Owen certified as a Family Court Mediator
December 11, 2024Morton & Gettys partner Elizabeth Smith Owen has earned certification as a Family Court Mediator from the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification. An experienced family law attorney…
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Smith Robinson named to top tier by Best Law Firms
November 20, 2024In its 2025 edition, Best Law Firms in America® has named Smith Robinson law firm to its Tier One list in the Columbia area in two practice areas: • Commercial…
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Morgan & Morgan opens new office in Columbia, SC
November 18, 2024Morgan & Morgan, America’s largest injury law firm, announced the opening of its Columbia, SC, office. This is the firm’s fourth location in the Palmetto State. “We are thrilled to…
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Bailey Jackson joins Robinson Gray law firm
November 15, 2024Attorney Bailey Jackson has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. Her practice focuses on administrative and regulatory law, with an emphasis on utility regulation and the environment, as…
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Best Law Firms places Robinson Gray in top tier for Columbia in 19 practice areas
November 15, 2024Robinson Gray has been recognized in a total of 28 practice areas in the 2025 edition of “Best Law Firms,” by U.S. News/Best Lawyers®. Of these, Robinson Gray was cited…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C.’s Construction and Transportation Practice Groups welcome Kyle H. Cooper
November 14, 2024Kyle H. Cooper has joined the growing team of lawyers with Collins & Lacy, P.C. as part of the firm’s Construction and Transportation Practice Groups. Kyle attended James Madison University…
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Wyche’s Corporate Practice Group expands with addition of Alex Nordholm and Brian Park
November 13, 2024Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with offices across South Carolina, announced that Alex Nordholm and Brian Park have joined the firm’s Corporate Practice Group. Both Nordholm and Park bring…
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Bluestein Attorneys named to Best Law Firms for 15th time straight
November 12, 2024Bluestein Attorneys has once again been listed in the top tier of Best Law Firms in the Columbia area – for the 15th year in a row. The firm received…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes five new associates
November 12, 2024Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Kate Childs, Catherine R. Langdon, Ashley Long, Sarah J. Reisinger and Chloë Satzger have joined the firm. “We are thrilled to welcome five exceptional…
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Lewis Babcock honored in new edition of “Best Law Firms”
November 11, 2024Lewis Babcock is being honored in the 2025 edition of “Best Law Firms” in two practice areas: Ethics and Professional Responsibility Law and Mass Tort Litigation/Class Actions – Plaintiffs. Published…
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Morton & Gettys earns Tier 1 honors in “Best Law Firms”
November 11, 2024Morton & Gettys again has earned “Best Law Firms®” Tier 1 ratings in Trust and Estates Law. The 2025 edition of the national directory also recognizes the firm for its…
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Richardson Thomas recognized in Tier 1 in “Best Law Firms”
November 11, 2024Once again, a national directory of top law firms has awarded Richardson Thomas its highest ranking in an impressive variety of categories. The 2025 edition of “Best Law Firms®” places…
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Pope Flynn achieves Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in Chambers and Partners USA 2024 guide
November 11, 2024Pope Flynn, a law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has achieved a Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in the 2024 USA Chambers and…
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Relic Room reopens to general admission on Dec. 6
November 10, 2024The South Carolina Confederate Relic Room and Military Museum will reopen for general admission on Dec. 6, starting at 10 a.m., as usual. Or at least, “as usual” back before…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recognized as a 2025 “Best Law Firm” by Best Lawyers®
November 8, 2024Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. has been named a top-tier firm by Best Lawyers® in its 2025 “Best Law Firms” rankings for the 15th consecutive year. The firm earned a national…
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Best Law Firms in America again names Lourie Law Firm to its top tier for 2025
