Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Business Impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy
February 10, 2017
By John Hill and Rebecca Sigmund Shareholders in the Immigration Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins Law Firm based in South Carolina In a flurry of activity since taking office,…
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Business Impact of the Trump Administration’s Immigration Policy
February 10, 2017
By John Hill and Rebecca Sigmund Shareholders in the Immigration Practice Group at Ogletree Deakins Law Firm based in South Carolina In a flurry of activity since taking office,…
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Aaron M. Scheuer joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
February 10, 2017
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recently welcomed Aaron M. Scheuer to the firm’s corporate tax practice as an associate in the Columbia office. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center’s LL.M. in…
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Three Ogletree Deakins shareholders named BTI Client Service All-Stars
February 10, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that three of the firm’s South Carolina-based shareholders have…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney named president-elect of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 10, 2017
Fisher Phillips attorney Sheila Bias has been named president-elect of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Established in 1993, SCWLA’s mission is to enhance the status, influence and effectiveness…
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Aaron M. Scheuer joins Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
February 9, 2017Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd recently welcomed Aaron M. Scheuer to the firm’s corporate tax practice as an associate in the Columbia office. A graduate of Georgetown University Law Center’s LL.M. in…
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Fisher Phillips Columbia attorney named president-elect of South Carolina Women Lawyers Association
February 9, 2017Fisher Phillips attorney Sheila Bias has been named president-elect of the South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (SCWLA). Established in 1993, SCWLA’s mission is to enhance the status, influence and effectiveness…
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Nelson Mullins’ Carmen Harper Thomas selected as Leadership Council on Legal Diversity Fellow
February 8, 2017
Carmen Harper Thomas, a partner in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia office, has been named a Fellow in the 2017 class of the Leadership Council on Legal Diversity…
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Kimberly Witherspoon awarded 2016 Young Professional of the Year by Greenville Chamber
February 8, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Kimberly Witherspoon, a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office, received the Young Professional of the Year Award at the Greenville Chamber’s 128th Annual Meeting on Tuesday,…
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Kimberly Witherspoon awarded 2016 Young Professional of the Year by Greenville Chamber
February 8, 2017GREENVILLE, SC – Kimberly Witherspoon, a shareholder in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Greenville office, received the Young Professional of the Year Award at the Greenville Chamber’s 128th Annual Meeting on Tuesday,…
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Motley Rice adds two new members, expands public client experience
February 6, 2017
Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ firms, is bolstering its experience representing public entities in consumer and financial fraud, health care and other litigation by adding two…
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Sam Clawson Jr. named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC.
February 6, 2017
Sam Clawson Jr., son of former managing partner, Sam Clawson Sr., has been named member of Clawson and Staubes, LLC. Licensed since 2008, Clawson Jr. is a Charleston native and…
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South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms teacher firing was unlawful; Court says personnel file did not contain substantial evidence
February 5, 2017
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court’s reversal of a School Board’s decision to terminate a high school social studies teacher. The February 1st ruling came…
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Edward G. McDonnell, CEO of McDonnell and Associates, PA, selected as honoree for 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
February 5, 2017
Edward G. McDonnell, CEO and founder of McDonnell and Associates, PA., has been announced in the 2017 class of honorees for the ninth annual South Carolina Leadership in Law awards,…
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South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms teacher firing was unlawful; Court says personnel file did not contain substantial evidence
February 4, 2017The South Carolina Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court’s reversal of a School Board’s decision to terminate a high school social studies teacher. The February 1st ruling came…
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Edward G. McDonnell, CEO of McDonnell and Associates, PA, selected as honoree for 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
February 4, 2017Edward G. McDonnell, CEO and founder of McDonnell and Associates, PA., has been announced in the 2017 class of honorees for the ninth annual South Carolina Leadership in Law awards,…
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South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms teacher firing was unlawful; Court says personnel file did not contain substantial evidence
February 3, 2017The South Carolina Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court’s reversal of a School Board’s decision to terminate a high school social studies teacher. The February 1st ruling came…
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Litigator Court Walsh joins Nelson Mullins in Columbia
February 3, 2017
Courtney E. Walsh has joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP in the Columbia office as an associate where he will focus on litigating complex business and commercial matters, including…
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South Carolina Court of Appeals affirms teacher firing was unlawful; Court says personnel file did not contain substantial evidence
February 3, 2017
The South Carolina Court of Appeals has affirmed a circuit court’s reversal of a School Board’s decision to terminate a high school social studies teacher. The February 1st ruling came…
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Two Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorneys honored with South Carolina Leadership in Law awards
February 2, 2017
Two Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorneys have been recognized by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly as “Leadership in Law” award winners. Robert S. “Trey” Ingram III and M. Kevin McCarrell will…
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James H. Suddeth III joins South Carolina Aquarium Board of Directors
February 2, 2017
As part of the firm’s longstanding commitment to community involvement, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s James H. “Jeddie” Suddeth III was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the…
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James H. Suddeth III joins South Carolina Aquarium Board of Directors
February 1, 2017As part of the firm’s longstanding commitment to community involvement, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s James H. “Jeddie” Suddeth III was recently elected to serve on the Board of Directors of the…
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Three Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholders named 2017 Leadership in Law Honorees
February 1, 2017Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd congratulates three of its shareholders on being named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2017 Leadership in Law Honoree list. Steve Matthews, Julie Medich and Mac McQuillin are…
