Florence Elected Chair of State Ethics Commission
June 11, 2010
CHARLESTON, SC – June 10, 2010 – Turner Padgetis pleased to announce that Phillip Florence, Jr., Of Counsel in ourCharleston office, has been elected Chair of the State EthicsCommission. Having most recently served as the Vice-Chair, Phillip willbegin his term as Chair on June 30, 2010. Mr. Florence focuses hispractice in the areas of General Litigation, Construction, Employment,and Personal Injury Defense.
Mr. Florence graduated from The Citadel in 1990 and completed hisJuris Doctor degree from the University of South Carolina School of Lawin 1994. He has extensive experience litigating cases involving issuessuch as general liability, premises liability, negligence, fraud,personal injury and employment disputes.
Created in 1975, the State Ethics Commission is responsible forenforcement of laws regulating financial disclosure, campaign disclosureand ethical rules of conduct. The Commission issues advisory opinions,as well as conducting investigations and hearings into complaints.
About Turner Padget
Founded in 1929, Turner Padget is one of South Carolina’s largestlaw firms with 91 attorneys and five offices in Charleston, Columbia,Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, S.C. The firm serves clients inmany industries throughout the region and nationally with quality legalservices in areas such as arbitration and mediation, business entityplanning and organization, business litigation, construction andenvironmental litigation, employment and labor law, estate and taxplanning, intellectual property, litigation, products liability,professional liability, real estate transactions, tax planning, truckingand transportation, and workers’ compensation. For additionalinformation, visit www.turnerpadget.com.
