Lourie and Alleyne both named by Best Lawyers in America for 2026
August 21, 2025Both members of Lourie Law Firm are being named to the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for their practice in Columbia. They made the list in two…
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Once again, Best Lawyers honors five Bluestein Attorneys
August 21, 2025Best Lawyers in America® has again named four Bluestein Attorneys to its 2025 Best Lawyers list for Columbia, and another to its “Ones to Watch” list. One of the four…
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19 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys in Charleston recognized by Best Lawyers®
August 21, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 73 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2026 Best Lawyers in America® across the state of…
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29 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys in Greenville recognized by Best Lawyers®
August 21, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 73 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2026 Best Lawyers in America® across the state of…
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Ten attorneys at Callison Tighe honored by Best Lawyers in 2026 edition
August 21, 2025Ten lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are being named in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Columbia. Here are the eight who were named to…
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Best Lawyers honors three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys for 2026
August 21, 2025The Best Lawyers in America® is honoring three SMITH | ROBINSON attorneys in its 2026 edition – each of them in multiple practice areas. Here they are with their office…
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SMITH | ROBINSON’s Murrell Smith named Lawyer of the Year by Best Lawyers
August 21, 2025Of the three attorneys at SMITH | ROBINSON recognized in the 2026 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, one stands out in particular – G. Murrell Smith Jr. He…
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23 Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorneys in Columbia recognized by Best Lawyers®
August 21, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announced that Best Lawyers®, a legal peer-review guide, has selected 73 HSB attorneys for inclusion in The 2026 Best Lawyers in America® across the state of…
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Rock Hill-based attorney Ashley Creech to lead top legal group
August 19, 2025The South Carolina Association for Justice (SCAJ) has unanimously elected Ashley White Creech as its new President. Creech, a respected trial attorney with McGowan Hood Felder & Phillips, will lead…
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Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe elected as College of Labor & Employment Lawyers Fellows
August 19, 2025Fisher Phillips LLP, an international labor and employment law firm representing employers announced Stephen Mitchell and J. Hagood Tighe have been elected as Fellows of The College of Labor &…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson issues Parental Rights Guide
August 19, 2025Attorney General Alan Wilson today released the 2025–2026 Parental Rights Guide, equipping parents with key federal, state, and local laws. Last week, a federal court ruling allowed bathroom access to…
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Pope Flynn achieves Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in Chambers and Partners USA 2025 Guide
August 18, 2025Pope Flynn, a law firm concentrating in public finance and governmental law, has achieved a Band 1 Banking & Finance ranking for South Carolina in the 2025 USA Chambers and…
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SC Attorney General Alan Wilson hosts U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi, state and federal law enforcement to address public safety threats
August 16, 2025U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi joined South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson in Greenville last week for a high-level law enforcement roundtable focused on strengthening partnerships between state and federal…
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SC Biz News announces 2025 Empowering Women and Most Influential Leaders award winners
August 13, 2025SC Biz News has selected Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as a 2025 Empowering Women Award honoree. Empowering Women Awards shine a light on companies and organizations that have…
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Mike Tighe, cofounder of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, retires after more than half a century of distinguished service
August 13, 2025In 1971, Michael W. Tighe and the late Preston Callison started the law firm that still bears their names. It started as a real estate firm and grew into a…
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Three at Bluestein attorneys named to Legal Elite of the Midlands
August 13, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named three Bluestein Attorneys to its “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list for 2025. The list, based on a vote of active attorneys in the area,…
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Attorney General Alan Wilson leads fight to protect 2nd Amendment in lawsuit over federal gun registry
August 12, 2025South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson joined Texas and 13 other states today in a Texas lawsuit that seeks to throw out a federal registry for certain guns and accessories.…
