Lawyers in the News – March 15
Christopher Clay Olson has joined Gordon Rees Scully Mansukhani as a partner in the firm’s commercial litigation and construction practice groups in its Charleston office. James W. Saxton Jr. also joins the firm as an associate. Saxton focuses his practice on complex construction litigation. Leslie M. Whitten has joined Chartwell Law as a partner in […]
Lawyers in the News – Feb. 15
Ra’na Heidari and Dena McCorry have joined A Business Law Firm in Spartanburg. Heidari focuses her practice on international business law, cyber security, and privacy law issues. McCorry will focus her practice on corporate formation, estates and trusts, litigation, and loss mitigation. Brady Thomas, Terry Richardson, Dan Haltiwanger, Chris Moore and Will Lewis have formed […]
Lawyers in the News – Nov. 23
Ben Grimsley has joined D’Alberto & Graham in West Columbia, which will now be known as D’Alberto, Graham & Grimsley. Grimsley is merging his boutique creditor rights firm with D’Alberto & Graham after the retirement of his father, Ed Grimsley. Bryan Baysinger has joined Nexsen Pruet as special counsel in the firm’s Greenville office, where […]
Lawyers in the News – April 27
Stephen D. Bittinger has joined K&L Gates as a partner in its health care practice in its Charleston office. Bittinger concentrates his practice on health care reimbursement compliance, defense, and litigation, with a focus on government and private payor disputes on behalf of providers, vendors, and manufacturers. He joins the firm from Nexsen Pruet and […]
Lawyers in the News – April 13
Nexsen Pruet has announced the addition of two health care attorneys to its Columbia office. Darra James Coleman joins as special counsel and Alice Harris joins as a member. Coleman previously served as chief advice counsel and policy counsel for the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation. Harris assists hospitals, health care systems, […]
Lawyers in the News – March 30
Steve Benjamin, the Mayor of Columbia, has joined The Charleston Group, based in Fayetteville, North Carolina, where he will co-chair the Firm’s extensive Public Finance and Affordable Housing Practices. Julie Medich has joined Nexsen Pruet in the firm’s Charleston office. Medich, a corporate and real estate attorney, counsels clients on a full range of commercial […]
Lawyers in the News – Feb. 3
Brad Gower has joined Nelson & Galbreath in Greenville. Gower’s practice focuses on commercial and residential real estate, general business law, and corporate transactions, and he comes to the firm from Fox Rothschild. Amanda Mueller has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel in Columbia. Mueller joins the firm’s family law team and comes to the firm […]
Lawyers in the News – December
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd announced that David Caughran, Elliot Condon, Joseph Spate and Phillips Workman have all joined the firm. Caughran joins the public finance team in the firm’s Charleston office. Condon, also in the firm’s Charleston office, practices products liability and insured defense litigation. Spate joins the firm’s Columbia office, where he focuses his practice […]
Lawyers in the News – November
Reynolds Blankenship and Perry Buckner have joined Yarborough Applegate in Charleston. Blankenship focuses his practice on representing plaintiffs who have been injured due to the negligence of others or the sale of defective products. Buckner focuses on litigation, with an emphasis on civil trial work. Luke Burke and Jack McDonald have joined Bannister, Wyatt & […]
Lawyers in the News – October
Joseph J. Tierney Jr. and Christine K. Toporek have joined Rogers Townsend & Thomas in its Charleston office. Tierney joins the firm as a shareholder and leads its health care team. Toporek is special counsel in the Charleston office. They focus their work on professional liability, premises liability, regulatory, insurance defense, and other matters for […]
Lawyers in the News – September
Turner Padget has announced the addition of three new attorneys its Columbia office: shareholders Kelli L. Sullivan and L. Patricia (Tricia) Wharton, and associate Ashtin D. Kilpatrick. Sullivan focuses her practice on litigation in the areas of insurance coverage, medical malpractice and licensing, and nursing home defense. Wharton advises buyers, sellers, developers and lenders on […]
Lawyers in the News – August
Turner Padget has announced the formation of a government relations and public policy service with the addition of attorneys Edward J. Schafer and James F. Knox in the firm’s Columbia office. Schafer joins the firm as of counsel and is experienced in governmental relations, lobbying, and association management. Knox joins as an associate, where he […]
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