State judge orders class-action case against SCE&G to proceed
March 4, 2018A state circuit judge Thursday issued an order denying an attempt by SCE&G to kill five class-action complaints that seek to stop the utility from continuing to charge its customers for costs…
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State judge orders class-action case against SCE&G to proceed
March 4, 2018A state circuit judge Thursday issued an order denying an attempt by SCE&G to kill five class-action complaints that seek to stop the utility from continuing to charge its customers for costs…
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Kathy McKinney received Honorary Alumni Award from Furman University
March 1, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder Kathy McKinney was presented with the Honorary Alumni Award from Furman University during their annual Bell Tower Ball on Saturday, February 24. This award recognizes individuals…
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Attorney Thomas Chase joins Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP
March 1, 2018
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced that attorney Tom Chase has joined its Greenville office as a member of the firm’s Transportation and Logistics team. Chase brings with him nearly 25…
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Senate confirms Marvin Quattlebaum as a U.S. District Judge for South Carolina
March 1, 2018
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Marvin Quattlebaum as a U.S. District Judge for South Carolina. His nomination was received into the Senate on August 8, 2017. Marvin Quattlebaum is a…
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Senate confirms Marvin Quattlebaum as a U.S. District Judge for South Carolina
March 1, 2018
The U.S. Senate has confirmed Marvin Quattlebaum as a U.S. District Judge for South Carolina. His nomination was received into the Senate on August 8, 2017. Marvin Quattlebaum is a…
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Dubose-Robinson, PC names Tommy Morgan as new shareholder; announces new firm name
February 27, 2018
Dubose-Robinson, PC announces that it has elected H. Thomas Morgan, Jr. as a named shareholder. The firm will now be called DuBose│Robinson│Morgan. The firm also announces that J. Alexander Hooks…
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Will Johnson to speak at South Carolina Bankers Association Young Bankers Division Conference
February 27, 2018
Haynsworth Sinker Boyd shareholder Will Johnson will speak at the South Carolina Bankers Association Young Bankers Division Conference, to be held March 2-4, 2018 in Savanah, Georgia. Will’s presentation, “Shaping…
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Will Johnson to speak at South Carolina Bankers Association Young Bankers Division Conference
February 26, 2018Haynsworth Sinker Boyd shareholder Will Johnson will speak at the South Carolina Bankers Association Young Bankers Division Conference, to be held March 2-4, 2018 in Savanah, Georgia. Will’s presentation, “Shaping…
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South Carolina’s top legal group names Joe Rice recipient of the “Founders Award”
February 26, 2018
The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has named Joseph F. “Joe” Rice as recipient of their highest honor, the Founders’ Award. The honor is in recognition of his long career of professional…
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South Carolina’s top legal group names Joe Rice recipient of the “Founders Award”
February 26, 2018
The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has named Joseph F. “Joe” Rice as recipient of their highest honor, the Founders’ Award. The honor is in recognition of his long career of professional…
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Litigation, corporate attorneys move to Nelson Mullins, open Baltimore office
February 26, 2018Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced that a group of attorneys from Miles & Stockbridge will join the firm to open a Baltimore office. The office features a litigation…
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Litigation, corporate attorneys move to Nelson Mullins, open Baltimore office
February 26, 2018
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP announced that a group of attorneys from Miles & Stockbridge will join the firm to open a Baltimore office. The office features a litigation…
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Lyndey Ritz Zwing named a 2018 Capital Young Professional Awards Top Ten Finalist
February 22, 2018
Attorney Lyndey Ritz Zwing of the Adams and Reese Columbia office was one of 10 individuals named to the 2018 Capital Young Professional (CYP) Awards Top Ten Finalists by Columbia Metropolitan…
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Fisher Phillips launches interactive pay equity map
February 22, 2018In response to the recent avalanche of pay equity legislation and challenges facing employers working to understand and comply with a patchwork quilt of equal pay laws, Fisher Phillips announced…
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Fisher Phillips launches interactive pay equity map
February 22, 2018
In response to the recent avalanche of pay equity legislation and challenges facing employers working to understand and comply with a patchwork quilt of equal pay laws, Fisher Phillips announced…
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Resolutions reached for Takata airbag victims
February 19, 2018
