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Sowell Gray included in 2015 edition of Best Law Firms in America
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, including four Tier One rankings. Sowell Gray was recognized as a Tier One law firm in four areas: commercial litigation; […]
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Sowell Gray participates in Light the Night Walk
Sowell Gray’s team raised over $3390 for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Light the Night Walk! Many thanks to our generous family, friends and colleagues who helped us reach our goal. We had a great time participating in this special event!
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Beard elected to South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Education Association Board
Grady Beard, a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been elected to the Board of Directors of SCWCEA. Beard was unanimously elected by the board to fill an unexpired seat. SCWCEA is a non-profit organization of over 800 workers’ compensation professionals in South Carolina that conducts educational programs and provides educational resources […]
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Five Tips on Appellate Writing from a Former Law Clerk
By Ben Gooding When I first started at the South Carolina Court of Appeals, a fellow law clerk described my new place of employment as a “written court.” At that time, the description didn’t make much sense to me. However, over the next two years, I discovered the description was actually quite fitting. While parties […]
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The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light The Night Walk
Sowell Gray will be participating in the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Light The Night Walk at Finley Park on Thursday, October 30. The funds raised will provide treatments to save the lives of patients affected with these diseases. There are multiple ways you can help. You can walk with us and hundreds of others; you can make […]
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SCWLA Convention
The South Carolina Women Lawyers Association is celebrating its 20th Anniversary at this year’s convention, held in the Isle of Palms. Sowell Gray is well represented at the convention- Tina Cundari, Betsy Gray, Amy Hill, Becky Laffitte and Beth Richardson are all in attendance! Betsy Gray was asked to speak on a panel of former South Carolina Bar presidents […]
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Fourth Circuit expands the scope of Rule 60(a), FRCP
By Bobby Stepp Rule 60(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure provides that “[t]he court may correct a clerical mistake or a mistake arising from oversight whenever one is found in a judgment, order, or other part of the record.” Fed. R. Civ. P. 60(a). In Sartin v. McNair Law Firm, P.A., 756 F.3d […]
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A look inside the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
By Alexis Lindsay, Inn Secretary The first meeting of the year for the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court took place on Wednesday, September 17th at the Bar Conference Center. Our local Inn is modeled off of London’s Inns of Court, and its purpose is to foster excellence in professionalism, ethics, civility, and legal skills. […]
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Recent Supreme Court FOIA Rulings
By Rob Tyson This summer, the South Carolina Supreme Court has issued three rulings concerning the application of the Freedom of Information Act, S.C. Code Ann. §§ 30-4-10 et seq. (1991 & Supp. 2013) (“FOIA”). See Lambries v. Saluda County Council, Op. No. 27400 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed June 18, 2014) (Shearouse Adv. Sh. No. […]
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Workers’ Compensation: Kickball injury arose out of and in the course of employment
In a 3-2 decision, the South Carolina Supreme Court reversed a decision of the Workers’ Compensation Commission today and held that the claimant was entitled to workers’ compensation benefits for injuries he sustained during a kickball game. The court found that because claimant organized the game as a company “team building event” that claimant was […]