Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Twenty-Eight Named to 2013 Super Lawyers® List for South Carolina
May 2, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 2, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that twenty-eight attorneys have been listed in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the…
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Stalvey Named Partner at Bannister & Wyatt
April 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – April 10, 2010 – Bannister & Wyatt is proud to announce that Alex Stalvey has been named partner with the Greenville firm. As partner, Stalvey will assume…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, spring break and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in Marion Square mid-month for…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, springbreak and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in MarionSquare mid-month for fashion fans…
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New I-9 Form: March 18 2013
March 19, 2013By David Dubberly and David Garrett Nexsen Pruet, LLCMarch 18, 2013 On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS) published a new two-page version of Form I-9, together…
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Greenville Attorney Honored for Commitment to Legal Services
March 12, 2013GREENVILLE & SPARTANBURG, SC – March 12, 2013 – The South Carolina Supreme Court Access to Justice Commission and the South Carolina Bar Foundation announced South Carolina Legal Services’ Kirby…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assumethey are not…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assume they are…
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Jim Price to Receive Leadership in Law Award
February 27, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – February 27, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Jim Price has been named a 2013 Leadership in Law Award winner by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Each year the…
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Ogletree Deakins Shareholders Named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 19, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – February 19, 2013 – Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Fred Suggs and Stephen Woods, of the firm’s…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announces Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRantDistinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service tothe…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announced Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service…
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Wyche Corporate Lawyers Wrapped Up 2012 with a Flurry of Deal Closings Collectively Valued at Over $650 Million
January 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 11, 2013 – The Wyche corporate lawyers wrapped up 2012 with a flurry of deal closings including six acquisitions, four corporate financing deals, one merger, and…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorney, Kirsten Small, Elected Member (Partner)
January 3, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 3, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that attorney Kirsten Small has been elected a Member (Partner) of the firm effective January 1, 2013. Small focuses her…
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Jan 3, 2013 – SC Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Agreement
January 2, 2013By David DubberlyNexsen Pruet, LLCJan 3, 2013In its most significant employment law decision of 2012, Milliken & Co. v. Morin, the South Carolina Supreme Court addressed the enforceability ofprovisions in…
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Wyche Named Official Climate Challenge Partner by American Bar Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 20, 2012 – The American Bar Association (ABA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently named Wyche, P.A. an official Climate Challenge Partner. This distinction…
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Wyche Recognized as a Top Tier Law Firm in 2013 “Best Law Firm” Rankings by U.S. News Media Group and Best Lawyers®
November 1, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 1, 2012 – U.S. News Media Group and BestLawyers have released the 2013 Best Law Firms rankings and Wyche onceagain received stellar rankings across a broad…
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Ogletree Deakins Named “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – November 1, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), a South Carolina-based national labor and employment law firm representing management, is pleased to…
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Ogletree Deakins Named “Law Firm of the Year”
November 1, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 1, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), a South Carolina-based national labor and employment law firm representing management, announces that the…
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FordHarrison Attorney Wade E. Ballard Named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers
October 9, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – October 9, 2012 – FordHarrison LLP, a national labor and employment law firm, announces that Best Lawyers, one of the oldest and most respected peer-review publications in…
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Evans joins GWH as law clerk
October 1, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – October 1, 2012 – Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt, PA brought in Zach Evans as a fall 2012 law clerk. Evans is in his final semester at Thomas M.…
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Rusty Infinger Certified as Circuit Court Mediator
September 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – September 20, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet announced attorney Rusty Infinger has achieved certification as a South Carolina Circuit Court Mediator. The S.C. Supreme Court’s Board of Arbitration…
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Wyche Continues to Grow Its Litigation Practice
September 19, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – September 19, 2012 – Wyche continues to grow its litigation practice by welcoming two new associates, Honore Hishamunda and Chris Schoen, to the firm. Honore N. Hishamunda…
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16 MG&C Attorneys Selected for 2013 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
September 17, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – September 17, 2012 – Sixteen attorneys from McAngus Goudelock & Courie have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 edition.…
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16 MG&C Attorneys Selected for 2013 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America
September 17, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2012 – Sixteen attorneys from McAngus Goudelock & Courie have been selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2013 edition.…
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Nexsen Pruet Helps Employers Comply as Health Care Law Deadlines Loom
September 13, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – September 13, 2012 – Employers are facing important deadlines in order to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which the United States Supreme Court…
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Nexsen Pruet Helps Employers Comply as Health Care Law Deadlines Loom
September 13, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – September 12, 2012 – Employers are facing important deadlines in order to comply with the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), which the United States Supreme Court…
