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Salutes 2004 Compleat Lawyer Award Recipients

 
Platinum Awards    
C. Ben Bowen, Class of 1959, is known for his expertise in worker’s compensation law. He is a partner with Bowen McKenzie & Bowen in Greenville.

Victoria L. Eslinger, Class of 1973, practices with Nexsen Pruet in Columbia in the areas of general and business litigation, labor and employment, as well as in the firm’s international practice. She is a certified specialist in labor and employment law.

W. Duvall Spruill, Class of 1970, is a partner at Turner, Padget, Graham & Laney in Columbia, focusing primarily on commercial developments and disputes as well as the resolution of banking disputes.
 
Gold Awards    
Thomas C. Brittain, Class of 1978, focuses on personal injury law and criminal law. He has been with the firm of Hearn, Brittain, & Martin in Conway, S.C., since 1988.

Albert D. McAlister, Class of 1975, is with McAlister & McAlister in Laurens, S.C. He practices in the areas of civil litigation, real estate, probate, corporate, and family law.

Robert E. Stepp, Class of 1977, is a partner with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte in Columbia. He concentrates on commercial litigation, including lender liability, real estate, and environmental litigation. He has achieved recognition for his representation of South Carolina in Abbeville v. State, the landmark school-funding litigation.
 
Silver Awards    
Robert F. Daley Jr., Class of 1992. A former assistant attorney general for South Carolina, he is chief of the Civil Division, U.S. Attorney’s Office in Columbia.

Harry R. Easterling Jr., Class of 1992. Since joining Goldberg & Easterling in Bennettsville, S.C., Harry’s work on behalf of families and children has been noteworthy, including court appointments in the family court, public defender representation of children, and Guardian ad Litem representation.

J. Hagood Tighe, Class of 1995, is a partner with Fisher & Phillips in Columbia, practicing exclusively in the area of labor and employment law and representing management in union campaigns and employment litigation.
 
 

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