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…)
Will Jordan joins Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte
Wednesday, October 27th, 2010Sowell Gray’s Laffitte among Legal Elite in the Midlands
Tuesday, October 12th, 2010
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…)
Tina Cundari elected chair-elect of Big Brothers Big Sisters
Wednesday, October 6th, 2010
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…)
Sowell Gray ranked among top firms in US News publication
Wednesday, September 15th, 2010COLUMBIA, 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…)
Sowell Gray, 3 members highlighted in Benchmark Litigation
Monday, August 30th, 2010COLUMBIA, 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…)
Elizabeth Van Doren Gray to be honored with Leadership in Law award
Monday, August 23rd, 2010
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…)
Eight Sowell Gray lawyers included in new edition of “Best Lawyers”
Monday, August 16th, 2010COLUMBIA, 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…)
SC Bar Young Lawyers Division honors Sowell Gray’s Leaphart
Wednesday, July 21st, 2010
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…)
Haigler joins Leadership Columbia board
Tuesday, June 22nd, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Nicolas L. Haigler has joined the board of directors of Leadership Columbia, a program that helps up-and-coming business people connect more deeply with their community.
Haigler was a member of Leadership Columbia’s Class of 2010, as well as recipient of the Glenn Jacobus Award. That honor, which is awarded after a class vote, goes to the person who consistently exhibits outstanding leadership through out the year. (more…)
Leadership Columbia honors Sowell Gray’s Haigler with Jacobus award
Monday, June 14th, 2010
COLUMBIA, SC – Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC attorney Nicolas L. Haigler has received the Glenn Jacobus Award, which honors the outstanding leader in each Leadership Columbia class.
Leadership Columbia is a program through the Columbia Chamber of Commerce that brings together up-and-coming young business people to help them connect more deeply with their community. (more…)