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Community, Firm News

Sowell Gray tailgates at Carolina game

Sowell Gray attorneys had a great time tailgating with friends at the USC football game this weekend!  Go Gamecocks!

Community, Firm News

Sowell Gray Champion Sponsor of 2013 Bow Tie Run

Sowell Gray is proud to support Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia by sponsoring the 2013 Bow Tie Run. The 5k run/walk is in honor of Dr. Andrew Sorensen, former President of the University of South Carolina. Dr. Sorensen was a proud advocate of Big Brothers Big Sisters, giving his time and resources to […]

Accolades, Community, Firm News

Sowell Gray recognized as a SC Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC has been named a Pro Bono Law Firm of the Year by the South Carolina Bar. The firm received the award in recognition of its commitment to providing free legal advice and representation to people who cannot afford to hire a lawyer.

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Bob Horner becomes a member of Town Theatre board

COLUMBIA – Bob Horner, with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been elected to the Board of Directors of Town Theatre/Columbia Stage Society. In its 92nd season, Town Theatre is America’s oldest continuously operating community theater. It offers Columbia actors a chance to work with professionals, while providing Columbia audiences with the opportunity to enjoy […]

Community, Accolades, Firm News

Laffitte honored with Matthew J. Perry Jr. Civility Award

Becky Laffitte, a founding member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has received the Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Civility Award from the Richland County Bar Association. The award, named after the U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr., is bestowed annually to the judge and lawyer who best exemplify the word “civility” by exhibiting courteous […]

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Tina Cundari elected chair-elect of Big Brothers Big Sisters

COLUMBIA, SC –Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Tina Cundari has been elected chair-elect of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia. The purpose of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships. The organization strives to provide mentors […]

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Haigler joins Leadership Columbia board

COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Nicolas L. Haigler has joined the board of directors of Leadership Columbia, a program that helps up-and-coming business people connect more deeply with their community. Haigler was a member of Leadership Columbia’s Class of 2010, as well as recipient of the Glenn Jacobus Award. That […]

Firm News, Community

Stepp featured in Columbia Star profile

Bobby Stepp of Sowell Gray Star Profile By John Temple Ligon thecolumbiastar.com View the original article at thecolumbiastar.com Bobby Stepp Bobby Stepp Attorney Bobby Stepp, former president of the South Carolina Philharmonic Board of Directors, remains on the board who managed a six–continent, nearly three–year search to find Morihiko Nakahara, the orchestra’s fifth music director. […]

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Sowell Gray Lawyers Take to the Streets to Help Keep Columbia Clean

They traded suits and ties for shorts and T-shirts for a good cause recently, when the staff of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte hit the streets to clean up downtown Columbia. Armed with trash bags, the 18 people patrolled six blocks of Lady Street in the city’s historic Vista district as part of the firm’s […]

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Sowell Gray Lawyer Elected to Friends of South Carolina Libraries Board

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney John C. Bradley Jr. has been elected to the board of the Friends of South Carolina Libraries and chosen to serve as vice president for 2009-10.