1975

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough Partner Steve Morrison has received the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association's highest honor for his service to the legal community and for his representation of rural school districts in their lawsuit for equitable funding.

1977

Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC announces that James S. Meggs has joined the firm as Of Counsel at the firm located at 1812 Lincoln St., Second Floor, Columbia 29201.

1995

J. Alton Bivens has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Columbia office. While at the University of South Carolina School of Law, Bivens was a member of Phi Alpha Delta Legal Fraternity.

1997

David K. Haller announces the opening of Haller Law Firm located at 180 Meeting St., Ste. 230, Charleston 29401.

Sandra D. Hebert announces the opening of Sandra D. Hebert, PA located at 218B E. Main St., Lexington 29071.

2000

A. Shane Massey has been elected to the South Carolina Senate representing District No. 25. The district covers Aiken, Edgefield, McCormick and Saluda counties, and had been represented for decades by former Sen. Tommy Moore, who resigned in August to take a job in private industry.

Stanley Law Firm, LLC announces that S. Robert Drose has become a member of the firm located at 3303 Hwy. 9 East, Little River 29566.

2002

Vanessa H. Kormylo and E. Benton Leinster, III, have partnered to form the law firm of Kormylo & Leinster, P.A They will focus their practice primarily on real estate closings. Vanessa previously practiced at the Hartman Law Firm, and she has over a decade of experience in real estate closings. Ben worked for several years prior to entering law school as a civil engineer on commercial development projects throughout the southeast.

2003

Clawson & Staubes, LLC is pleased to announce that Natalie E. Byars has joined the firm at 126 Seven Farms Dr., Ste. 200, Charleston 29492.

Guardian Building Products, Inc. announces that Courtney S. Plyler has joined the company as Corporate Counsel at its Corporate Center located at 979 Batesville Rd., Greer 29651.

2004

Ashley B. Summer joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough's growing intellectual property practice in Greenville after serving two years as a federal court clerk focusing on patent laws. While at the School of Law, Summer was an associate articles editor of the South Carolina Law Review and a member of the Moot Court Bar’s Order of the Barristers. He also served on the school’s pro bono board and received numerous academic accolades, including appointment as Clerk of Court in the Order of Wig and Robe and membership in the Order of the Coif.

McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC has hired Harry Herbert Stokes, Jr. in their Greenville office. Stokes' practice focuses on general liability defense including governmental liability, automobile negligence and premises liability. He graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina with a bachelor of arts degree in history and served on the South Carolina Law Review during law school. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, the Lexington County Bar Association and the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association.

Fisher & Phillips, LLP announces that Reyburn W. Lominack III has become an associate in the firm's Columbia office located at 1901 Main St., Ste. 1400, 29201.

2005

The Kennedy Law Firm, LLC announces that Kathryn M. Rauton has become an associate of the firm located at 125 E. Church St., Batesburg-Leesville 29070.

2006

Jones Day Dallas attorney Stephen Long tied for the number one spot on the July Texas Bar Exam. For this achievement, he was personally congratulated via a phone call by Justice Scott A. Brister of the Supreme Court of Texas. He was one of 2800 people to sit for the Bar Exam in July. Long joined Jones Day in August 2007 as an Associate in the Tax Practice. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law (Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe; Projects Editor, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate, and Trust Journal), and New York University (LL.M. in Taxation 2007).

2007

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA announces that Lawrence E. Flynn III has become an associate in the Columbia office located at 1201 Main St., 22nd Floor, 29201.

Benjamin B. Davis has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Columbia office. Davis’ practice focuses on business and real estate litigation, as well as commercial transactions. While at the University of South Carolina School of Law, he was Research Editor of the ABA Real Property Probate and Trust Journal.

Courtney Clyburn has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Columbia office. Clyburn’s practice focuses on workers’ compensation defense. She was a member of Delta Sigma Theta, Incorporated (2004-present), served as President of the Black Law Students Association (2006-2007) and was a member of the John Belton O’Neal Inn of Courts (2006-2007) while at the University of South Carolina School of Law.

Geoffrey W. Gibbon has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Greenville office. Gibbon’s practice focuses on litigation.

Julie A. Overstreet joined the firm of Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP as a member of the Regulatory Department in Columbia.

