Two Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Honored with Compleat Lawyer Award
March 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 12, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet announces prestigious recognition for two of the firm’s attorneys. Bob Coble has been selected as a Platinum 2009 Compleat Lawyer and…
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Best Lawyers® to Honor SC Attorneys J. Donald Dial, Jr. & G. Dewey Oxner, Jr.
March 4, 200925th Anniversary Event will be held in Atlanta, April 23-25, 2009 CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC, & WASHINGTON, DC — The Best Lawyers in America®, the country’s original lawyer-rating directory,…
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Ellis Lawhorne adds Walker as an associate attorney
March 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – March 2, 2009 – Ellis, Lawhorne and Sims, P.A., has announced Breon C. M. Walker has joined the Firm as an associate attorney in the litigation and Dispute…
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COBRA Changes Impact All Employers Providing Group Health Coverage
February 28, 2009COLUMBIA, SC –February 27, 2009 – New changes to COBRA will impact almost every employer. Nexsen Pruet’sEmployment and Labor Law Group responds by holding a special breakfast briefing on Friday,…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood’s Mark Holmes Named Greenville’s Real Estate Lawyer of the Year
February 26, 2009GREENVILLE, SC – February 26, 2009 —The 2009 listing of The Best Lawyers in America Lawyers of the Year includes Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorney Mark R. Holmes, who was…
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Callison Tighe & Robinson’s Ian McVey Elected to Executive Committee of Richland County Bar Association
February 23, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 23, 2009 – Ian D. McVey, an attorney with Columbia, SC based Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, has been elected to the Executive Committee of the…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Attorneys Receive Best Lawyers® 2009 Recognitions
February 20, 2009Columbia Real Estate Lawyer of the Year and Charleston Bet-the-Company Litigator of the Year CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC, & WASHINGTON, DC — February 20, 2009 – The law firm…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. Ranked #1 Bond Counsel in South Carolina
February 17, 2009Law firm also named to Top 10 in Southeast by bond industry’s newspaper CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC, & WASHINGTON, DC – February 17, 2009 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd’s Public…
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York County Jury Awards $4.4 Million in Birth Injury
February 16, 2009ROCK HILL, S.C., Feb. 14 /PRNewswire/ — A York County jury on Friday awarded $4.4 million to the parents of a child who suffered a brain injury at birth. The…
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McNair Shareholder Selected as Banking lawyer of the Year in the Columbia Area
February 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 16, 2009 – John W. Currie, a Shareholder of McNair Law Firm, P.A., has been named by Best Lawyers as the Columbia Area Banking Lawyer of…
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Todd Serbin Joins Nexsen Pruet's Intellectual Property Group
February 16, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 16, 2009 – Todd Serbin has joined Nexsen Pruet as Special Counsel. He will practice in the firm’s Intellectual Property group and focus on matters related…
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Governor Appoints Floyd to Disabilities Council
February 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 12, 2009 – William Floyd III, an employment and labor attorney in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, has joined The South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council. Governor Mark Sanford appointed…
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Smith Moore Leatherwood ERISA Practice Rated One of Busiest in U.S.
