South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

By Jessica Markham  BridgeTower Media Newswires   BALTIMORE, MD — When I first started practicing, an older lawyer once told me that I could never be friends with lawyers. He said that I could be friendly and I should be courteous, ...

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by Paul Mark Sandler  BridgeTower Media Newswires  BALTIMORE, MD — The practice of law has a rich heritage. Lawyers throughout history have contributed to the development of the rule of law, and to our present day system of justice. Representation ...

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It’s hard to leave a job that has meant so much to me, but these things happen sometimes, and so this will be my final issue as the editor-in-chief of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. I’ve worked for this newspaper for ...

BY DAN SMITH This weekend I was mildly concerned to see a news article stating that the wrappers for the oh-so-delicious chicken sandwiches I enjoy likely contain PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances). Even more recently, a proposed class action was ...

BY JESSICA MARKHAM BridgeTower Media Newswires I seem to recall litigating cases when I was a less seasoned attorney, and I took the losses much more to heart than I do now. You would think it would be the opposite, ...

BY WENDY TANIS ROBBINS BridgeTower Media Newswires Anxiety is the most common mental health issue among the general population. Anxiety can range from being a protective response to a potential threat to being an overwhelming impediment that can lead to ...

By Trent B. Collier My law firm is one of many to form a committee on diversity, equity, and inclusion, or DEI, over the past few years. You’re right: this seems to be a national trend. More and more firms ...

By Jeff Trueman BridgeTower Media Newswires After many months of pandemic-related lockdown, we now know that Zoom works for mediation. Simply stated, it’s efficient. When participants don’t have to travel to a physical location in order to mediate a satisfactory ...

By Haynes Hansen and Eric Magnuson BridgeTower Media Newswires The brief is done. You spent years working up the case, and months thinking through the legal arguments, chasing down every last citation as you wrote the appellate brief. Now it’s ...

BY CHRISTOPHER R. EARLEY BridgeTower Media Newswires “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the next best thing is the wrong thing, and the worst you can do is nothing.” — Theodore ...