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Firm News
Sowell Gray’s Cal Watson becomes secretary of the SC Bar
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte Managing Member Cal Watson was sworn in as Secretary of the South Carolina Bar in Greenville on May 5, 2011. Watson has served on the South Carolina Bar’s House of Delegates since 1998. He has served on the South Carolina Bar Board of Governors since 2009 after […]
Accolades, Firm News
6 Sowell Gray members included in 2011 edition of Super Lawyers
Six members of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC have been named to the 2011 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®, with two of them ranking among the top 25 in the state. Biff Sowell, Betsy Gray, Bobby Stepp, Becky Laffitte, Cal Watson and Monty Todd were listed in the annual publication, which is distributed […]
Community, Firm News
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 […]
Accolades, Firm News
Sowell Gray, four members to be included in international lawyers guide
COLUMBIA – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, will be rated among the top law firms in South Carolina when the Chambers USA’s 2011 edition of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is released in June. The publication is an internationally recognized guide to the legal profession. Additionally, four Sowell Gray members – Betsy Gray, Biff […]
Firm News
Laffitte named Trial Lawyer of the Year by SC ABOTA Chapter
Becky Laffitte, a founding member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been named the Trial Lawyer of the Year by the South Carolina Chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates. ABOTA is a national organization dedicated to elevating the standards of integrity, honor, and courtesy in the legal profession and to preserving and […]
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 […]
Accolades, Firm News
Sowell Gray’s Laffitte among Legal Elite in the Midlands
Rebecca Laffitte, a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been named to the Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s 2010 Legal Elite. The list recognizes attorneys in the Midlands whom their peers consider outstanding in eight different practice areas. Laffitte was selected in the category of personal injury. More than 250 lawyers were nominated before […]
Community, Firm News
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 […]
Firm News
Sowell Gray ranked among top firms in US News publication
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte has been rated as a first-tier metropolitan firm in “Best Law Firms,” a new US News-Best Lawyers publication that recognizes the top practices in the nation. Sowell Gray was honored in four areas: general commercial litigation; personal injury litigation, defendants; professional malpractice law, defendants; and workers’ compensation […]
Firm News, Accolades
Sowell Gray, 3 members highlighted in Benchmark Litigation
COLUMBIA, SC – Benchmark Litigation, a definitive guide to the country’s leading lawyers and firms, has named Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, one of the top litigation firms in South Carolina. Additionally, the guide has named Sowell Gray members Thornwell Sowell, Elizabeth Van Doren Gray and Robert Stepp as local litigation stars. All three […]