Sowell Gray attorney Betsy Gray honored with National Conference of Bar Presidents 2016 Fellows Award
February 8, 2016
Sowell Gray attorney Betsy Gray is the 2016 recipient of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP) Fellows Award. The award, which was presented on Friday, February 5, 2016 at…
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Elmore Goldsmith elects new shareholder
February 4, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – Elmore Goldsmith, P.A. has announced that Bryan P. Kelley has been elected a shareholder of the firm effective as of January 1, 2016. Kelley joined the firm…
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Free Ask-A-Lawyer web chats next week
February 4, 2016
The SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will host statewide web chats next week on Monday,…
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Collins & Lacy Attorney elected to Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors
February 4, 2016
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Ashley Kirkham has been elected to serve on the Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors. Founded in 1992 by members of the workers’…
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Local attorney joins American Football Coaches Association
February 1, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – David Wyatt, a partner with the Gleaton Wyatt law firm, has joined the American Football Coaches Association. The American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) is the only national…
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Marti Bluestein of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado new chair of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center
February 1, 2016Marti Bluestein, founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD), has been appointed Board chair of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Bluestein assumes the role from the…
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Ogletree Deakins elects new Managing Shareholder
February 1, 2016
GREENVILLE, SC – C. Matthew Keen has been elected Managing Shareholder of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), effective February 1, 2016. Keen was elected during the firm’s annual…
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SC Bar offers free legal clinics in the Midlands
February 1, 2016Local attorneys to speak on a variety of legal issues The SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor two free legal clinics in the Midlands in February. The schedule is…
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Sowell Gray attorney Eve Goodstein named to Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors
February 1, 2016
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that attorney Eve Goodstein has been named to the Board of Directors for Kids’ Chance of South Carolina. Founded in 1993 by members…
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Marti Bluestein of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado new chair of SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center
February 1, 2016
Marti Bluestein, founding partner of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD), has been appointed Board chair of the South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center. Bluestein assumes the role from the…
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Moore Taylor names Fortino partner
January 30, 2016Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that it has named William (Bill) Fortino a partner in the firm. Fortino practices family law, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, property division,…
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Moore Taylor names Fortino partner
January 30, 2016
Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that it has named William (Bill) Fortino a partner in the firm. Fortino practices family law, including divorce, child custody, visitation, child support, property division,…
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Sima Patel elected to South Carolina Women Lawyers Association Board
January 29, 2016
Nexsen Pruet attorney Sima Patel has been named to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA), effective January 1, 2016. She will serve a two-year…
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14 Nexsen Pruet attorneys recognized by Peers in North Carolina
January 29, 2016
Fourteen Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of North Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the firm’s Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh offices. 2016 North Carolina…
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Elizabeth McMillan named a 2016 Leadership in Law honoree
January 29, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announces that attorney Beth McMillan is a Leadership in Law Award honoree, presented by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. The…
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Pamela Baker selected for Riley Institute at Furman Diversity Leaders Initiative’s 9th Class
January 28, 2016McNair Law Firm is pleased to announce that Pamela A. Baker is one of 42 leaders from across the Midlands and surrounding areas selected to participate in the 9th Midlands…
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Pamela Baker selected for Riley Institute at Furman Diversity Leaders Initiative’s 9th Class
January 28, 2016
McNair Law Firm is pleased to announce that Pamela A. Baker is one of 42 leaders from across the Midlands and surrounding areas selected to participate in the 9th Midlands…
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Sima Patel elected to South Carolina Women Lawyers Association Board
January 27, 2016
Nexsen Pruet attorney Sima Patel has been named to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA), effective January 1, 2016. She will serve a two-year term.…
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Richardson Plowden’s Charleston Office Relocates to 171 Church Street
January 26, 2016
Law firm’s expansion influences move from Calhoun Street to Church Street Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced its Charleston office has relocated to 171 Church Street in downtown Charleston. The new…
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Ashley Cuttino to lead Ogletree Deakins Women’s Initiative
January 26, 2016
GREENVILLE – Ashley Cuttino, a shareholder in the Greenville office of Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), has been selected to lead the Ogletree Deakins Women’s Initiative…
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Litigating Environmental Whistleblower Claims Under OSHA Procedures
January 26, 2016Charleston – On January 22, 2016, David Dubberly of Nexsen Pruet spoke at the SC Bar’s annual convention on “Litigating Environmental Whistleblower Claims Under OSHA Procedures.” Dubberly is Nexsen Pruet’s…
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Lawrence Flynn, public finance attorney with Pope Flynn, appointed to Board of SC Thrive
January 26, 2016
COLUMBIA, SC – Lawrence Flynn, an attorney with Pope Flynn, a Columbia-based law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has been appointed to the board of SC Thrive. SC…
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Litigating Environmental Whistleblower Claims Under OSHA Procedures
January 26, 2016
Charleston – On January 22, 2016, David Dubberly of Nexsen Pruet spoke at the SC Bar’s annual convention on “Litigating Environmental Whistleblower Claims Under OSHA Procedures.” Dubberly is Nexsen Pruet’s…
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Collins & Lacy elects attorneys to new leadership positions within statewide firm
January 25, 2016
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced two attorneys have been elected to new positions within the statewide business defense firm. Brian Comer of the Columbia office has been appointed voting shareholder…
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Hagood Tighe, Partner at Fisher & Phillips Columbia Office Elected to House of Delegates at South Carolina Bar
January 25, 2016Hagood Tighe, Partner at the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips, was recently elected to the Chair of the House of Delegates at the South Carolina Bar. The South Carolina…
