident
2025
Private Settlement
$5,000,000
Car Accident
2023
Private Settlement
$4,000,000
Wrongful Death
2022
Private Settlement
$3,500,000
Personal Injury
2022
Private Settlement
$3,500,000
Trucking Accident
2021
Confidential
$2,375,000
Slip and Fall
Van Tuin, Willem vs. State Farm (UM)
$1,432,806
Car Accident
2023
Private Verdict Against State Farm
$1,400,000
Car Accident
2022
Stephanie Kemp v. Capital Regional Medical Center
$1,100,000
Slip and Fall
2019
Private Settlement
$975,000
Car Accident
2017
Haugen, Doug v. City of Gainesville
$765,000
Slip and Fall
2022
Sarah Crawford v. U.S. Department of the Interior
$749,911
Car Accident
2020
Bellflower v. Bowden
$600,000
Dog Bite
2015
Confidential
$500,000
Car Accident
2020
Johnson v. Leon County School Board
$415,943
Car Accident
2017
Confidential
$350,000
Slip and Fall
2020
Williams, Annette v. City of Gainesville
$134,507
Car Accident
2021
Armstrong v. Gulf County Sheriff's Office
$121,720
Car Accident
2018
Joann Davis v. Marion Little
$56,800
Car Accident
2017
