9 at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel included in new edition of “Legal Elite”

August 5, 2024

Nine attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel are included in the 2024 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands,” an annual directory of attorneys based on a poll of the region’s lawyers.

The list includes two first-time honorees and three attorneys who earned honors in multiple practice areas.

All told, the lawyers were recognized in eight different practice areas. Many of the honors were in employment law-related categories, though the attorneys also were listed in Civil Litigation, Environmental Law, Personal Injury Law, and Education Law.

This year’s honorees and their practice areas are:

  • M. Malissa Burnette: Employment Law – Plaintiff
  • Nekki Shutt: Employment Law – Plaintiff and Employee Benefits
  • Kathleen McDaniel: Civil Litigation; Environmental Law
  • Jack Cohoon: Employment Law – Plaintiff
  • Amanda Mueller: Family Law
  • Grant Burnette LeFever: Education Law
  • Sarah J.M. Cox: Employment Law – Plaintiff and Social Security Disability Law
  • Annie Day Bame: Personal Injury Law
  • Lydia Robins Hendrix: Education Law

An annual publication of Columbia Business Monthly, Legal Elite honors the Midlands’ top lawyers in 50 practice areas. Selection begins with a nomination from another attorney. A poll of the active lawyers in the region decides the final lists.

 

About Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA

Located in Columbia’s historic business district, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, PA’s attorneys are licensed to practice in all South Carolina courts and at all levels of federal courts, including the U.S. Supreme Court. The firm represents clients in a range of areas, including employment, environmental, education, and family law. They also handle employee benefits and ERISA matters, civil rights cases, privacy and data protection issues, and government matters such as eminent domain, land use and zoning. Learn more at burnetteshutt.law.