Advocate's Journal
Legal Malpractice: Withdrawal from the attorney-client relationship
The South Carolina Court of Appeals affirmed a $270,000 jury verdict today against an attorney for legal malpractice. In its opinion, the Court of Appeals reminds the bar that “[a]n attorney may not end an attorney-client relationship, and thus relieve himself of the duties arising under it, by unilaterally deciding to allow another attorney to […]
Firm News
Sowell Gray accepts ALS ice bucket challenge
As a firm, we accepted The ALS Association ice bucket challenge to raise money for ALS research. We do so in honor of family members, friends and colleagues suffering from ALS. We would like to challenge four law firms in Columbia, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP, Turner Padget Graham and Laney, Adams and Reese […]
Accolades • Firm News
Eight Robinson McFadden lawyers were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey. Over 52,000 leading attorneys cast more than 5.5 million votes on the legal abilities of other lawyers in their practice areas. Lawyers are […]
Firm News
Beth Richardson joins Sowell Gray as Of Counsel
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Beth Richardson has joined the firm as Of Counsel. Beth graduated from Duke University in 1997 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Women’s Studies. She earned her Juris Doctorate from Washington University in St. Louis School of Law in 2001. In law […]
Firm News
Ben Gooding joins Sowell Gray as an associate
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is pleased to announce that attorney Ben Gooding has become the firm’s newest associate. A native of Evans, Georgia, Ben graduated with honors from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business with a Bachelor’s of Business Administration degree in finance. While there, he was selected to participate in […]
Accolades • Firm News
Watson “Lawyer of the Year,” 6 others also included in The Best Lawyers in America
COLUMBIA, SC – Cal Watson, managing member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been honored as the “Bet the Company” Litigation Lawyer of the Year, while six of his colleagues at the firm have also been recognized in the same national publication. The 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America places the […]
Firm News
Hendricks joins MTCF Leadership Council
Tiffany Hendricks, attorney at Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been named a member of the Midlands Technical College Foundation (MTCF) Leadership Council, a partnership between business leaders and the Midlands Technical College Foundation. The MTCF Leadership Council is comprised of senior executives and CEOs of local employers and non-profit organizations who value the […]
Firm News
Grady Beard and Nick Haigler complete “The Cottonmouth”
We are so proud of Grady Beard and Nick Haigler! Along with over 100 F3 Columbia men, they completed “The Cottonmouth,” a 7.5 mile trek from Dutch Square to downtown Columbia. They ran, walked, completed obstacles and even crossed the Broad River. Such hard work for all the men involved, congrats!!
Advocate's Journal
Watson: Lawyers fight for America’s founding principles
Columbia, SC — The Fourth of July is a good time to remember our nation’s dedication to the rule of law and to celebrate this principle that sets us apart from many other countries. Two hundred thirty-eight years ago, the Declaration of Independence charged the king of England with depriving the colonists of their right […]