The third annual Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Denim and Diamonds Gala was held last Saturday, February 20, 2016 at the Marriott in downtown Columbia. More than 150 people attended, along with two scholarship recipients and keynote speaker Judge Manning. Early donations show the gala raised over $25,000 to be used to provide scholarships to… Continue Reading
Archives for February 2016
Collins & Lacy Attorney to Present at National Hospitality Law Conference
[COLUMBIA, S.C. February 18, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. attorney and Retail and Hospitality Law Chair Christian Stegmaier will present at the 14th Annual Hospitality Law Conference on February 23, 2016 in Houston, Texas. Stegmaier, who defends national and regional leaders in the retail and hospitality sectors doing business in South Carolina, will be… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorney Selected for South Carolina Bar 2016 Leadership Academy
[COLUMBIA, S.C. February 15, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Kerri Rupert has been selected into the South Carolina Bar Association’s 2016 Leadership Academy. The South Carolina Bar regards the course as a highly selective program designed to equip young lawyers (in a practice from three to ten years) with networking… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Co-Founder to Speak at University of South Carolina’s Last Lecture Series
[COLUMBIA, S.C. February 8, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. co-founder, Joel Collins, has been asked to speak at the University of South Carolina’s Last Lecture Series. The Last Lecture Series is a 16 year old program that invites members of the university’s faculty to give a lecture as if it were their last opportunity… Continue Reading
A Change in Direction for Change in Condition?
On January 20, 2016, the South Carolina Court of Appeals handed down its opinion in Russell v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., 2016 WL 231216, and held that claimant is not required to prove a change of condition by objective evidence. Russell injured her back on November 3, 2009 lifting something heavy. Because she was pregnant, diagnostic… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorney Elected to Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors
[COLUMBIA, S.C. February 3, 2016] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce Ashley Kirkham has been elected to serve on the Kids’ Chance of South Carolina Board of Directors. Founded in 1992 by members of the workers’ compensation community, Kids’ Chance of South Carolina aims to aid the children of South Carolina workers… Continue Reading
