Elmore Goldsmith, P.A. receives Tier One rankings in U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2019 “Best Law Firms”
November 1, 2018
U.S. News – Best Lawyers® released the 2019 “Best Law Firms” rankings and Elmore Goldsmith, P.A., has been recognized in three areas. For the Greenville metropolitan area, the firm has…
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Ogletree Deakins named a “Law Firm of the Year” for eighth consecutive year
November 1, 2018
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that the firm has been named a “Law Firm…
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Prominent lobbyist Lisa McGill Sweatman joins Adams and Reese in Columbia
October 31, 2018
Adams and Reese announced experienced lobbyist Lisa McGill Sweatman has joined the firm’s Government Relations practice and Columbia, South Carolina office as a Government Affairs Advisor. Sweatman has nearly 15 years of…
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Attorney Christopher Hawkins joins Gallivan White Boyd’s Columbia, SC office
October 29, 2018
Gallivan White Boyd is pleased to announce that attorney Christopher Hawkins has joined the firm’s Columbia, South Carolina office. Hawkins received his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and earned…
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Morgan Crapps joins Parker Poe Consulting
October 29, 2018
Parker Poe Consulting is pleased to announce the addition of Morgan Crapps as a consultant in Columbia. Morgan strengthens PPC’s Site Selection & Economic Development Division. Morgan will work with…
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Cybersecurity Legal Task Force formed at University of South Carolina School of Law
October 26, 2018
Coinciding with October’s designation as Cybersecurity Awareness Month, the University of South Carolina School of Law created a Cybersecurity Legal Task Force to better inform the legal profession and the public on cyber threat information…
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Grady Beard awarded SCWCEA 2018 Lifetime Service Award
October 26, 2018The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) has awarded Grady Beard with its Lifetime Service Award. The award honors individuals who have contributed significantly to the success and betterment…
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Grady Beard awarded SCWCEA 2018 Lifetime Service Award
October 26, 2018
The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) has awarded Grady Beard with its Lifetime Service Award. The award honors individuals who have contributed significantly to the success and betterment…
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Ed Mullins named 2018 Humanitarian of the Year
October 23, 2018United Way of the Midlands will honor Edward W. Mullins, Jr. as the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year award recipient at United Way’s annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner and…
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Marguerite S. Willis honored by South Carolina Women Lawyers Association with the 2018 Jean Galloway Bissell Award
October 23, 2018
Nexsen Pruet litigator and legal leader received the organization’s prestigious award on Friday, October 19, 2018 Marguerite S. Willis, Nexsen Pruet antitrust and unfair competition attorney, was awarded the 2018 Jean…
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Ed Mullins named 2018 Humanitarian of the Year
October 23, 2018
United Way of the Midlands will honor Edward W. Mullins, Jr. as the 2018 Humanitarian of the Year award recipient at United Way’s annual Humanitarian of the Year Dinner and…
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Steven E. Farrar inducted into South Carolina Lawyers Hall of Fame
October 18, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced Steven E. Farrar was selected as a member of the inaugural class of the South Carolina Lawyers Hall of Fame. The award is sponsored by…
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Cynthia Durham Blair elected president of ALTA
October 17, 2018The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Cynthia Durham Blair has been installed president of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) for the 2018-2019…
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Cynthia Durham Blair elected president of ALTA
October 17, 2018
The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Cynthia Durham Blair has been installed president of the American Land Title Association (ALTA) for the 2018-2019…
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Five Rosen Hagood attorneys recognized as Legal Elite of the Lowcountry
October 9, 2018Charleston Business Magazine has released its second annual Legal Elite of the Lowcountry list. Attorneys are recognized based on peer nominations across twenty practice area categories. Rosen Hagood is pleased…
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Carolina Ballet Theater names Megan Early-Soppa to Board of Directors
October 9, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce that Megan Marie Early-Soppa has been selected to the Carolina Ballet Theater board of directors. Early-Soppa is a member of the firm’s…
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Five Rosen Hagood attorneys recognized as Legal Elite of the Lowcountry
October 9, 2018
Charleston Business Magazine has released its second annual Legal Elite of the Lowcountry list. Attorneys are recognized based on peer nominations across twenty practice area categories. Rosen Hagood is pleased…
