Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, four members named in international guide to lawyers

Monday, April 12th, 2010

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, will be rated among the top law firms in South Carolina when the Chambers USA’s 2010 edition of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business is released in June.

The publication is an internationally recognized guide to the legal profession.

Additionally, four Sowell Gray members – Betsy Gray, Biff Sowell, Bobby Stepp and Cal Watson – will be recognized as Leaders in their Fields. (more…)

Six Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte members named “Super Lawyers”

Wednesday, April 7th, 2010

Six members of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC have been named to the 2010 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®, with three of them ranking among the top 25 in the state.

Biff Sowell, Betsy Gray, Bobby Stepp, Becky Laffitte, Cal Watson and Monty Todd were listed in the annual publication, which is distributed across the United States and reaches more than 13 million readers. It’s the third consecutive year that the six have earned Super Lawyer designations. (more…)

Two Sowell Gray Members Certified as Circuit Court Mediators

Friday, September 11th, 2009

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC members Cal Watson and Grady Beard have been certified as Circuit Court Mediators by the South Carolina Board of Arbitrator and Mediator Certification.

Mediation is a process in which an impartial, neutral third-person helps two or more parties resolve their dispute or conflict. As mediators, Cal and Grady will help disputants reach resolution of their problems and will also assist the parties in discussing and resolving their differences. (more…)

Eight Sowell Gray Members Included in 2010 Edition of “The Best Lawyers in America”

Tuesday, August 4th, 2009

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC is proud to announce that 8 of its attorneys have been named to the 2010 edition of Best Lawyers®, the oldest and most respected peer-review publication in the legal profession.

The Sowell Gray lawyers were recognized for the following practice areas: (more…)

Sowell Gray Law Firm and Four Members Rank in Prestigious International Guide to Lawyers

Wednesday, June 17th, 2009

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, is rated among the top law firms in South Carolina in the Chambers USA’s 2009 edition of America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, an internationally recognized guide to the legal profession. (more…)

Sowell Gray Attorney Cal Watson Elected Member of S.C. Bar Board of Governors

Thursday, May 7th, 2009

Columbia attorney J. Calhoun Watson will be installed as a member of the South Carolina Bar Board of Governors on Thursday, May 14, during the Bar’s House of Delegates meeting at the Poinsett Club in Greenville.

Watson is a partner in the Columbia law firm of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation, class actions and professional negligence. He was previously a clerk to the Hon. Robert F. Chapman, Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He is admitted to practice before the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals and the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. He graduated from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1987. (more…)

Six Sowell Gray Attorneys Named in 2009 Super Lawyers Magazine

Tuesday, April 14th, 2009

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC announces that Betsy Gray, Becky Laffitte, Biff Sowell, Bobby Stepp, Monty Todd and Cal Watson have been named to the 2009 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.

Betsy Gray and Bobby Stepp also ranked among the top 25 attorneys receiving the highest point totals in the nomination, research, and blue ribbon review process.  In addition, Betsy Gray was named to the top 10 list of attorneys with highest point totals in the review process. (more…)

Seven Sowell Gray Lawyers Selected for The Best Lawyers in America

Wednesday, September 17th, 2008

Sowell Gray Step & Laffitte, LLC, announces that seven of their 18 lawyers have been selected as Best Lawyers in their fields for the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America. (more…)

Six Sowell Gray Attorneys Included in 2008 Super Lawyers

Friday, August 15th, 2008

Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte, LLC, proudly announces that six attorneys were recognized by their peers as South Carolina Super Lawyers.

Betsy Gray was featured in the publication as one of the top 25 lawyers in the state in Business litigation in an article entitled “Unstoppable: Betsy Gray’s Determination Fuels Her Career.” (more…)