Judge Brendan Shannon of the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware has approved a bankruptcy plan carving out a trust for personal injury claimants as well as a…
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Fisher Phillips attorney elected president-elect of South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
February 18, 2018Fisher Phillips announced Sheila Willis has been elected to serve as president-elect of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The YLD, which coordinates various programs across the state…
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Fisher Phillips attorney elected president-elect of South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division
February 18, 2018
Fisher Phillips announced Sheila Willis has been elected to serve as president-elect of the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The YLD, which coordinates various programs across the state…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Cory Patterson selected to become Riley Diversity Fellow
February 13, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd is pleased to share that Cory Patterson, a litigator in the Greenville office, has been selected to participate in the Riley Institute at Furman’s Diversity Leaders Initiative…
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Ashby Gressette, AIA, Stevens & Wilkinson
February 12, 2018
MidlandsBiz: What is your education and background? Ashby Gressette: I’m a St. Matthews native and attended Clemson University from 1970 through 1976 where I earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees…
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Luther Battiste, elected president of the American Board of Trial Advocates for 2020
February 12, 2018
In January, Columbia attorney Luther J. Battiste III, a founding shareholder of Johnson, Toal & Battiste, was elected national vice president of the American Board of Trial Advocates for 2018.…
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Attorney Alice Adams joins Gallivan White Boyd
February 12, 2018
Gallivan White Boyd announced that attorney Alice Price Adams has joined the firm as of counsel. Based in the Columbia office, her practice emphasis is on litigation and premises liability.…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys elected to American Board of Trial Advocates
February 11, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that Ben Alexander and Sally Purnell, both shareholders practicing in the Greenville office, have been elected to membership in the South Carolina Chapter of the American…
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Haigler and Tyson named honorees for Leadership in Law Awards
February 9, 2018Sowell Gray Robinson announced that members Nick Haigler and Rob Tyson have been named honorees for the 2018 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards. This award honors outstanding…
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Haigler and Tyson named honorees for Leadership in Law Awards
February 9, 2018Sowell Gray Robinson announced that members Nick Haigler and Rob Tyson have been named honorees for the 2018 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards. This award honors outstanding…
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Experienced family law attorney joins Morton & Gettys
February 8, 2018
Rock Hill, SC – Lynelle D. Morgan, a veteran attorney and passionate child advocate, has joined the family law team at Morton & Gettys as an associate. Morgan’s practice will…
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Cynthia Blair selected to serve on SC Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
February 8, 2018
The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced that Cynthia Durham Blair has been selected to serve on the South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SC SBDC) Advisory…
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Experienced family law attorney joins Morton & Gettys
February 7, 2018Rock Hill, SC – Lynelle D. Morgan, a veteran attorney and passionate child advocate, has joined the family law team at Morton & Gettys as an associate. Morgan’s practice will…
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Cynthia Blair selected to serve on SC Small Business Development Center Advisory Board
February 7, 2018The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced that Cynthia Durham Blair has been selected to serve on the South Carolina Small Business Development Center (SC SBDC) Advisory…
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SC Bar offers free legal clinics in the Midlands
February 7, 2018
The SC Bar Public Services Division will sponsor three free legal clinics in the Midlands in February. The schedule is as follows: February 13—Bankruptcy Law Issues, presented by Philip M.…
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Nelson Mullins Awards third year of Diversity Scholarship
February 7, 2018
Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has awarded its third year of a Diversity Scholarship to law student Jason Richardson. He will receive a $10,000 scholarship and a salaried summer…
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Bennett to receive Compleat Lawyer Award
February 5, 2018
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, is pleased to announce that shareholder Joshua A. Bennett is one of three lawyers selected to receive a Silver Compleat Lawyer award from the University…
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Bennett to receive Compleat Lawyer Award
February 5, 2018