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Three Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholders named 2017 Leadership in Law Honorees
February 1, 2017Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd congratulates three of its shareholders on being named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2017 Leadership in Law Honoree list. Steve Matthews, Julie Medich and Mac McQuillin are…
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Three Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd shareholders named 2017 Leadership in Law Honorees
February 1, 2017
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd congratulates three of its shareholders on being named to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2017 Leadership in Law Honoree list. Steve Matthews, Julie Medich and Mac McQuillin are…
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Free Ask-A-Lawyer web chats next week
January 30, 2017
The SC Bar Ask-A-Lawyer program, which coordinates volunteer lawyers in a regional effort to assist the public with its legal questions, will host statewide web chats next week on Tuesday,…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorney selected in the 2017 class of honorees for the South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
January 30, 2017
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Ashley Kirkham has been chosen as a 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law Award honoree. She will receive the award on March 24, 2017 at a special…
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Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorney selected in the 2017 class of honorees for the South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards
January 30, 2017
Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Ashley Kirkham has been chosen as a 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law Award honoree. She will receive the award on March 24, 2017 at a special…
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Ogletree Deakins elects Lucas Asper and Ellis Fisher as shareholder
January 30, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Lucas Asper and Ellis Fisher have been elected…
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Gibbs Leaphart, Jr. named member of Sowell Gray Robinson
January 30, 2017Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced B. Gibbs Leaphart, Jr., has become the firm’s newest member. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Gibbs graduated cum laude from Wofford…
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Gibbs Leaphart, Jr. named member of Sowell Gray Robinson
January 30, 2017
Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announced B. Gibbs Leaphart, Jr., has become the firm’s newest member. A native of Greenville, South Carolina, Gibbs graduated cum laude from Wofford…
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Ogletree Deakins elects Lucas Asper and Ellis Fisher as shareholder
January 30, 2017
Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C. (Ogletree Deakins), one of the largest labor and employment law firms representing management, announced that Lucas Asper and Ellis Fisher have been elected…
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R. Wilder Harte joins Richardson Plowden’s Columbia office
January 27, 2017
Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. announced that R. Wilder Harte has joined the Firm as associate attorney in the Columbia office. Harte will focus his practice in General Litigation. Harte…
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Growth Continues at Murphy & Grantland Law Firm
January 25, 2017
Cordes Kennedy has joined Murphy Grantland’s team of attorneys. Kennedy comes to the law firm to focus his practice on matters related to insurance coverage and bad faith, commercial litigation,…
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Former S.C. House Majority Leader Kenny Bingham receives Order of the Palmetto
January 25, 2017
Former South Carolina House Majority Leader Kenneth A. “Kenny” Bingham has been awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina’s highest civilian honor, in recognition of his extraordinary work and…
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Attorney Cordes Kennedy joins Murphy & Grantland Law Firm
January 25, 2017
Cordes Kennedy has joined Murphy Grantland’s team of attorneys. Kennedy comes to the law firm to focus his practice on matters related to insurance coverage and bad faith, commercial litigation,…
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K&L Gates’ Charleston office welcomes W. Ford Graham
January 23, 2017
The Charleston office of global law firm K&L Gates LLP welcomes W. Ford Graham as a lawyer in the corporate and economic incentives/development practices. Mr. Graham joins K&L Gates from…
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Jackson Lewis’ T. Chase Samples elevated to Principal
January 21, 2017
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, announced Greenville attorney T. Chase Samples has been elevated to Principal. Mr. Samples is one of the firm’s 21…
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Jackson Lewis’ T. Chase Samples elevated to Principal
January 20, 2017
Jackson Lewis P.C., one of the country’s preeminent workplace law firms, announced Greenville attorney T. Chase Samples has been elevated to Principal. Mr. Samples is one of the firm’s 21…
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Ed Mullins inducted into Warren E. Burger Society
January 18, 2017The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has inducted Edward W. Mullins, Jr., partner emeritus in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia, S.C. office, into the Warren E. Burger…
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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough’s Ed Mullins inducted into Warren E. Burger Society
January 18, 2017
The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) has inducted Edward W. Mullins, Jr., partner emeritus in Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP’s Columbia, S.C. office, into the Warren E. Burger…
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Leslie Simpson joins MGC’s Columbia office
January 18, 2017
McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announced the addition of Leslie M. Simpson to the firm’s workers’ compensation team in Columbia. Simpson earned her Juris Doctor from…
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Leslie Simpson joins MGC’s Columbia office
January 17, 2017
McAngus Goudelock & Courie, a regional insurance defense firm, announced the addition of Leslie M. Simpson to the firm’s workers’ compensation team in Columbia. Simpson earned her Juris Doctor from…
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Law enforcement agencies, local church join hands for Operation Clean Slate
January 17, 2017By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) in partnership with the City of Columbia Police Dept. and the Greater St. Luke Baptist Church is again…
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McNair welcomes LaTesha Blair as Director of IT
January 17, 2017
McNair announced LaTesha Blair as its Director of Information Technology. LaTesha rejoins the firm after having previously worked as the firm’s Technical Services Manager from 2006 to 2012, and most…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announces six new partners
January 17, 2017
Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP announced that attorneys J. Bennett Crites III, Elizabeth Sims Hedrick, Robert S. “Trey” Ingram III, Frankie T. Jones Jr., Brian G. Morrison, and Colin J. Tarrant have…
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Law enforcement agencies, local church join hands for Operation Clean Slate
January 17, 2017
By W. Thomas Smith Jr. The Richland County Sheriff’s Dept. (RCSD) in partnership with the City of Columbia Police Dept. and the Greater St. Luke Baptist Church is again…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd elects Girard and Shealy as shareholders
January 12, 2017
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced Foster Girard and Ross Shealy were recently elected as new shareholders of the firm. Foster Girard’s practice concentrates on corporate finance and commercial…
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