Richardson Plowden Welcomes Sheila Bias to the Firm
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, S.C., April 23, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. is pleased to announce that Sheila M. Bias has joined the Firm as an associate attorney in the Columbia…
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Marti Bluestein, John Nichols, and Allison Sullivan have been selected for inclusion in the 2013 edition of Super Lawyers
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Super Lawyers has selected Marti Bluestein and John Nichols – founding partners of Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, Delgado (BNTD) – for the 2013 edition…
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Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado Recognized as Top Tier Law Firm
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Best Lawyers has named Bluestein, Nichols, Thompson, and Delgado (BNTD) a first-tier law firm. BNTD was recognized for its work in three practice…
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Burnette, Tighe highlighted in 2013 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Michael W. Tighe and M. Malissa Burnette of Callison Tighe & Robinson are being recognized in the 2013 Edition of South Carolina Super…
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Six Sowell Gray members named Super Lawyers; Gray ranked in Top 10
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced six members have been honored by 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Betsy Gray is listed among…
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Gaffney honored as 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyer
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Amy L. Gaffney, one of the founders of Gaffney Lewis & Edwards, has been designated a 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyer for her…
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Sowell Gray attorneys recognized as Rising Stars in 2013 South Carolina Super Lawyers
April 24, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 24, 2013 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce two attorneys Tina Cundari and Amy L.B. Hill have been highlighted Rising Stars…
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Cundari, Sowell Gray associates serving in Inn of Court leadership
April 3, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – April 3, 2013 – – Tina Cundari, a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC, has been elected president-elect of the John Belton O’Neall American Inn…
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Callison Tighe, other Richland attorneys help Habitat through BUILDable Hours
March 28, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 28, 2013 – Callison Tighe & Robinson LLC is donating $2,500 to BUILDable Hours, a joint venture of the Richland County Bar Association and Central South…
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Lominack: Managing the Madness of March in Your Workplace
March 21, 2013Reyburn LominackFisher & Phillips LLPMarch 21, 2013 The teams have been selected, the brackets have been drawn and thegames have begun. Once again it’s time for business owners, directors,and supervisors…
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John Shannon Nichols Honored with Leadership in Law Award
March 20, 2013COLUMBIA – March 20, 2013 – South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has chosen John Shannon Nichols as one of its 2013 “Leaders in the Law” award recipients. Nichols was honored alongside…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, springbreak and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in MarionSquare mid-month for fashion fans…
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Lica Colwell: Spring Fashion Season
March 19, 2013Lica ColwellMarch 18, 2013 It’s March, and in Charleston thoughts turn to longer days, spring break and, relatively recently, fashion. The tents go up in Marion Square mid-month for…
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McNair Attorneys Help State Set Up Mortgage Tax Credit Program
March 18, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2013 – Two attorneys with the McNair Law Firm have helped the South Carolina State Housing Finance and Development Authority (SC Housing) set up a…
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Steven Hamm of Richardson Plowden Honored with 2013 Compleat Lawyer Award and Leadership in Law Award
March 18, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 18, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announces that Steven Hamm was recently honored for achievements by the University of South Carolina (USC) School of…
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March 18, 2013 – New I-9 Form
March 18, 2013By David Dubberly and David Garrett Nexsen Pruet, LLCMarch 18, 2013 Above photos: David Dubberly and David Garrett On March 8, 2013, U.S. Citizen and Immigration Services (USCIS)…
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Fisher & Phillips Opens 29th Office in San Antonio
March 12, 2013SAN ANTONIO, TX – March 12, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm with an office in Columbia, opened its 29th office in San…
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Sowell Gray's Hill to receive Compleat Lawyer Award
March 12, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 12, 2013 Amy L.B. Hill, of counsel with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, will be awarded the James Petigru Compleat Lawyer Award Silver Medallion at…
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Midlands tax attorneys offer free help preparing returns
March 11, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 11, 2013 – Adam Landy, a tax attorney at the McNair Law Firm, is in his third year organizing law students from the University of South…
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Turner Padget Recognized by Chambers USA
March 6, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 6, 2013 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that it will be recognized as a leading litigation firm in South Carolina in the 2013…
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Sowell Gray members honored as Leaders in Their Fields
March 4, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – March 4, 2013 – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business again will rate Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, among the top law firms in South Carolina when…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assume they are…
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Feb 28, 2013 – Noncompetition Agreements
February 28, 2013Nikole MergoNexsen Pruet, LLCFebruary 28, 2013 In light of the restrictive nature with which South Carolina courts have historically viewed noncompetition agreements, many people assumethey are not…
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Bob Coble to Serve 2nd Term as Chair of Columbia World Affairs Council
February 27, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – February 27, 2013 – The Columbia World Affairs Council has re-elected Nexsen Pruet member (partner) Bob Coble as its Chair. Coble, who organized numerous Sister City Programs…
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Turner Padget Recognized by Benchmark Litigation
February 22, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – February 22, 2013 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced its recognition by Benchmark Litigation as one of four highly recommended Firms of the Year for…
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Cuttino Inducted Into ABOTA
February 19, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 19, 2013 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A. announced that John E. Cuttino has been inducted into membership of the American Board of Trial Advocates…