David Michael Padgett has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Greenville office His practice focuses on workers’ compensation defense. Padgett graduated from Clemson University with a Bachelor of Science degree in marketing. While at the University of South Carolina School of Law, he was a member of Phi Delta Phi and the Journal of International Law and Business.

C. Edward Rawl, Jr. has joined the McAngus Goudelock & Courie, LLC firm’s Columbia office. His practice focuses on employment law and general liability defense.

Anderson, Fayssoux and Chasteen, PA announced that Paul S. Landis has become an associate of the firm located at 217 E. Park Avenue, Greenville 29601.

Richardson Plowden & Robinson, P.A. is pleased to announce that Jared H. Garraux and Travis W. Vance have joined the firm as associates in the Columbia office, practicing in the construction law area.

The law firm of Gallivan, White & Boyd recently hired J. Kevin Couch of Anderson. Couch is a member of the Order of the Coif and Order of the Wig and Robe honor societies. He also was associate editor of the South Carolina Law Review and the winner of the Arthur B. Custy Tax Award. He currently practices in the area of railroad litigation.

Callison Tighe & Robinson, LLC announced Kathleen M. McDaniel has become an associate of the firm located at 1812 Lincoln St., Second Floor, Columbia 29201.

Collins & Lacy, PC is pleased to announce that James Leon Floyd, III and Charles L. Appleby, IV have become associates of the firm located at 1330 Lady St., Sixth Floor, Columbia 29201.

Luce, Moore & Franklin, LLC announces that Rebecca Poston has become an associate of the firm located at 7523 Irmo Drive, Columbia 29212.

Sweeny, Wingate & Barrow, PA announces that Andrew Mathias, Jason Reynolds and Jonathan Yarborough have become associates in the Columbia office located at 1515 Lady St., 29201.

The South Carolina Supreme Court Staff Attorneys' Office announces that Sarah D. Wendell joined the office at 1231 Gervais Street, Columbia 29201.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough announces the addition of new associates to the firm. Sally Caver, Lucie H. Cohen, Heyward Rebecca Dodkin, Margaret Lindsay Drake, Holly G. Gillespie, Kristen E. Horne, Matthew R. Howsare, Steven McFarland, Carmen H. Thomas and Ashley White have joined the firm's Columbia offices located at the Meridian building, 17th Floor, 1320 Main Street, Columbia, 29201.

Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, PA announces that Elizabeth Halligan Black and Breana Burkett Collier have become associates in the Columbia office located at 1201 Main St., 22nd Floor, 29201. Denny Parker Major and Stephen J. (Seph) Wunder, Jr. have become associates in the Greenville office located at 75 Beattie Place, 11th Floor, 29601.

McNair Law Firm announces Eve Alexandra Ross and Christopher S. McDonald have joined the Columbia office located at 1301 Gervais St., 29201.

Rogers Townsend & Thomas, PC announces that Lisa M. Hostetler has joined the firm located at 220 Executive Center Dr., Ste. 109, Columbia 29210.

In Memoriam

Col. James Albert "Jim" Berry, U.S. Army (Ret.), 81, died Friday, November 2, in Still Hopes Episcopal Retirement Community, West Columbia. Col. Berry retired from the U.S. Army in 1974, and the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1992, where he served as Director of Admissions and Registrar.

1948

Former South Carolina Governor Robert E. McNair, 83, of Columbia died November 17. McNair was elected lieutenant governor in 1962 and became governor in April 1965, replacing Donald Russell. Governor McNair was elected to a full term in 1966 and served until January 1971.

1951

Homer V. "Nick" Sandifer passed away on Saturday, November 10. As a graduate of the University of South Carolina, he continued his education through the USC School of Law, class of 1951. He practiced law in Lexington on the State and Federal levels for over 40 years. He was a member of the USC Alumni Association.

1965

Richard Gantt Lawrence, of Charleston, SC, passed away on the morning of November 20. He attended Porter Military Academy, graduated from The Citadel in 1953, and enlisted in the U.S. Army, where he served around the world including Korea. He concluded his military career as a Captain and Professor at the University of Alabama, and in 1965 graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was second in his class and editor of the Law Review. He was in private practice from 1965 until his death. Richard was a member of the Elks Lodge, The South Carolina Trial Lawyers Association and the SC State Bar.