Free legal assistance available for South Carolina flood victims
October 7, 2015A toll-free legal aid hotline is now available to victims of South Carolina’s recently declared flood disaster areas in Charleston, Dorchester, Georgetown, Horry, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, Sumter, Clarendon and Williamsburg…
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Motley Rice LLC files class action lawsuits in eight states on behalf of Volkswagen owners and lessees
September 29, 2015
MT. PLEASANT, SC – Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, has filed class actions in eight states for alleged consumer fraud and breach of contract regarding…
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SC Bar Foundation seeks young lawyers for Ambassador program
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation is seeking young attorneys interested in a leadership position to become Bar Foundation Ambassadors. The Foundation launched the Ambassador program in January…
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SC Bar names Elizabeth R. Hamilton Pro Bono Program Director
September 28, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC —The SC Bar welcomed Elizabeth R. Hamilton as the new Pro Bono Program Director in August. Hamilton comes to the Bar from Charleston School of Law, where she…
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Avoiding Legal Attacks
September 24, 2015
Part II of the Protecting Your Business Series By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Business owners and leaders face a multitude of threats every day. They often wake…
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Turner Padget’s J. René Josey elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation
September 22, 2015
FLORENCE, SC – Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey has been elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. In…
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Young Lawyers to distribute 1,000 Constitutions on Constitution Day
September 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC —In celebration of Constitution Day on September 17, the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) will distribute 1,000 pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution across the state.…
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Kirk Truslow, PA launches new interactive and mobile friendly website
September 8, 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Kirk Truslow, PA, one of the region’s only board certified specialists in criminal trial advocacy and one of the nation’s top 100 trial lawyers, has launched his…
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Matt Story selected for Riley Institute at Furman Diversity Leaders Initiative’s 10th Lowcountry Class
August 26, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC — Matt Story of Clawson & Staubes is one of 45 leaders from the Lowcountry and surrounding areas selected to participate in the 10th Lowcountry class of the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity…
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Womble Carlyle’s Cynthia Spieth Morton chosen for Lowcountry Diversity Leaders Initiative
August 24, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Womble Carlyle attorney Cynthia Spieth Morton has been selected as a member of the Lowcountry Diversity Leaders Initiative Class X. Carefully selected, established leaders from all sectors…
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Twenty-Five Gallivan, White & Boyd Attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that 25 of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one of the most…
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Twenty-Five Gallivan, White & Boyd Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that 25 of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one of the most…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces Swati S. Patel as Chief of Staff
August 19, 2015
Patel Takes Over From James H. Burns; Holly Pisarik Will Be Chief Legal Counsel COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley announced Swati S. Patel as her new Chief of…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces Swati S. Patel as Chief of Staff
August 19, 2015
Patel Takes Over From James H. Burns; Holly Pisarik Will Be Chief Legal Counsel COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley announced Swati S. Patel as her new Chief of…
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Best Lawyers names fifty-nine Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys to annual list
August 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC– Fifty-nine lawyers from Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. The following attorneys and specific practice…
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54 McNair Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
August 18, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – McNair Law Firm, P.A. announced that 54 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. With resident offices and area(s)…
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Best Lawyers names fifty-nine Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys to annual list
August 18, 2015CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, AND MYRTLE BEACH, SC– Fifty-nine lawyers from Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016.…
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54 McNair Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016
August 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm, P.A. announced that 54 attorneys were selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. With resident offices and area(s)…
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21 Turner Padget lawyers named among Best Lawyers in America
August 17, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that 21 of its attorneys have been included among Best Lawyers in America for 2016. In addition, four attorneys earned the…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Benjamin P. Glass to 2016 List
August 17, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that Benjamin P. Glass, managing…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Benjamin P. Glass to 2016 List
August 17, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that Benjamin P. Glass, managing…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015
HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015
HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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John Guerry joins Richardson Plowden’s Charleston Office
August 11, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that John H. Guerry has joined the Firm as an associate attorney in the Charleston office. Guerry will focus his practice in…
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Franklin Daniels appointed to SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation Board
July 14, 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation. He will…
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Franklin Daniels appointed to SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation Board
July 14, 2015
MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation. He will…
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Changes Are Coming to Overtime Pay Exemptions
