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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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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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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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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Turner Padget Recognized as SC Firm of the Year by Benchmark Litigation
March 16, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – March 16, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced its recognition by Benchmark Litigation as South Carolina Firm of the Year. The honor was presented…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorney Recognized with “Leadership in Law” Award
March 15, 2012SC Lawyers Weekly honors Tom Stephenson GREENVILLE, SC – MARCH 15, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet is pleased to announce that Greenville attorney Tom Stephenson has been selected as a recipient of…
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USC Law School to Honor William “Billy” Wilkins
March 7, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – March 7, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet announcesthat William W. “Billy” Wilkins, a member (partner) in the firm’sGreenville office, has been selected as a 2012 Platinum Compleat Lawyerby…
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Nexsen Pruet Offers Free Desk Reference to Employers Across the Carolinas
March 7, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – March 7, 2012 – Nexsen Pruet is offering a free download of its updated “Employer’s Desk Reference for the Carolinas.” The firm’s Employment and Labor Law Group…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Ranked #1 Bond Counsel in SC
March 7, 2012The Bond Buyer releases 2011 top rankings CHARLESTON, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Public FinancePractice Group is ranked first among bond counsel in South Carolina for2011, according to The Bond…
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Wyche Attorneys Secure $1.4 Million Verdict for Frank Betz Associates: Architectural Works Copyright Infringement Case
February 15, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 15, 2011 – Wyche attorneys Wallace K. Lightsey and Troy A. Tessier secureda $1.4 million verdict for Frank Betz Associates, Inc. (“Betz”) in anarchitectural works copyright…
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Shunta Grant Named to United Ministries Board of Directors
February 13, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 13, 2012 – Womble Carlyle attorney ShuntaGrant has been named to the Board of Directors of United Ministries. Formore than 40 years, United Ministries has worked…
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Sam Outten to Lead S.C. Chapter of American Board of Trial Advocates
February 9, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 9, 2012 – Womble Carlyle attorney Sam Outten has been named President of the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Outten will…
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MG&C’s 2012 Charitable Giving Efforts to Focus on Wounded Warrior Project
February 8, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – February 8, 2012 – The law firm of McAngus Goudelock& Courie is pleased to announce that the firm’s charitable givingefforts in 2012 will focus on helping the…
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Four Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorneys Honored with “Leadership in Law” Awards
February 3, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – February 2, 2012 – Four Smith Moore Leatherwoodattorneys have been recognized by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly as“Leadership in Law” Award winners. Steven E. Farrar, Natalma M. McKnew,Robert…
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Womble Carlyle Merges with Hall and Bowers, Opens Columbia Office
January 31, 2012The firm’s newColumbia office will bring clients service in South Carolina regulatory andgovernment affairs issues. COLUMBIA, SC – January 31, 2012 – Womble Carlyle today announced that it hasmerged with…
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Gallivan, White & Boyd Elects New Partner in Greenville Office
January 31, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 31, 2012 – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that T. Cory Ezzell has been elected to become a Partner with the firm.…
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Jamie Hedgepath Earns Certification In Employment and Labor Law
January 30, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 30, 2012 – The South Carolina Supreme Court has certified Jamie Hedgepath as a Specialist in Employment and Labor Law. Hedgepath, a Member (Partner) in the…
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Ogletree Deakins Elects John Wentzell, Jr. as Shareholder
January 30, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 30, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, is pleased to announce…
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Sean Faulkner Joins Nelson Mullins in Greenville
January 26, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 26, 2012 – Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Greenville office recently expanded the depth of corporate services provided with the addition of Sean Faulkner, an experienced…
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Ogletree Deakins Welcomes Shannon Metz to Firm's Greenville Office
January 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 19, 2012 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the nation’s largest labor and employment law firms, welcomes Shannon Metz to…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. Gains Statewide Leadership Presence in Legal Associations
January 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – January 19, 2012 – Collins & Lacy, P.C. has gaineda vast leadership presence in legal associations across the state. Thebusiness defense firm is pleased to announce six…
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Womble Carlyle’s Mike Cashman Chosen for South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy
January 17, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 17, 2012 – Womble Carlyle attorney Mike Cashman has been selected to attend the South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy. This program, now in its four year,…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood Promotes Six Attorneys to Partner
January 12, 2012Attorneys in Charlotte, Greensboro, Raleigh and Greenville offered partnerships GREENVILLE, SC – January 12, 2012 – Six Smith Moore Leatherwood attorneys have been extended partnership invitations in the…
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For Third Consecutive Year, Billy Wilkins Named to Greenville’s “Most Influential” List
January 9, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 9, 2012 – The January 2012 edition of Greenville Business magazine names Nexsen Pruet attorney Billy Wilkins to its list of 50 Most Influential people in…
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St. Clair Named to Turner Padget Executive Committee
January 8, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 8, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. is pleased to announce that Timothy D. St. Clair has been elected to a three-year term on…
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Turner Padget Shortlisted Among Top Firms in South Carolina by Benchmark Litigation
January 6, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2012 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that the firm is included in the shortlist for Benchmark Litigation’s Annual Awards for the Southern…
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Womble Carlyle Honors 10 Attorneys for Professional, Civic Service
January 6, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – January 6, 2012 – Ten Womble Carlyle attorneys have been honored by the firm for their service to their clients and communities. One of theseattorneys – Mike…
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Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice announces 15 new partners
January 5, 2012Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, LLP announced that 15 of its attorneys have become partners in the firm. The attorneys, all of whom served previously in associate or of counsel…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Elects New Shareholders
January 4, 2012Two litigators and one business attorney elected GREENVILLE, SC – January 4, 2011 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. ispleased to announce Lindsey Carlberg Livingston, Charles M. SprinkleIII, and Tigerron A.…
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