Lawyers in the News
West Columbia attorney J. Mark Taylor has been selected for inclusion in the “Best Lawyers In America” for 2007. Taylor is managing partner of Moore, Taylor & Thomas, P.A. “Mark’s experience and expertise in family law practice has earned him the respect of his peers in South Carolina,” senior partner Jake Moore said in a […]
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William Bobo Re-Elected To USC Board Of Visitors William Bobo Jr., a partner in the Charleston office of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, has been re-elected to a two-year term on the University of South Carolina board of visitors to represent the Ninth Judicial Circuit. Bobo has served on the board of visitors since […]
Richardson Plowden Transforms Old Warehouse Into State-Of-The-Art Legal Office
One spring day in 2005, Frank Robinson had a little time between meetings and decided to drive through the old mixed-use commercial district next to the South Carolina Department of Mental Health property on Bull Street. A shareholder of the law firm of Richardson, Plowden, Carpenter & Robinson, P.A., he was on a mission: the […]
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Elmore Co-Chairs ABA Construction Forum Committee Attorney L. Franklin Elmore of the Greenville office of Elmore & Wall, P.A. served as the co-chair of the American Bar Association Forum Committee on the Construction Industry’s one-and-a-half-day fall program in Scottsdale, Ariz. The program, “Advanced Analysis Of Contract Risk-Shifting Provisions” attracted more than 430 con[...]
‘Best Lawyers In America' Selects 17 From Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham
More than two-thirds of the members of Wyche Burgess Freeman & Parham law firm have been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of “Best Lawyers In America.” The attorneys listed include: * Eric B. Amstutz, corporate law. * Mark W. Bakker, labor and employment law. * Gregory J. English, commercial litigation. * David L. […]
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Chief Justice To Speak At Charleston School Of Law Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, John G. Roberts Jr., will speak Oct. 20 to Charleston School of Law students and area lawyers at Gailliard Auditorium. “We’re thrilled and honored to host the chief justice,” Dean Richard Gershon said in a press release. “Not only […]
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L. Franklin “Frank” Elmore has been selected for inclusion in the 2007 edition of “Best Lawyers in America.” Elmore, a co-founder of the regional Carolinas law firm, Elmore & Wall, P.A works in its Greenville office, where he limits his practice to construction and surety matters. He represents construction and surety clients in litigation, arbitration […]
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Ogletree Deakins Adds Two Attorneys To Greenville Office Ogletree, Deakins, Nash, Smoak & Stewart, P.C., has added Peter B. Murphy and John T. Merrell to the firm’s Greenville office. Both attorneys will hold associate positions with the firm. Murphy earned his law degree, cum laude, from the University of Georgia School of Law. He received […]
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Crites Hires On With McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC Attorney Bennett Crites has joined McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC’s Charleston office. Crites’ practice focuses on general liability defense including automobile negligence, premises liability, products liability and commercial trucking law. He graduated from The Citadel with a bachelor of science degree in business and admi[...]
Womble Carlyle Lawyers Named In ‘Best Lawyers In America'
Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC has announced that seven attorneys from the firm’s Greenville office have again ranked highly on Woodward/White Inc.’s “Best Lawyers in America” rankings. The total number of Womble Carlyle attorneys appearing on the list has increased again for the sixth consecutive time, from 60 attorneys in the 2006 rankings to […]
Sowell Gray Contributes $5,000 In Memory Of Wilburn Brewer
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte has contributed $5,000 to the S.C. Bar Foundation’s Wilburn Brewer Fund in a ceremony earlier this month. The fund, created by the foundation in memory of Wilburn Brewer, will be used by the Chief Justice’s Commission on the Profession to sponsor a legal event each year. Brewer was an inaugural […]
9 Attorneys At The Leatherwood Firm Named In ‘Best Lawyers In America'
Nine attorneys at Leatherwood Walker Todd & Mann, P.C. have been named in “Best Lawyers in America” and will be listed in the 2007 directory Leatherwood attorneys receiving this distinction are: * William L. Dennis (employee benefits law, trusts and estates). Dennis is a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and […]
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- Letter From The Editor – Working from Home
- NLRB joins FTC in taking aim at non-competes
- Supreme Court leaves key internet protection untouched
- US Supreme Court bites back at parody’s use of the First Amendment
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- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
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