Cassidy Coates Price, P.A. attorneys recognized in the Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America (2026 Editions)
September 4, 2025Seven attorneys from Cassidy Coates Price, P.A. have been recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, and one attorney has been named to the 2026 edition…
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33 Turner Padget attorneys honored as top in the nation by Best Lawyers
August 26, 2025Turner Padget announced that 33 attorneys have been named among The Best Lawyers in America and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America lists. In addition, two attorneys – Mark…
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2026 Lawyer of the Year recipient Bert Brannon joins Newsome Law
August 26, 2025Newsome Law, a solutions-focused tax, estate and trust firm, has hired Bert Brannon to serve as Of Counsel for the firm. Brannon, recently named a 2026 Lawyer of the Year…
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All attorneys at Lewis Babcock honored in new edition of “Best Lawyers in America”
August 25, 2025For the third consecutive year, all three partners at Lewis Babcock are included in “Best Lawyers in America,” a national directory of leading attorneys in the country. The 2026 edition…
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Shutt named Lawyer of the Year for her ERISA practice
August 25, 2025Nekki Shutt has won Lawyer of the Year honors for her work in Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in the Columbia area in the just-released 2026 “Best Lawyers in America.” It’s…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. welcomes Rachel L. Ware to its Retail & Hospitality Practice Group
August 25, 2025Collins & Lacy, P.C. welcomed attorney Rachel Ware to its Retail and Hospitality Practice Group. Rachel earned her bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Columbus State University in Columbus, Georgia.…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America
August 22, 2025Barnes 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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Cal Watson named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for 2026
August 22, 2025Cal Watson of Robinson Gray law firm has been named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in the area of Professional Malpractice Law – Defendants by The Best…
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Paul Hoefer named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for 2026
August 22, 2025Paul Hoefer, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in the area of Litigation – Banking and Finance by…
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Matt Hill named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for 2026
August 22, 2025Matt Hill, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year for Columbia in the area of Banking and Finance Law by The…
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Callison Tighe’s Koutrakos named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 22, 2025Demetri K. “Jim” Koutrakos of Callison Tighe & Robinson has been named the 2026 Lawyer of the Year in Columbia for Litigation – Real Estate by The Best Lawyers in…
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Marti Bluestein named a Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers for 2026
August 22, 2025Margaret “Marti” Miles Bluestein, a founding partner of Bluestein Attorneys, is being honored as Lawyer of the Year for Columbia by Best Lawyers in America® for 2026 in the area…
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Best Lawyers honors three Parker Law Group attorneys for 2026
August 21, 2025The Best Lawyers in America® is honoring three Parker Law Group attorneys in its 2026 edition. Two are recognized on the main Best Lawyers list for their work in the…
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Every attorney at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored in “Best Lawyers,” including a Lawyer of the Year
August 21, 2025Every attorney at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is listed in the just-released 2026 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion guide, “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.” Firm co-founder…
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Eight Morton & Gettys attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 21, 2025Eight Morton & Gettys attorneys are being honored in a wide range of practice areas in the newest edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers:…
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Best Lawyers recognizes 34 Robinson Gray attorneys in its 2026 edition
August 21, 2025Best Lawyers in America® is honoring 34 Robinson Gray attorneys for 2026 – with 26 named to the main list and eight on its Ones to Watch List. “It’s an…
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Lourie and Alleyne both named by Best Lawyers in America for 2026
August 21, 2025Both members of Lourie Law Firm are being named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their practice in Columbia. They made the list in two…
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Once again, Best Lawyers honors five Bluestein Attorneys
August 21, 2025Best Lawyers in America® has again named four Bluestein Attorneys to its 2025 Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another to its “Ones to Watch” list. One of the four…
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Ten attorneys at Callison Tighe honored by Best Lawyers in 2026 edition
August 21, 2025Ten lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are being named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Columbia. Here are the eight who were named to…
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Best Lawyers honors three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys for 2026
August 21, 2025The Best Lawyers in America® is honoring three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys in its 2026 edition – each of them in multiple practice areas. Here they are with their office…
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SMITH | ROBINSON’s Murrell Smith named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 21, 2025Of the three attorneys at SMITH | ROBINSON recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one stands out in particular – G. Murrell Smith Jr. He…
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23 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys in Columbia recognized by Best Lawyers®
August 21, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 73 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2026 Best Lawyers in America® across the state of…
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Rock Hill-based attorney Ashley Creech to lead top legal group
August 19, 2025The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has unanimously elected Ashley White Creech as its new President. Creech, a respected trial attorney with McGowan Hood Felder & Phillips, will lead…
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Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe elected as College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Fellows
August 19, 2025Fisher Phillips LLP, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers announced Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe have been elected as Fellows of The College of Labor &…
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Pope Flynn achieves Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in Chambers and Partners USA 2025 Guide
August 18, 2025Pope Flynn, a law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has achieved a Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in the 2025 USA Chambers and…
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SC Biz News announces 2025 Empowering Women and Most Influential Leaders award winners
August 13, 2025SC Biz News has selected Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as a 2025 Empowering Women Award honoree. Empowering Women Awards shine a light on companies and organizations that have…
