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Sowell Gray members recognized in new edition of Best Lawyers in America

COLUMBIA, SC – Seven Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, members will be included in the 2013 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, an honor that places them among the top in their field. The attorneys are being recognized in nine practice areas. Grady Beard, Workers’ Compensation Law, Employers Betsy Gray, “Bet the Company” […]

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Sowell Gray expands scope of appellate practice group

COLUMBIA, SC – The Appellate Practice Group at Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC, has expanded its focus to provide legal representation and support in cases originating outside the firm.

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Amy Hill honored among top female litigators

COLUMBIA, SC – Amy L.B. Hill, of counsel with Sowell, Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been named one of the top female litigators in the country in a new legal publication. Benchmark Litigation’s Top 250 Female Litigators in America aims to celebrate the contributions that women make to the legal profession and to highlight […]

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Cal Watson becomes new SC Bar treasurer

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC Managing Member J. Calhoun Watson was sworn in as Treasurer of the South Carolina Bar on Thursday, May 3, 2012 for a one-year term. Watson has served on the South Carolina Bar Board of Governors since 2009 after previously serving from 1997 to 2000. He served […]

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Tyson re-elected to South Carolina Bar House of Delegates

Rob Tyson, a partner with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been re-elected to the South Carolina Bar House of Delegates. Tyson was elected this month to a second two-year-term representing South Carolina’s 5th Judicial Circuit, which is composed of Richland and Kershaw counties. Prior to his two elections, he previously was appointed to […]

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Betsy Gray included in Super Lawyers’ new Top 25 list

Betsy Gray, a Sowell Gray member, has been selected as a 2012 Top 25 South Carolina Super Lawyer. This Top 25 list represents the South Carolina lawyers who received the highest point totals in the 2012 South Carolina Super Lawyers nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process. Gray is recognized for her broad experience in business […]

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Six Sowell Gray Members named 2012 "Super Lawyers," and two named “Rising Stars”

COLUMBIA, SC – Six members of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC have been named to the 2012 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers® and two named rising stars.

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Cundari among those honored as top Midlands young professionals

COLUMBIA, SC – Tina Cundari, a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC, has been inducted into the 2012 “20 Under 40” Class of outstanding business professionals in the Midlands. In its ninth annual edition, “20 Under 40” recognizes young professionals who have made an impact in the community and who show great promise […]

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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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Cundari elected as a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte

COLUMBIA, SC – Tina Cundari, an attorney with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC since 2005, has become the firm’s newest member. “Tina has proven herself time and again since coming to Sowell Gray,” managing partner Cal Watson said. “We are extremely pleased to elect as a member someone with such immense talent and dedication.” […]