[South Carolina – September 26, 2013] – During the month of September, Collins & Lacy litigation attorneys have tried two multimillion verdicts in two separate jury trials. Jury awards more than $2.7 million in an Upstate banking trial: The most recent verdict was returned Wednesday, September 25, 2013 in an Upstate banking trial. An eight person jury in… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Elects Greenville Attorney as Leader of the Statewide Defense Firm
[COLUMBIA, S.C., March 25, 2013] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announced Mike Pitts has been elected managing partner of the statewide business defense law firm. Mike is an employment attorney in the Collins & Lacy Greenville office. “Mike is dynamic and dedicated to upholding the mission, vision and values of Collins & Lacy,” said Stan… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy, P.C. Wins the International Society of Primerus Community Service Award; Lifetime Achievement Award for Joel Collins
[COLUMBIA, S.C. November 12, 2012] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce the firm has been honored with the International Society of Primerus Law Firms Community Service Award at the 2012 Primerus Global Conference. The firm won the international award following a vote of the Primerus membership based on Collins & Lacy’s participation in numerous community… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Attorney Joel Collins Elected as National Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates
COLUMBIA, SC – October 17, 2012 – Collins & Lacy, P.C. announces the election of Joel Collins as National Vice President of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA). Collins was elected by the general membership of ABOTA, which consists of over 6,800 members in 97 chapters throughout the nation. Collins will take the oath… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Founding Partner Selected as Best Lawyers “Lawyer of the Year” for White Collar Criminal Defense
Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce founding partner, Joel W. Collins, Jr. has been named the Best Lawyers’ 2013 Columbia, SC Criminal Defense: White-Collar “Lawyer of the Year.” The “Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area, making this award particularly significant. Each year, Best… Continue Reading
Negotiate Before You Mediate
In the 35 years I’ve been practicing law, mediation has dramatically changed the number of critical cases tried to a jury conclusion. In South Carolina, mediation has become almost a center point of trial practice. In my home town of Greenville, in the 1990s we would try over 100 civil cases a year in GreenvilleCounty alone.… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Founding Partner Selected as Faculty Member for 2012 ABOTA National Trial College
[June 4, 2012 – Columbia, SC] Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce founding partner, Joel Collins, has been selected as a faculty member for the 2012 American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) National Trial College at Harvard Law School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 29 – August 4, 2012. The ABOTA National Trial College provides young trial lawyers… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Founding Partner Selected as Legal Elite
[COLUMBIA, S.C., October 4, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce founding partner Joel W. Collins, Jr. has been recognized by his peers as a member of the Greater Columbia Business Monthly’s 2011 Legal Elite. This is the second year that Collins has been selected to receive this prestigious honor. Joel Collins co-founded Collins &… Continue Reading
See the WIS-TV Interview! Wanted: SC High School Students with a Keen Interest in History
[Wistv Columbia South Carolina., August 25, 2011] – More than 100 high school students from communities throughout South Carolina will get a compelling look at national history live from the floor of the South Carolina State House during the 3rd annual James Otis Lecture: Constitution Day Event. The event is Friday, September 16, 2011 from… Continue Reading
Collins & Lacy Founding Partner Appointed to Prestigious Roles in American Board of Trial Advocates
[COLUMBIA, S.C., June 6, 2011] – Collins & Lacy, P.C. is pleased to announce founding partner Joel W. Collins, Jr. has the distinguished honor of being appointed by the president of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA) to serve on the 2011 Board of Trustees. Collins is one of only two people from South… Continue Reading
