Firm ranks seventh nationally in number of cases in one-year period GREENVILLE, SC – February 11, 2009 – The 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac has identified the ERISA practice of Smith…

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Greenville attorney Don Sellers inducted CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC & WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 9, 2009 – The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce…

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COLUMBIA, SC – February 10, 2009 – Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A., is pleased to announce Matthew B. Hill as its newest shareholder. Hill is a member of the Business, Real…

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COLUMBIA, SC – February 10, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that six minority law school students from North and South Carolina have earned scholarships through the firm’s Diversity Scholarship Program.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2009 – Emily R. Gifford of Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A., has been selected for membership in the Surety Claims Institute. The Surety Claims Institute…

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GREENVILLE, S – January 27, 2009 – William W. Billy Wilkins, the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit who now heads three practice groups at Nexsen Pruet, has…

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GREENVILLE, SC—January 27, 2009—The 2009 listing of South Carolina’s top attorneys, published by Super Lawyers® magazine, includes six lawyers from the Greenville office of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP. The South…

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Mike Tongour to lead governmental relations practice COLUMBIA, SC – January 26, 2009 – The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced plans today to open an office in Washington, DC. …

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 22, 2009 – Richele Keel Taylor has joined the South Carolina office of the national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. “Richele joins…

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CHARLESTON, SC – January 22, 2009 – Bradish J. (Brad) Waring, a Partner in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been named as an ABA State Bar Delegate by the South Carolina…

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CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, AND GREENVILLE, SC – January 14, 2009 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., is pleased to announce the election of three new shareholders, effective January 1, 2009.  Lydia…

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MYRTLE BEACH, SC – January 12, 2009 – McAngus Goudelock & Courie is pleased to announce the opening of its Myrtle Beach office in the Parkway Office Plaza, located at…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 12, 2009 – The South Carolina office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Philips LLP will kick off a major new educational initiative…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 8, 2009 – Ralph C. Robinson, Jr., partner at Columbia, SC based Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2009 – D. Reece Williams III, partner at Columbia, SC based Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLP, was recently featured in Irish America Magazine’s “Stars of…

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Ernie Pearson, Former Gov. Holshouser Join Firm RALEIGH, NC – January 5, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet today announced the opening of a Raleigh office that will include Ernie Pearson, former assistant…

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COLUMBIA, SC – January 2, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Laurie Becker, Jim Blair, Jamie Hedgepath and Dennis Lynch have been elected Members (partners) of the firm.  Laurie Becker (Columbia)…

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COLUMBIA, SC – December 12, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Susi McWilliams is the recipient of the 2008 Matthew Perry Civility Award.  The Richland County Bar Association presented the…

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DARLINGTON, SC – November 24, 2008 – A legal team headed by Nexsen Pruet’s Marguerite Willis secured a $3 million verdict against Exxon Mobil Corporation on behalf of a Darlington company…

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CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE AND GREENVILLE, SC – NOVEMBER 21, 2008 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Bonnie E. Allen, Kenneth N. (Ken) Shaw and Adam N.…

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COLUMBIA, SC – November 17, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Larkin Ellzey, Amy Jowers, and Chris King have joined the firm as associates. Ellzey will concentrate his practice in…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 31, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that it has been recognized in “Who Protects Innovation in America 2008” by IP Law & Business. The November…

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MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – October 29, 2009 – Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms, today announces the promotion of John A. Baden IV, Vincent L. Greene…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2008 – McNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. is pleased to announce that thirty-six of its attorneys, thirty-three in South Carolina and three in North Carolina, have…

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Greenville attorney to help guide Trucking Law Committee GREENVILLE, SC – October 27, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorney Kurt M. Rozelsky has been appointed Vice Chair of the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2008 – Six days a week, Julian Nexsen walks three miles.  The founding member of Nexsen Pruet, LLC and he knows that exercise is the…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 7, 2008 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, proudly announces that six attorneys were recognized by their peers as South Carolina Super Lawyers. Betsy Gray…

