Sowell Gray Robinson attorney Beth Richardson named honoree for Leadership in Law Awards
March 2, 2017
COLUMBIA SC – Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce Beth B. Richardson has been named an honoree for the 2017 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership…
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Legal Clarification for Homeowner Associations in S.C.
March 2, 2017
State Supreme Court rules group engaged in unauthorized practice of law The South Carolina Supreme Court has shone a light on a legal grey area impacting homeowner associations in the…
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Established Columbia law firm changes name to Halligan Mahoney & Williams
March 1, 2017
As of March 1, the Columbia, S.C., law firm formerly known as Childs & Halligan will be Halligan Mahoney & Williams. “Our new name reflects who we are, who we’ve…
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Ogletree Deakins opens in Paris
March 1, 2017Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, expanded its international presence today by opening an office in Paris, France. Ogletree Deakins’ Paris office broadens…
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Ogletree Deakins opens in Paris
March 1, 2017Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, expanded its international presence today by opening an office in Paris, France. Ogletree Deakins’ Paris office broadens…
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Sam Mabry receives Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
March 1, 2017At the South Carolina American Board of Trial Advocates’ annual meeting and black-tie dinner, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder H. Sam Mabry III was awarded the 2016 Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr.…
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Sam Mabry receives Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
March 1, 2017At the South Carolina American Board of Trial Advocates’ annual meeting and black-tie dinner, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder H. Sam Mabry III was awarded the 2016 Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr.…
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Sam Mabry receives Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr. Trial Lawyer of the Year Award
March 1, 2017
At the South Carolina American Board of Trial Advocates’ annual meeting and black-tie dinner, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholder H. Sam Mabry III was awarded the 2016 Jeter E. Rhodes, Jr.…
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Ogletree Deakins opens in Paris
March 1, 2017
Ogletree Deakins, one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, expanded its international presence today by opening an office in Paris, France. Ogletree Deakins’ Paris office broadens…
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Kathryn Whitaker named to Charleston’s 40 under 40
February 27, 2017
McNair Law Firm announced that its Director of Marketing and Business Development, Kathryn Whitaker, has been selected as a 2017 Forty Under 40 winner by the Charleston Regional Business Journal. Whitaker’s…
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Kathryn Whitaker named to Charleston’s 40 under 40
February 27, 2017
McNair Law Firm announced that its Director of Marketing and Business Development, Kathryn Whitaker, has been selected as a 2017 Forty Under 40 winner by the Charleston Regional Business Journal. Whitaker’s…
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Edward G. McDonnell named Attorney of the Year at the 2016 REGAL Awards Gala presented by the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Columbia
February 27, 2017The 28th Annual REGAL Awards Gala, presented by the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Columbia with the Building Industry Association, was held on Saturday, February 18th. Proudly, McDonnell and…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline wins REGAL awards
February 27, 2017The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline announced the firm has won REGAL awards for Community Service and Best Special Promotion. The awards were presented at the 28th Annual…
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Palmetto Health statement on Sisters of Charity lawsuit
February 27, 2017
In August 2016, the Sisters of Charity of Cleveland, Ohio, the former owners of Providence Hospitals, filed a lawsuit against Palmetto Health related to the orthopedic physicians and their practice…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline wins REGAL awards
February 27, 2017
The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline announced the firm has won REGAL awards for Community Service and Best Special Promotion. The awards were presented at the 28th Annual…
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Edward G. McDonnell named Attorney of the Year at the 2016 REGAL Awards Gala presented by the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Columbia
February 27, 2017
The 28th Annual REGAL Awards Gala, presented by the Sales and Marketing Council of Greater Columbia with the Building Industry Association, was held on Saturday, February 18th. Proudly, McDonnell and…
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Sowell Gray Robinson and members recognized in 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
February 24, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is ranked among the nation’s best in general commercial litigation in the forthcoming 2017 edition of Chambers USA – America’s…
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Sowell Gray Robinson and members recognized in 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
February 24, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is ranked among the nation’s best in general commercial litigation in the forthcoming 2017 edition of Chambers USA – America’s…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP partner Kevin McCarrell recognized as “Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Law Specialist” by the South Carolina Supreme Court
February 21, 2017
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced that M. Kevin McCarrell, a partner in the firm’s Greenville office, has been certified as a specialist in the field of Bankruptcy and Debtor/Creditor Law…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorney to be Committee Chair of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 20, 2017
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced professional liability attorney, Kerri Rupert, is serving as chair of the Professional Development Committee of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). The SCWLA’s mission…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. grows the Professional liability practice group with the addition of Karen Ratigan
February 16, 2017
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Karen Ratigan has joined the firm’s Columbia office as special counsel practicing in the area of professional liabpility defense. Prior to joining Collins & Lacy, Karen worked…
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Marti Bluestein to participate in Diversity Leaders Initiative
February 16, 2017This spring, Margaret “Marti” Miles Bluestein will participate in the Diversity Leaders Initiative, a program of the Riley Institute at Furman. A founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson and Delgado,…
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Sowell Gray Robinson joins Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms
February 16, 2017Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC a Columbia-based law firm, announced that it has been invited to join Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. The affiliation…
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Sowell Gray Robinson joins Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms
