Richardson Plowden names Nettles and Tesh as shareholders
January 6, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorneys Samia H. Nettles and Adam S. Tesh have been named shareholders in the Firm. Nettles joined Richardson Plowden in the Charleston office in 2012. Tesh joined Richardson Plowden in the Columbia office in 2001.
“These two attorneys are hardworking and dedicated to their practice,” says Frank Smith, managing shareholder at Richardson Plowden. “They are truly an asset to our Firm, and we look forward to their professional growth as shareholders.”
Nettles focuses her practice on general litigation, construction law, land use and zoning, toxic torts, appellate law, historic preservation law, homeowners’ association representation, personal injury litigation, and insurance defense. She earned her Bachelor’s degree in Historic Preservation from the College of Charleston in 2003. She earned her Master’s degree in Historic Preservation from Georgia State University in 2004, and her Juris Doctor from the Charleston School of Law in 2007. Before joining Richardson Plowden, Nettles clerked for The Honorable Deadra L. Jefferson of the Ninth Judicial Circuit and was an associate attorney at the Pritchard & Elliott law firm in Charleston. She has legal experience working in Washington, D.C. and for both national and local South Carolina organizations prior to joining Richardson Plowden.
Nettles has taken numerous cases to trial, obtaining complete defense verdicts in many of them. Nettles holds law licenses in both South Carolina and Georgia and practices throughout those states. She serves as an active Board Member for the Preservation Society of Charleston, for which she aids the Society’s mission to advocate for harmonized and sensitive growth in, and the protection of, historic areas by working on zoning, planning and development issues with the City, as well as local developers, contractors and residents. She is a member of the Charleston County Bar Association, Defense Research Institute, South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association and is a past president of the James L. Petigru American Inn of Court.
Tesh focuses his practice in Collections Law and has been with Richardson Plowden for nearly 15 years. He completed his undergraduate degree at Winthrop University in 1993 and earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 2000. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar. In April 2013, the National List published a white paper, which Tesh co-authored, titled: South Carolina Debt Collection Law: Smiling Faces. Beautiful Places.
About Richardson Plowden
Established in 1973, Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. is among the 20 largest law firms in South Carolina, with more than 35 attorneys in offices in Columbia, Myrtle Beach and Charleston. 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.