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Hagood Tighe, Partner at Fisher & Phillips Columbia Office Elected to House of Delegates at South Carolina Bar
January 25, 2016
Hagood Tighe, Partner at the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips, was recently elected to the Chair of the House of Delegates at the South Carolina Bar. The South Carolina…
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2016 MGC Long Run celebrates USO’s 75th Anniversary
January 23, 2016
MGC Long Run Races to Take Place on Feb. 6 The MGC Long Run returns to #famouslyhot Columbia, SC on Saturday, February 6. The MGC Long Run joins forces…
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John Nichols of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado honored with Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award
January 23, 2016
The South Carolina Bar honored John Shannon Nichols, a founding member of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD) with its Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award on Friday, January 22 during…
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John Nichols of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado honored with Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award
January 22, 2016The South Carolina Bar honored John Shannon Nichols, a founding member of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD) with its Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award on Friday, January 22 during…
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Parker Poe announces new firm partners for 2016
January 22, 2016
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP announced the election of 11 new partners in the firm’s Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina offices, the Charleston and Columbia, South Carolina and the…
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Fifteen start law school through dynamic new program
January 21, 2016
Fifteen new first-year students started classes this week at the Charleston School of Law through an innovative new admission program that reflects the entrepreneurship sparked since a change of leadership…
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Upstate attorney Rita McKinney elected to American Law Institute
January 21, 2016
McNair Law Firm announced that of counsel Rita McKinney has been elected to the American Law Institute (ALI). For more than 90 years, the ALI has served as a leading…
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Partner at Fisher & Phillips’ Columbia office named Fellow to American Bar Foundation
January 20, 2016
Edward Rawl Jr., partner at the Columbia office of labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips, was recently named as a Fellow to the American Bar Foundation, which is limited…
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Turner Padget appoints Office Managing Shareholders and Practice Group Leaders across the firm
January 20, 2016
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces firmwide leadership appointments for 2016. The firm’s Executive Committee has named office managing shareholders and practice group leaders as part of its efforts…
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Andrew Wilson joins Rogers Townsend
January 20, 2016
Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC, is pleased to announce that Andrew Wilson has joined the Firm’s Columbia office as an Associate. Mr. Wilson handles residential and commercial foreclosure, loss mitigation…
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Wayne Corley elected to USC Board of Visitors
January 20, 2016McNair Law Firm announced that shareholder O. Wayne Corley has been elected to the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. He will serve a three-year term. The Board of…
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Wayne Corley elected to USC Board of Visitors
January 20, 2016
McNair Law Firm announced that shareholder O. Wayne Corley has been elected to the University of South Carolina Board of Visitors. He will serve a three-year term. The Board of…
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Shutt receives South Carolina Leadership in Law Award
January 18, 2016Callison Tighe member Nekki Shutt has received a South Carolina Leadership in Law Award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Shutt will be profiled in the publication’s Jan. 18 edition. The…
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Shutt receives South Carolina Leadership in Law Award
January 18, 2016
Callison Tighe member Nekki Shutt has received a South Carolina Leadership in Law Award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Shutt will be profiled in the publication’s Jan. 18 edition. The…
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Hedrick Gardner recognizes leading Columbia attorney
January 15, 2016
Hedrick Gardner Kincheloe & Garofalo LLP, a leading regional litigation and dispute management law firm, is pleased to announce that seven attorneys have been promoted in the firm. Dewana Looper…
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Wilkes Law Firm attorneys serving in leadership roles for the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association
January 14, 2016
The Wilkes Law Firm, P.A., announced that two of the Firm’s attorneys have been elected to leadership positions in the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association (SCDTAA). Derham Cole, Jr.,…
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Ogletree Deakins enters Canadian market
January 13, 2016
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that the firm is entering the Canadian market with…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood elects four attorneys to partnership
January 12, 2016
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP is pleased to announce that attorneys Amber R. Duncan, M. Kevin McCarrell, Matthew P. Stone and John P. Zimmer have been elected to the firm’s partnership…
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Richardson Plowden names Rollins a shareholder
January 11, 2016
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorney C. Clifford Rollins has been named a shareholder in the Firm. Rollins joined Richardson Plowden in the Columbia office in 2003. “Cliff is…
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Turner Padget elects Audra Byrd as shareholder
January 11, 2016
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces that Audra Byrd has been elected as a shareholder of the firm, effective Jan. 1, 2016. Based in the Myrtle Beach office, Byrd…
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Turner Padget boosts Insurance Litigation practice with addition of three attorneys
January 11, 2016
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the further expansion of its Insurance Litigation practice with the addition of three attorneys: Greenville-based of counsel David L. Moore, and Charleston-based associates…
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Collins & Lacy attorney selected as an honoree for the 2016 South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
January 11, 2016
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced that Christian Stegmaier has been chosen as a 2016 South Carolina Leadership in Law Award honoree. He will receive the award on March 10, 2016 at a…
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Sowell Gray law firm celebrates 20th year with yearlong community service
January 11, 2016Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte celebrates 20 years practicing law in Columbia, SC with a yearlong commitment to service projects that give back to the community. With its theme for…
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Sowell Gray law firm celebrates 20th year with yearlong community service
January 11, 2016
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte celebrates 20 years practicing law in Columbia, SC with a yearlong commitment to service projects that give back to the community. With its theme for…
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Wilkes Law Firm attorney elected vice president of the SC Defense Trial Attorneys Association Young Lawyers Division
January 7, 2016The Wilkes Law Firm, P.A. is pleased to announce that Derek Newberry has been elected to serve as the vice president of the Young Lawyers Division of the South Carolina…
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