Jared Garraux of Richardson Plowden selected to 2012-2013 Class of Leadership Columbia
August 28, 2012
COLUMBIA, SC – August 28, 2012 – Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorney Jared H. Garraux was recently selected to the 2012-2013 Class of Leadership Columbia, sponsored by the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce.
Leadership Columbia is a program for existing and emerging leaders in the Midlands of South Carolina. Its focus is to help participants better understand how the Midlands community works, build relationships with the region’s current and future leaders, and become inspired to focus their talents in a way that will best serve the community. Garraux is one of 58 members in this year’s class. Members engage in a 10-month curriculum including monthly learning sessions, class retreat, group project, and other enrichment activities. Since its inception in 1973, Leadership Columbia has celebrated nearly 1,700 graduates. Members were selected based on an extensive application, interview and panel review processes.
Garraux is a former contractor and is now a member of the Richardson Plowden Construction Team where he focuses his practice on construction litigation, contract drafting and negotiation, claims resolution and avoidance, design professional malpractice, and insurance defense. Garraux is active within the legal community. He is the current president of the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, an active speaker and participant at construction law seminars, a member of the American Bar Association Forum on Construction, and is a member of the South Carolina Bar. Recently, Garraux co-founded the Columbia Attorney Basketball League, in which attorneys from the community provide support to the Epworth Children’s Home.
About Richardson Plowden
Established in 1973, Richardson Plowden Robinson, P.A., is among the 20 largest law firms in South Carolina, with more than 30 attorneys in offices in Columbia and Myrtle Beach. A full service law firm, Richardson Plowden has more than 25 practice areas providing legal counsel to local, state and national clients. For more information, visit www.RichardsonPlowden.com.
About Leadership Columbia
Leadership Columbia is an educational program offered through the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce. The 10 month program provides existing and emerging leaders in the Midlands area with an opportunity to enhance their civic knowledge and network. For 40 years, Leadership Columbia has helped participants better understand the local community, while building relationships with the region’s current and future leaders. For more information on Leadership Columbia, visit www.columbiachamber.com.