February 11, 2009Firm ranks seventh nationally in number of cases in one-year period GREENVILLE, SC – February 11, 2009 – The 2009 Law360 Litigation Almanac has identified the ERISA practice of Smith…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd attorney Sam Mabry elected SC ABOTA president
February 10, 2009Greenville attorney Don Sellers inducted CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, GREENVILLE, SC & WASHINGTON, D.C. – February 9, 2009 – The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce…
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Ellis Lawhorne Announces Hill as a New Shareholder in the Firm
February 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 10, 2009 – Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A., is pleased to announce Matthew B. Hill as its newest shareholder. Hill is a member of the Business, Real…
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Nexsen Pruet Awards 6 Diversity Scholarships to Minority Law Students in North and South Carolina
February 10, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 10, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that six minority law school students from North and South Carolina have earned scholarships through the firm’s Diversity Scholarship Program.…
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Richardson Plowden’s Gifford selected to Surety Claims Institute
February 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – February 5, 2009 – Emily R. Gifford of Richardson, Plowden & Robinson, P.A., has been selected for membership in the Surety Claims Institute. The Surety Claims Institute…
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Billy Wilkins Named to Panel Studying Issues in Military Justice
January 27, 2009GREENVILLE, S – January 27, 2009 – William W. Billy Wilkins, the former Chief Judge of the U.S. Fourth Circuit who now heads three practice groups at Nexsen Pruet, has…
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Six Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorneys Named “South Carolina Super Lawyers”
January 27, 2009GREENVILLE, SC—January 27, 2009—The 2009 listing of South Carolina’s top attorneys, published by Super Lawyers® magazine, includes six lawyers from the Greenville office of Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP. The South…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Opens Washington Office
January 26, 2009Mike Tongour to lead governmental relations practice COLUMBIA, SC – January 26, 2009 – The law firm of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. announced plans today to open an office in Washington, DC. …
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Richele Keel Taylor Joins Fisher & Phillips
January 22, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 22, 2009 – Richele Keel Taylor has joined the South Carolina office of the national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Phillips LLP. “Richele joins…
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Brad Waring to Serve as ABA State Bar Delegate
January 22, 2009CHARLESTON, SC – January 22, 2009 – Bradish J. (Brad) Waring, a Partner in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been named as an ABA State Bar Delegate by the South Carolina…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Announces New Shareholders – Attorneys Applegate, Frick and Spruill elected
January 14, 2009CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE, AND GREENVILLE, SC – January 14, 2009 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., is pleased to announce the election of three new shareholders, effective January 1, 2009. Lydia…
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McAngus Goudelock & Courie Opens New Office in Myrtle Beach
January 13, 2009MYRTLE BEACH, SC – January 12, 2009 – McAngus Goudelock & Courie is pleased to announce the opening of its Myrtle Beach office in the Parkway Office Plaza, located at…
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Fisher & Phillips Launches Convenient Educational Initiative
January 12, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 12, 2009 – The South Carolina office of national labor and employment law firm Fisher & Philips LLP will kick off a major new educational initiative…
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Callison Tighe & Robinson Partner Ralph C. Robinson Jr. Included in The Best Lawyers in America 2009
January 8, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 8, 2009 – Ralph C. Robinson, Jr., partner at Columbia, SC based Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC, has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The…
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Callison Tighe & Robinson Partner D. Reece Williams III featured in Irish America Magazine’s “Stars of the South” Tribute
January 6, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 6, 2009 – D. Reece Williams III, partner at Columbia, SC based Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLP, was recently featured in Irish America Magazine’s “Stars of…
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Nexsen Pruet Opens Raleigh Office
January 5, 2009Ernie Pearson, Former Gov. Holshouser Join Firm RALEIGH, NC – January 5, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet today announced the opening of a Raleigh office that will include Ernie Pearson, former assistant…
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Nexsen Pruet Elects Four New Members
January 2, 2009COLUMBIA, SC – January 2, 2009 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Laurie Becker, Jim Blair, Jamie Hedgepath and Dennis Lynch have been elected Members (partners) of the firm. Laurie Becker (Columbia)…
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Susi McWilliams Honored with 2008 Matthew Perry Civility Award
December 12, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – December 12, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Susi McWilliams is the recipient of the 2008 Matthew Perry Civility Award. The Richland County Bar Association presented the…
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Nexsen Pruet Wins $3 Million Verdict Against Exxon Mobil
November 24, 2008DARLINGTON, SC – November 24, 2008 – A legal team headed by Nexsen Pruet’s Marguerite Willis secured a $3 million verdict against Exxon Mobil Corporation on behalf of a Darlington company…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Adds Attorneys in Greenville and Charleston
