South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster announced that State Rep. Bobby Cox of Greenville will be the state’s first secretary of Veterans’ Affairs, a position created in May when state lawmakers created the South Carolina Department of Veterans’ Affairs. “Colonel Cox ...

GREENVILLE (AP) — A South Carolina deputy arresting a woman and her boyfriend said the woman was “too pretty” and asked for her number while taking her to jail, according to a lawsuit. The lawsuit is one of two accusing ...

Paper or plastic? Skirt or pants? Credit or debit?  The list of daily decisions we make goes on. It’s estimated that the average adult makes about 35,000 decisions each day. 226.7 of those decisions are made on food alone. Some ...

By Gordon P. Katz A dispute has arisen that cannot be settled. You turn to the parties’ contract and discover that all disputes are to be resolved by arbitration. You next file on behalf of your client a demand for ...

By Joseph J. Floyd and Marni J. Kaufman The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission recently entered into a cease-and-desist order with Juniper Networks, Inc., related to violations of the internal controls and recordkeeping provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act ...

Tagged with: SEC

By Ross Norton rnorton@scbiznews.com CEOs of well-run firms get there because they’re good at taking care of companies. But they’re not always as adept at taking care of themselves. Robert DeHollander, managing partner of DeHollander & Janse Financial Group of ...

Tagged with: financial

George McMaster, one of three brothers of South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster who have had their licenses to practice law suspended by the state’s Supreme Court, has resigned his law license rather than face disciplinary action by the court. McMaster ...

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina civil rights lawyer who helped redefine free speech rights for attorneys has died. Edna Smith Primus died Nov. 29 at age 75, The State newspaper reported. One of the first black women to ...

Tagged with: Civil Rights

The nation’s longest federal court vacancy ended Thursday after nearly 14 years of foot-dragging and politics as the U.S. Senate confirmed a university professor to a North Carolina trial court seat in a bipartisan vote. The chamber voted 68-21 to ...

Tagged with: federal judge

By Alexander A. Bove Jr. and Melissa Langa No one wants to be sued, and everyone would feel better if they knew their assets would be protected if they were sued. It is common knowledge that we live in the ...

Tagged with: Trust