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74 Attorneys Named to the 2013 Edition of Best Lawyers in America®
August 30, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – August 31, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet announces that 74 of its attorneys have been named to the 2013 edition of Best Lawyers in America®. In nine categories, the…
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More Wyche Lawyers Recognized as Best Lawyers in America® Than Ever Before
August 29, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – August 29, 2012 – Wyche announces that 22 Wyche lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in the latest edition of The Best Lawyers in…
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Statewide Foundation Director Named President of National Organization
August 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – August 14, 2012 – Shannon Willis Scruggs, executive director of the South Carolina Bar Foundation, has been elected President of the National Association of IOLTA Programs (NAIP).…
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Amy Allen Hinson Selected to Participate in Leadership Greenville
August 1, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – August 1, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet announces that Intellectual Property attorney, Amy Allen Hinson, has been accepted into the 2012-2013 class of Leadership Greenville. The program is…
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July 10 2012 – Healthcare Reform
July 10, 2012By J. Hagood TigheFisher & PhillipsJuly 10, 2012 Background: In short, the court battle over thePatient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) is over. The US Supreme Court says the…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorneys and Practice Groups Ranked Among Top in the Carolinas
June 12, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – June 12, 2012 – A leading legal directory has ranked Nexsen Pruet attorneys and practices among the best in North and South Carolina. The newly released 2012…
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Myada El-Sawi Joins Turner Padget
June 11, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – June 11, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney,P.A. announces that Myada El-Sawi has joined the firm’s Greenvilleoffice. Ms. El-Sawi is a member of Turner Padget’s Workers’Compensation…
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South Carolina Bar Announces Greenville/Spartanburg Area Section Council Members
June 11, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – June 7, 2012 – The S.C. Bar has named its 2012-13 section council members. The following attorneys from the Greenville/Spartanburg area have been appointed: Kevin Kenison is vice chair, Joshua…
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Client and Peer Reviews Encourage High Rankings for Wyche in Chambers USA
June 7, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – June 7, 2012 – Wyche, P.A. is once again recognized in every practice area listed for the state of South Carolina in the 2012 edition of Chambers…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Names New Director of Marketing and Business Development
June 1, 2012Vicki Cummings brings many more years of law firm marketing experience to roleGREENVILLE, SC – May 29, 2012 – Smith Moore Leatherwood announced that Vicki Cummings has joined the firm…
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Brad Thomas Joins McNair Law Firm, P.A.
June 1, 2012ANDERSON, SC – June 1, 2012 – William Bradley Thomas has joined McNair Law Firm, P.A. as an Associate in its Anderson, South Carolina office. He will focus his practice…
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Myada El-Sawi Joins Turner Padget
May 29, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 25, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces that Myada El-Sawi has joined the firm’s Greenville office. Ms. El-Sawi is a member of Turner…
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Elmore Goldsmith, PA Hires Summer Associate
May 17, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 16, 2012 – The law firm of Elmore Goldsmith announces that Mark Newman will be joining them as part of their summer associate program. The program…
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Elmore Goldsmith, PA Hires Summer Associate
May 16, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 16, 2012 – The law firm of Elmore Goldsmith is pleased to announce that Mark Newman will be joining them as part of their summer associate…
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Nelson Mullins Awards Grants for Children's Issues to Two S.C. Legal Aid Organizations
May 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 14, 2012 – South Carolina Legal Servicesand the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center will each receivegrants from Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough to help providecharitable…
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Turner Padget Launches Community Associations Blog
May 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 14, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced the launch of its first blog, aimed at providing perspective regarding the complex legal issues impacting…
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United Way names Ed Mullins 2011 Alyce Kemp DeWitt Award Winner
May 11, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – May 10, 2012 – United Way of the Midlands has honored EdMullins of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as the 2011 AlyceKemp DeWitt award winner. The…
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David Dukes named Clemson trustee
May 9, 2012CLEMSON, SC – May 9, 2012 – Clemson University alumnus David E. Dukes, 53, of Columbia,chairman of the executive committee and former managing partner ofSouth Carolina’s largest law firm, has…
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PGWH celebrates with another successful Rooptop Party
May 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – May 3, 2012 – Hundreds of Upstate business and community leaders celebrated the warm weather and the region’s growing economy at the Annual Pfeiffer Gleaton Wyatt Hewitt…
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Turner Padget Launches Drug and Medical Device Practice
May 3, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – May 3, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced the launch of its Drug and Medical Device practice group. The formalization of this industry group…
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Gates Foundation Group Tabs Nexsen Pruet Attorney
April 30, 2012Tommy Preston to Lead Millennium Scholars Alumni Association COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet attorney Tommy Preston is the new President-Elect of the Gates Millennium Scholars Alumni…
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Columbia attorney receives Employment Law award
April 30, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 30, 2012 – The S.C. Bar Employment and Labor LawSection Council announces that Herbert “Herb” W. Louthian has beennamed the Distinguished Lawyer of 2012. Louthian will…
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Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. Continues Expansion
April 26, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 26, 2012 – The law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that four attorneys have joined the firm’s offices in Columbia and Greenville, S.C.…
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