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Grady Beard named president of SCWCEA
Grady Beard, a member with Robinson Gray law firm, has been named president of the South Carolina Workers’ Compensation Educational Association. The SCWCEA is an organization that conducts seminars and programs designed to educate those involved in workers’ compensation claims in the state – attorneys as well as employers, human resource managers, adjusters, government officials […]
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Ben Gooding elected to John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Ben Gooding, a member of Robinson Gray law firm, has been elected to the John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court, an organization dedicated to fostering excellence in the legal profession and mentoring young attorneys. The John Belton O’Neall Inn of Court was formed in South Carolina in 1986 and meets monthly during […]
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Brandon Rattray joins Robinson Gray law firm as associate
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Attorney Brandon Rattray has joined Robinson Gray law firm as an associate. His practice will focus on workers’ compensation. Brandon received his Juris Doctor degree this spring from the University of South Carolina School of Law, from which he graduated in the top 20 percent of his class. He previously earned his […]
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Robinson Gray’s La’Jessica Stringfellow joins Leadership Columbia class of 2022
COLUMBIA, S.C. – La’Jessica Stringfellow, an associate with Robinson Gray law firm, has been named to the Leadership Columbia class of 2022. She is one of 65 rising community leaders named to the Greater Columbia Chamber of Commerce program. The participants represent 59 separate organizations in the area. “This year marks our largest Leadership Columbia […]
Advocate's Journal
It’s Redistricting Time!
After the decennial census, the South Carolina legislature is not the only governing body that is tasked with redrawing districts. Every South Carolina county is also tasked with the responsibility to redraw districts to reflect the population shifts from the 2020 census.[1] As counties across South Carolina undergo the redistricting process, the criteria used […]
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Beard and Stringfellow named as recipients of 2021 Leadership in Law Awards
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Robinson Gray is pleased to announce that attorneys Grady Beard and La’Jessica Stringfellow have been chosen as honorees for the 2021 South Carolina Lawyers Weekly Leadership in Law Awards. The Leadership in Law Awards recognize attorneys from across the Palmetto State who have achieved success in their law practice, made contributions to […]
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For 2022, Best Lawyers honors 22 at Robinson Gray, two named Lawyers of the Year
COLUMBIA, S.C. – The 2022 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® honors 22 Robinson Gray attorneys for the quality of their practice in Columbia. Two of those – J. Calhoun Watson and Shannon Till Poteat – were also named Lawyers of the Year, in Professional Malpractice Law-Defendants and Workers’ Compensation Law-Employers, respectively. Best Lawyers […]
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Kelly Morrow completes Furman University’s Women’s Leadership Institute
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Kelly Morrow, a member with Robinson Gray law firm, recently graduated from the Furman University Women’s Leadership Institute, as a member of the Spring 2021 class. She is one of 58 women, representing 44 organizations and eight states, who graduated from the program on June 1. The institute is a leadership development […]
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Nine Robinson Gray attorneys honored as among ‘Legal Elite’ for 2021
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia Business Monthly has named nine Robinson Gray attorneys to the magazine’s Legal Elite of the Midlands list for 2021. The list recognizes Midlands lawyers whom their peers consider outstanding in their respective practice areas. Not only that, but one of them – member Frank Ellerbe – received the most votes of […]
Advocate's Journal
S.C. Supreme Court Invalidates Local Fees, Forcing Hard Look at Ordinances
In Burns v. Greenville County Council, Op. No. 28041 (S.C. Sup. Ct. filed June 30, 2021), the S.C. Supreme Court concluded that two fees imposed by Greenville County were unlawful taxes rather than user fees and, therefore, violate section 6-1-310 of the South Carolina Code. The Court declared the two fees invalid. One of the […]