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Harry Dixon named to “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for 2025
August 12, 2025Callison Tighe attorney Harry Dixon is being recognized in the 2025 edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands” for his work in civil litigation. Mr. Dixon, whose practice includes civil…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Katie Busbee selected for Leadership South Carolina’s Class of 2026
August 12, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd P.A. announced that Katie Busbee has been selected to participate in Leadership South Carolina’s 2026 Class. Leadership South Carolina is a statewide leadership development program that explores…
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SC trial attorneys launch national firm as Indexed Universal Life insurance schemes soar across the state
August 6, 2025Founder Robert Rikard has recovered tens of millions for clients misled by “tax-free retirement” and investment-based insurance schemes surrounding Indexed Universal Life products. South Carolina trial attorneys Robert Rikard and…
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Turner Padget shareholder Richard Dukes elected to Board of Directors for the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel
August 6, 2025Turner Padget announces that Charleston-based shareholder Richard Dukes has been elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the Federation of Defense & Corporate Counsel. FDCC is an organization…
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Ayla Luers Connor named to The Warehouse Theatre Board of Directors
August 5, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., announced that Ayla Luers Connor, Special Counsel in the firm’s Greenville office, has been appointed to the Board of Directors of The Warehouse Theatre for a…
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16 MGC attorneys recognized in 2025 Legal Elite across South Carolina
August 4, 2025Law firm McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced the inclusion of 16 attorneys in 2025 Legal Elite across B2B: Columbia Business Monthly and Greenville Business Magazine. Recognized attorneys in MGC’s…
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16 MGC attorneys recognized in 2025 Legal Elite across South Carolina
August 4, 2025Law firm McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced the inclusion of 16 attorneys in 2025 Legal Elite across B2B: Columbia Business Monthly and Greenville Business Magazine. Recognized attorneys in MGC’s…
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Laurens Native Scott Todd Earns Statewide Recognition for DUI Defense Excellence
August 4, 2025Laurens native Scott Todd, partner at Sumner & Todd Attorneys at Law, has once again been named to South Carolina’s Legal Elite 2025 in the category of DUI Defense. Voted on exclusively…
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Barnes Alford attorneys selected as Midlands Legal Elite
August 4, 2025Barnes Alford attorneys Weldon R. Johnson, David G. Wolff, Kay Gaffney Crowe, Alan J. Reyner, Richard C. Thomas, Robert T. Strickland, Curtis W. Dowling, Matthew G. Gerrald, Emily Collins Brown,…
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7 at Burnette Shutt &McDaniel included in new “Legal Elite” edition
August 4, 2025Seven attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel have earned honors in a variety of practice areas in the latest edition of “Legal Elite of the Midlands.” Three attorneys were recognized…
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A dozen Robinson Gray attorneys named to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2025 Legal Elite
August 1, 2025Columbia Business Monthly has named 12 Robinson Gray attorneys to its annual “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list—an increase from last year’s 11. Selected through a vote by local practicing…
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Two experienced Rock Hill attorneys join Frost Echols
August 1, 2025Two experienced York County attorneys have joined Frost Echols to expand the firm’s civil litigation practice. Frost Echols has a national practice focusing on creditors’ rights and collection defense with…
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Sumner & Todd attorneys named to 2025 Legal Elite
August 1, 2025Steve Sumner and Scott Todd, partners of Sumner & Todd Attorneys at Law in Greenville, have been voted by their peers to South Carolina’s Legal Elite 2025 for DUI Defense.…
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SC Drivers Face New Hands-Free Law Starting Sept. 1: What You Need to Know
July 31, 2025Warning Period Begins September 1 Governor Henry McMaster today was joined by members of the General Assembly and state agency leaders for a ceremonial bill signing of H. 3276, the…
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LawyerLisa, LLC welcomes Jeanean Petoskey as Chief Executive Officer
July 30, 2025LawyerLisa, LLC announced the appointment of Jeanean Petoskey as the firm’s new Chief Executive Officer. A widely respected leader in legal operations and business strategy, Ms. Petoskey brings a bold…
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Turner Padget’s Cathy Kennedy extends South Carolina Bar Leadership with new term on Board of Governors
July 30, 2025Turner Padget announced that Columbia-based attorney Catherine (Cathy) H. Kennedy will serve another one-year term on the South Carolina Bar’s Board of Governors, effective July 1, 2025. In this role,…
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Religious Liberty Upheld as Federal Court Blocks Oregon Law Backed by AG Wilson and Allies