November 21, 2008CHARLESTON, COLUMBIA, FLORENCE AND GREENVILLE, SC – NOVEMBER 21, 2008 – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Bonnie E. Allen, Kenneth N. (Ken) Shaw and Adam N.…
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Three New Associates Join Nexsen Pruet
November 17, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – November 17, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that Larkin Ellzey, Amy Jowers, and Chris King have joined the firm as associates. Ellzey will concentrate his practice in…
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Nexsen Pruet’s Intellectual Property Group Recognized in Leading Trade Publication
October 31, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 31, 2008 – Nexsen Pruet announced today that it has been recognized in “Who Protects Innovation in America 2008” by IP Law & Business. The November…
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Four Attorneys Elected to Motley Rice LLC Membership
October 29, 2008MOUNT PLEASANT, SC – October 29, 2009 – Motley Rice LLC, one of the nation’s largest plaintiffs’ litigation firms, today announces the promotion of John A. Baden IV, Vincent L. Greene…
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McNair Law Firm Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America
October 29, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 29, 2008 – McNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. is pleased to announce that thirty-six of its attorneys, thirty-three in South Carolina and three in North Carolina, have…
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Kurt Rozelsky Named Vice Chair of DRI Committee
October 28, 2008Greenville attorney to help guide Trucking Law Committee GREENVILLE, SC – October 27, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorney Kurt M. Rozelsky has been appointed Vice Chair of the…
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Mr. Nexsen Inspirational Walk
October 28, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 28, 2008 – Six days a week, Julian Nexsen walks three miles. The founding member of Nexsen Pruet, LLC and he knows that exercise is the…
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Daniel Hayes Certified as Circuit Court Mediator
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC, – October 7, 2008 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte partner Daniel W. Hayes has been certified as a Circuit Court Mediator by the SC Board of Arbitrator…
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William 'Billy' Wilkins, Former Chief Judge, Joins Nexsen Pruet
October 7, 2008Noted national judicial figure to head 3 practice groups, including White-Collar Crime GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2008 – William W. Billy Wilkins, Ronald Reagan’s first selection to the federal…
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Six Sowell Gray Attorneys Included in 2008 Super Lawyers
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 7, 2008 – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, proudly announces that six attorneys were recognized by their peers as South Carolina Super Lawyers. Betsy Gray…
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Michael Montgomery Joins Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte
October 7, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – October 7, 2008 – Michael Montgomery has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as an associate. Previously, Michael served as a clerk for the Honorable Costa…
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William 'Billy' Wilkins, Former Chief Judge, Joins Nexsen Pruet
October 6, 2008Noted national judicial figure to head 3 practice groups, including White-Collar Crime William ‘Billy’ Wilkins, Former Chief Judge, Joins Nexsen Pruet GREENVILLE, SC – October 6, 2008 – William W. Billy…
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Fifty-Three Smith Moore Leatherwood Attorneys Named to “Best in America” List
October 6, 2008GREENSBORO, NC – October 6, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP attorneys populate Woodward & White’s list of The Best Lawyers in America as a record-breaking 53 from the firm…
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Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd brings political commentator Tucker Carlson to Greenville
October 4, 2008GREENVILLE, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A., one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, is bringing Tucker Carlson, senior political correspondent for MSNBC, to the Upstate for its annual…
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Tami McKnew Co-Authors Franchise and Distribution Law Book
September 30, 2008Greenville attorney one of two seasoned attorneys to present annual review GREENVILLE, NC – September 30, 2008 – Smith Moore Leatherwood attorney Natalma M. (Tami) McKnew has co-authored the Annual…
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Four Fisher & Phillips Columbia Attorneys Selected to The Best Lawyers in America 2009
September 27, 2008Labor & Employment Firm Places 34 Attorneys Nationwide In Elite Group COLUMBIA, SC – September 26, 2008 – Four Columbia attorneys at Fisher & Phillips LLP have been selected by…
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45 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers
September 20, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 19, 2008 – Forty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The publication also ranks Nexsen Pruet #1…
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SC lawyer tapped to chair National Bond Lawyers
September 18, 2008GREENVILLE, SC – On September 17, SC attorney Kathleen Crum (Kathy) McKinney was elected president-elect of the National Association of Bond Lawyers (NABL) at its 2008 annual meeting in Chicago, Illinois,…
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William Floyd Joins the Board of the SC Chamber of Commerce
September 17, 2008COLUMBIA, SC – September 17, 2008 – William Floyd III, an employment and labor attorney in Nexsen Pruet’s Columbia office, will serve on the 2008-2009 Board of Directors of the South…
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