South Carolina Lawyers Weekly

FALLS CHURCH, Va. (AP) — Much to Gary Erb’s chagrin, a natural gas pipeline now cuts across his 72-acre homestead in Conestoga Township, Pennsylvania. To his even greater chagrin, he remains unpaid for the 6 acres (2.4 hectares) of land ...

COLUMBIA (AP) — A Florida man has been sentenced to a year in prison for his part in a reptile smuggling ring that stretched from South Carolina to Hong Kong. The State reports Matthew Harrison Kail was sentenced April 30 for ...

BY THOMAS FRANZ A new survey from Martindale-Avvo shows how legal consumers select their attorneys. Price was the most valuable decision criteria in the survey, as 68 percent of respondents said it is an important factor in how they choose ...

Technology has transformed the nature, organization and presentation of evidence at trials. Its impact and benefits are undeniable, and there is no shortage of publications and presentations touting its wonders. With the inevitable attraction of newer and better things, you ...

COLUMBIA (AP) — South Carolina senators have rejected two of Gov. Henry McMaster’s suggested appointees to state offices. The Senate rarely rejects governor appointments, and two in one day is almost unheard of. The full Senate voted 41-2 on April ...

DENMARK (AP) — Supporters of Denmark Technical College are suing South Carolina even as the school’s fate is being debated in the state budget. The lawsuit says the historically black technical college gets less support from the state and surrounding ...

BY THOMAS FRANZ BridgeTower Media Newswires A recently released survey highlights the continued trend of technological changes shaping the current and future legal industry. The 2019 Future Ready Lawyer Survey from Wolters Kluwer Legal & Regulatory reveals that profitability is ...

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When I started writing about the intersection of law and technology in 2006, emojis were a sidebar in the world of communication. Until the release of the first smartphone, the iPhone, emojis were typically used only in certain online chat ...

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COLUMBIA (AP) — A South Carolina sheriff was indicted Wednesday after authorities said his chief deputy reported he was using county funds and drug seizure money to buy groceries, window tinting and other personal items. Florence County Sheriff Kenney Boone ...

The Charleston City Council voted April 23 to inform Charleston School of Law that it does not intend to extend an agreement partially designed to keep the school on the peninsula. The 431 Meeting St. property was purchased by Charleston ...