Callison Tighe’s Detwiler earns certifiation as Circuit Court mediator
October 3, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Rick Detwiler, a member at Callison Tighe, now is a certified South Carolina Circuit Court mediator. A mediator is a neutral third party who helps litigants in…
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Meliah Bowers Jefferson named national spokesperson for the American Heart Association
October 2, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The American Heart Association (AHA) has selected Wyche attorney Meliah Bowers Jefferson as a national spokesperson for its “Go Red For Women” movement. As an AHA national…
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Meliah Bowers Jefferson named National Spokesperson for the American Heart Association
October 1, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – The American Heart Association (AHA) has selected Wyche attorney Meliah Bowers Jefferson as a national spokesperson for its “Go Red For Women” movement. As an AHA national…
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Motley Rice LLC files class action lawsuits in eight states on behalf of Volkswagen owners and lessees
September 29, 2015
MT. PLEASANT, SC – Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, has filed class actions in eight states for alleged consumer fraud and breach of contract regarding…
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SC Bar Foundation seeks young lawyers for Ambassador program
September 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation is seeking young attorneys interested in a leadership position to become Bar Foundation Ambassadors. The Foundation launched the Ambassador program in January…
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SC Bar names Elizabeth R. Hamilton Pro Bono Program Director
September 28, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC —The SC Bar welcomed Elizabeth R. Hamilton as the new Pro Bono Program Director in August. Hamilton comes to the Bar from Charleston School of Law, where she…
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Avoiding Legal Attacks
September 24, 2015
Part II of the Protecting Your Business Series By Mike DuBose with Blake DuBose Business owners and leaders face a multitude of threats every day. They often wake…
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Columbia law firm wins prestigious award
September 23, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson and Delgado, LLC (BNTD) has been selected as the winner of the 2015 SC Bar Solo and Small Firm Section Award. The firm was…
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Turner Padget’s J. René Josey elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation
September 22, 2015
FLORENCE, SC – Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey has been elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. In…
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Turner Padget’s J. René Josey elected as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation
September 22, 2015
FLORENCE, SC – Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey has been elected to serve as Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Bar Foundation. In…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado receives SC Bar’s 2015 Solo and Small Firm Section Award
September 21, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado, LLC (BNTD) has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Solo and Small Firm Section Award. The firm was recognized during…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado receives SC Bar’s 2015 Solo and Small Firm Section Award
September 21, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado, LLC (BNTD) has been selected as the winner of the 2015 Solo and Small Firm Section Award. The firm was recognized during…
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Four Turner Padget attorneys selected among Women Leaders in the Law for 2015
September 18, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that four of its attorneys have been recognized by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and Fortune Magazine among the Legal Leaders’ Women…
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Four Turner Padget attorneys selected among Women Leaders in the Law for 2015
September 18, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that four of its attorneys have been recognized by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and Fortune Magazine among the Legal Leaders’ Women…
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Young Lawyers to distribute 1,000 Constitutions on Constitution Day
September 16, 2015COLUMBIA, SC —In celebration of Constitution Day on September 17, the South Carolina Bar’s Young Lawyers Division (YLD) will distribute 1,000 pocket-sized copies of the U.S. Constitution across the state.…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline attorney selected by The Best Lawyers in America®
September 16, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Kristine Cato has been selected by her peers for the fourth consecutive year for…
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John T. Lay, Jr. named President-Elect of the International Association of Defense Counsel
September 15, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that shareholder John T. Lay, Jr. has been named president-elect of the International Association of Defense Counsel (IADC). The IADC is…
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Blair Cato Pickren Casterline attorney selected by The Best Lawyers in America®
September 15, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline is pleased to announce that Kristine Cato has been selected by her peers for the fourth consecutive year for…
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SC Bar offers free legal clinics in Lexington
September 14, 2015Local attorneys to speak on a variety of legal issues COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Pro Bono Program will sponsor three free legal clinics in Lexington in September.…
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Former SC Governor Chief of Staff James Burns returns to Nelson Mullins as partner
September 14, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – James Burns has returned to Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as a partner after serving as S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley’s chief of staff. Mr. Burns returns to…
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Nexsen Pruet welcomes ABA President to South Carolina
September 12, 2015
Paulette Brown visits Columbia for two days of events COLUMBIA, SC – The newly elected President of the American Bar Association is coming to Columbia next week with a…
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Sowell Gray announces new attorney Eve Goodstein
September 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that Eve Goodstein has joined the firm as a new attorney. Eve graduated cum laude from the University of South…
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Attorney joins Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips
September 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced the addition of attorney Christina L. Rogers to its Columbia office. She joined the firm on August 31. Rogers represents employers in a…
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Sowell Gray announces new attorney Eve Goodstein
September 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced that Eve Goodstein has joined the firm as a new attorney. Eve graduated cum laude from the University of South…
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Attorney joins Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips
