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Law firm relocates Charleston office to Morrison Yard development
Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP has relocated its Charleston office to Morrison Yard, the signature development overlooking the Cooper River in the city’s upper peninsula. The move allowed Parker Poe to redesign its Charleston footprint based on new trends in the legal industry, while also positioning the firm for fut[...]
Charleston man pleads guilty to pandemic-related fraud
A Charleston man has pleaded guilty to defrauding the Small Business Administration. Antonio Brown-Sanders, 26, of Charleston, pleaded guilty in federal court to defrauding the SBA to receive an Emergency Injury Disaster Loan under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act, according to a news release from t[...]
Law firm expands with new Charleston office
A law firm with multiple locations has expanded its Charleston office space while adding several key attorneys. Saxton & Stump has moved up a floor in its current building at 151 Meeting St., according to a news release from the firm. The firm also has made several personnel additions, including attorney Rene Dukes has joine[...]
How the Alex Murdaugh trial has affected court access in South Carolina
On a balmy day in early February, First Amendment attorney Jay Bender is a jovial figure in a fedora and trench coat as he greets reporters covering disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh’s murder trial at the Colleton County courthouse in Walterboro, S.C. Bender, of counsel at the Columbia law firm of Baker Ravenal Bender, and [...]
Buist Byars & Taylor Add New Sr Associate
Buist Byars & Taylor LLC is pleased to announce Seth Saunders has joined the firm as a senior associate attorney. Seth joins the firm’s growing Tax/Estate Planning/Probate department. His practice is primarily focused on guiding clients through the estate planning process, working hand-in-hand with them to formulate a targ[...]
Patent Attorney Robert Merting joins Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm
Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm is pleased to announce the addition of Robert Merting as an attorney in the firm’s Greenville, SC, office. Mr. Merting’s primary focus will be the firm’s intellectual property practice, corporate law, and regulatory compliance. He will also provide legal services directed to patent applic[...]
Clawson and Staubes Opens Myrtle Beach Office With Addition Of Todd Rigler
Clawson and Staubes, LLC, a law firm with offices in South Carolina and North Carolina is opening a Myrtle Beach office. Attorney Todd Rigler is joining the law firm of Clawson & Staubes, LLC, to open that office which will serve Horry County and surrounding areas. Rigler is the current president of the Horry County [&hellip[...]
Maron Marvel Elevates Kelly Near to Director
CHARLESTON, SC – Maron Marvel Bradley Anderson & Tardy, LLC is excited to announce the elevation of Charleston attorney Kelly Near to director, effective January 1, 2023. The election of this exceptional lawyer is in recognition of her superior legal skills, commitment to the firm, respect by clients and peers, and ded[...]
Bryan Kitz Named Shareholder with Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd
CHARLESTON, SC – Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.A. is pleased to announce that Bryan J. Kitz has been elected shareholder. Bryan Kitz is a commercial real estate attorney who counsels clients on a broad range of transactional matters. He represents developers, investors and businesses in the financing, acquisition, development and[...]
Man sentenced to 63 months over Melrose Resort development
A Utah man has been sentenced to more than five years in federal prison for the part prosecutors say he played in a fraud scheme involving Daufuskie Island Resort. James Thomas Bramlette, 42, of Salt Lake City, Utah, was sentenced after pleading guilty to wire and tax fraud, according to a news release from the […]
CJCC names magistrate new director
The Charleston County Criminal Justice Coordinating Council has named County Magistrate Judge Ellen Steinberg their new director. Steinberg will begin her new role on Aug.12. Prior to becoming a magistrate judge, she worked as an assistant solicitor for the ninth circuit, an assistant public defender, a family court attorney, a prosecutor for the Department of […]
Charleston-area defendants sentenced in federal court
Charles “Chuck” Willys Mincey Jr., 65, of Flora, Miss., Karl Henry Zerbst Jr., 62, of Mount Pleasant, and Brian Daniel Herndon, 46, of Summerville, were sentenced in federal court after pleading guilty for their roles in kickback and bribery schemes involving federal housing grant programs in the Charleston area, according to a news release from […]