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South Carolina Association of Justice offers legal resources to those impacted by historic Pee Dee flooding
October 3, 2018
The South Carolina Association for Justice, the state’s leading voice for plaintiff attorneys, is providing a free service to homeowners in the Pee Dee in the aftermath of the flooding…
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Kurt M. Rozelsky inducted into American College of Trial Lawyers
October 3, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood announced that Kurt M. Rozelsky has become a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America. Rozelsky was…
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Hospital chain pays over $260 million to settle charges arising from whistleblower lawsuits brought by VSG clients and others
October 3, 2018The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Health Management Associates, LLC (HMA) will pay over $260 million to settle allegations raised in several “qui tam” (whistleblower) / False Claims Act…
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Hospital chain pays over $260 million to settle charges arising from whistleblower lawsuits brought by VSG clients and others
October 3, 2018
The U.S. Department of Justice announced that Health Management Associates, LLC (HMA) will pay over $260 million to settle allegations raised in several “qui tam” (whistleblower) / False Claims Act…
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Regina Hollins Lewis inducted as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
October 1, 2018Gaffney, Lewis & Edwards partner Regina Hollins Lewis has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.…
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Regina Hollins Lewis inducted as Fellow of American College of Trial Lawyers
October 1, 2018
Gaffney, Lewis & Edwards partner Regina Hollins Lewis has been inducted as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, one of the premier legal associations in North America.…
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Rhodes becomes a partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
September 26, 2018Janet Rhodes, a seasoned litigator who’s practiced employment law for nearly 10 years in Columbia, is the newest partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. Rhodes represents clients in a wide…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood adds Molly H. Cash to Greenville office
September 26, 2018Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce that attorney Molly H. Cash has joined the firm’s Greenville office as a member of its Real Estate and Business Groups. Cash…
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Rhodes becomes a partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
September 26, 2018
Janet Rhodes, a seasoned litigator who’s practiced employment law for nearly 10 years in Columbia, is the newest partner at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. Rhodes represents clients in a wide…
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Two USC law students receive D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award
September 24, 2018Two students at the University of South Carolina School of Law have been honored with the D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award after they won the school’s mock trial…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood to merge with Fox Rothschild
September 24, 2018Effective Nov. 1, Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP will merge with Fox Rothschild LLP. This move, which adds 130 attorneys to Fox, signals the firm’s first foray into the Southeast. The…
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Two USC law students receive D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award
September 24, 2018Two students at the University of South Carolina School of Law have been honored with the D. Reece Williams III Trial Advocacy Award after they won the school’s mock trial…
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Parker Poe Consulting creates fiscal impact model that ‘solves an age-old problem for economic developers’
September 20, 2018
Parker Poe Consulting has created a model to estimate the fiscal impact of economic development projects in South Carolina. The model makes it possible to perform a data-driven analysis of…
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Fisher Phillips launches Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group
September 11, 2018Fisher Phillips announces that it has launched its Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group, the first practice group of its kind among the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms representing employers…
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Fisher Phillips launches Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group
September 11, 2018
Fisher Phillips announces that it has launched its Autonomous Vehicles Practice Group, the first practice group of its kind among the nation’s leading labor and employment law firms representing employers…
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McNair’s Grayson Lambert named to 2019 Leadership South Carolina Class
September 10, 2018McNair announced Grayson Lambert has been selected by Leadership South Carolina’s Board of Trustees to participate in the Class of 2019. Dedicated to educating and enlightening highly motivated people, Leadership…
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Alice Paylor elected President-elect of National Caucus of State Bar Associations
