Ellis Lawhorne adds Walker as an associate attorney

COLUMBIA, SC – March 2, 2009 – Ellis, Lawhorne and Sims, P.A., has announced Breon C. M. Walker has joined the Firm as an associate attorney in the litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group. Walker will focus her practice on insurance defense litigation.

Walker earned her Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration from the University of South Carolina Honors College in 2000, completing her degree in three years.  She earned her juris doctor from Emory University School of Law in 2003, where she was the recipient of the Custer Tuggle Award for Excellence in Family Law.

Following her graduation from Emory, Walker clerked for Circuit Court Judge Reginald I. Lloyd in Columbia, S.C.. She then practiced in both the civil and criminal divisions of the South Carolina Office of the Attorney General until February 2007. While there, she handled all tobacco litigation for South Carolina while in the civil division. She also prosecuted general crimes while in the criminal and State Grand Jury divisions. Additionally, she has worked as an associate attorney for another law firm, focusing her practice on employment law.

Walker is a member of the South Carolina Bar and the Richland County Bar Association. She is admitted to practice in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit.

About Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.
With more than 35 attorneys, the Firm serves regional and national corporate and individual clients in four main practice groups: Business, Real Estate and Finance; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Trusts and Estates; and Workers’ Compensation.  For additional information about the Firm, visit www.ellislawhorne.com.