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, is pleased to announce that shareholder Joshua A. Bennett is one of three lawyers selected to receive a Silver Compleat Lawyer award from the University…
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South Carolina Association for Justice offering legal services to victims of Amtrak 91
February 5, 2018
The train collision of Amtrak 91 near South Carolina’s capital city was a tragic event. The victims of this accident and their families will be dealing with suffering, grief and…
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Two Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholders named 2018 Leadership in Law honorees
February 5, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd congratulates two of its shareholders on being named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Leadership in Law Honoree list. John Tiller and Jay Matthews are among 30…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces new partners
February 5, 2018
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Stephanie G. Flynn, Dorothy H. Cornwell, Karen M. Kemerait and Amy Smith Klass have been elected to the firm’s partnership…
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Two Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholders named 2018 Leadership in Law Honorees
February 5, 2018Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd congratulates two of its shareholders on being named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2018 Leadership in Law Honoree list. John Tiller and Jay Matthews are among 30…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney elected president of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 2, 2018Fisher Phillips announced attorney Sheila Willis has been named president of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Willis was chosen to lead the organization based on her commitment to…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney elected president of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 2, 2018Fisher Phillips announced attorney Sheila Willis has been named president of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Willis was chosen to lead the organization based on her commitment to…
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Turner Padget expands Georgia practice with five seasoned lawyers in Augusta
January 31, 2018
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces that all five attorneys previously associated with Augusta, Ga., law firm Warlick, Stebbins, Murray, & Chew, LLP, have joined Turner Padget effective February 1.…
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Turner Padget expands Georgia practice with five seasoned lawyers in Augusta
January 31, 2018
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces that all five attorneys previously associated with Augusta, Ga., law firm Warlick, Stebbins, Murray, & Chew, LLP, have joined Turner Padget effective February 1.…
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Dustin Scott Joins Palmetto Tax Advocates
January 31, 2018
Palmetto Tax Advocates announced that Dustin Scott has joined the company as a tax accountant. Scott is an accountant, with undergraduate and master’s degrees in business administration and accounting, and…
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Adams and Reese Columbia partner Kirby D. Shealy, III, named to 2018 Leadership In Law
January 30, 2018
Adams and Reese attorney Kirby D. Shealy, III, was recognized among the leaders in his field as the Columbia office partner was named a 2018 Leadership in Law winner as…
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Billy Newsome launches Newsome Law, P.A.
January 30, 2018After 25 years practicing law at one of South Carolina’s largest law firms, Billy Newsome has opened his own practice, Newsome Law, P.A. Newsome has a Masters in Tax Law…
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Billy Newsome launches Newsome Law, P.A.
January 30, 2018
After 25 years practicing law at one of South Carolina’s largest law firms, Billy Newsome has opened his own practice, Newsome Law, P.A. Newsome has a Masters in Tax Law…
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The Law: Work Visas for Multinational Managers
January 29, 2018
By Rebecca Sigmund and John Hill Ogletree Deakins South Carolina In the midst of a flurry of recent immigration-related news items and changes proposed by the Trump Administration, one…
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Richardson Plowden names Steven Pugh as new managing shareholder
January 29, 2018
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. has named attorney Steven J. Pugh as the Firm’s new managing shareholder. An accomplished litigation attorney, Mr. Pugh has nearly 30 years of experience. His…
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Perry MacLennan elected to leadership positions in two organizations
January 26, 2018Perry MacLennan, an attorney in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Charleston office, has been elected to the 2018 Palmetto Society for Human Resource Management (PSHRM) Board of Directors as General Counsel and…
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Michelin North America obtains settlement in lawsuit against Tire Mart Inc.
January 24, 2018
Michelin North America, Inc., has reached a settlement with Tire Mart Inc., doing business as Braven Off-Road, regarding enforcement of design patents for the popular BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain T/A® KM2 tires produced…
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