Lawyers in the News – September 2023
New associations Rebecca Laney Anderson has joined the Simpsonville office of the LawyerLisa firm. Her practice focuses on estate, life care and Medicaid planning. Hannah J. Campbell has joined the Shumaker law firm of Charleston as part of its wealth strategies service line. Her practice focuses on estate planning, administration and litigation and on […]
Lawyers in the News – August 2023
New associations Stephanie Brown has joined Hayes Law Firm in Charleston. Her practice includes construction litigation, insurance, bad faith, and personal injury, Seven attorneys, including five new shareholders, have joined the Greenville office of Maynard Nexsen. They and their areas of practice are: Bo Russell, counsel to corporate entities, venture and growth-oriented businesses, private [...]
Lawyers in the News – July 2023
New associations Trey Robinson has joined the Charleston office of Maynard Nexsen. His practice focuses primarily on general corporate and commercial real estate transactions, and he regularly advises and assists his clients in matters including drafting and negotiating supply, distribution, purchase and other commercial agreements and real property easements, covenants and leases, corporate and[...]
Lawyers in the News June 2023
New associations Jake Modla has joined Cromer, Babb, Porter, & Hicks in Rock Hill as senior counsel. His practice involves representing litigants in employment and labor law on the employee side in York County and surrounding counties, including Chester, Cherokee, Gaston, Lancaster, Mecklenburg and Union. Grant Wills has joined Baker, Donelson’s Charleston office as an […]
Lawyers in the News – May 2023
New associations Stephen Atkinson has joined D’Alberto, Graham & Grimblsey in West Columbia, where he specializes in representing small to mid-sized business owners who are either selling their business to an outside or internally transitioning ownership to the next generation. Kelli Sanders has joined Barnwell, Whaley, Patterson & Helms as the chief operating officer. Based [&hellip[...]
Lawyers in the News – April 2023
New associations Hunter Freeman has joined Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm’s Greenville office. He focuses primarily on patents, trademarks, trade secrets, contracts, licensing and copyrights. Chris Dorsel has joined Bringardner Injury Law Firm, a Charleston-based catastrophic personal injury and wrongful death law firm. Promotions Angela G. Strickland has been elected managing partne[...]
Lawyers in the News – January 2023
Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd names shareholder Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. has announced that Bryan J. Kitz has been elected shareholder. Kitz is a commercial real estate attorney who counsels clients on a broad range of transactional matters. He represents developers, investors and businesses in the financing, acquisition, development and disposition of various types of commercial real […[...]
Lawyers in the News – December 19
As reports show talent wars are threatening law firms, Shumaker has attracted and hired a dozen new attorneys to join its teams in Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Florida, a Shumaker news release stated. “Despite stiff competition for legal talent, Shumaker is successfully recruiting some of the best and most promising attorneys in […]
Lawyers in the News – December 5
Burr & Forman adds attorneys in SC Burr & Forman LLP has announced the addition of 16 attorneys across the firm’s footprint. CEO Ed Christian commented on the new editions, “Burr remains committed to adding quality attorneys in tandem with client needs and we are excited to continue building the next generation of attorneys.” Four […]
Holliday Ingram promotes 2 on leadership team
Holliday Ingram, a Greenville, South Carolina-based real estate law firm, announced promotions within its leadership team for two Summerville attorneys. Bo Roberts, formerly a closing attorney, has been promoted to managing attorney of the firm’s Summerville office. The office’s prior managing attorney, Summer Reyes, was promoted to a firmwide position as the director of closings, […]
Former state official returns to firm
Former Virginia Secretary of Commerce and Trade Brian Ball is returning to his former law firm, Williams Mullen, according to a news release from the firm. Ball rejoined Williams Mullen on Oct. 10 as of counsel in its corporate section, supporting and serving the firm’s Economic Development Team and aiding clients with business expansion needs. […]
Lawyers in the news – October 24, 2022
Firm adds associate to Charleston office Turner Padget has announced the addition of associate Hunter Windham to the firm’s Charleston office. Windham joins the Insurance Litigation practice group and will support the Insurance Litigation team by representing insurance companies and insureds. He will provide claims handling advice and defend insureds from a variety of claims […]
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