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Karen L. Luchka of Fisher & Phillips Recognized for Leadership in the Law
January 30, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 30, 2013 – Fisher & Phillips LLP announces that attorney Karen L. Luchka of the Columbia office has been selected as a recipient of the South…
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South Carolina Bar Honors Billy Wilkins with Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award
January 28, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 28, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar honored William W. “Billy” Wilkins with its Trial and Appellate Advocacy Award during the Bar’s annual convention on Friday…
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Wyche Attorney Rita Bolt Barker Wins National Environmental Advocacy Award
January 24, 2013GREENVILLE, S.C. – January 24, 2013 – Wyche attorney Rita Bolt Barker is one of only 12 lawyers across the country to receive the prestigious Distinguished Environmental Advocacy Award from…
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Ogletree Deakins Elects Lee G. Depret-Bixio as Shareholder
January 23, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2013 – Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Lee Gibbs…
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Gifford and Kelley of Richardson Plowden selected to 2013 Class of the SC Bar Leadership Academy
January 23, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 23, 2013 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that attorneys Emily R. Gifford and Michelle Parsons Kelley were recently selected to the 2013 Class of…
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Fisher & Phillips Hosts Free Webinar on OSHA Recordkeeping
January 15, 2013100% Compliance with OSHA Recordkeeping – Anything Else Will Be Costly Free Webinar – January 28 or 29, 2013 Employers may think their OSHA recordkeeping logs and procedures are fully…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013CHARLESTON, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announces Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRantDistinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service tothe…
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Charleston Attorney Honored with Statewide Award
January 14, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2013 – The South Carolina Bar Foundation announced Nexsen Pruet’s Harold W. Jacobs as the 2012 DuRant Distinguished Public Service Award recipient for meritorious service…
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Callison Tighe and Robinson's McVey Becomes Richland Bar President
January 14, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 14, 2013 – Ian McVey, a member of Callison Tighe & Robinson, has been elected president of the almost-2,000 member Richland County Bar. McVey has served…
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Wyche Corporate Lawyers Wrapped Up 2012 with a Flurry of Deal Closings Collectively Valued at Over $650 Million
January 11, 2013GREENVILLE, SC – January 11, 2013 – The Wyche corporate lawyers wrapped up 2012 with a flurry of deal closings including six acquisitions, four corporate financing deals, one merger, and…
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Wyche Corporate Lawyers Wrapped Up 2012 with a Flurry of Deal Closings Collectively Valued at Over $650 Million
January 11, 2013GREENVILLE, S.C. – January 11, 2013 – The Wyche corporate lawyers wrapped up 2012 with a flurry of deal closings including six acquisitions, four corporate financing deals, one merger, and…
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Sowell Gray's Haigler named to Kids' Count of South Carolina board
January 11, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 11, 2013 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Nicolas L. Haigler has become a member of the board of directors of Kids’ Chance of South…
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Turner Padget Elects Three Shareholders
January 9, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 9, 2013 – Turner Padget has elected Brad B. Easterling, Mark B. Goddard, and J. Jakob Kennedy as shareholders of the firm. Easterling practices in the…
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Richardson Plowden names Chuck Webb as a shareholder
January 7, 2013COLUMBIA, SC – January 7, 2013 – Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announces that attorney Charles J. Chuck Webb was named a shareholder in the Firm. Webb joined Richardson Plowden…
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Dec 14, 2012 – SC Supreme Court Upholds Confidentiality Clauses in Employment Agreement
December 14, 2012By David DubberlyNexsen Pruet, LLC In its most significant employment law decision of 2012, Milliken & Co. v. Morin, the South Carolina Supreme Court addressed the enforceability ofprovisions in an…
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Fisher & Phillips Hosts Free Webinars on How the Election Results Will Impact Your Workplace
December 9, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – December 9, 2012 – While there remains some lingering uncertainty, the recent elections did lend some clarity to an evolving regulatory landscape. Now that the dust has settled, what can we expect from a…
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SC Bar Pro Bono Program launches interactive website for legal help
December 4, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – December 4, 2012 – The S.C. Bar Pro Bono Program launched SCLawAnswers.org on Monday, the newest resource available to the public for around-the-clock access to legal help.…
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Callison Tighe and Robinson donates $10,000 to Harvest Hope
November 28, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 28, 2012- Callison Tighe & Robinson is reaching out to those in need with a $10,000 contribution to Harvest Hope Food Bank, marking the fourth consecutive…
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Wyche Named Official Climate Challenge Partner by American Bar Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 20, 2012 – The American Bar Association (ABA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently named Wyche, P.A. an official Climate Challenge Partner. This distinction…
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Wyche Named Official Climate Challenge Partner by American Bar Association and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
November 20, 2012GREENVILLE, SC – November 20, 2012 – The American Bar Association (ABA) and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently named Wyche, P.A. an official Climate Challenge Partner. This distinction…
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Josh Shaw Speaks at DRI Annual Meeting
November 19, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 19, 2012 – Joshua D. Shaw, attorney in the Columbia office of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., presented during the Toxic Tort and Environmental Law…
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Labor veteran joins Callison Tighe as an associate
November 14, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 14, 2012 – Brian Lysell, a 2012 University of South Carolina School of Law graduate, has joined Callison Tighe & Robinson as an associate. Though he’s new…
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Richardson Plowden Expands; Opens Office in Charleston
November 13, 2012CHARLESTON, SC – November 13, 2012 – Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced the opening of its third office, located in Charleston, SC. With the opening of the 40 Calhoun…
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Cuttino Elected Secretary-Treasurer of DRI
November 12, 2012COLUMBIA, SC – November 12, 2012 – John E Cuttino, a shareholder in the firm’s Columbia office of Turner Padget Graham & Laney, P.A., has been elected to the position…
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