Bradford Cunningham '00 was elected to the International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA)'s Board of Directors for a 3-year term. The International Municipal Lawyers Association (IMLA) is a non-profit, professional organization that has been an advocate and resource for local government attorneys since 1935. Cunninham has practiced as a Town Attorney in Lexington, S.C. since 2003.
Former South Carolina Supreme Court Justice Kaye Hearn '77 joined Wyche, P.A., as Special Counsel on the firm's litigation team.
Dean William Hubbard '77 was inducted into the prestigious American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Brian Gibbs '19 joined the litigation section as an associate at Williams Mullen's Columbia office.
T. David Rheney '89 was inducted into the American College of Trial Lawyers.
Christel Purvis '23 won third place in the ABA Section of Labor and Employment Law's annual writing competition.
Henry Dargan McMaster, Jr. '16 was named in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch (2024 Edition).
Christopher M. Adams '97, Christian Stegmaier '00, Joel W. Collins, Jr. '68, Stanford E. Lacy '74, and Robert F. Goings '06 have been named in Best Lawyers in America (2024 Edition).
Molly Flynn '12 has been selected as an honoree of the 2023 South Carolina Leadership in Law Awards.
Jessica King '96, Richard Willis '81, Ethan Ware '86, A. Johnston Cox ‘95, Gray T. Culbreath ‘88, John T. Lay Jr. ‘91, Duffie Powers ‘05, Cory Ezzell ‘06, Mills Gallivan ‘76, Lindsay Anne Joyner ‘10, Carter Massingill ‘14, Stuart Mauney ‘87, William P. Maurides ‘19, Shelley Sunderman Montague ‘99, Michael W. Rabb ‘17, David Rheney ‘89, Ronald G. Tate Jr. ‘85, Daniel B. White ‘76, Ronald K. Wray II ‘92, Christian Stegmaier '00, Evan Markus Gessner '08, and Henry Dargan McMaster, Jr. '16 named The 2023 Legal Elite by Columbia Business Monthly, Greenville Business Magazine and Charleston Business Magazine.
Donna Tillis '14 named partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP.
J. Hagood Tighe '95 named the Distinguished Lawyer of 2023 by the South Carolina Bar Employment and Labor Law Section.
Brian Critzer '17 joined Wyche, P.A.'s Columbia office.
Brad Barringer ‘15 was elected partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP’s Columbia office.
Jennifer “Jenni” Jokerst ‘15 was elected partner at Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP’s San Diego office.
Carter Massingill ‘14 was elected partner at Gallivan White Boyd.
Lauren T. Mims ‘20 joined Turner Padget’s Columbia office.
Shannon F. Bobertz '02 was elected to the Executive Committee for the Richland County Bar Association.
Robert Bolchoz '89 was nominated by Governor Henry McMaster to become the next chair of the board of the Department of Health and Environmental Control.
Walter H. Cartin '09 was named president of the Richland County Bar Association for 2022.
John Kelchner '97 joined Turner Padget's Columbia office.
Becky Lafitte '83 was inducted into the National Academy of Distinguished Neutrals (NADN).
Perry MacLennan '14 was elected as a Shareholder at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Florence office.
Elizabeth Gottshall Mannion ‘08 was promoted to general counsel of Santander Corporate & Investment Banking U.S.
Edward W. Mullins Jr. '59 received the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor.
Kathleen Muthig '11 was elected as a Shareholder at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Columbia office.
Katherine R. Myers '13 joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel.
Elizabeth "Beth" Palmer '05 joined the Charleston, South Carolina ,office of Saxton & Stump, practicing under Spitz & Neville.
Adair Patterson '20 was selected to serve on the board of advisors for YMCA Camp Greenville.
Mike Pitts '96, former Greenville city attorney, joined Parker Poe's Greenville office as counsel.
Anthony M. Quattrone '15 was elected to partner at Adams and Reese's Columbia office.
S. Harrison Saunders VI '02 was named president-elect of the Richland County Bar Association for 2022.
B. Scott Todd '15 has been named a partner for the firm now known as Sumner & Todd, Attorneys at Law, LLC.
Stuart Andrews '78 joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel.
Stephanie Besselievre '21 joined Moseley Marcinak Law Group LLC.
Joseph Bias '10 was one of 14 individuals recognized by Richland School District Two as a 2022 Black History Month Honoree.
Bryan B. Blair '10 will assume the role of vice president for intercollegiate athletics and director of athletics at the University of Toledo on May 1.
Ashley Dixon '15 was named an ABA Free Legal Answers Pro Bono Leader for 2021 by the American Bar Association.
Eden Hendrick '05 was named executive director of the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice.
