Briefly… Tigerron A. “Tiger” Wells has joined the Columbia office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd as an associate. He is a member of the business & consumer products industry group and represents the firm’s clients in business matters, including litigation, corporate ...
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How do you sue a client? Very carefully! 
Regular readers of this column know that I consider the client intake process to be the most important step in the collection process. An appropriate conversation and written agreement with your client about payment of fees in the beginning of ...
Read More »Cultivating clients' loyalty can enhance firm profits 
The foundation of any lawyer’s life and practice is the relationship with the client. Without clients there is no reason to be a lawyer. Lawyers don’t just practice law, they serve clients. One brief story brings that home. The Wall ...
Read More »Collins & Lacy founders receive new appointments 
Attorney Joel W. Collins Jr. has been elected president of the Foundation of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Collins, a founding partner of Collins & Lacy in Columbia, took office in January. Collins conducts an active practice in complex ...
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Briefly… Ellis Law-horne attorney John T. Lay Jr. has been selected as president-elect of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association. Lay will serve a one-year term as president beginning in November. Attorney Franklin Daniels has joined Nexsen Pruet as ...
Read More »Are you afraid of ghosts? 
Few (if any) of us today expect politicians to write their own speeches or CEOs to write their own shareholder letters in the annual report. Ghostwriting is a fact of modern communication. But where does that leave lawyers — who ...
Read More »Quick 'health' checks for you and your practice 
There’s just not enough time in a day. Where did the years go? How did I get to this age so fast? Got to get to that backburner client matter tomorrow! If you’re like me, these types of thoughts pop ...
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Briefly … Andrew N. Cole has been named a shareholder in the firm of Collins & Lacy. A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, Cole focuses on construction law, defense litigation, personal injury, complex litigation and ...
Read More »It's better to work with a net 
How should small law firms and solos entice prospects into using their services? From the smaller firm’s perspective, the number of contacts that you make, the number of people you talk to, will have the biggest name impact recognition. Getting ...
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