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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 […]
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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 […]
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Betsy Gray named among top ten Super Lawyers for 2018 in South Carolina
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Super Lawyers® once again named Sowell Gray Robinson member Betsy Gray as one of the top ten attorneys in South Carolina. This marks the sixth time she has received this recognition. This year also marks the 11th time she has been recognized by Super Lawyers in the practice area of business litigation. […]
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Amendments to SC Appellate Court Rules
The Supreme Court issued two orders on Tuesday that amended a number of the Appellate Court Rules. Links to the two orders in question can be found here and here. There were numerous small revisions, but the major changes that are applicable to appellate practitioners are summarized below. Rule 207: The amendments to this rule […]
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Nine Sowell Gray Robinson attorneys named Super Lawyers for 2018; five named Rising Stars
Sowell Gray Robinson is pleased to announce that nine of its attorneys have been named 2018 South Carolina Super Lawyers®, and five additional lawyers were selected as 2018 South Carolina “Rising Stars.”
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Better check your spam folder…or you might miss your appeal!
The South Carolina Supreme Court recently held in Wells Fargo v. Fallon Properties that an email sent from “the court, an attorney of record, or a party triggers the time to serve a notice of appeal.” Wells Fargo, N.A. v. Fallon Properties South Carolina, LLC, 810 S.E.2d 856 (2018). In the case, the master-in-equity’s administrative […]
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Rob Tyson named Lawyer of the Year for 2018 by S.C. Lawyers Weekly
Sowell Gray Robinson member Rob Tyson has been named Lawyer of the Year for 2018 by South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. He received the recognition at the annual S.C. Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards event in Charleston on March 23. Here is an article from the magazine about Rob and the award. When Tyson received […]
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ALC Case Could Impact Telecom Tax Liability and County Revenues
The S.C. Administrative Law Court is considering a case that could have implications for the tax revenues of S.C. counties and the tax liability of rural telephone service providers. S.C. law grants special tax treatment for property used in providing rural telephone service. Specifically, S.C. Code Ann. § 12-37-220(B)(10) provides that such property that was […]