Lawyers on the Move
Three attorneys have joined Turner Padget Graham & Laney. In the firm’s Columbia office, Jennifer N. Stone is now of counsel and Richard A. Jones III is an associate. Alexander S. Hogsette has joined the firm’s Florence office as an associate.
Lawyers in the News
Tina Cundari, an attorney with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte of Columbia, has been named 2016 Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Bar, recognizing her commitment to volunteering her services to help the poor and disadvantaged. Turner Padget Graham & Laney shareholder Lanneau Wm. “Lanny” Lambert Jr., president of the National […]
Witherspoon installed as SCBA president
The South Carolina Bar Association has a new president. Columbia attorney William Witherspoon was installed as the SCBA’s 2016-2017 president on May 19 during the bar’s House of Delegates meeting at its conference center in Columbia, with state Supreme Court Chief Justice Costa Pleicones administering the oath of office. Witherspoon, a federal prosecutor, has spent […]
Lawyers on the Move
Ryan Judd and Robert Kneece have joined Turner Padget Graham & Laney as associates. Judd works on the firm’s business transactions team in Columbia. Kneece has joined the insurance litigation practice in Charleston. David L. Paavola has joined the Columbia office of Lewis Babcock as an associate attorney.
Lawyers on the Move
Marshall T. Minton, an attorney in the Columbia office of Turner Padget, has been named Star of the Quarter by the South Carolina Bar for her work with the Cinderella Project, a program sponsored by the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division that provides used prom gowns and accessories for girls unable to purchase them. […]
Lawyers on the Move
Kathleen McDaniel, a member of Callison Tighe of Columbia, has been elected to the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates. The Mt. Pleasant mayor and Town Council have reappointed attorney Dennis E. O’Neill chief municipal court judge for Seabrook Island. O’Neill began his service as municipal court judge in May 2000. Sheila M. Bias has […]
Lawyers on the Move
Joel Smith has been re-elected managing partner of Bowman and Brooke’s Columbia office, and Richard Willis has been re-elected co-managing partner. The McNair Law Firm has elected four new shareholders at its offices in South Carolina. Josh W. Dixon, Henry W. Frampton IV, and David F. Santos have joined the firm’s Charleston office. Alicia E. […]
Fisher & Phillips to host employment law seminar May 5
On May 5, the Charlotte office of Fisher & Phillips will host its annual seminar, “The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly – One Day, Many Solutions.” The seminar will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at the Fairfield Inn, 201 S. McDowell St. Fisher & Phillips attorneys will address issues such as […]
Lawyers on the Move
Turner Padget Graham & Laney, has announced the expansion of its business litigation and probate litigation practices with the addition of Emily A. Jordan, who has joined the firm’s Florence office as an associate. Attorneys Jim Griffin and Clarence Davis have started Griffin & Davis in Columbia to handle high-stakes litigation for clients in South […]
Lawyers on the Move
James W. Fayssoux Jr. has been awarded the American Board of Trial Advocates, South Carolina Chapter, Trial Lawyer of the Year for 2015. Lanneau Wm. Lambert Jr., a shareholder in Turner Padget’s Columbia office, has been accepted into the American College of Mortgage Attorneys. Nick Stewart has joined the Charleston office of Carlock, Copeland & […]
Lawyers on the Move
Brittany F. Boykin, an associate in Turner Padget’s Charleston office, was appointed to the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates for the 2016-18 term beginning July 1. The delegates help establish policy for the Bar’s 15,000 members. Elizabeth Smith Owen, a partner at the Rock Hill law firm Morton & Gettys, has been appointed to […]
Lawyers on the Move
Ashley Robertson Parr has joined Nexsen Pruet’s Greenville office as an associate with the employment and labor law group. Amy Hill has joined the Columbia law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd as a partner. Alexis Lindsay, an attorney at Sowell Gray of Columbia, has been elected to the Congaree Vista Guild board of directors. […]
Business Law
- Economy forces attorneys to get down to business
- Business Court judges trawl for customers
- Va. company's Web site did not subject business to personal jurisdiction in S.C., appeals panel rules
- Former running back from S.C. wins courtroom victory in contract dispute
- Contract – Government Contract – Qui Tam – False Claims Act
- Tort – Business Tort – Va. Computer Crimes Act – Trade Secrets
- Consumer Protection – FCRA – Auto Loan – Bank Accounting Errors
- Licenses & Permits – Beer & Wine Permit – Restrictive Covenant – Suitable Location
- Licenses & Permits – Veterinarian – Vaccine Maintenance
- State regulators look at car dealer accused of lying to customers
- Textile firm, railroad settle Graniteville train wreck lawsuit
- Subprime mortgage meltdown hits securities law
Commentary
- High court justices cross the line of propriety
- High court’s term was rough on big business
- The flip side of generative AI in law and how to address it
- The fight for equal educational opportunity continues
- 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
- My goal: Provide the information that you need now
- Case study: North Carolina courts provide guidance on scope, limitations of attorney-client privilege
- A Different Ode to Pro Bono Work
- N.C. Bar Association embraces homophobia