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COLUMBIA, S.C. – Paul Hoefer, an attorney with Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been elected to the John Belton O’Neall American Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to fostering excellence in the legal profession and mentoring young lawyers. “We are proud of Paul for achieving this distinction,” said Managing Member Cal Watson, […]

Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce attorney Molly McDonald has joined the firm as a new attorney. Molly graduated from the University of South Carolina Honors College in 2012 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and English. She earned her Juris Doctor from Emory University School of […]

Columbia, SC…Mary Helen Beard, CPSM, has joined Sowell Gray Robinson as Marketing Manager. Mary Helen brings to Sowell Gray Robinson nearly 20 years of experience in marketing; her immediate past position included directing the marketing department at a construction company for six years. Mary Helen graduated cum laude from the University of S.C. with a […]

The United States Supreme Court has scheduled oral argument for October 3 on Gill v. Whitford, the partisan gerrymandering challenge to the Wisconsin legislative redistricting plans.  As previously stated in this blog, this case has the potential to reshape drastically how congressional, legislative, and local government districts are drawn.  In fact, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg […]

Earlier this summer, the United States Supreme Court agreed to hear Gill v. Whitford, a challenge to the Wisconsin legislative redistricting plans. A divided three-judge panel held the Wisconsin plan was a result of partisan gerrymandering which was a violation of the Constitution’s 1st amendment. The Supreme Court has not ruled on a partisan gerrymandering […]