Former Chief Justice Costa M. Pleicones joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
March 12, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that Costa M. Pleicones, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, will join the firm in the Columbia office as Special Counsel. Pleicones will…
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Former Chief Justice Costa M. Pleicones joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
March 12, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that Costa M. Pleicones, former Chief Justice of the South Carolina Supreme Court, will join the firm in the Columbia office as Special Counsel. Pleicones will…
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Montgomery invited to join International Association of Defense Counsel
March 12, 2018Sowell Gray Robinson member Michael Montgomery has been invited to join the International Association of Defense Counsel. The IADC is an invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate…
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Montgomery invited to join International Association of Defense Counsel
March 12, 2018
Sowell Gray Robinson member Michael Montgomery has been invited to join the International Association of Defense Counsel. The IADC is an invitation-only global legal organization for attorneys who represent corporate…
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South Carolina’s top legal group announces recipients of annual awards
March 9, 2018
The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has announced the recipients of their annual awards, recognizing a few of the state’s top legal minds. SCAJ has over 1300 members and…
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South Carolina’s top legal group announces recipients of annual awards
March 9, 2018
The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has announced the recipients of their annual awards, recognizing a few of the state’s top legal minds. SCAJ has over 1300 members and…
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Bill Connor opens new law offices in Orangeburg
March 9, 2018By W. Thomas Smith Jr. ORANGEBURG, S.C. – South Carolina attorney Bill Connor will celebrate the grand opening of his new Orangeburg law offices and his 12-years of practice now under…
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Burnette honored at International Women’s Day Luncheon
March 9, 2018M. Malissa Burnette, a co-founder of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, was among 10 trailblazers honored at this year’s International Women’s Day luncheon. Burnette was recognized for her work in social…
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Burnette honored at International Women’s Day Luncheon
March 9, 2018
M. Malissa Burnette, a co-founder of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, was among 10 trailblazers honored at this year’s International Women’s Day luncheon. Burnette was recognized for her work in social…
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Bill Connor opens new law offices in Orangeburg
March 9, 2018
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. ORANGEBURG, S.C. – South Carolina attorney Bill Connor will celebrate the grand opening of his new Orangeburg law offices and his 12-years of practice now under…
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Jeff Stover to speak at SCBIO Life Sciences Boot Camp – March 14
March 8, 2018
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Jeff Stover will speak at the SCBIO Life Sciences Boot Camp on March 14 in Columbia, South Carolina. Jeff’s presentations, “IP Essentials for Life Sciences” will…
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NP Strategy expands, adds Jean Cecil Frick as senior strategic advisor
March 8, 2018
With more than a decade of experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, Jean Cecil Frick joins NP Strategy (NPS+) as a senior strategic advisor. Jean Cecil has built…
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NP Strategy expands, adds Jean Cecil Frick as senior strategic advisor
March 7, 2018
With more than a decade of experience in the private, public and non-profit sectors, Jean Cecil Frick joins NP Strategy (NPS+) as a senior strategic advisor. Jean Cecil has built…
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Gary Pickren wins 2017 Closing Attorney of the Year
March 7, 2018The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced Gary Pickren has won the REGAL award for 2017 Closing Attorney of the Year. The award was presented at the…
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Sowell Gray Robinson attorneys write new book on legal malpractice in SC
March 7, 2018Five Sowell Gray Robinson attorneys have collaborated to write a new book on legal malpractice in the Palmetto State. The authors of The Law of Legal Malpractice in South Carolina…
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Sowell Gray Robinson attorneys write new book on legal malpractice in SC
March 7, 2018
Five Sowell Gray Robinson attorneys have collaborated to write a new book on legal malpractice in the Palmetto State. The authors of The Law of Legal Malpractice in South Carolina…
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Gary Pickren wins 2017 Closing Attorney of the Year
March 7, 2018
The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline, LLC announced Gary Pickren has won the REGAL award for 2017 Closing Attorney of the Year. The award was presented at the…
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Hydrick to present at Nexsen Pruet seminar
March 6, 2018
Woody Hydrick, managing principal of Global Location Strategies, will be a featured panelist at the Nexsen Pruet Economic Development Seminar in Columbia, S.C. Held Friday, March 9 from 10:00 a.m.…
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Justice 360 names attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best Board of Directors Chairperson for 2018
March 6, 2018Justice 360, a non-profit organization dedicated to reforming policies and proceedings in capital punishment cases, has recently named Columbia, SC based attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best as their new Chairperson of the…
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Justice 360 names attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best Board of Directors Chairperson for 2018
March 6, 2018
Justice 360, a non-profit organization dedicated to reforming policies and proceedings in capital punishment cases, has recently named Columbia, SC based attorney Elizabeth Franklin-Best as their new Chairperson of the…
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Pope Flynn receives two Tier 1 Public Finance rankings for Columbia and Charlotte, one Tier 2 Public Finance National ranking from U.S. News – Best Lawyers® 2018 “Best Law Firms” list
March 5, 2018
Pope Flynn, a Columbia-headquartered law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has received two Tier 1 metropolitan rankings in public finance — one for Columbia, SC, and one…
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SC Bar offers free legal clinics in the Midlands – March 13, 14, 22
March 5, 2018
The SC Bar Public Services Division will sponsor three free legal clinics in the Midlands in March. The schedule is as follows: March 13—Consumer Law Issues, including credit cards and…
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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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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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