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A New World Order
A new world order arrived in 2011 as growth in Charleston and elsewhere attracted national and international practices to the state’s legal community.
A note from the editor
The making of lists is an irresistible human urge, so much so that it would surprise almost nobody to learn that the cave drawings left by early man were, in fact, rankings of the Top Ten Mastodons We Killed and Ate. Our list of South Carolina’s Largest Law Firms can’t match those cave drawings for mystery, but then again obscurity isn’t our aim. Clarity is, and it doesn’t get much more si[...]
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd: Steady as she goes
Anne Ellefson had spent her entire legal career – nearly 30 years – in the Greenville office of Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd before being elected the firm’s managing director in 2008. That made her the first woman to lead a large law firm in South Carolina.
Gallivan White & Boyd: Finding the silver lining
While most firms looked to cut expenses and reduce staff in order to survive over the past few years, Greenville’s Gallivan White & Boyd did just the opposite. “We actually infused more capital into that because although the downturn was a challenge for everyone, we strongly believed that it really presented some tremendous opportunities,” said Billy McGee, the firm’s managing shareho[...]
Rogers Townsend & THOMAS – Adding legs to the stool
For some firms, the recession presented opportunities for growth, particularly those with established mortgage banking and creditor’s rights departments. That certainly held true for Columbia-based Rogers Townsend & Thomas, which expanded its mortgage banking and default services practice – already established in South Carolina – to Charlotte in January 2010.
Legal Services endures a million-dollar budget cut
Last year, the 54 lawyers employed by South Carolina Legal Services would have been enough to rank it No. 8 in the state. In 2011, that number dropped to 50 attorneys – still enough to keep the organization in the rankings, but that 7.5 percent drop in attorney numbers doesn’t impart the full impact the recession has had on the state’s largest provider of free legal services to low income re[...]
1: Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough
(1 in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Atlanta 87 (84 in 2011); Boston 34 (39 in 2011); Charleston, S.C. 34 (35 in 2011); Chicago 1 (unchanged); Charlotte 26 (22 in 2011); Columbia, S.C. 114 (117 in 2011); Greenville, S.C. 37 (unchanged); Huntington, W.Va. 8 (unchanged); Myrtle Beach, S.C. 12 (11 in 2011); […]
-2- Nexsen Pruet
(3 in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Columbia, S.C. 72 (71 in 2011); Charleston, S.C. 26 (29 in 2011); Greenville, S. C. 21 (20 in 2011); Myrtle Beach, S.C. 4(unchanged); Hilton Head, S.C. 5 (6 in 2011); Charlotte, N. C. 17 (15 in 2011); Greensboro, N.C. 24 (29 in 2011); Raleigh, N.C. […]
-3- Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
(2 in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Charleston 29; Columbia 46; Florence 4; Greenville 45; Myrtle Beach 1; Washington, D.C. 1 Total number of S.C. attorneys as of Jan. 1, 2012: 126 (131 in 2011) Percentage change: -3.8% Total number of S.C. paralegals: 48 (46 in 2011 Total number of S.C. […]
5: Turner Padget Graham & Laney
(5 in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Charleston 16; Columbia 37; Florence 17; Greenville 15; Myrtle Beach 8 Total number of S.C. attorneys as of Jan. 1, 2012: 93 (90 in 2011) Percentage change: +3.3% Total number of S.C. paralegals: 29 (28 in 2011) Total number of S.C. personnel (includes lawyers, paralegals […]
-6- Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice
(merged with 12th – ranked Buist Moore in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Atlanta 60 (65 in 2011); Baltimore 7 (8 in 2011); California 4 (0 reported in 2011); Charlotte 66 (65 in 2011); Charleston 42 (0 reported in 2011); Columbia, S.C. 3 (0 reported in 2011); Washington, D.C. 44 (45 in […]
7: McAngus Goudelock & Courie
(6 in 2011) Locations and number of attorneys at each: Columbia, S.C. 27 (30 in 2011); Charlotte, N.C. 32 (33 in 2011); Charleston, S.C. 18 (17 in 2011); Greenville, S.C. 14 (12 in 2011); Raleigh, N.C. 16 (13 in 2011); Myrtle Beach, S.C. 8 (unchanged) Total number of S.C. attorneys as of Jan. 1, 2012: […]
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
- Virginia Tech student got due process in hearing
- 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
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