Bluestein, Delgado included in new edition of Best Lawyers in America
October 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2013 – Best Lawyers in America has selected Marti Bluestein and John Delgado – partners of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, Delgado (BNTD) – for the 2014…
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Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Mike Carrouth, Hagood Tighe, Edward Rawl and Richele Taylor Named to Midlands Legal Elite
October 10, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 10, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that four attorneys in the Columbia office have been named to Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s Legal Elite…
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Steven Pugh and Franklin Smith, Jr., of Richardson Plowden Selected to Greater Columbia Business Monthly Midland’s 2013 Legal Elite
October 8, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – October 8, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorneys Steven J. Pugh and Franklin J. Smith, Jr., were selected by their peers as Greater…
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Cherie Blackburn – Obesity As A Disabilty Under The ADA
September 18, 2013By Cherie Blackburn September 18, 2013 In July, the American Medical Association (AMA) adopted a new policy that officially labels obesity as a disease, “requiring a range of medical interventions…
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Callison Tighe's Burnette named a Lawyer of the Year
September 12, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 12, 2013 – Callison Tighe member M. Malissa Burnette, a certified specialist in employment and labor law, has been named Lawyer of the Year by The…
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Personal Liability for LLC Members
September 6, 2013Josh Bennett, Rogers Townsend & Thomas September 6, 2013 Individuals form business entities for many reasons, but the most common reason may be because the individual believes that the entity will…
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Fisher & Phillips Offers 20-Minute Webinars on Rules You Must Know for Working with the Federal Government
September 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 4, 2013 – The U.S. Department of Labor has announced new regulations that significantly change employer responsibilities when you contract or subcontract with the federal government.…
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New Members join Rogers Lewis
September 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – September 4, 2013 – Jessica Clancy Crowson, L. Cody Smith and Drew B. Walker have joined Rogers Lewis Jackson Mann & Quinn, LLC as members. T. Welles…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Ted Speth “Lawyer of the Year”
August 22, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 21, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Ted…
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Six Richardson Plowden Attorneys Selected to 2014 Best Lawyers in America; Hamm Selected as 2014
August 20, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 21, 2013 – The 2014 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® features six Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. attorneys who were selected by their peers:…
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Fred Manning of Fisher & Phillips to Chair Labor and Employment Section of South Carolina Bar
August 19, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 10, 2013 – Fred Manning II, a partner in the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been selected to serve as the Chair of…
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Best Lawyers in America© Names Seven Ogletree Deakins Attorneys to 2014 List
August 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 15, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced today that…
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Twenty-two Wyche Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – August 15, 2013 – Twenty-two Wyche attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc.,…
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Six Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2014; Ellzey and Manning named
August 15, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 15, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that six attorneys in the firm’s Columbia office, and a total of 81 attorneys nationwide, have been…
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Twenty-two Wyche Attorneys Recognized as 2014 Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 15, 2013 – Twenty-two Wyche attorneys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2014 (Copyright 2013 by Woodward/White, Inc.,…
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The search for Charleston SC Lawyers has just become personal
August 12, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – August 9, 2013 – The search for Charleston SC Lawyers has just become personal. Lawyersincharleston.net has been released a few months ago and it has been in…
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Richardson Plowden Welcomes Richard A. 'Trey' Jones III
August 5, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 5, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that Richard A. Trey Jones III has joined the Firm as an associate attorney in the Columbia…
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Facebook Foils FMLA Faker
August 1, 2013By Karen Luchka, Fisher & Phillips LLP August 1, 2013 The legitimate and beneficial purposes of the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) are undeniable. The law provides employees who…
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Edward Rawl of Fisher & Phillips Appointed to Three Bar Association Leadership Positions
August 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – August 1, 2013 – C. Edward Rawl, Jr., an associate in the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, has been appointed to three leadership positions within…
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S.C. Bar LRE Mock Trial Program wins national award
July 30, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – July 30, 2013 – The S.C. Bar Law Related Education (LRE) Division’s Mock Trial Program was recently named Best Volunteer Program by PR Daily’s 2013 Nonprofit PR…
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Andy Coburn Chosen for the Liberty Fellowship
July 25, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – July 25, 2013 – Wyche attorney Andy Coburn has been selected to participate in the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2015. The Liberty Fellowship is a leadership initiative…
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Andy Coburn Chosen for the Liberty Fellowship
July 25, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – July 25, 2013 – Wyche attorney Andy Coburn has been selected to participate in the Liberty Fellowship Class of 2015. The Liberty Fellowship is a leadership initiative…
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Richardson Plowden Celebrates 40-Year Milestone; Provides Meals to 40 Families across South Carolina
July 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – July 16, 2013 – This year marks the 40th anniversary for South Carolina law firm, Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A.. The full-service firm employs more than 30…
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Reggie Belcher Recognized by LawDragon
June 20, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 19, 2013 – For the second consecutive year, Reggie Belcher, a shareholder in the Columbia law office of Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A., has been…
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Fisher & Phillips Introduces New FMLA Leave App
June 14, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 16, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP has developed a Smartphone and Tablet app that allows employers to calculate certain FMLA leaves of absence. The Beta…
