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Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte welcomes Lindsay as new associate

Alexis K. Lindsay has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte as an associate. Lindsay is a 2009 graduate of the University of South Carolina’s Dual Degree Program with a J.D. and a master’s degree in international business administration. She earned a bachelor’s in marketing from Clemson University in 2005. Lindsay served two judicial clerkships prior […]

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Hill named "future legal star" in new edition of Benchmark: Litigation

COLUMBIA, SC – Amy L.B. Hill, of counsel with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been highlighted as a “future legal star” in the most recent edition of Benchmark: Litigation. The publication bills itself as definitive guide to the country’s leading lawyers and firms. Sowell Gray was named one of the top in South Carolina […]

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Benchmark: Appellate identifies Sowell Gray as among tops in the Fourth Circuit

COLUMBIA, SC – Benchmark: Appellate, a new guide to the country’s leading lawyers and firms, has named Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, one of the leading appellate firms in the United States Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Additionally, the guide has named Sowell Gray members Thornwell Sowell, and Robert Stepp as local stars. The […]

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Sowell Gray, 3 individual members highlighted in new edition of 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 […]

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Sowell Gray members recognized in new edition of Best Lawyers

COLUMBIA, SC – Seven members from Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte have been chosen for the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, an honor that recognizes them as among the top in their field. The Sowell Gray attorneys were highlighted in eight different categories.

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]