July 29, 2025South Carolina Attorney General Alan Wilson announced today that the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals has agreed with him and 19 other states and has blocked an Oregon law that…
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Six law students awarded MGC Law Student Scholarships
July 29, 2025Law firm McAngus Goudelock & Courie (MGC) announced the six recipients of the 2025 MGC Law Student Scholarship, a program in its fifth year providing law students with access to…
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Rothstein joins Burnette Shutt & McDaniel
July 24, 2025David E. Rothstein, a South Carolina Supreme Court certified specialist in employment and labor law, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel as its newest partner. Rothstein has devoted his career…
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Michaela Sewell joins Robinson Gray as associate
July 24, 2025Attorney Michaela R. Sewell has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. Michaela’s practice will be focused on workers’ compensation, representing employers and insurance carriers across a range of claims.…
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HSB and Reid Sherard earn Band 1 rankings in Chambers High Net Worth Guide 2025 for South Carolina
July 24, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced that the firm’s family law practice and shareholder Reid T. Sherard have both received 2025 Band 1 rankings from Chambers and Partners for Family/Matrimonial: High…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd welcomes Paige Kregor to Charleston
July 24, 2025Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. welcomed Paige Kregor to the firm’s Charleston office as an associate. She joins HSB’s real estate practice, focusing on commercial transactions. Paige advises buyers and sellers…
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Maynard Nexsen opens new Atlanta office with blue chip real estate merger
July 22, 2025Addition of eight commercial real estate attorneys and four paralegals bolsters national practice Maynard Nexsen proudly announces its continued national growth through a strategic merger with Miller Lavoie, LLP, a preeminent…
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Spinx celebrates 24/7 Day with free offer for first responders
July 21, 2025On Thursday, July 24, Spinx will join the convenience store industry for the seventh annual 24/7 Day, a nationwide celebration recognizing everyday heroes—including first responders, EMTs, doctors, nurses, 911 professionals,…
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Spinx celebrates 24/7 Day with free offer for first responders
July 21, 2025On Thursday, July 24, Spinx will join the convenience store industry for the seventh annual 24/7 Day, a nationwide celebration recognizing everyday heroes—including first responders, EMTs, doctors, nurses, 911 professionals,…
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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel honored as a top women-led law firm
July 21, 2025“South Carolina Lawyers Weekly” is listing Burnette Shutt & McDaniel among the top women-led law firms in the state. “In the Lead: Best Women-Led Law Firm,” the special section honoring…
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Lee Cope named to 2025 medical malpractice lawyers Power List
July 21, 2025Lee D. Cope, a partner with Parker Law Group, has been named to the South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2025 Medical Malpractice Lawyers Power List. He is profiled in a special…
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Laurens County Sheriff’s Office to Host Back to School Bash July 25
July 16, 2025Free School Supplies, Games, and Fun for Families The Laurens County Sheriff’s Office, in partnership with Laurens County DSS and Upstate Gathering Church, will host the annual Back to School Bash on Friday, July…
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South Carolina Joins Four Southeastern States to Put the Brakes on Speeding
July 16, 2025The South Carolina Department of Public Safety (SCDPS) joins four other Southeastern states for Operation Southern Slow Down this week to crack down on excessive speeding and reduce speed-related collisions. Law…
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Clinton Police Participate in Multi-Agency Active Shooter Training at Presbyterian College
July 16, 2025On Monday, the Clinton Police Department, alongside key local partners, participated in a comprehensive Active Shooter Training Exercise on the campus of Presbyterian College. This important collaboration brought together Laurens…
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Turner Padget shareholders elected to South Carolina Bar leadership roles
July 15, 2025Turner Padget announces that Florence-based shareholder J. René Josey and Columbia-based shareholder J. David Johnson IV have been elected to leadership positions within the South Carolina Bar, with terms beginning…
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Former Solicitor Wilkins starts new law firm
July 14, 2025Just weeks after announcing he was stepping down as the top prosecutor for Greenville and Pickens counties, Walt Wilkins has joined forces with two well-respected Upstate attorneys to launch a…
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Wyche expands litigation team with top-tier attorneys from leading international law firms
July 9, 2025Experienced Litigator and Former U.S. Marine Corps Judge Advocate Jack Heron Joins Wyche, Alongside Standout Associate Bennett Hardymon. Wyche, a leading full-service law firm with offices across South Carolina, announced the addition of…
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