Christopher Acre joins Robinson Gray as associate
October 21, 2026Attorney Christopher Acre has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. His practice will focus on workers’ compensation defense. Prior to joining Robinson Gray, Christopher practiced in South Carolina…
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The McKay Firm welcomes Chris Siercks as Associate Attorney
October 6, 2026The McKay Firm welcomed Chris Siercks as an Associate Attorney. Siercks will practice in the areas of Section 1983 defense and general civil defense litigation, representing businesses and individuals throughout…
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After three decades as a judge, former S.C. Supreme Court Justice John C. Few opens new private practice
September 30, 2026As an attorney, Few brings decades of judicial expertise and legal insights to complex litigation issues for clients across the Palmetto State After nearly three decades serving in the judiciary…
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What Apple v. OpenAI can teach employers about trade secrets
September 24, 2026By David Dubberly On July 10, 2026, Apple filed a trade secrets lawsuit against OpenAI and two of its employees who previously worked for Apple, accusing them of taking…
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Turner Padget’s Arthur E. Justice, Jr. named Greater Florence Chamber Business Person of the Year
September 23, 2026Turner Padget shareholder Arthur E. Justice, Jr. has been named the Greater Florence Chamber of Commerce’s Business Person of the Year, recognizing more than four decades of professional leadership, service…
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Jitwan Floyd and Reid Turner join SMITH | ROBINSON law firm as associates
September 20, 2026Attorneys Jitwan Floyd and Reid Turner have joined SMITH | ROBINSON law firm as associates. Both will practice out of the firm’s Columbia office. Jitwan will focus his practice in…
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Experienced attorneys open Palmetto Accident Law
September 11, 2026Two skilled, experienced trial attorneys committed to serving injured South Carolina residents throughout the state have opened Palmetto Accident Law(opens in new tab), with offices in Columbia and Charleston. Attorneys…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes four associates across South Carolina
September 10, 2026Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that four associates have joined the firm across three HSB offices. These attorneys will strengthen the firm’s litigation, construction and family law practices. “We are excited…
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Joseph F. Rice, prominent attorney and longtime USC benefactor, dies at 72
September 9, 2026Joseph F. “Joe” Rice, a nationally known attorney, University of South Carolina alumnus and philanthropist whose name graces the university’s law school, died Sept. 3. He was 72. University of…
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Shutt named a Lawyer of the Year in Best Lawyers
September 8, 2026Nekki Shutt has earned her seventh Lawyer of the Year designation in Best Lawyers in America®, this time winning the honor for her work in Employment Law – Individuals for…
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2 Morton & Gettys attorneys included in latest edition of SC Legal Elite
September 8, 2026Elizabeth Smith Owen and Joe’Terrious Neal of Morton & Gettys are honored in the 2026 edition of South Carolina Legal Elite, an annual publication that recognizes distinguished attorneys across the…
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10 attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored in Best Lawyers
September 8, 2026Ten attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel are listed in the just-released 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and its companion guide, Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch. The list…
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Capital Family & Divorce Law Group
September 8, 2026Capital Family Law Group is committed to assisting clients facing legal family matters such as divorce, child custody, and marital agreements. Led by an experienced attorney with over a decade…
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SC Commerce announces new general counsel
September 2, 2026Patrick Turner to oversee agency’s legal division The South Carolina Department of Commerce (S.C. Commerce) today announced that Patrick Turner has joined the agency as general counsel. Turner will oversee…
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LawyerLisa recognized in the 33rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
August 31, 2026Managing Attorney, Lisa Hostetler Brown, has been recognized by her peers in the 33rd Edition of The Best Lawyers in America© for 2027 for her exceptional work in Elder Law.…
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Kaitlin Gasner joins Robinson Gray as Associate
August 25, 2026Attorney Kaitlin Gasner has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. Her practice at the firm will focus on Workers’ Compensation defense. Kaitlin earned her Juris Doctor from the…
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Allison Sullivan named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers in its 2027 edition
August 24, 2026Bluestein Attorneys partner Allison Sullivan is being honored as 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia by Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Workers’ Compensation Law – Claimants.…