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Mike Tighe, cofounder of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, retires after more than half a century of distinguished service
August 13, 2025In 1971, Michael W. Tighe and the late Preston Callison started the law firm that still bears their names. It started as a real estate firm and grew into a…
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Three at Bluestein attorneys named to Legal Elite of the Midlands
August 13, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named three Bluestein Attorneys to its “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list for 2025. The list, based on a vote of active attorneys in the area,…
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Harry Dixon named to “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for 2025
August 12, 2025Callison Tighe attorney Harry Dixon is being recognized in the 2025 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for his work in civil litigation. Mr. Dixon, whose practice includes civil…
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SC trial attorneys launch national firm as Indexed Universal Life insurance schemes soar across the state
August 6, 2025Founder Robert Rikard has recovered tens of millions for clients misled by “tax-free retirement” and investment-based insurance schemes surrounding Indexed Universal Life products. South Carolina trial attorneys Robert Rikard and…
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16 MGC attorneys recognized in 2025 Legal Elite across South Carolina
August 4, 2025Law firm McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced the inclusion of 16 attorneys in 2025 Legal Elite across B2B: Columbia Business Monthly and Greenville Business Magazine. Recognized attorneys in MGC’s…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected as Midlands Legal Elite
August 4, 2025Barnes 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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7 at Burnette Shutt &McDaniel included in new “Legal Elite” edition
August 4, 2025Seven attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel have earned honors in a variety of practice areas in the latest edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” Three attorneys were recognized…
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A dozen Robinson Gray attorneys named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2025 Legal Elite
August 1, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named 12 Robinson Gray attorneys to its annual “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list—an increase from last year’s 11. Selected through a vote by local practicing…
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Two experienced Rock Hill attorneys join Frost Echols
August 1, 2025Two experienced York County attorneys have joined Frost Echols to expand the firm’s civil litigation practice. Frost Echols has a national practice focusing on creditors’ rights and collection defense with…
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LawyerLisa, LLC welcomes Jeanean Petoskey as Chief Executive Officer
July 30, 2025LawyerLisa, LLC announced the appointment of Jeanean Petoskey as the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer. A widely respected leader in legal operations and business strategy, Ms. Petoskey brings a bold…
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Turner Padget’s Cathy Kennedy extends South Carolina Bar Leadership with new term on Board of Governors
July 30, 2025Turner Padget announced that Columbia-based attorney Catherine (Cathy) H. Kennedy will serve another one-year term on the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Governors, effective July 1, 2025. In this role,…
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Six law students awarded MGC Law Student Scholarships
July 29, 2025Law firm McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced the six recipients of the 2025 MGC Law Student Scholarship, a program in its fifth year providing law students with access to…
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Rothstein joins Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
July 24, 2025David E. Rothstein, a South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in employment and labor law, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel as its newest partner. Rothstein has devoted his career…
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Michaela Sewell joins Robinson Gray as associate
July 24, 2025Attorney Michaela R. Sewell has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. Michaela’s practice will be focused on workers’ compensation, representing employers and insurance carriers across a range of claims.…
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Maynard Nexsen opens new Atlanta office with blue chip real estate merger
July 22, 2025Addition of eight commercial real estate attorneys and four paralegals bolsters national practice Maynard Nexsen proudly announces its continued national growth through a strategic merger with Miller Lavoie, LLP, a preeminent…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored as a top women-led law firm
July 21, 2025“South Carolina Lawyers Weekly” is listing Burnette Shutt & McDaniel among the top women-led law firms in the state. “In the Lead: Best Women-Led Law Firm,” the special section honoring…
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Turner Padget shareholders elected to South Carolina Bar leadership roles
July 15, 2025Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey and Columbia-based shareholder J. David Johnson IV have been elected to leadership positions within the South Carolina Bar, with terms beginning…
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Wyche expands litigation team with top-tier attorneys from leading international law firms
July 9, 2025Experienced Litigator and Former U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Jack Heron Joins Wyche, Alongside Standout Associate Bennett Hardymon. Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with offices across South Carolina, announced the addition of…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. welcomes J. Andrew Ritner to its Retail & Hospitality Practice Group
July 7, 2025Collins and Lacy, P.C. welcomed J. Andrew Ritner to its Retail and Hospitality Practice Group. Andrew’s career has been defined by his unwavering commitment to both his country and clients…
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La’Jessica Stringfellow begins term as President of SC Bar Young Lawyers Division
July 3, 2025La’Jessica Stringfellow, a lawyer at Robinson Gray law firm, has started her term as President of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division. Her term will run for one calendar…
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Collins & Lacy President and Chief Executive Officer Christian Stegmaier appointed to South Carolina Judicial Merit Selection Commission
July 3, 2025Collins & Lacy, P.C. announces that Christian Stegmaier, President and Chief Executive Officer, has been appointed by the Speaker of the South Carolina House of Representatives to serve on the…
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SC Bar Foundation awards grants totaling more than $5.2 million
June 26, 2025The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded grants totaling over $5.2 million for Fiscal Year 2026. The grants will go to more than 50 nonprofit organizations across the state for…
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LawyerLisa expands to Aiken, welcomes new attorney Karl Lutterloh
June 25, 2025LawyerLisa, LLC, a leading elder law and estate planning firm serving South Carolina, announced the opening of its newest location in Aiken, SC, and to welcome Attorney Karl Lutterloh to…
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Robinson Gray’s Molly Campolong honored among South Carolina’s Women in Business
June 25, 2025Robinson Gray Member Molly Campolong has been recognized by Integrated Media Publishing as part of their 2025 statewide list of Women in Business. This annual list from the publishers of…
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