September 11, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced the addition of attorney Christina L. Rogers to its Columbia office. She joined the firm on August 31. Rogers represents employers in a…
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David L. M. Brown joins Nelson Mullins in Columbia
September 9, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC –David L.M. Brown has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP as an associate in its Columbia office where he will practice with the Business and Distribution Litigation Team.…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected to The Best Lawyers in America
September 8, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, and Robert T. Strickland have been selected for inclusion in the 22nd edition of The…
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Emily Bridges joins Smith Moore Leatherwood
September 2, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Smith Moore Leatherwood is pleased to announce the addition of Emily Bridges to the firm’s Litigation team in the Greenville office. Bridges’ practice will focus primarily on commercial…
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Mills selected for LEAP program
September 2, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – Ashley Mills, a litigation paralegal at national law firm Jackson Lewis, has been selected for the National Association of Legal Assistants and Paralegals (NALA) Leadership Enhancement and…
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Greenville attorneys included in Best Lawyers in America
September 1, 2015
GREENVILLE, SC – National workplace law firm Jackson Lewis P.C. announced four attorneys from the firm’s Greenville office have been listed in The Best Lawyers in America© 2016. In addition,…
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Ogletree Deakins Opens Office in Seattle, Expands Presence in Pacific Northwest
September 1, 2015
SEATTLE – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that the firm has opened an…
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Family law attorney Duncan joins Morton & Gettys
September 1, 2015ROCK HILL, SC – James D. Duncan, a York County native, has joined Morton & Gettys as an associate. His practice will focus on family law. Duncan comes to Morton…
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Family law attorney Duncan joins Morton & Gettys
September 1, 2015
ROCK HILL, SC – James D. Duncan, a York County native, has joined Morton & Gettys as an associate. His practice will focus on family law. Duncan comes to Morton…
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Anna Sumner joins Clawson and Staubes
August 31, 2015
COLUMBIA , SC – Anna Wade Sumner has joined Clawson and Staubes. Her practice focuses on insurance defense in the Columbia office. Anna graduated magna cum laude from Presbyterian College…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA South Carolina managing attorney promoted to compliance counsel
August 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Jonathan Howell received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in 2005. After graduating, he began his career as a real estate attorney with McDonnell…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA South Carolina managing attorney promoted to compliance counsel
August 28, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Jonathan Howell received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in 2005. After graduating, he began his career as a real estate attorney with McDonnell…
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Pope Flynn public finance attorney C.D. Rhodes appointed to Historic Columbia Foundation Board of Directors & Advocates
August 27, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – C.D. Rhodes, public finance attorney with Pope Flynn, a public finance and governmental law firm based in Columbia, has been appointed to the board of directors & advocates…
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Will Johnson to present at the AIJA Annual Congress in London
August 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Will Johnson, a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Columbia, SC office, will present on United States taxation of foreign athletes and entertainers at the AIJA (International Association of…
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10 Robinson McFadden attorneys named to Best Lawyers
August 26, 2015Ten Robinson McFadden lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by…
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Fisher & Phillips attorney admitted to National Black Lawyers Top 100
August 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Darrious Baker, an attorney in the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been admitted to The National Black Lawyers Top 100. The organization is composed of…
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10 Robinson McFadden attorneys named to Best Lawyers
August 26, 2015
Ten Robinson McFadden lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2016. Lawyers on the Best Lawyers in America list are divided by…
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Turner Padget’s Lanny Lambert Elected As Leader of the National Conference of Bar Presidents
August 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that Lanneau Wm. (“Lanny”) Lambert, Jr. has been elected as president of the National Conference of Bar Presidents (NCBP). Lambert, a…
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Ballou joins Morton & Gettys as senior counsel
August 25, 2015ROCK HILL, SC – Daniel J. Ballou, a veteran litigator with more than 20 years’ experience in South Carolina courts, has joined Morton & Gettys as senior counsel. Ballou has…
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Ballou joins Morton & Gettys as senior counsel
August 25, 2015
ROCK HILL, SC – Daniel J. Ballou, a veteran litigator with more than 20 years’ experience in South Carolina courts, has joined Morton & Gettys as senior counsel. Ballou has…
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Twenty-Five Gallivan, White & Boyd Attorneys named to Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that 25 of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one of the most…
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Twenty-Five Gallivan, White & Boyd Attorneys Named to Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that 25 of its attorneys have been named to the 2016 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one of the most…
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Raad of Morton & Gettys included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
August 19, 2015ROCK HILL, SC – Joseph L. Raad, senior counsel with Morton & Gettys, is included in the 2016 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. He is listed in the…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces Swati S. Patel as Chief of Staff
August 19, 2015
Patel Takes Over From James H. Burns; Holly Pisarik Will Be Chief Legal Counsel COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley announced Swati S. Patel as her new Chief of…
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Gov. Nikki Haley announces Swati S. Patel as Chief of Staff
August 19, 2015
Patel Takes Over From James H. Burns; Holly Pisarik Will Be Chief Legal Counsel COLUMBIA, SC – Governor Nikki Haley announced Swati S. Patel as her new Chief of…
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H. Mills Gallivan named President-Elect of the Federation of Defense and Corporate Counsel
August 19, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that shareholder H. Mills Gallivan has been named President-Elect of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel (FDCC) with his term…
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