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Five Bluestein Attorneys honored by Best Lawyers in 2027 edition
August 24, 2026Best Lawyers in America® has again named four Bluestein Attorneys to its 2027 Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another to its “Ones to Watch” list. Partner Allison Sullivan earned…
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Three Griffin Humphries attorneys recognized in The Best Lawyers in America 2027 edition
August 24, 2026Three attorneys at Griffin Humphries have been selected for inclusion in the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, with all earning recognition for their work as litigators. The…
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Seven Callison Tighe attorneys honored in 2027 edition of Best Lawyers
August 24, 2026The Best Lawyers in America® has recognized seven Callison Tighe attorneys in its 2027 edition, based on peer review of their work in Columbia. Here are the seven who were…
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All attorneys at Lewis Babcock honored in 2027 “Best Lawyers in America”
August 24, 2026Once again, all three partners at Lewis Babcock are included in “The Best Lawyers in America®,” an annual directory of the country’s leading attorneys. The 2027 edition released today includes…
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Lourie Law Firm members honored in 2027 “Best Lawyers in America”
August 24, 2026Lourie Law Firm members Neal Lourie and Tish Dozier Alleyne are again recognized in “Best Law Firms in America®,” a national peer-reviewed guide to the country’s top attorneys. The 2027…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America
August 24, 2026Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Richard C. Thomas, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, and Matthew G. Gerrald have been…
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Two at Parker Law Group honored in 2027 “Best Lawyers in America”
August 21, 2026Two attorneys at Parker Law Group are highlighted in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and its companion publication, Best Lawyers®: Ones to Watch in America. Attorney Austin…
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Bill Metzger honored as a 2027 Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 21, 2026Bill Metzger, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been named the 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in the area of Banking and Finance Law by The…
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Rob Tyson named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for 2027
August 21, 2026Rob Tyson, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been named the 2027 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in the area of Administrative and Regulatory Law by The…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers®
August 20, 2026Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 25 attorneys in the Columbia office for inclusion in The 2027 Best Lawyers in America®, including three…
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Smith Robinson honored in 2027 “Best Lawyers in America”
August 20, 2026Thirteen attorneys at SMITH | ROBINSON are honored in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America® and its companion publication, earning recognition for their work across a dozen different…
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Best Lawyers honors 33 Robinson Gray attorneys in 2027 edition
August 20, 2026Best Lawyers in America® is recognizing 33 Robinson Gray attorneys for 2027, with 27 from the firm named to the main list and six to its “Ones to Watch” list.…
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9 Morton & Gettys attorneys included in latest “Best Lawyers”
August 20, 2026Nine Morton & Gettys attorneys are highlighted across a dozen practice areas in the latest edition of “Best Lawyers in America®” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.”…
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Richard Dukes re-elected to FDCC Board and named Co-Chair of AI and Technology Committee
August 14, 2026Turner Padget announced that Charleston shareholder Richard S. Dukes has been re-elected to serve as a director of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) for the 2026-2027 term…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected as Midlands Legal Elite
August 12, 2026Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Richard C. Thomas, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, Matthew G. Gerrald, Emily Collins Brown,…
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Rick Todd joins Callison Tighe as of counsel
August 11, 2026Callison Tighe welcomed Roderick M. “Rick” Todd to the firm and to announce the opening of its new Camden office. Offering clients decades of legal experience, Mr. Todd practices in…
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Three from Burnette Shutt & McDaniel included in 2026 “Legal Elite of the Midlands”
August 5, 2026Three attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, including a firm co-founder, are included in the just-released edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” The attorneys and their practice areas: Kathleen…
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Seven Moore Bradley Myers Partners named 2026 Legal Elite