July 8, 2015
By David Dubberly Nexsen Pruet, LLC On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally proposed revisions to the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the…
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Changes Are Coming to Overtime Pay Exemptions
July 8, 2015
By David Dubberly Nexsen Pruet, LLC On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally proposed revisions to the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the…
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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition As A Top Employment Attorney
July 2, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s…
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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition As A Top Employment Attorney
July 2, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s…
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The Lord took home a giant in Sen. Clementa Pinckney
June 27, 2015
Letter from Attorney and Global Expedition Leader Tom Mullikin – June 18, 2015 Good evening all from Alaska where tomorrow (June 19) I will commence my climb atop Mount…
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The Lord took home a giant in Sen. Clementa Pinckney
June 26, 2015Letter from Attorney and Global Expedition Leader Tom Mullikin – June 18, 2015 Good evening all from Alaska where tomorrow (June 19) I will commence my climb atop Mount…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline Attorney Has Been Selected to 2015 SC Super Lawyer List for 8th Consecutive Year
June 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Kristine Cato has been selected to the 2015 South Carolina Super Lawyers list in the…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline Attorney Has Been Selected to 2015 SC Super Lawyer List for 8th Consecutive Year
June 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Kristine Cato has been selected to the 2015 South Carolina Super Lawyers list in the…
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Nelson Mullins Enters New York Legal Market with the Opening of 15th Office
June 8, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC & NEW YORK, NY – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has entered the legal market in New York City with the opening of an office at 415 Madison…
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Nelson Mullins Enters New York Legal Market with the Opening of 15th Office
June 8, 2015COLUMBIA, SC & NEW YORK, NY – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has entered the legal market in New York City with the opening of an office at 415 Madison…
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Harbaugh named interim president at law school
June 7, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – A distinguished legal educator who has served as dean of two law schools is the new interim president of the Charleston School of Law, the school announced…
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McNair Elects Four New Shareholders
June 3, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – McNair Law Firm announced that four attorneys have been elected to shareholder in the firm’s Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Hilton Head Island offices. M. Ryan Gentry (Columbia)…
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McNair Elects Four New Shareholders
June 3, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm announced that four attorneys have been elected to shareholder in the firm’s Charleston, Columbia, Greenville and Hilton Head Island offices. M. Ryan Gentry (Columbia)…
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Danielle Payne and Greg Collins Join MGC’s Charleston Office
June 2, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announced the addition of litigation attorneys Danielle Payne and Greg Collins to the firm’s Charleston office. Payne will…
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Ryan Neville, SC Bar YLD Programs Receive Recognition at ABA Conference
June 1, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Ryan Neville of Wills, Massalon and Allen, LLC in Charleston received an American Bar Association (ABA) Young Lawyers Division (YLD) Star of the Quarter award for his contribution…
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Rosen Hagood Attorney Receives 2015 Platinum Compleat Lawyer Award
May 28, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Rosen Hagood shareholder Alice Paylor received the Platinum Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Council at the Annual Alumni Dinner…
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Rosen Hagood Attorney, Elizabeth Palmer, Named Young Lawyer of the Year
May 28, 2015
CHARLESTON, SC – Rosen Hagood announced that Elizabeth “Beth” Palmer is one of two lawyers that has been named Young Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Bar. The…
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SC Bar and US Bankruptcy Court to offer free bankruptcy advice
May 27, 2015COLUMBIA, SC -The SC Bar Pro Bono Program and the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of South Carolina will co-sponsor a number of one-on-one counsel and advice sessions in…
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Charleston School of Law to enroll first-year students in the fall
May 25, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – The Charleston School of Law will accept an incoming class of first-year students in the fall, according to a statement by the school. “The Charleston School of…
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11 Womble Carlyle Attorneys Honored in 2015 Chambers USA Report
May 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Chambers USA has recognized 11 attorneys in Womble Carlyle’s Charleston office for individual honors. Across the firm, 56 Womble Carlyle lawyers were honored in the 2015 Chambers…
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11 Womble Carlyle Attorneys Honored in 2015 Chambers USA Report
May 21, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Chambers USA has recognized 11 attorneys in Womble Carlyle’s Charleston office for individual honors. Across the firm, 56 Womble Carlyle lawyers were honored in the 2015 Chambers…
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Turner Padget Earns National Recognition for Three Practices
May 20, 2015COLUMBIA, CHARLESTON & MYRTLE BEACH, SC– Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announced that the firm has earned national recognition in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, a highly-regarded legal…
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Turner Padget Earns National Recognition for Three Practices
May 20, 2015COLUMBIA, CHARLESTON & MYRTLE BEACH, SC– Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announced that the firm has earned national recognition in the 2015 edition of Chambers USA, a highly-regarded legal…
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Rogers Townsend Shareholder Honored By South Carolina Bar
May 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, is pleased to announce that attorney T. McRoy “Roy” Shelley III, a shareholder in the Firm’s Columbia office, was named Law-Related Education…
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