Columbia Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Named Super Lawyers

April 16, 2009

Three Attorneys in Ogletree Deakins’ Columbia Office Named to 2009 South Carolina Super Lawyers List

COLUMBIA, SC – April 14, 2009 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins) is pleased to announce that three attorneys in its Columbia office have been named in the 2009 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers. Nominated by their peers, these attorneys were selected as Super Lawyers because of their outstanding professional achievement.

The three attorneys—each selected under Labor and Employment Law—include Katherine Dudley Helms, Leigh M. Nason, and Charles T. Speth, II. Each is a shareholder in Ogletree Deakins’ Columbia office.

About Super Lawyers

Super Lawyers is a listing of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice areas who have attained a high degree of peer recognition and professional achievement. Super Lawyers are selected on an annual basis to create a credible, comprehensive and diverse listing of outstanding attorneys that can be used as a resource to assist attorneys and consumers in the search for legal counsel.

About Ogletree Deakins

Ogletree Deakins began its practice in Greenville, South Carolina and Atlanta, Georgia in 1977. Since then, the firm has grown to more than 430 attorneys and has more than 40 lawyers in Greenville who serve management exclusively. With a total of 34 locations across the country, Ogletree Deakins is the third largest labor and employment law firm in the United States. In addition to handling labor and employment law matters, the firm has thriving practices focused on business immigration, employee benefits, and workplace safety and health law. Ogletree Deakins represents a diverse range of clients, including more than half of the Fortune 50 corporations in the U.S.

For more information, please contact Karen Gonzales, communications manager, at 210-277-3606 or visit www.ogletreedeakins.com.