September 10, 2018At last month’s American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Alice Paylor, a Rosen Hagood partner, was elected the 2018-2019 President-elect of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations…
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HSB’s Perry MacLennan named “Star of the Year” by American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division
September 10, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Perry MacLennan has been named as a “Star of the Year” by the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division (ABA YLD). Perry was recognized for his…
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McNair’s Grayson Lambert named to 2019 Leadership South Carolina Class
September 10, 2018
McNair announced Grayson Lambert has been selected by Leadership South Carolina’s Board of Trustees to participate in the Class of 2019. Dedicated to educating and enlightening highly motivated people, Leadership…
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Alice Paylor elected President-elect of National Caucus of State Bar Associations
September 10, 2018
At last month’s American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting in Chicago, Alice Paylor, a Rosen Hagood partner, was elected the 2018-2019 President-elect of the National Caucus of State Bar Associations…
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Marguerite S. Willis to receive 2018 Jean Galloway Bissell Award
August 29, 2018
Marguerite S. Willis, Nexsen Pruet antitrust and unfair competition attorney, will be honored with the 2018 Jean Galloway Bissell Award by the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA) during the organization’s upcoming…
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Duggan helps secure acquittal in federal court
August 29, 2018Callison Tighe attorney Ian Duggan was co-counsel in the legal team that secured acquittals for two doctors accused of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. On Thursday, August 23, 2018, a…
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Jonathan Klett joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office
August 29, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to announce that Jonathan D. Klett has joined the firm and will be based in the firm’s Greenville office. Jonathan’s practice will focus on business…
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The McKay Firm welcomes newest associate, Lauren Trask
August 29, 2018
The McKay Firm announced the addition of Lauren Trask as the newest attorney at the firm. Ms. Trask practices in the areas of general insurance defense, employment defense, and civil litigation. She graduated cum…
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Duggan helps secure acquittal in federal court
August 29, 2018
Callison Tighe attorney Ian Duggan was co-counsel in the legal team that secured acquittals for two doctors accused of conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud. On Thursday, August 23, 2018, a…
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Brannon honored as Lawyer of the Year in 2019 Best Lawyers
August 28, 2018Wm. Bert Brannon, a partner at Callison Tighe & Robinson, has been named Lawyer of the Year in Litigation – Trusts and Estates in the latest edition of “Best Lawyers…
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Shutt earns Lawyer of the Year honors in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 28, 2018Nekki Shutt, a founding partner of Burnett Shutt & McDaniel, has earned Lawyer of the Year honors in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in the 2019 edition…
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Jackson Lewis strengthens employee benefits practice with addition of Suzanne Odom
August 28, 2018Jackson Lewis P.C. law firm announced that Suzanne G. Odom has joined the firm’s Greenville office as a Principal. Ms. Odom joins the firm from Nexsen Pruet, where she focused…
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Brannon honored as Lawyer of the Year in 2019 Best Lawyers
August 28, 2018
Wm. Bert Brannon, a partner at Callison Tighe & Robinson, has been named Lawyer of the Year in Litigation – Trusts and Estates in the latest edition of “Best Lawyers…
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Eighteen Wyche attorneys named to the 2019 Best Lawyers list
August 28, 2018
Best Lawyers® has recognized 18 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. Best Lawyers also named three Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year.” Eric Graben is the 2019…
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Shutt earns Lawyer of the Year honors in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 28, 2018
Nekki Shutt, a founding partner of Burnett Shutt & McDaniel, has earned Lawyer of the Year honors in the practice area of Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law in the 2019 edition…
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Six Rosen Hagood attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers, including one “Lawyer of the Year”
August 27, 2018CHARLESTON, SC – Rosen Hagood announced that six of its attorneys were named to the 2019 Best Lawyers in America list, including Alice Paylor who was recognized as Charleston’s “Lawyer…
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Eighteen Wyche attorneys named to the 2019 Best Lawyers list
August 27, 2018Best Lawyers® has recognized 18 Wyche attorneys as The Best Lawyers in America© 2019. Best Lawyers also named three Wyche attorneys “Lawyer of the Year.” Eric Graben is the 2019…
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