Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys recognized by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 24 attorneys in our Columbia office for inclusion in The 2025 Best Lawyers in America©, including…
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Adams and Reese has 10 Columbia office attorneys honored in 2025 Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024The Best Lawyers in America® 2025 edition features 160 Adams and Reese attorneys ranked by their peers among “Best Lawyers” and “Ones to Watch”. Ten of those attorneys practice in…
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Best Lawyers in America honors 32 Robinson Gray attorneys in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024Robinson Gray has achieved a new firm record as The Best Lawyers in America® recognizes 32 of its attorneys. Twenty-seven in the firm made the main Best Lawyers list in…
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Best Lawyers honors three with Parker Law Group in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024HAMPTON, S.C.– Three attorneys have been singled out among those who practice in Hampton by The Best Lawyers in America®, in the publication’s 2025 edition. These two were named to…
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Robinson and Smith honored again by Best Lawyers in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024Jonathan M. Robinson and G. Murrell Smith of Smith Robinson law firm are being honored again by The Best Lawyers in America® in the publication’s upcoming 2025 edition. This is…
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Six Morton & Gettys attorneys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024Six Morton & Gettys attorneys are being honored in a wide range of practice areas in the newest edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion piece, “Best Lawyers:…
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All attorneys at Lourie Law Firm honored by Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024In its 2025 edition, The Best Lawyers in America® has again honored every attorney at Lourie Law Firm. Here are those listed, with the practice areas in which they are…
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Callison Tighe’s Brannon and Tighe named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 15, 2024Of the 12 attorneys at Callison Tighe & Robinson recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, two stand out in particular – Bert Brannon and Mike…
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Burnette receives “Best Lawyers” Lawyer of the Year honors
August 15, 2024Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder M. Malissa Burnette is being honored as Lawyer of the Year for the Columbia area in Employment Law – Individuals in the new edition of…
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Twelve attorneys at Callison Tighe honored again in Best Lawyers edition for 2025
August 15, 2024Twelve lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are named in the Columbia area 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Each had been recognized by the publication for the…
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Henry Philpot named 2024 Founders’ Award Recipient
August 15, 2024Henry Philpot has been named 2024 Founders’ Award Recipient in recognition of his strong record as a trial advocate of great skill, his reputation for ethics and honesty, and his…
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Again in 2025 edition, all attorneys at Lewis Babcock honored by Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024The quality of representation provided across the board by Lewis Babcock law firm remains high, according to The Best Lawyers in America®. In its 2025 edition, the publication has, for…
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Gallivan White Boyd
August 15, 2024With offices in Charleston, Columbia and Greenville, South Carolina, and Charlotte, North Carolina, Gallivan White Boyd handles a variety of complex litigation for local, regional and national clients. For more…
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John Cuttino elected 2024-2025 President of the NFJE
August 15, 2024John E. Cuttino elected 2024-25 President of the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence. Gallivan White Boyd (GWB) announced that John E. Cuttino has been elected as the 2024-2025 President of…
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Five Richardson Thomas partners honored in “Best Lawyers”
August 15, 2024The just-released 2025 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” includes another outstanding showing for Richardson Thomas in the national directory, with five of the firm’s partners included in at least…
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Griffin Humphries attorneys recognized in Best Lawyers in America 2025 Edition
August 15, 2024Griffin Humphries founding members James M. Griffin and Badge Humphries are included in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America . James M. Griffin, based in Columbia, is…
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11 at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored in “Best Lawyers,” including a Lawyer of the Year
August 15, 2024Eleven attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel are listed in the just-released 2025 edition of “Best Lawyers in America” and its companion guide, “Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch,” a total…
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Best Lawyers in America honors five Bluestein Attorneys in 2025 edition
August 15, 2024Best Lawyers in America has named four Bluestein Attorneys to its 2025 Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another to its “Ones to Watch” list. The attorneys on the…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2024Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Richard C. Thomas, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, and Matthew G. Gerrald have been…
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Financial Planning Association of South Carolina to host Annual Symposium on October 1 in Columbia
August 13, 2024The Financial Planning Association (FPA) of South Carolina is excited to announce its Annual Symposium, taking place on October 1, 2024, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. This premier event…
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South Carolina Bar Foundation awards 3.7 million in grants for fiscal year 2025
August 13, 2024The South Carolina Bar Foundation has awarded grants to 42 law-related organizations and programs totaling over $3.7 million for Fiscal Year 2025. The grants will go to nonprofit organizations across…
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Smith Robinson names attorney Shanon Peake as a member
August 13, 2024Shanon Peake has been named a member of Smith Robinson, after five years with the law firm. Her practice with the firm covers a wide range of civil litigation, including…
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Adams and Reese expands commercial real estate practice with Drew English
August 12, 2024Adams and Reese LLP announced the addition of Partner Drew English, the newest member of the firm’s Corporate Services Practice Group. English has more than 25 years in commercial real…
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Nelson Mullins partner Larry Kristinik becomes chair of ABA Litigation Section
August 12, 2024Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP is pleased to announce Columbia partner Larry Kristinik has become chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Litigation Section for the 2024-25 bar year.…
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Lourie Law’s Tish Dozier Alleyne named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2024 Legal Elite
August 12, 2024Tish Dozier Alleyne, a member of Lourie Law Firm in Columbia, has been named to the 2024 “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list compiled by Columbia Business Monthly. She was…
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Thomas, Hill included in new edition of “Legal Elite”
