Shutt receives South Carolina Leadership in Law Award
January 18, 2016
Callison Tighe member Nekki Shutt has received a South Carolina Leadership in Law Award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
Shutt will be profiled in the publication’s Jan. 18 edition. The 30 recipients of this year’s awards also will be honored at an awards dinner March 10.
The awards are given yearly to attorneys who contribute to society, achieve professional success and make an impact on the legal industry.
Shutt and Callison Tighe member M. Malissa Burnette were lead counsel in the litigation that cleared the way for same-sex marriage in South Carolina. Shutt and Burnette also were honored this month in Columbia Business Monthly’s Top 50 Most Influential in the Midlands for 2015 edition.
Shutt’s practice at Callison Tighe focuses on employment law issues such as wrongful termination, discrimination and employee benefits law such ERISA. She’s a certified employment law specialist.
About Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC
Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC traces its roots back to 1947. Today, the firm’s attorneys represent clients in a wide range of industries across almost four dozen practice areas. These include trials and appeals in all state and federal courts in South Carolina; Alternative Dispute Resolution; Banking and Commercial Finance; Business Organizations; Financial Services, Creditor Rights and Bankruptcy; General Litigation; Commercial Real Estate; Employment Law, Employee Benefits and ERISA; Environmental and Regulatory Law; Government Law; Tax, Probate, Trusts and Estates; Title Insurance Litigation; and Workers’ Compensation.