Veleka Peeples-Dyer '96 was named as one of Savoy magazine's 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers.
Ron Scott '18 was selected to participate in the Spring 2022 Midlands Diversity Leaders Initiative at Furman University's Riley Institute.
Sara Shariff '17 joined Williams Mullen's Richmond office.
Thornwell F. "Biff" Sowell III '76 received the South Carolina Bar Trial and Appellate Advocacy Section Award.
La'Jessica Stringfellow '15 was recognized as a "Star of the Quarter" by the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
John G. Tamasitis '14 joined Williams Mullen's Columbia office and will represent clients in state and federal courts in commercial litigation matters.
Jack Cohoon ‘06 was elected partner at Burnette Shutt &McDaniel.
Julius W. "Jay" McKay II '77 became a certified circuit court mediator with the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification.
Daniel R. Settana Jr. '92 became a certified circuit court mediator with the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification.
Ashley Dixon '15, Tommy Geddings '87, Tara Nauful '92, and Rebecca Wray '92 were all recognized by the American Bar Association Standing Committee on Pro Bono and Public Service as ABA Free Legal Answers 2021 Pro Bono Leaders.
Henry D. McMaster Jr. '16 joined Collins & Lacy as an associate in the retail and hospitality practice group.
Amanda Mellard '06 joined Robinson Gray as a member in the area of workers' compensation defense.
Adrian Peguese '15 joined Turner Padget as an associate in the litigation practice group, supporting the personal injury defense team.
G. Murrell Smith, Jr. '93 was elected as the South Carolina Speaker of the House of Representatives.
Justin Bamberg '11 was selected as one of The State Newspaper's 20 Under 40 for 2022.
Paul M. "Mike" Burch '15 received the Young Lawyer of the Year Award from the South Carolina Bar's Young Lawyers Division.
Margaret "Peg" Fox '92 received the South Carolina Bar's Law Related Education Lawyer of the Year Award for her outstanding contributions to fostering understanding of the legal system among students.
Adam P. Greene '17 joined the Steinberg Law Firm as an associate handling personal injury and workers' compensation cases.
Erin C. Huegel '15 joins Nexsen Pruet's Charlotte office as an associate.
Anna Catherine Parham '21 was selected as one of The State Newspaper's 20 Under 40 for 2022.
La'Jessica Stringfellow '15 was named a South Carolina state bar delegate to the American Bar Association House of Delegates.
J. Hagood Tighe '95 was swornn in as president of the South Carolina Bar.
The Honorable John E. Waites '80, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, received the Order of the Palmetto, the highest award given to civilians in South Carolina.
J. Lewis Cromer '59 received the Employment and Labor Law Section Distinguished Lawyer Award by the South Carolina Bar.
Amanda S. "Mandy" Mueller '12 was named the newest partner at Burnett Shutt & McDaniel, PA.
Ron Scott '18 was elected to serve a three-year term on the Board of Directors for the South Carolina Supreme Court Historical Society.
Joseph Spate '18 graduated from the 2022 South Carolina Bar Leadership Academy.
James L. Williams '15 was elevated to shareholder status at Collins and Lacy
Seven South Carolina Law alumni (20% of the whole class of 2022 participants) graduated from the Furman University's Riley Institute Diversity Leaders Initiative:
- John C. Bruton III '13
- Sally Hinnant Caver '07
- Doward Harvin '08
- Hannah Honeycutt '13
- Steven Barry Johnson '06
- Jack McKenzie '98
- Meghan L. Walker '09
Mills Gallivan '76 was named the 2022 recipient of the Richard T. Boyette Award for Outstanding Contributions to the National Foundation for Judicial Excellence.
Ron Scott '18 became a Riley Fellow after completing the Riley Institute's Diversity Leaders Initiative Spring 2022 Midlands program.
Brian E. Sopp '10 joined Hunter Maclean as an associate in the firm's Employment Law Group.
Brian Barnwell ‘09 was elected president of the Presbyterian College Alumni Board.
John R. Cella, Jr. ‘99 is an honoree of the 2023 Best Lawyers in America.
Meliah Bowers Jefferson ‘05 was named executive director of the Jolley Foundation.
William “Bill” W. Pollock ‘87 is an honoree of the 2023 Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Pollock accepted membership in the Association of Defense Trial Attorneys (ADTA).
Charles “Trey” William Branham III ‘99 earned selection to the 2022 Texas Super Lawyers guide.
Annie Day Bame ‘20 joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel.
Martin Cain ‘21 joined Moseley Marcinak Law Group LLP.
Graham Hall '10 joined Wells Fargo as counsel and will cover structured products and securitizations for corporate and investment banking.
Summer Reyes ‘07 was promoted to Holliday Ingram’s director of closings.