August 12, 2024Brady Thomas and Amy Hill, two partners at Richardson Thomas, are honored in the latest edition of Columbia Business Monthly’s “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” Thomas is listed among the…
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Adams and Reese LLP
August 12, 2024Adams and Reese is a multidisciplinary law firm with more than 315 attorneys and advisors practicing in more than 75 areas of law and representing corporate clients across 10 states,…
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City of Clinton Police Department Promotes Two Officers to Sergeant
August 11, 2024During the Clinton City Council meeting last Monday, two dedicated officers of the City of Clinton Police Department received well-deserved promotions to sergeant. School Resource Officer (SRO) Dena Messer and…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson joins lawsuit against giving taxpayer-funded healthcare to illegal immigrants
August 9, 2024South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson has joined a federal lawsuit to block the Biden administration’s unconstitutional move to extend Obamacare coverage to some illegal immigrants. The Biden administration has…
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Laurens County Mourns the Loss of Local Legend Robin Morse
August 8, 2024Laurens County is grieving the loss of a beloved man, Robin Eric Morse, who passed away on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the age of 71. A man whose life…
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West Columbia Municipal Court rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Debby
August 8, 2024All West Columbia Municipal Court cases scheduled for Thursday, August 8, 2024, at West Columbia City Hall, 200 N. 12th Street, West Columbia, SC 29169, have been rescheduled for Tuesday, September…
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City of Fountain Inn Welcomes New Police Major
August 6, 2024The City of Fountain Inn is proud to announce the appointment and swearing-in of a new Police Major, a dedicated and experienced leader who brings 24 years of exemplary service…
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McCollum joins Richardson Thomas
August 6, 2024Dixie McCollum, a magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, has joined Richardson Thomas as an associate attorney. She will practice in the firm’s…
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Babcock included in new edition of “Legal Elite”
August 6, 2024Keith Babcock, a co-founder of Lewis Babcock, is again honored in the just-released 2024 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” He’s listed in the category of business litigation. Mr.…
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Seven Bluestein Attorneys named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2024 Legal Elite
August 6, 2024This year, Columbia Business Monthly has named seven Bluestein Attorneys to its “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list. That’s two more than in 2023. The list recognizes attorneys in the…
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Experienced employment lawyer Janet Rhodes joins Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
August 5, 2024Janet Rhodes, a skilled employment lawyer and litigator who’s practiced in Columbia for more than a decade, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. Long dedicated to moving employment law forward,…
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9 at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel included in new edition of “Legal Elite”
August 5, 2024Nine attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel are included in the 2024 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands,” an annual directory of attorneys based on a poll of the…
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Columbia Business Monthly honors Demetri “Jim” K. Koutrakos to 2024 ‘Legal Elite’ list
August 5, 2024Columbia Business Monthly has named Callison Tighe & Robinson member Jim Koutrakos to its 2024 “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list. Mr. Koutrakos was named in the practice area of…
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Columbia Business Monthly names 11 Robinson Gray attorneys to its Legal Elite list
August 5, 2024Columbia Business Monthly has named 11 Robinson Gray attorneys to its “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list for 2024. The list, based on a vote of active attorneys in the…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces Court Temporarily Blocks Title IX Change from Taking Effect in Four States
August 5, 2024South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announces that the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit has granted South Carolina’s request for an administrative injunction, which means the Title…
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Join the Fountain Inn Police Department for National Night Out on August 6th
August 5, 2024The Fountain Inn Police Department is gearing up to host its annual National Night Out on August 6th, 2024, from 6 PM to 8 PM on Depot Street in Fountain…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson Announces State’s Price Gouging Law in Effect
August 5, 2024South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced Sunday that the state’s law against price gouging is now in effect since Gov. Henry McMaster declared a state of emergency. “With the…
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Haynsworth Sinker Boyd’s Rob Tiro joins United Ministries Board of Directors
August 1, 2024Haynsworth Sinker Boyd, P.A. announced that Rob Tiro was recently appointed to a three-year term on the Board of Directors for United Ministries. United Ministries is a direct services organization…
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Nelson Mullins welcomes Sheria Clarke to Greenville litigation team
July 31, 2024Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, a full-service national law firm with offices from coast to coast, is pleased to welcome Sheria Clarke to its growing litigation team in Greenville,…
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Court Walsh joins Robinson Gray law firm as a member
July 31, 2024Courtney Eamon Walsh has joined Robinson Gray law firm as a member. Court Walsh is a litigator whose practice areas include administrative and regulatory law, construction litigation, and insurance. He…
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Vote Now: South Carolina Highway Patrol Competes in National Calendar Contest
July 26, 2024The SC Highway Patrol introduces an innovative vehicle combination to represent South Carolina in America’s Best Looking Cruiser Contest — a 2024 Ford Mustang and a 2023 Ford F-150! Held by the…
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Loose Threads Quilt Guild Continues to Comfort Laurens County Community
July 24, 2024Last week, the Laurens County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) received another batch of handmade quilts from the dedicated members of the Loose Threads Quilt Guild. For more than four years, the…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson calls on Congress to pass the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act
July 21, 2024Attorney General Alan Wilson joined a 22-state coalition of state attorneys general in a letter co-led by Iowa and Indiana calling on Congressional leaders to support and pass the Safeguard…
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Town of Irmo renames Community Park in honor of Jake Moore, Sr.
July 19, 2024Moore Bradley Myers Senior Partner, S. Jahue “Jake” Moore, Sr., was recognized by the Town of Irmo for his years of dedication to conservation, beautification, literacy and community service. At the July…
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Laurens County Sheriff’s Office Hosts Successful School Supply Drive
July 18, 2024The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office (LCSO) celebrated a triumphant day last Friday with their annual “Fill the Cruiser” school supply drive, held at the Laurens Chick-fil-A. This event, dedicated to…
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