November 7, 2024Lourie Law Firm is being honored once again by Best Law Firms in America®. In its 2025 edition, the national guide has placed the firm in Tier 1 in the…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel again earn top-tier honors in “Best Law Firms”
November 7, 2024Once again, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel has earned Tier 1 honors in six categories for the Columbia area in the just-released 2025 edition of “Best Law Firms®.” Burnette Shutt &…
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Best Law Firms again names Callison Tighe & Robinson to top tier in Columbia
November 7, 2024Callison Tighe & Robinson was named to the top tier for the Columbia region by Best Law Firms in a total of eight practice areas. This is the 15th year…
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Collins & Lacy named among Best Law Firms® for 2025
November 7, 2024Collins & Lacy, P.C., a leading defense litigation firm in South Carolina, announced that they have been ranked among the Best Law Firms® for 2025 by the legal rankings company,…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C.’s Retail & Hospitality Practice Group welcomes Cameron W. DeBoy
November 5, 2024Cameron W. DeBoy has joined the growing team of lawyers with Collins & Lacy, P.C.’s Retail & Hospitality Practice Group. Cameron was a member of the Corps of Cadets at…
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Jessica Lerer Fickling joins Wyche’s litigation team
October 31, 2024Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with offices across South Carolina, announced that Jessica Lerer Fickling has joined the firm as a Member in its litigation practice group. Fickling will concentrate…
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Robinson Gray Member Grady Beard joins board of National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network
October 30, 2024Grady Beard, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has joined the board of directors of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network. He was nominated and elected to the board…
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Pennington receives Petigru Award from Charleston Bar
October 28, 2024Ashley Pennington, an attorney at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has received the James Louis Petigru Award from the Charleston County Bar Association. The award is rarely given. Pennington is only…
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Maynard Nexsen launches Business Advisory Services team
October 28, 2024Serving Privately Held and Family Owned Businesses Maynard Nexsen, a full-service law firm with 24 offices across the United States, announced the creation of Maynard Nexsen Business Advisory Services, a…
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Turner Padget adds two associates
October 24, 2024Turner Padget announces the addition of two associates Mary Stewart DeLong and Chase Stokes O’Reilly. Delong resides in Turner Padget’s Charleston office and is a member of the Workplace Law…
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Lexington attorney, Brian Eckstrom, joins Moore Bradley Myers
October 24, 2024Moore Bradley Myers has added a new Associate to their team of litigation attorneys. Brian Eckstrom graduated from Irmo High School, The University of South Carolina, as well as The University of South…
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James E. Lockemy, retired Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals joins Richardson Plowden
October 22, 2024Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that the retired Honorable Chief Judge of the South Carolina Court of Appeals, James E. Lockemy, has joined the Firm’s Myrtle Beach Office. With…
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Gulie Moore joins Smith Robinson law firm
October 9, 2024Gulie Moore has joined Smith Robinson law firm as an associate, practicing in the areas of medical malpractice defense and government liability. Moore earned her Juris Doctor from the University…
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Texas Roundup Lawsuit Lawyer
October 8, 2024At The Justice Now, our mission is to champion your right to justice by connecting you with premier attorneys across the USA. We understand that navigating legal battles can be…
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Governor appoints Rob Tyson to insurance law study committee
October 7, 2024Gov. Henry McMaster has appointed Rob Tyson, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, to a new study committee set up to conduct a thorough review of South Carolina’s insurance…
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Court rules federal Trade Secrets law applies to conduct and sales outside the U.S.
