Best Lawyers in America© Names Seven Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2016 List
August 17, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that seven attorneys from the…
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ACC SC’s Jeff Wheeler Selected for National Board
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina announced that Jeff Wheeler has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the national organization. Mr. Wheeler,…
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Attorneys Tapped as 2015 Legal Elite
August 13, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – James Bannister, the Managing Partner of Bannister, Wyatt & Stalvey, LLC, along with firm partner Bruce Bannister and associate Jack McDonald have been named among the 2015…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA announces ranking in 2015 Inc. 5000 List
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McDonnell and Associates is proud to announce its ranking in the 2015 Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 Corporation has recognized McDonnell and Associates as being among…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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S.C.’s Top Legal Group Honors 2015 Award Winners
August 13, 2015HILTON HEAD, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) recently honored some the state’s top legal leaders at their 2015 Annual Convention. SCAJ, the leading voice for plaintiff’s attorneys in the…
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SC Bar Foundation names Horzen Interim Executive Director
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation welcomes Kristin Horzen as the Foundation’s new Interim Executive Director, beginning August 1. Horzen will work with the Bar Foundation’s Board of…
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ACC SC’s Jeff Wheeler Selected for National Board
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Association of Corporate Counsel South Carolina announced that Jeff Wheeler has been selected to serve on the Board of Directors for the national organization. Mr. Wheeler,…
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McDonnell and Associates, PA announces ranking in 2015 Inc. 5000 List
August 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McDonnell and Associates is proud to announce its ranking in the 2015 Inc. 5000 list. The Inc. 5000 Corporation has recognized McDonnell and Associates as being among…
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Attorney Ron Tate receives associate of the year award from Home Builders Association of South Carolina
August 12, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Gallivan, White & Boyd, P.A. announced that shareholder Ronald G. Tate has been chosen to receive the Home Builders Association of South Carolina (HBASC) Thomas N. Bagnal…
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S.C. Association for Justice Honors Matthew Richardson with the Matthew J. Perry Public Service Award
August 12, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has honored Wyche attorney Matthew Richardson with the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Public Service Award. The Matthew J. Perry Public…
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S.C. Association for Justice Honors Matthew Richardson with the Matthew J. Perry Public Service Award
August 12, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has honored Wyche attorney Matthew Richardson with the Honorable Matthew J. Perry Public Service Award. The Matthew J. Perry Public…
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Ogletree Deakins Signs as First Tenant in Bull St. Commons’ First Base Building
August 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree Deakins announced that the firm will be the first tenant to occupy office space in Bull St. Commons’ First Base Building overlooking Spirit Communications Park. The…
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Ogletree Deakins Signs as First Tenant in Bull St. Commons’ First Base Building
August 11, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Ogletree Deakins announced that the firm will be the first tenant to occupy office space in Bull St. Commons’ First Base Building overlooking Spirit Communications Park. The…
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SC Bar Young Lawyers Division sweeps first-place honors at ABA Annual Meeting
August 9, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) won six Awards of Achievement at the American Bar Association (ABA) Annual Meeting on Aug. 1 in Chicago, IL. The…
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Collins & Lacy Attorneys Selected as 2015 Legal Elite of the Upstate
August 7, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Three Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorneys have been selected to Greenville Business Magazine’s 2015 Legal Elite of the Upstate. The attorneys recognized are Jack Griffeth (Insurance Law),…
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Adam Landy receives President’s Award from SC Bar’s Young Lawyers Division
August 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm is proud to announce that associate Adam Landy has been named a 2015 recipient of the President’s Award, presented by the South Carolina Bar’s…
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Adam Landy receives President’s Award from SC Bar’s Young Lawyers Division
August 4, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm is proud to announce that associate Adam Landy has been named a 2015 recipient of the President’s Award, presented by the South Carolina Bar’s…
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McDonnell and Associates welcomes ethics, compliance professional
August 3, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Stephanie Weissenstein received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in 2004 and joined McDonnell and Associates in May 2015. Weissenstein’s primary areas of experience…
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McDonnell and Associates welcomes ethics, compliance professional
August 3, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Stephanie Weissenstein received her Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina in 2004 and joined McDonnell and Associates in May 2015. Weissenstein’s primary areas of experience…
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Andrew Fajardo joins Chappell Smith & Arden
July 31, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Chappell Smith & Arden PA is pleased to announce that attorney Andrew Fajardo has joined the firm. Fajardo is an experienced workers’ compensation attorney who has argued…
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Turner Padget Continues Litigation Practice Growth With Two Attorneys
July 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the continued expansion of its litigation practice with the addition of two associates. R. Allyce Bailey joins Turner Padget’s Columbia office,…
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Leadership Greenville Selects Natalie Russell Dunham for Class 42
July 28, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – Wyche attorney Natalie Russell Dunham has been selected for Leadership Greenville, Class 42. Leadership Greenville is a program designed and facilitated by the Greenville Chamber of Commerce…
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Turner Padget Continues Litigation Practice Growth With Two Attorneys
July 28, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announces the continued expansion of its litigation practice with the addition of two associates. R. Allyce Bailey joins Turner Padget’s Columbia office,…
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Britni McCall Joins MGC’s Greenville Office
July 27, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announced the addition of Britni McCall to the workers’ compensation group in the firm’s Greenville office. McCall earned…
