Becky Laffitte, a founding member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has received the Matthew J. Perry, Jr. Civility Award from the Richland County Bar Association.
The award, named after the U.S. District Judge Matthew J. Perry Jr., is bestowed annually to the judge and lawyer who best exemplify the word “civility” by exhibiting courteous and polite conduct while working in the legal profession. (more…)
Tiffany F. Hendricks has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte as an associate.
A 2002 graduate of The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law, Hendricks also holds a master’s in business administration from Colorado Technical University. She graduate cum laude from South Carolina State University with a bachelor’s in English in 1997. (more…)
Willliam Jordan has joined Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte as an associate.
A 2007 magna cum laude graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, Jordan was a member of the Editorial Board for the South Carolina Law Review. (more…)
Rebecca Laffitte, a member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been named to the Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s 2010 Legal Elite.
The list recognizes attorneys in the Midlands whom their peers consider outstanding in eight different practice areas. Laffitte was selected in the category of personal injury. (more…)
COLUMBIA, SC –Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Tina Cundari has been elected chair-elect of the board of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia.
The purpose of Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Columbia is to help children reach their potential through professionally supported, one-to-one mentoring relationships. (more…)
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte has been rated as a first-tier metropolitan firm in “Best Law Firms,” a new US News-Best Lawyers publication that recognizes the top practices in the nation.
Sowell Gray was honored in four areas: general commercial litigation; personal injury litigation, defendants; professional malpractice law, defendants; and workers’ compensation law, employers. (more…)
COLUMBIA, SC – Benchmark Litigation, a definitive guide to the country’s leading lawyers and firms, has named Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, one of the top litigation firms in South Carolina.
Additionally, the guide has named Sowell Gray members Thornwell Sowell, Elizabeth Van Doren Gray and Robert Stepp as local litigation stars. (more…)
COLUMBIA, SC – Elizabeth Van Doren Gray, a founding member of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, has been selected to receive a Leadership in Law award from South Carolina Lawyers Weekly.
The annual awards recognize attorneys whose leadership, both in the legal profession and in the community, has made a positive impact on South Carolina. (more…)
COLUMBIA, SC – Eight lawyers from Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte have been chosen for the 2011 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, an honor that recognizes them as among the top in their field.
The Sowell Gray attorneys were highlighted in several areas. (more…)
B. Gibbs Leaphart Jr., an associate with Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, has been honored as a “Star of the Quarter” for his work with the South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division.
Leaphart, who toured the Southeast as a bass guitarist with the band Five Way Friday before attending law school, has served since 2008 as co-chair of the division’s “Justice Jam Committee.” (more…)