February 16, 2017
Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC a Columbia-based law firm, announced that it has been invited to join Meritas, a global alliance of independent business law firms. The affiliation…
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Marti Bluestein to participate in Diversity Leaders Initiative
February 16, 2017
This spring, Margaret “Marti” Miles Bluestein will participate in the Diversity Leaders Initiative, a program of the Riley Institute at Furman. A founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson and Delgado,…
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Cory Manning selected for Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative
February 15, 2017
Cory Manning, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia office, is one of 44 leaders from across the Midlands and surrounding areas selected to participate in the…
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John Gettys selected for Furman’s Riley Institute program
February 14, 2017
ROCK HILL, SC – John Gettys, a partner with Morton & Gettys, Attorneys at Law, is one of 44 leaders selected to participate in the 10th Midlands class of the…
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Ogletree Deakins celebrates 40th anniversary
February 13, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. The firm was founded on…
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Ogletree Deakins celebrates 40th anniversary
February 13, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, celebrates its 40th anniversary today. The firm was founded on…
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Murphy & Grantland snags veteran media professional
February 13, 2017COLUMBIA, SC – Hiring continues at Murphy & Grantland law firm in Columbia. Kevin Floyd has joined the firm’s administrative staff as Director of Marketing and Communications. Floyd is media…
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Elmore Goldsmith reveals new brand and website
February 13, 2017
Elmore Goldsmith, P.A. practices law throughout the Carolinas, with a focus on construction and surety law. The firm’s new brand encapsulates Elmore Goldsmith’s modern approach and expertise in construction and…
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Murphy & Grantland snags veteran media professional
February 13, 2017
COLUMBIA, SC – Hiring continues at Murphy & Grantland law firm in Columbia. Kevin Floyd has joined the firm’s administrative staff as Director of Marketing and Communications. Floyd is media…
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Inviting the IRS in the Business Office of Churches?
February 12, 2017By Adam Neil, shareholder, Murphy & Grantland Columbia, SC Potential downsides to repeal of the Johnson Amendment For a long time, various evangelical Christian groups have called for the…
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Adams and Reese adds two former S.C. Dept. of Revenue attorneys to Columbia office
February 12, 2017Adams and Reese announced the addition of two associates to its Columbia office. Sarah R. Khouri and Justine M. Tate, both former attorneys with the South Carolina Department of Revenue…
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Adams and Reese adds two former S.C. Dept. of Revenue attorneys to Columbia office
February 12, 2017
Adams and Reese announced the addition of two associates to its Columbia office. Sarah R. Khouri and Justine M. Tate, both former attorneys with the South Carolina Department of Revenue…
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Inviting the IRS in the Business Office of Churches?
February 12, 2017
By Adam Neil, shareholder, Murphy & Grantland Columbia, SC Potential downsides to repeal of the Johnson Amendment For a long time, various evangelical Christian groups have called for the…
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Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Business Impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy
February 10, 2017
By John Hill and Rebecca Sigmund Shareholders in the Immigration Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins Law Firm based in South Carolina In a flurry of activity since taking office,…
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Business Impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy
February 10, 2017
By John Hill and Rebecca Sigmund Shareholders in the Immigration Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins Law Firm based in South Carolina In a flurry of activity since taking office,…
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Aaron M. Scheuer joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
February 10, 2017
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recently welcomed Aaron M. Scheuer to the firm’s corporate tax practice as an associate in the Columbia office. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center’s LL.M. in…
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Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney named president-elect of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 10, 2017
Fisher Phillips attorney Sheila Bias has been named president-elect of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Established in 1993, SCWLA’s mission is to enhance the status, influence and effectiveness…
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Aaron M. Scheuer joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
February 9, 2017Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recently welcomed Aaron M. Scheuer to the firm’s corporate tax practice as an associate in the Columbia office. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center’s LL.M. in…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney named president-elect of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 9, 2017Fisher Phillips attorney Sheila Bias has been named president-elect of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Established in 1993, SCWLA’s mission is to enhance the status, influence and effectiveness…
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Nelson Mullins’ Carmen Harper Thomas selected as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
February 8, 2017
Carmen Harper Thomas, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia office, has been named a Fellow in the 2017 class of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity…
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Kimberly Witherspoon awarded 2016 Young Professional of the Year by Greenville Chamber
February 8, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Kimberly Witherspoon, a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office, received the Young Professional of the Year Award at the Greenville Chamber’s 128th Annual Meeting on Tuesday,…
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Motley Rice adds two new members, expands public client experience
February 6, 2017
Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, is bolstering its experience representing public entities in consumer and financial fraud, health care and other litigation by adding two…
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Sam Clawson Jr. named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC.
February 6, 2017
Sam Clawson Jr., son of former managing partner, Sam Clawson Sr., has been named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC. Licensed since 2008, Clawson Jr. is a Charleston native and…
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Edward G. McDonnell, CEO of McDonnell and Associates, PA, selected as honoree for 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
February 5, 2017
Edward G. McDonnell, CEO and founder of McDonnell and Associates, PA., has been announced in the 2017 class of honorees for the ninth annual South Carolina Leadership in Law awards,…
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