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Richardson Plowden's Bias Selected as Vice-Chair of the Columbia Cinderella Project
June 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 13, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorney Sheila M. Bias was recently selected as vice-chair of the Columbia Cinderella Project, a program…
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Parker Poe Appoints Dwight Floyd in New Director of Knowledge Management Position
June 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 13, 2013 – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has implemented a new corporate position dedicated to identifying best practices for knowledge management. Dwight Floyd, who…
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Hon. John Waites recognized with S.C. Bar Special Pro Bono Award
June 11, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – June 11, 2013 – The S.C. Bar Board of Governors bestowed the Special Pro Bono Award upon Hon. John E. Waites for his outstanding leadership in the…
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Kirsten Small, Most Wonderful Time of the Year
June 10, 2013Kirsten Small, Nexsen PruetGreenville, SCJune 11, 2013 Ah, June. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Supreme Court lawclerks are showing signs of rickets. June is that magical…
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Kirsten Small, Most Wonderful Time of the Year
June 10, 2013Kirsten Small, Nexsen PruetGreenville, SCJune 11, 2013 Ah, June. The sun is shining, the birds are singing, and Supreme Court lawclerks are showing signs of rickets. June is that magical…
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Supreme Court: Good, Bad or Ugly, Arbitrator's Class Action Upheld
June 10, 2013By Matthew Korn, Associate, Fisher & Phillips LLPCOLUMBIA, SCJune 10, 2013 On June 10, 2013 a unanimous decision of the U.S. Supreme Court clarified the standard of review federal courts will…
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Richardson Plowden Welcomes Bill Woods to the Firm
May 30, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 30, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that William B. Bill Woods has joined the Firm as Special Counsel in the Columbia office. …
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Young Lawyers Division awarded grants from American Bar Association
May 29, 2013ABA recognizes S.C. Bar YLD for efforts in two pro bono projects COLUMBIA, SC – May 29, 2013 – The S.C. Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD) was awarded two grants…
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Fisher & Phillips Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA
May 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 27, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announced today that six attorneys in its Columbia office, and a total of 50 attorneys nationwide, are featured in…
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Four Ogletree Deakins Attorneys Ranked in Chambers USA
May 24, 2013COLUMBIA, S.C. – May 24, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, is pleased to…
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Meliah Bowers Jefferson Returns to Wyche
May 20, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 20, 2013 – Meliah Bowers Jefferson has rejoined Wyche after serving as law clerk to The Honorable J. Michelle Childs, United States District Judge. Ms. Jefferson focuses…
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Meliah Bowers Jefferson Returns to Wyche
May 20, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – May 20, 2013 – Meliah Bowers Jefferson has rejoined Wyche after serving as law clerk to The Honorable J. Michelle Childs, United States District Judge. Ms. Jefferson focuses her…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado Welcomes New Associate, J. Clarke Newton
May 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 16, 2013 – Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado, LLC (BNTD) announced J. Clarke Newton has joined the team as an associate. His practice will focus on…
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Sowell Gray's Watson new president-elect of SC Bar
May 16, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 16, 2013 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC Managing Member Cal Watson has been sworn in as president-elect of the South Carolina Bar, a position…
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Robert Williams, RTT May 14, 2013
May 14, 2013Robert Williams, Rogers Townsend & ThomasColumbia, SCMay 14, 2013 The New York Yankees have been known as “Baseball’s Evil Empire” forseveral years now. Looking to capitalize on that association, a…
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May 13 2013 – The Rules of Unpaid Internships
May 13, 2013Christian Boesl, Collins & LacyColumbia, SCMay 13, 2013 The Rules of Unpaid Internships In South Carolina this past weekend, college students proudly marched across the graduation stage ready to enter…
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Sowell Gray's Horner now licensed in North Carolina
May 13, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 13, 2013 – Bob Horner, an associate with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been admitted to practice law in North Carolina. Horner joins three other attorneys…
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May 13 2013 – The Rules of Unpaid Internships
May 13, 2013Christian Boesl, Collins & LacyColumbia, SCMay 13, 2013 The Rules of Unpaid Internships In South Carolina this past weekend, college students proudly marchedacross the graduation stage ready to enter the…
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SC Supreme Court Rules on Tax Exemptions in Bodman v. South Carolina
May 8, 2013By Jim Rourke Nexsen Pruet, LLCMay 8, 2013 Above photos: Burnie Maybank, Rick Reames III and Jim Rourke Close to a year and a half after hearing oral arguments…
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SC Supreme Court Rules on Tax Exemptions in Bodman v. South Carolina
May 8, 2013By Jim Rourke Nexsen Pruet, LLCMay 8, 2013 Above photos: Burnie Maybank, Rick Reames III and Jim Rourke Close to a year and a half after hearing oral arguments…
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Charleston Lawyer Ryan Neville named S.C. Bar Young Lawyer of the Year
May 6, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 6, 2013 – Charleston attorney I. Ryan Neville has been named Young Lawyer of the Year by the S.C. Bar Young Lawyers Division (YLD). The Young…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Twenty-Eight Named to 2013 Super Lawyers® List for South Carolina
May 2, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 2, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that twenty-eight attorneys have been listed in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the…
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Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Recognized By Peers; Twenty-Eight Named to 2013 Super Lawyers® List for South Carolina
May 2, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – May 2, 2013 – Nexsen Pruet announced that twenty-eight attorneys have been listed in the 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Those attorneys practice in the…
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Ten McAngus Goudelock & Courie Attorneys Named in 2013 S.C. Super Lawyers Magazine
May 1, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – May 1, 2013 – The law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie announced that attorneys Rusty Goudelock, Thomas Lydon, Hugh McAngus, Erroll Anne Hodges, Amy Jenkins and…
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South Carolina Super Lawyers selects Wyche's Henry Parr for 2013 magazine cover and recognizes sixteen Wyche attorneys
April 30, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 29, 2013 – Super Lawyers, a rating service of outstanding lawyers, has chosen Wyche’s Henry Parr for the cover of its 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers…
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