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Success in transferring Pennsylvania case to SC
A federal judge in Pennsylvania has transferred to the South Carolina district court a case challenging the Municipal Association of South Carolina’s practice of collecting business license taxes on flood insurance premiums, ruling that the public interest favors transfer to the state that authorizes the tax at issue. Read the full article.
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Sowell Gray Law Firm and Four Members Rank in Prestigious International Guide to Lawyers
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, is rated among the top law firms in South Carolina in the Chambers USA’s 2009 edition of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an internationally recognized guide to the legal profession. Additionally, four Sowell Gray members – Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, Thornwell F. Sowell, Robert E. Stepp and J. Calhoun […]
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Sowell Gray Obtains Dismissal for South Carolina Man in W.R. Grace Criminal Trial
Sowell Gray lawyers obtained a dismissal for its client, William J. McCaig, a former manager at a W.R. Grace mine in Libby, Montana. McCaig, now a South Carolina resident, along with six other former employees and W.R. Grace, was charged with conspiring to knowingly violate the Clean Air Act and to defraud the United States […]
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Sowell Gray Attorney Cal Watson Elected Member of S.C. Bar Board of Governors
Columbia attorney J. Calhoun Watson will be installed as a member of the South Carolina Bar Board of Governors on Thursday, May 14, during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting at the Poinsett Club in Greenville. Watson is a partner in the Columbia law firm of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, practicing in the […]
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Sowell Gray Lawyer Elected to Friends of South Carolina Libraries Board
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney John C. Bradley Jr. has been elected to the board of the Friends of South Carolina Libraries and chosen to serve as vice president for 2009-10.
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Sowell Gray Lawyer’s Star Shines
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Amy L.B. Hill has been named a star by two distinguished organizations. As a member of the Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC team, Amy has been named one of the top young litigators in South Carolina by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms […]
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Sowell Gray Lawyers Recognized by Benchmark Litigation
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been named one of the top litigation firms in South Carolina by Benchmark Litigation, the definitive guide to America’s leading litigation firms and attorneys. Benchmark conducts extensive face-to-face interviews around the country over a year-long period to pinpoint the best all-around “bet-the-company” trial attorneys at both the local […]
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Sowell Gray Named a Columbia Green Business
Columbia City Council recognized the law firm of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC as a City of Columbia Green Business at its City Council meeting on Wednesday, April 15, 2009. Sponsored by the city’s Climate Protection Action Committee, the Green Business program recognizes businesses that operate in an environmentally friendly manner and encourage other businesses […]
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Six Sowell Gray Attorneys Named in 2009 Super Lawyers Magazine
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announces that Betsy Gray, Becky Laffitte, Biff Sowell, Bobby Stepp, Monty Todd and Cal Watson have been named to the 2009 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®. Betsy Gray and Bobby Stepp also ranked among the top 25 attorneys receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and […]
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Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC Selected for National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network
Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC has been endorsed as the only South Carolina member of the National Workers’ Compensation Defense Network (“NWCDN”). NWCDN is a nationwide and Canadian network of independent law firms created to provide a network of reputable workers’ compensation law firms.