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SC Bar Foundation welcomes Columbia attorney to Board of Directors
July 22, 2015COLUMBIA, SC — The South Carolina Bar Foundation welcomes Columbia attorney Joshua A. Bennett to the Foundation’s Board of Directors. Bennett, who currently serves as a Foundation Ambassador, will work…
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Mandy Medlock hired as new Executive Director of the Death Penalty and Defense Center
July 20, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The Death Penalty and Defense Center was created to improve the quality of legal representation offered to criminal defendants facing a death sentence in South Carolina. Today…
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Young Lawyers Hosting Backpack and Supply Drive
July 20, 2015SC Bar Young Lawyers Division collecting school supplies for local students COLUMBIA, SC – The SC Bar Young Lawyers Division, in conjunction with the Cooperative Ministry, is collecting backpacks and other…
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McNair Expands Environmental Practice with Stacy Taylor
July 14, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm continues to expand its environmental practice with the addition of Stacy Taylor, who joins the firm’s Columbia office as a shareholder. Stacy brings to…
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Franklin Daniels appointed to SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation Board
July 14, 2015MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation. He will…
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Franklin Daniels appointed to SC Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics Foundation Board
July 14, 2015MYRTLE BEACH, SC – Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science and Mathematics (GSSM) Foundation. He will…
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McNair Expands Environmental Practice with Stacy Taylor
July 14, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – McNair Law Firm continues to expand its environmental practice with the addition of Stacy Taylor, who joins the firm’s Columbia office as a shareholder. Stacy brings to…
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Callison Tighe’s Pavlicek appointed to Columbia World Affairs Council Board
July 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Callison Tighe attorney Jax Pavlicek has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Columbia World Affairs Council. Founded in 1993, the non-partisan, non-profit council acts…
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Callison Tighe and Harvest Hope Food Bank fight children’s summer hunger
July 13, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Callison Tighe recently donated $5,000 to Harvest Hope Food Bank, and the law firm is asking for others to help the hunger-relief charity provide meals for families in…
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Changes Are Coming to Overtime Pay Exemptions
July 8, 2015By David Dubberly Nexsen Pruet, LLC On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally proposed revisions to the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the…
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Changes Are Coming to Overtime Pay Exemptions
July 8, 2015By David Dubberly Nexsen Pruet, LLC On July 6, 2015, the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) formally proposed revisions to the executive, administrative, and professional (EAP) exemptions to the…
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Columbia Attorney Admitted to NC Bar
July 8, 2015Blair Cato Pickren Casterline Attorney Jordan Stallings Has Been Admitted to the North Carolina Bar COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline announced that Jordan Stallings has…
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Moore Taylor Announces Robert D. Hazel Transitions to Of Counsel
July 8, 2015WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that Robert D. Hazel, a firm partner, has transitioned into an “Of Counsel” role with the law firm. Moore Taylor is a full-service…
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Columbia Attorney Admitted to NC Bar
July 8, 2015Blair Cato Pickren Casterline Attorney Jordan Stallings Has Been Admitted to the North Carolina Bar COLUMBIA, SC – The law firm of Blair Cato Pickren Casterline announced that Jordan Stallings has…
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Moore Taylor Announces Robert D. Hazel Transitions to Of Counsel
July 8, 2015WEST COLUMBIA, SC – Moore Taylor Law Firm announces that Robert D. Hazel, a firm partner, has transitioned into an “Of Counsel” role with the law firm. Moore Taylor is a full-service…
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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition As A Top Employment Attorney
July 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s…
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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition As A Top Employment Attorney
July 2, 2015CHARLESTON, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s…
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National Bar Association Selects Meliah Bowers Jefferson for 40 Under 40 Award
July 2, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The National Bar Association has chosen Wyche attorney Meliah Bowers Jefferson as one of the recipients of its 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award. The award…
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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition As A Top Employment Attorney
July 2, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. announces that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s…
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Pope Flynn Attorney Larry Flynn Receives Compleat Lawyer Platinum Award from USC School of Law
July 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Larry Flynn, an attorney with Pope Flynn, LLC, a public finance and governmental law firm with offices in Columbia, Charlotte, and Spartanburg, has received the USC School of…
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National Bar Association Selects Meliah Bowers Jefferson for 40 Under 40 Award
July 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The National Bar Association has chosen Meliah Bowers Jefferson as one of the recipients of its 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award. The award recognizes the…
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Sowell Gray supports removing Confederate flag from State House grounds
July 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, joins with South Carolina’s governor and the state’s many political, business, educational, and community leaders in the call to take down…
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National Bar Association Selects Meliah Bowers Jefferson for 40 Under 40 Award
July 1, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – The National Bar Association has chosen Meliah Bowers Jefferson as one of the recipients of its 40 Under 40 Nation’s Best Advocates Award. The award recognizes the…
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Womble Carlyle Announces Commitment to Healing Process Following Charleston Tragedy
June 29, 2015COLUMBIA, SC – Womble Carlyle attorneys and staff join the Charleston community and the nation in mourning the nine lives lost at Charleston’s Emanuel AME Church. The firm is committed to…
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Statement from Bob Jones University on Obergefell v. Hodges
June 29, 2015GREENVILLE, SC – The following statement was released by Bob Jones University in response to the decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in Obergefell v. Hodges. The statement…
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