Firm News
Eve Goodstein named to Kids’ Chance of SC Board of Directors
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Eve Goodstein has been named to the Board of Directors for Kids’ Chance of South Carolina. Founded in 1993 by members of the workers’ compensation community, Kids’ Chance of South Carolina is dedicated to helping children of workers killed or […]
20th Anniversary
Ask-A-Lawyer event
20 Years Strong Service Project: Attorney Cal Watson—Ask-A-Lawyer Program. I chose this project because I wanted to partner with the SC Bar and support their commitment to promoting justice and educating the public through initiatives that foster trust. We are proud to be able to provide Pro Bono counseling to our fellow citizens in the community. The Ask-A-Lawyer Program coordinates volunteer lawyers for televised phone banks in an effort to assist the public with its legal questions […]
20th Anniversary
Giving Back to the SC Philharmonic
20 Years Strong Service Project: Attorney Bobby Stepp—Pro Bono Legal counseling to the SC Philharmonic musicians. I chose this project because as a former board member and chair I’ve always been a fan of the orchestra and their hard work. The players of the orchestra are the backbone and heart of everything that […]
20th Anniversary • Firm News
Sowell Gray law firm celebrates 20th year with yearlong community service
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte celebrates 20 years practicing law in Columbia, SC with a yearlong commitment to service projects that give back to the community. With its theme for the year “20 Years Strong,” each of the firm’s 21 attorneys will participate in a service project that aligns with their personal […]
Accolades • Firm News
Sowell Gray named top litigation firm; 5 members included in 2015 Super Lawyers Business Edition
COLUMBIA, SC – Super Lawyers Magazine has named Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, as a top litigation firm in South Carolina and recognized five members of the firm for inclusion in its 2015 Business Edition. The annual publication serves as a resource for business executives and in-house counsel across the United States and London. […]
Accolades • Firm News
Sowell Gray included in 2016 edition of Best Law Firms
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC has been ranked among the nation’s most prominent law firms in key practice areas by U.S. News – Best Lawyers, a publication that recognizes the top practices in the nation. Sowell Gray was recognized as a Tier One law firm in the areas of: commercial litigation; insurance law; personal […]
Advocate's Journal
Sowell Gray’s Appellate Advocacy Group Devotes Significant Time to Pro Bono Appellate Matters
By Beth Burke Richardson Seven members of Sowell Gray’s appellate advocacy group devoted more than 870 hours (or approximately 22 forty-hour work weeks) to pro bono appellate work in the last two years. Through both service on the South Carolina Appellate Practice Project and appointment by the Discretionary Panel of the United States Court of […]
Accolades • Firm News
Four Sowell Gray attorneys highlighted in Benchmark Litigation
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 individual Sowell Gray members Biff Sowell, Bobby Stepp and Betsy Gray as local “Litigation Stars” and member Amy Hill as a […]
ELECT Blog Archives
When Are Flawed Elections Voidable?
When are election irregularities so substantial as to void election results? That was the question before the Kentucky Court of Appeals in Adair County Board of Elections v. Arnold, No. 2015-CA-000661-MR, 2015 WL 5308132 (Ky. App. 2015). In Adair, Ben Arnold, an unsuccessful write-in candidate for mayor, and two voters, brought suit against the Adair […]
Firm News
Sowell Gray welcomes attorney Eve Goodstein
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that Eve Goodstein has joined the firm as a new attorney. Eve graduated cum laude from the University of South Carolina in 2010 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science, and was a member of Omicron Delta Kappa Leadership Honor Society. She earned […]