October 3, 2024By David Dubberly On July 2, 2024, in Motorola Solutions, Inc. v. Hytera Communications Corp. Ltd., 108 F.4th 458 (7th Cir. 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh…
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society announces Rikard & Protopapas as presenting sponsor for 2024 Light The Night Columbia event
October 2, 2024The Midlands Region of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) has announced that Rikard & Protopapas has joined LLS’s 2024 Light The Night® campaign as this year’s Presenting Sponsor. Held…
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Entrepreneur Minute – Lisa Hostetler Brown, LawyerLisa
September 26, 2024The Who’s on the Move, Entrepreneur Minute is an interview in support of the undeniable impact that entrepreneurs have on our communities. In this series you will see a diverse group…
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Cal Watson and Molly Campolong honored for excellence by SC Lawyers Weekly
September 25, 2024Two attorneys with Robinson Gray – Cal Watson and Molly Campolong – were honored by S.C. Lawyers Weekly at its annual “SC Excellence in Law” award banquet in Charleston. They…
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Paige Christopher joins Smith Robinson law firm
September 25, 2024Attorney Paige Christopher has joined Smith Robinson law firm to practice in the area of general civil litigation. Paige earned her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School…
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Jasmine Smith to chair Business Law committee with American Bar Association
September 24, 2024Jasmine Smith of Robinson Gray law firm is the new chair of the Professional Responsibility Committee of the American Bar Association Business Law Section. She was officially named to the…
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Midlands Technical College Police Chief graduates from FBI National Academy
September 23, 2024Midlands Technical College Chief of Police Tim Martin has graduated as a member of the 291st session of the FBI National Academy. Chief Martin is the first police chief of…
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Green honored in list of Columbia’s “Best and Brightest”
September 18, 2024Brendan Green, a partner at Richardson Thomas, is being honored in Columbia Business Monthly’s 2024 “Best & Brightest 35 and Under” special edition. He’s listed among 38 Columbia professionals working…
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Turner Padget shareholder selected for elite statewide diversity program
September 12, 2024Turner Padget announced that shareholder Nickisha M. Woodward has been selected to participate in the Riley Institute’s intensive five-month Diversity Leaders Initiative (DLI) program. Woodward joins 41 other leaders from…
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Sarah Frierson named to 2024 ‘Best & Brightest 35 and Under’ list by Columbia Business Monthly
September 11, 2024Columbia Business Monthly has named Sarah Frierson, an attorney with Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, to its 2024 roster of the Best and Brightest community leaders under 35. The…
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Attorney John McCants joins Baker, Ravenel & Bender
September 10, 2024John McCants, a civil litigation attorney who has practiced since 1988, has joined Baker, Ravenel and Bender, as a partner. His full range of practice includes construction litigation, insurance coverage,…
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Collins & Lacy, P. C. welcomes Attorney Ty Zeigler
September 5, 2024Collins & Lacy announced that Attorney Ty Zeigler has joined our growing team of lawyers at Collins & Lacy, P.C. A graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Joseph F.…
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Pope Flynn public finance attorney Lawrence Flynn appointed to Memory Hold the Door committee of South Carolina Bar
September 4, 2024Lawrence Flynn, a public finance attorney and member of the management team with Pope Flynn, a Columbia-based law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has been appointed to…
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Established law firm expands reach with new Charleston location and welcomes Lowcountry attorney
August 29, 2024CHARLESTON, SC – LawyerLisa, an elder law and estate planning firm, announced the opening of its newest office in Mount Pleasant, strategically located to better serve clients in the Lowcountry…
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Becky Laffitte named a Lawyer of the Year in two practice areas by Best Lawyers for 2025
August 29, 2024Becky Lafitte, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, is being honored as Lawyer of the Year by The Best Lawyers in America® in the publication’s 2025 edition. Not only…
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Best Lawyers names Bill Metzger a Lawyer of the Year in Banking and Finance Law
August 29, 2024Bill Metzger, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, is being honored in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® as Lawyer of the Year in the practice…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorneys honored by Best Lawyers®
August 28, 2024Collins & Lacy, P.C., a leading defense law firm serving retail and hospitality, professional liability, construction, product liability, trucking defense, and insurance coverage clients, announces that several of its attorneys…
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Columbia attorney Sydney Lynn elected President of State’s leading association of lawyers
August 28, 2024The South Carolina Association for Justice has unanimously elected Sydney Lynn as its new President. Lynn, an attorney at Charleston-based Joye Law Firm, will preside over the 1,400-member Association, which…
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Moore & Van Allen recommits to Mansfield Certification process for 2024-25
August 27, 2024Moore & Van Allen PLLC (MVA) announce that the firm has renewed its commitment for the Diversity Lab’s Mansfield Certification process, a year-long undertaking designed to ensure that qualified legal…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes four new associates
August 21, 2024Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that Luther F. “Luke” Carter, Jr., Miranda B. Nelson, Sabrina M. Pappas and Garrett M. Simpson have joined the firm. Luke Carter is based in…
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