Firm News, Accolades

Grady Beard awarded SCWCEA 2018 Lifetime Service Award

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – The South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association (SCWCEA) has awarded Grady Beard with its Lifetime Service Award. The award honors individuals who have contributed significantly to the success and betterment of the SCWCEA and/or the South Carolina workers’ compensation system. The Lifetime Service Award is not given annually. It is given […]

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South Carolina Voter ID

A general election is right around the corner in South Carolina.  What ID will I need to bring with me to the polls? South Carolina law provides a number of ID options for electors wanting to cast a ballot.  The default ID to be presented at your respective polling place is your current South Carolina […]

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Election Season 2018

As the general election approaches on November 6, we’ll look at some of the basics when it comes to elections. The midterm presidential election is only two weeks away.  Much is at stake—whether US Senate or House of Representatives flips from Republican majority to a Democratic majority.  Many states have specific items addressing social issues […]

Community, Firm News

Making it Rain: Elizabeth Van Doren Gray and Rebecca Laffitte

In the October issue of ABA Law Practice Today, Molly Campolong interviewed Betsy Gray and Becky Laffitte. The article, Making it Rain: Elizabeth Van Doren Gray and Rebecca Laffitte, reviews Betsy and Becky’s paths to becoming named partners, defining moments in their legal careers, and their experiences being women in the legal industry. Molly Campolong (MC): What […]

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Early and Absentee Voting

What’s the difference between absentee and early voting? Every state election commission defines these terms slightly differently.  In South Carolina, early voting and absentee voting are referred to jointly as absentee voting, which can be conducted in-person or by mail.  Absentee voting is when an elector casts a ballot other than at the polls on […]

Firm News

Business Income Tax Reporting and Municipal Code Updates

The S.C. Supreme Court recently issued an opinion that is likely to impact businesses’ municipal tax reporting, municipalities’ balance sheets, and city and county tax law more generally.  In its opinion, the Court broke with both the City of Goose Creek’s interpretation of its own ordinance and the Court of Appeals’ determination supporting that interpretation, […]

Accolades, Firm News

Robinson Gray Attorneys listed in 2019 edition of Best Lawyers in America, one named “Lawyer of the Year”

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – One Robinson Gray attorney has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers in America. Additionally, 14 other attorneys from the firm have also been recognized in the same publication. Bill Metzger has been named Banking and Finance Law Lawyer of the Year in Columbia, SC.  These designations are presented to […]

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Robinson Gray attorneys named to 2018 Legal Elite

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Columbia Business Monthly has named five Robinson Gray members to the 2018 Legal Elite of the Midlands. This recognition honors attorneys in the Midlands whom their peers consider outstanding in their practice area. Betsy Gray, Paul Hoefer, Becky Laffitte, Bill Metzger and Bobby Stepp are highlighted as Legal Elite in the […]

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SC Supreme Court Rules Insurer May Assert Malpractice Claim Against Attorney Hired to Defend Insured

In Sentry Select Ins. Co. v. Maybank Law Firm, LLC, and Roy P. Maybank, 2018 WL 2423694 (2018) (Op. No. 27806), decided May 30, 2018, the South Carolina Supreme Court held that an insurer may maintain a direct legal malpractice action against counsel hired to represent its insured where the insurance company has a duty to […]

Firm News, Accolades

Sowell Gray Robinson named as ‘Band 1’ firm in general commercial litigation

COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 2018 edition of Chambers USA – America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, a directory of top lawyers and law firms, has ranked Sowell Gray Robinson Stepp & Lafitte, LLC among the nation’s best in general commercial litigation. Sowell Gray Robinson was one of four South Carolina firms named to Chambers USA’s “Band […]