August 5, 2026Seven from Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) have been named to the 2026 Legal Elite by Columbia Business Monthly. “We have a lot of talent at Moore Bradley Myers, and I’m…
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Twenty-one Turner Padget attorneys across South Carolina recognized in 2026 Legal Elite
August 5, 2026Turner Padget announced that 21 attorneys have been recognized in the 2026 Legal Elite, an annual distinction honoring South Carolina attorneys who are nominated by their peers for excellence in…
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Five SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys recognized in the 2026 “Midlands Legal Elite”
August 5, 2026SMITH | ROBINSON announced that five attorneys have been selected to the 2026 listing of the “Midlands Legal Elite” by Columbia Business Monthly. The attorneys and the practice area(s) they…
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Twelve Robinson Gray attorneys named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2026 Legal Elite
August 3, 2026Twelve Robinson Gray attorneys have been named to Columbia Business Monthly’s annual “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list. Selected through voting by local practicing attorneys, “Legal Elite” recognizes Midlands lawyers…
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Two at Bluestein Attorneys named to South Carolina’s 2026 Legal Elite
August 3, 2026Bluestein Attorneys is pleased to announce that two of its partners, Clarke Newton and Allison Sullivan, have been named to Columbia Business Monthly’s “Legal Elite” list for 2026. Published annually…
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Harry Dixon and Alex Weatherly named to South Carolina’s 2026 Legal Elite
August 3, 2026Callison Tighe attorneys Harry Dixon and Alex Weatherly are being recognized in the 2026 edition of “Legal Elite.” Mr. Dixon is recognized for his work in Civil Litigation. He represents…
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Two Robinson Gray associates receive recognition from the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
August 3, 2026The South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) has recognized Robinson Gray associates Macy Cooper and Sheniya Marshall with its “Star of the Quarter” award. The award is given to…
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Wyche attorney and former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Kaye Hearn elected to the American Law Institute
July 27, 2026Wyche announced that Justice Kaye Hearn has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI). Membership in the ALI is a singular professional distinction reserved for leading judges, lawyers, and legal…
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Saluda native, Nick Riley, named managing partner of Moore Bradley Myers’ Saluda office
July 22, 2026Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) has named Saluda native Nick Riley Managing Partner of the firm’s Saluda office. Having spent his entire childhood and early adult life in Saluda, Riley’s appointment…
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Jake Moore, Sr. named SC Icon Honoree
July 22, 2026Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) founding eenior partner, S. Jahue “Jake” Moore, Sr., has been named one of the 2026 Icon Honors recipients. Icon Honors recognizes South Carolina business leaders for…
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Moore Bradley Myers named South Carolina’s 2026 Best Full-Service Law Firm
July 9, 2026Moore Bradley Myers (MBM) has been named the 2026 Best Full- Service Law Firm in South Carolina by The Guide to South Carolina; earning one of the state’s biggest honors…
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Lanneau Wm. “Lanny” Lambert, Jr. reappointed to South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission
July 8, 2026Turner Padget announced that Lanneau Wm. “Lanny” Lambert, Jr. has been reappointed by Governor Henry McMaster to serve on the South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission. This statewide reappointment is…
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ABA names La’Jessica Stringfellow a 2026 Top 40 Young Lawyer
June 30, 2026La’Jessica Stringfellow, a partner at Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been named to the American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division’s 2026 On the Rise – Top 40 Young Lawyers…
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Shutt selected for membership in the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers
June 29, 2026Nekki Shutt, a founding partner of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has been elected as a fellow of the College of Labor and Employment Lawyers. She was the only South Carolina…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd team receives Local Counsel of the Year Award from New Civil Liberties Alliance
June 24, 2026Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that shareholder Steve A. Matthews and associate Sarah Hodges recently received the “George Washington Award for Local Counsel of the Year” from the New Civil…
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Luther Battiste recognized by Emory Law School as a 2026 Alumni Award recipient
June 16, 2026Emory University School of Law has recognized Columbia attorney and civic leader Luther J. Battiste III with a Distinguished Alumni Award, the law school’s highest honor. The award celebrates his…
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