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COLUMBIA, SC – October 7, 2008 – Michael Montgomery has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as an associate. Previously, Michael served as a clerk for the Honorable Costa…

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COLUMBIA, SC, – October 7, 2008 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte partner Daniel W. Hayes has been certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by the SC Board of Arbitrator…

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Noted national judicial figure to head 3 practice groups, including White-Collar Crime GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2008 – William W. Billy Wilkins, Ronald Reagan’s first selection to the federal…

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Noted national judicial figure to head 3 practice groups, including White-Collar Crime William ‘Billy’ Wilkins, Former Chief Judge, Joins Nexsen Pruet GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2008 – William W. Billy…

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GREENSBORO, NC – October 6, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorneys populate Woodward & White’s list of The Best Lawyers in America as a record-breaking 53 from the firm…

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GREENVILLE, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, is bringing Tucker Carlson, senior political correspondent for MSNBC, to the Upstate for its annual…

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Greenville attorney one of two seasoned attorneys to present annual review GREENVILLE, NC – September 30, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood attorney Natalma M. (Tami) McKnew has co-authored the Annual…

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Labor & Employment Firm Places 34 Attorneys Nationwide In Elite Group COLUMBIA, SC – September 26, 2008 – Four Columbia attorneys at Fisher & Phillips LLP have been selected by…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2008 – Forty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®.   The publication also ranks Nexsen Pruet #1…

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GREENVILLE, SC – On September 17, SC attorney Kathleen Crum (Kathy) McKinney was elected president-elect of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) at its 2008 annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2008 – William Floyd III, an employment and labor attorney in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, will serve on the 2008-2009 Board of Directors of the South…

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CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, AND GREENVILLE, SC – September 16, 2008 – Thirty-seven lawyers at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., were included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2009 edition, which was…

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COLUMBIA, SC – September 15, 2008 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. takes pleasure in announcing that B. Eric Shytle, a former shareholder of the law firm, has rejoined its governmental organizations and…

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GREENVILLE, SC – September 15, 2008 – Rosalyn H. Mattingly, Special Counsel at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., was re-elected to the National Bar Association’s Board of Governors as an Affiliate Representative…

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Smith Moore Leatherwood attorney furthers leadership roles GREENVILLE, SC – August 27, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorney Steven A. Farrar has been re-elected to a one-year term as…

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COLUMBIA, SC – August 19, 2008 – Rick Reames, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, has been selected as chairman of the South Carolina Bar Association’s Tax Section…

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CHARLOTTE, NC – August 4, 2008  – Nexsen Pruet’s Antitrust Practice Group recently settled federal claims against Hoechst Celanese Corporation and its affiliated entities for $107 million in a case involving…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 23, 2008 – Based on its commitment to environmental sustainability through the WasteWise Program, McAngus Goudelock & Courie has been recognized as a Law Office Climate Challenge…

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Newly combined firm creates legal presence from Atlanta to NC Coast. GREENVILLE, SC – July 17, 2008 – Two familiar names on the Southeast legal landscape are combining practices.  Effective…

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COLUMBIA, SC – July 10, 2008 – M. William Youngblood, Managing Shareholder of McNair Law Firm, P.A., announced today that Inez Tenenbaum, South Carolina State Superintendent of Education from 1999…

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Firm Also Ranked Among the Best for Labor & Employment Law ATLANTA, GA and COLUMBIA, SC – June 19, 2008 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that 25 attorneys, nationwide,…

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COLUMBIA, SC – June 16, 2008 – McNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. IS RECOGNIZED AGAIN THIS YEAR BY CHAMBERS USA, America’s Leading Lawyers for Business 2007 ® FOR ITS PRACTICE AREAS OF…

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COLUMBIA, SC – June 13, 2008 – Eleven Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named among the top legal practitioners in their fields in the 2008 edition of the Chambers USA…

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