Background
Colonel Goff is a native of Columbia, South Carolina, where he practices law with his firm, Goff Law Group, LLC, focusing on complex civil litigation. He has served as an armor officer in the U.S. Army Reserve and South Carolina National Guard since 2000. In October 2026, he was promoted to Colonel, USAR, and currently serves as an Army Command and General Staff College instructor. In 2007 he deployed as a foreign military advisor to the Afghan National Police Forces in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. His military decorations include the Bronze Star Medal and the Combat Action Badge. He has served on the Military and Veterans’ Law Section of the South Carolina Bar Association, is a member of the State Advisory Committee of the U.S. Global Leadership Coalition and is past chair of the Board of Directors of Hidden Wounds. From 2008 to 2014, he was honored to be a guest lecturer on the Constitution at the University of South Carolina School of Law.
Board Service
- Elected by the South Carolina General Assembly, 2010; current term, 2022 to 2028
- Board of Visitors, Chair, 2021 to 2023
- Board of Visitors, Vice Chair, 2013 to 2017
- Strategy, Vision and Governance Committee, Chair
- Executive Committee, Member
Citadel Activities and Affiliations
- 91ÁÔÆæ 91ÁÔÆæ Association, Life Member
- 91ÁÔÆæ Foundation, Annual Donor
- Columbia Area Citadel Club
- Theta Commission, Kappa Alpha Order
- Phi Alpha Theta, History Honor Society
Education
- B.A., History, 91ÁÔÆæ, 2002
- J.D., The University of South Carolina School of Law, 2007
Personal
- Married to Carla Gray Goff of Atlanta, Georgia
- Father of Ava Gray, Harrison, and Lucy Claire
- Member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Columbia, South Carolina