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, 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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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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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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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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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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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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Collins & Lacy, P.C. Attorneys Jack Griffeth and Ross Plyler Elected to SC Bar Association House of Delegates
April 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 25, 2012 – Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorneysJack Griffeth and Ross Plyler, both of the firm’s Greenville office,were elected to the South Carolina Bar Association House…
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S.C. Bar House of Delegates to Meet in Columbia May 3
April 25, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 25, 2012 – The South Carolina Bar will hold itsHouse of Delegates meeting Thursday, May 3, at 12 p.m. at the SouthCarolina Bar Conference Center in…
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Establishes Office in Nashville
April 23, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 23, 2012 – Nelson Mullins Riley &Scarborough, a law firm with established national and internationalpractices, is entering the Tennessee legal market with the opening of aNashville…
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Court Sides with Wyche Lawyers and Rejects Elected Official’s Challenges to County Council’s Constitutional Authority
April 19, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 19, 2011 – Wyche attorneys John Moylan and Matthew Richardson represented Florence County Council in two lawsuits brought by the Florence County Treasurer, Dean C. Fowler,…
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Elmore Goldsmith Partner Invited to Become Fellow in The Litigation Counsel of America
April 12, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April12, 2012 – Elmore Goldsmith, PA announcedthat L. Franklin Elmore has been invited to become a Fellow in theLitigation Counsel of America. Elmore will be inducted at…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Named Go-To Law Firm
April 12, 2012Firm Honored in Litigation and Labor & Employment Categories CHARLESTON, SC – April 12, 2012 — Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announcedthat the firm has been named a 2012 Go-To Law…
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Finch and Perry of Greenville Tech Receive Innovation Award
April 11, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 11, 2012 – A 2012 Innovation Award was presented to Joy Finch and Rufus Perry of Greenville Technical College, co-managers of the SC Building Operator Certification…
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Twelve Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. Attorneys Recognized as Super Lawyers and Rising Stars
April 6, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 6, 2012 – The law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that eight attorneys from the firm’s Greenville and Columbia offices have been selected…
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2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers Honors 28 Womble Carlyle Attorneys
April 4, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 4, 2012 – Twenty-eight attorneys in WombleCarlyle’s Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, S.C., offices have beennamed to the 2012 lists of South Carolina Super Lawyers and SouthCarolina…
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Two Attorneys In Upstate Construction Law Firm Recognized By South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine
April 4, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 2, 2012 – Two Elmore Goldsmith attorneys have been named top attorneys in 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. No more than 5 percent of the…
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Art Justice Receives Ashpy P. Lowrimore Annual Award
April 4, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – April 4, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., is pleased to announce Arthur E. Justice, Jr.,received the United Way of Florence County’s Ashpy P. Lowrimore…
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Greenville Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Five Named to 2012 Super Lawyers® List for SC
April 3, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 3, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet announces that twenty-four attorneys, including five who practice in Greenville, have been listed in the 2012 edition of South Carolina Super…
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Fourteen Wyche Attorneys Recognized by South Carolina Super Lawyers; Wallace Lightsey Named One of Top Twenty Five
April 3, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – April 3, 2012 – Fourteen Wyche attorneys were recognized in 2012 by South Carolina Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers from more than 70 practice…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
April 3, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A.announces that 12 of the firm’s shareholders have been named by SuperLawyers magazine as top attorneys in South Carolina for 2012. Inaddition,…
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Fifteen McNair Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in SC Super Lawyers 2012®
March 28, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – March 28, 2012 – McNair Law Firm, P.A. announces thatfifteen attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion inSouth Carolina Super Lawyers 2012® including two that…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine
March 28, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 28, 2012 – Seven Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys have been named top attorneys in 2012 by South Carolina Super Lawyers magazine. One other attorney has been…
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Turner Padget Attorneys Named Among South Carolina Super Lawyers
March 28, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – March 28, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce that 12 of the firm’s shareholders have been named by Super Lawyers magazine…
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Greenville County Juvenile Arbitration Program Seeking Volunteers
March 26, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 23, 2012 – Juvenile Arbitration Programs are community-based diversion programs designed for first-time juvenile offenders charged with a non-violent crime. Offenders are diverted from the Juvenile…
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Richard Davis v. A&E Television Networks is the 2011 “South Carolina Case of the Year.
March 26, 2012NEW YORK, NY – March 26, 2012 – The legal publication Benchmark Litigation has named Richard Davis v. A&E Television Networks as the 2011 “South Carolina Case of the Year.”…
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