South Carolina Lawyers Weekly
Although we’re still very much in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, an end appears to be in sight. And even though we’re progressing back to some semblance of “normal,” businesses will continue to experience the collateral effects of the ...
Read More »Protecting businesses in a litigation-heavy climate
Importance of following good corporate governance 
Directors and officers should always establish and adhere to policies and procedures in the exercise of corporate governance. Recent decisions have highlighted potential risks and pitfalls for directors and officers of a corporation if good corporate governance is not followed. ...
Read More »Mastering the adversarial opposing counsel
By Shawn Healy In the idyllic view of a trial, one often pictures scenes from classic movies that portray two lawyers in a professional sparring match, each party making an articulate, compelling argument for his side. They both use their ...
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Read More »Lessons I learned to be more effective as a woman lawyer
By Mian R. Wang I am an introvert and a perfectionist. I am also a woman and a litigator. I think I am not alone in wearing all these hats. As a young attorney, I spent a lot of time ...
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Read More »COVID-19 pandemic legislation current and on the horizon across the U.S.
By Kelli Sullivan Over the last year, 27 states, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have enacted some type of legislation granting full or limited immunity to various types of entities for claims that arise from COVID-19. Eight ...
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Read More »Commentary: Can Zoom support business humor?
By Angela Colon-Mahoney Humor in the workplace: Is it dead? Or simply deadpan? With professional conferences, networking, and business development now governed by a Zoom screen measured in inches, problematic Wi-Fi, bad lighting, and domestic photobombing, can business humor ever ...
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Read More »How to avoid an ap-paw-ling virtual hearing cat-astrophe
I’m sure that by now you’ve already seen the infamous video of the Texas attorney who logged onto a virtual hearing with a filter turned on that made him look like a cat. If not, Google it and watch ...
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Read More »‘Can I smoke in here?’ and other virtual depo fails
By Courtney Collins and Meagan Donohoe The legal profession’s transition into the online sphere in 2020 was abrupt, disconcerting and sometimes painful, but it is finally official: We continue forward, but (mostly) virtually. Hearings, mediations, arbitrations and—most commonly—depositions have vacated ...
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Read More »Lawyers: Take a look at these two social media platforms
As you plan for a successful 2021 for your law firm, don’t forget to consider how you plan to use social media to forward your firm’s marketing and business development goals in the coming year. Importantly, you may want to ...
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Read More »Using technology in the courtroom
By F. Dennis Saylor IV and Daniel I. Small BridgeTower Media Newswires Whatever may divide us as a society, we all seem to have one thing in common: spending hours every day staring at screens. Pretty much everyone has now ...
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