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Leaphart joins board of local nonprofit that helps youth develop musical abilities
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Gibbs Leaphart, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has joined the board of SoundBites, a local nonprofit that helps young people get what they need to develop their musical talents. According to the group’s website, a group of Columbia friends started SoundBites in 2017 “with one collective goal: to provide the […]
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Robinson Gray recognized with South Carolina Bar’s Pro Bono Award
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robinson Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has received the South Carolina Bar 2022 Pro Bono Award, reflecting the law firm’s service to the community in 2021. The award was presented on May 12 at the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting in Columbia of recognition of the firm’s “embodiment of Rule 6.1 of […]
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Beth Richardson releases guide to help attorneys practice before the Fourth Circuit
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Beth Burke Richardson, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has released a new book that will help attorneys navigate practicing before the Fourth Circuit federal appeals court. She and another attorney, Tom Vanderbloemen, are co-editors of Practicing before the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit: A Guide from […]
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Robinson Gray’s Ashley Lamb to participate in Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ashley Lamb, Robinson Gray law firm’s manager of HR programs and diversity and inclusion coordinator, is one of 39 to be invited to participate in the 14th Midlands class of the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative. The Riley Institute at Furman started the DLI in 2003. The program’s more than 2,400 graduates […]
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Robinson Gray’s La’Jessica Stringfellow joins Leadership Columbia class of 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. – La’Jessica Stringfellow, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, has been named to the Leadership Columbia class of 2022. She is one of 65 rising community leaders named to the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce program. The participants represent 59 separate organizations in the area. “This year marks our largest Leadership Columbia […]
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Kelly Morrow completes Furman University’s Women’s Leadership Institute
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kelly Morrow, a member with Robinson Gray law firm, recently graduated from the Furman University Women’s Leadership Institute, as a member of the Spring 2021 class. She is one of 58 women, representing 44 organizations and eight states, who graduated from the program on June 1. The institute is a leadership development […]
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Robinson Gray named a ‘2020 Pro Bono Leader’ in SC by ABA
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robinson Gray has been named a “2020 Pro Bono Leader” for South Carolina by the American Bar Association. Four other S.C. attorneys also received the recognition, which is given for volunteering their services through the ABA’s Free Legal Answers program. Free Legal Answers is a website operated by the ABA along with […]
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La’Jessica Stringfellow appointed to SC Access to Justice Commission
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robinson Gray attorney La’Jessica Stringfellow has been appointed to the South Carolina Access to Justice Commission. She was appointed to a three-year term by Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty of the state Supreme Court. The commission was created by the court in 2007 “in recognition of the need to expand access to […]
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Special Olympics South Carolina names Ashley Johnson to board of directors
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Special Olympics South Carolina has named Ashley Johnson, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, to its board of directors. The mission of Special Olympics South Carolina is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities. These events help […]
Firm News, Community
Jasmine Smith to participate in Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Jasmine Smith, an attorney with Robinson Gray, has been named to the Fall 2020 class of the Riley Institute’s Diversity Leaders Initiative. The Riley Institute at Furman started the DLI in 2003. The program’s more than 2,300 graduates have included a wide array of business, governmental and community leaders committed to advancing […]