1964

Thomas S. Tisdale, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet's Charleston office, has been invited to become a Fellow in the prestigious Litigation Counsel of America. Tisdale practices in the firm's litigation and appellate groups, concentrating on areas that include alternative dispute resolution, appellate advocacy, business disputes, insurance litigation, and general litigation.The Litigation Counsel of America is a trial lawyer honorary society that is made up of less than one-half of one percent of the nation's attorneys. Fellowship is highly selective, and invitations are based on effectiveness and accomplishment in litigation - at both the trial and appellate levels - and superior ethical reputation.

1976

Tommy Lavender, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet's Columbia office, has been elected as a Fellow by the Board of Regents of the American College of Environmental Lawyers. Lavender practices in the areas of environmental, administrative, natural resources, agricultural, and governmental law. He is a former environmental engineer and staff attorney for the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control, and is listed in Best Lawyers in America for environmental law. Lavender is a member of the South Carolina Bar Association and its Environmental and Natural Resources Section. He is also on the Administrative and Regulatory Law Committee and is a former member of the Bar's House of Delegates. Additionally, he is a member of the American Bar Association's Energy, Environment and Resources Section and the Administrative and Regulatory Law Section.

1991

The law firm of McAngus Goudelock & Courie is pleased to announce that attorney Weston Adams III has been elected Chairman of the South Carolina Conservation Bank. Adams is a partner at MG&C in the Columbia office. He has been on the South Carolina Conservation Bank board since its founding in 2004, and since then the Conservation Bank has been responsible for the permanent preservation of more than 150,000 acres in South Carolina through its conservation easements and purchases. Adams leads MG&C's environment, energy and natural resources practice group and the firm's appellate law practice group.

1992

Robinson, McFadden & Moore, PC announces that Dina G. Boorda has joined the firm located at 1901 Main St., Ste. 1200, Columbia 29201.

1993

The Seibels Law Firm, PA announces that Christine Companion Varnado has become partner in the firm. The firm also announces its relocation to 127 King St., Ste. 100, Charleston 29401.

1995

Alicia Allsbrook Richardson has been named Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Senior Assistant Solicitor. She has served in the Fifteenth Judicial Circuit Solicitor's Office since 2001. Prior to coming to the Solicitor's Office, she was in private practice in Marion County where she was also a public defender in Juvenile Court for nearly five years. She earned a Juris Doctor, cum laude, from the University of South Carolina, School of Law in 1995, where she was a member of S.C. Law Review, Order of Wig and Robe, and Order of the Coif.

2000

Kimberly Jean Smith and Daniel Scott Vroon, both of Mount Pleasant, S.C., were united in marriage at 6:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 29, 2009, at High Hampton Inn and Country Club in Cashiers, N.C. Kimberly Smith practices law in Charleston.

2002

Harrison Saunders announces the opening of the Law Office of S. Harrison Saunders VI, LLC located at 1720 Main St., Ste. 301, Columbia 29201.

2003

Burriss Law Firm announces that Wayne Ridgeway has become a partner of the firm located at 907 Elmwood Ave., Columbia 29210.

2004

Charlotte Ashley Roberts of Holden Beach, North Carolina and Benjamin Albert Baroody of Murrells Inlet were married October 3, 2009 at Holden Beach Chapel in Holden Beach, North Carolina. He is an attorney with the law firm of Bellamy, Rutenberg, Copeland, Epps, Gravely & Bowers, P.A. in Myrtle Beach.

2005

First Citizens Bank announces that John Marshall Mosser has joined the bank as in-house counsel in the bank's corporate headquarters located at 1230 Main St., Columbia 29201.

2006

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, LLP announces that Emma T. Dean has joined the firm located at 1320 Main St., Columbia 29201.

2008

Harrison, White, Smith and Coggins, PC announce that Samuel R. Bass II has joined the firm located at 178 W. Main St., P.O. Box 3547, Spartanburg 29306.

The S.C. Supreme Court Staff Attorneys' Office announces that Lloyd Flores has joined the office as staff attorney located in the Supreme Court Building, 1321 Gervais St., Columbia 29201.

Clawson & Staubes, LLC announces that Halsey O. Schreier has joined the firm located at 126 Seven Farms Dr., Ste. 200, Charleston 29492.

2009

P. Brooks Fuller has joined the firm of Erdman Hockfield & Leone in Charlotte, NC practicing family law.

The S.C. Supreme Court Staff Attorneys' Office announces that Blaire Lowery has joined the office as staff attorney located in the Supreme Court Building, 1321 Gervais St., Columbia 29201.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough announced that Robert McWilliams Jr. join the firm's Columbia office. He will practice intellectual property law.

Lee Ann Wooten and Hugh Thompson (H.T.) Rice III were married October 24, 2009 in an outdoor ceremony at The Dunes Golf and Beach Club in Myrtle Beach, SC. Lee Ann works as an attorney in the law offices of John M. Leiter, PA of Myrtle Beach SC. Hugh has served as a law clerk for the South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee.

IN MEMORIAM

Ronald Alan Barrett, 63, passed away Sunday, October 11, 2009. Born in Chicago, IL, July 8, 1946, Ron grew up in Columbia, S.C., where he attended A.C. Flora High School and the University of South Carolina. After receiving a law degree from USC, Ron served four years of active duty in the JAG Corps of the U.S. Air Force, stationed in New Jersey and Alaska. Ron later served in the U.S. Air Force Reserve, retiring with the rank of colonel. After his active duty, Ron returned to Columbia with his family and began a legal practice that focused on domestic law, particularly the rights of children.

James C. "Jimmy" Bryan, 90, died Monday, September 14, 2009. Always active in athletics, he lettered in baseball, basketball and football at Edmonds High; played basketball and swam for the Sumter YMCA, and played American Legion baseball. At 85 he retired from competitive tennis as a state and regionally ranked player having enjoyed many tournaments and tennis trips with his friends. Jimmy served in the Coast Guard during WW II. He attended The University of South Carolina and USC Law School where he served as president of Phi Alpha Deta. He was awarded a Bachelor of Laws and admitted to the S.C. Bar in 1953; he subsequently received his Juris Doctor. He was grateful for the American Legion's leadership in creation of the G.I. Bill which aided his education at USC. He received the Order of the Palmetto and retired from the South Carolina Legislative Council in 1981. During his 28 years, Jimmy served as its first full time Staff Attorney, Chief Attorney, Deputy Code Commissioner, and Assistant Director. Jimmy represented South Carolina at many southern and national legislative conferences during his tenure. Jimmy was an original member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, active in SC State Employees Association, and supported many charitable and cultural organizations.

Jan L. Warner, age 67, beloved husband of Vicki Shuford Warner, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2009, at his residence. Jan graduated from Edmunds High School in Sumter in 1960. He was nominated to attend the United States Air Force Academy, where he played football. Jan then received his A.B. and then J.D. degrees from the University of South Carolina in 1968 and earned his Master's of Legal Letters (L.L.M.) from Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a Certified Fellow of the American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers and a member of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys, the American Bar Association, the South Carolina Bar Association, and the American Judicature Society, among other legal organizations. In addition, he was an adjunct professor in U.S.C.'s Department of Neuropsychology.