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A Supplement to South Carolina Lawyers Weekly 2017 A SU PP LEM ENT T O SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYERS WEEKLY SPONSORED BY A letter from the Editor In this special supplement, you’ll find independent judges are setting the exam- the profiles of the 30 individuals who are ple for other lawyers across the Palmetto South Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s Leader- State. We express our deepest apprecia- ship in Law Class of 2017. tion to the three people who took on the You’ll also find a few questions per task of judging. person to give you an idea about their We’re very proud of the Class of 2017 qualifications and their impressions and we’ll be honoring them in Charles- about law practice and the work they do ton on March 24. on a daily basis. We’ll also be revealing the name of Our Leaders this year come from all our “Lawyer of the Year” for 2017 at the over the state. And they play many differ- program. ent roles in the justice system. Join me in celebrating and congrat- ■ INTERIM PUBLISHER The threads that run through the ulating the SCLW Leadership in Law Stephen Lincoln biographies and answers to our questions Class of 2017! [email protected] – excellence, commitment and accom- ■ EDITOR IN CHIEF plishment. Paul Fletcher Paul E. Fletcher The lawyers tapped by our panel of Editor-in-Chief [email protected] ■ EDITORIAL Teresa Bruno, Opinions Editor Judges [email protected] Phillip Bantz, Staff Writer [email protected] David Donovan, Staff Writer [email protected] Heath Hamacher, Staff Writer [email protected] Jeff Jeffrey, Staff Writer [email protected] Scott Baughman, Digital Media Manager [email protected] ■ ADVERTISING Andrea Mounts, Advertising Manager Sponsorships, Plaque & Reprint Sales [email protected] Sheila Batie-Jones, Advertising Account Executive [email protected] Cal Watson is the managing member Pamela DeFanti Robinson, has been Nancy Olah (Nancy Olah Law) han- Sharon Lipps, Advertising Account Executive [email protected] of Sowell Gray Stepp & Laffitte LLC. A the Director of the USC School of Law dles commercial real estate and business native of Bamberg, South Carolina, Wat- Pro Bono Program for 28 years. She law transactions in both North Carolina Nick Pace, Digital Advertising Account Executive son earned his juris doctor from the Uni- received a BA from Clemson University and South Carolina, with an emphasis [email protected] versity of South Carolina School of Law and a JD from the University of South on serving developers, the construction ■ ACCOUNTING & ADMINISTRATIVE Carolina School of Law. after graduating summa cum laude from industry, and design professionals work- Amanda Passmore, Business Manager Robinson is an active member of the SC Wofford College. ing on sustainable projects. She graduat- [email protected] Bar, the ABA, the Association of American Watson is a previous president of the ed from Oberlin College and University Law Schools and numerous international ■ CIRCULATION South Carolina Bar, serving from 2014- of Michigan Law School and enjoyed and national organizations focused on the Jim Shea, Audience Development Manager working with Parker Poe before starting 2015. In addition, he has been a member management of volunteers. She is the Chair [email protected] her solo practice. Olah is honored to be a of the South Carolina Bar’s House of of the SC Bar Senior Lawyers Division, Delegates since 1997 and has twice served the Children’s Justice Act Task Force past recipient of the Athena Leadership Circulation: 1-800-451-9998 on the South Carolina Bar Board of Gov- and the Clemson University Humanities Award – Corporate (2013), North Car- [email protected] ernors. He is past president of the South Advancement Board. She is also a founder olina Leaders in Law (2014), Mecklen- ■ EVENTS Carolina Bar Foundation, the John Belton of the SC Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts. burg Times 50 Most Influential Women Tiara Benfield, Events Coordinator O’Neall Inn of Court, and the Historic Robinson has received numerous awards (2014), and South Carolina Leadership [email protected] Columbia Foundation. for her pro bono efforts especially on behalf in Law (2016). Olah coached high school ■ PRODUCTION & OPERATIONS Watson received the “Lawyer of the of children. In 2015 she was honored at mock trial for eight years, is a cookbook John Reno, Production Manager Year” award at the seventh annual South a Points of Light Celebration at the White author (Fool a Carnivore), and blogs reg- [email protected] Carolina Lawyers Weekly’s 2015 Leader- House and in 2016 she was named the SC ularly about healthy food choices. Olah is ship in Law awards dinner. He has been Lawyer of the Year by Lawyers Weekly as well an avid scuba diver, and lives in Fort Mill, Michael Duntz, Designer named a South Carolina “Super Lawyer” as being a recipient of the Leadership in SC, with her wonderful husband and son. [email protected] for eight consecutive years, has been listed Law Award. Robinson is originally from Rhode South Carolina Lawyers ©2017 BridgeTower Media. Material published in Best Lawyers in America yearly since Island and before settling in SC traveled in South Carolina Lawyers Weekly is compiled 2008, was named “Bet-the-Company Liti- Weekly extends its extensively. When not working alongside at substantial expense and is for the sole and gation” Lawyer of the Year in 2015, and has her volunteer law students she enjoys time thanks to the judges exclusive use of purchasers and subscribers. The been listed in Chambers USA America’s spent gardening, painting and cooking. But who volunteered their material may not be republished, resold, record- Leading Lawyers for Business since 2009. she is most proud of her current and former ed, or used in any manner, in whole or in part, He is a fellow of the American Bar pro bono students. The Pro Bono Program time to select this year’s without the publisher’s explicit consent. Any Foundation and the Litigation Counsel of is a nationally recognized, academic- Leadership in Law infringement will be subject to legal redress. America, and is a certified South Carolina based volunteer program integral to the Circuit Court mediator. professional development of law students. honorees. South Carolina Lawyers Weekly (USPS #020216) is published weekly every Monday with General Statewide Circulation by South Carolina Law- yers Weekly 1611 East 7th Street, Charlotte, NC INDEX 2017 Leadership in Law Honorees 28204. Headquarters and the General Business office of the publisher are located at 1611 E 7th Desa Ballard 3 Robert S. Ingram III 7 Edward G. McDonnell 13 John W. Roberts 17 Street, Charlotte NC 28204-2411. (919)829-9333, (800)-876-5297. Periodicals postage paid at Shannon Furr Bobertz 3 Jon René Josey 7 Stafford J. McQuillin III 13 Sandra J. Senn 17 Charlotte, NC 28228-9998. Subscriptions Rates: Curtis E. Bostic 4 Ashley Ryon Kirkham 8 Julie O. Medich 14 Angela G. Strickland 18 $349 per year, $592 for two years. A. Johnston Cox 4 Christopher R. Koon 8 Franchelle C. Millender 14 Fred W. Suggs Jr. 18 Website: www.sclawyersweekly.com Ronnie L. Crosby 5 Ken H. Lester 9 E. Wade Mullins III 15 Paul R. Thurmond 19 POSTMASTER: Electronic Service Requested, Margaret S. Day 5 Cory E. Manning 10 David T. Pearlman 15 Robin F. Wheeler 20 send address changes to South Carolina Law- Jodi Westbrook Flowers 6 Steve A. Matthews 11 Marie-Louise Ramsdale 16 yers Weekly, Subscription Services, PO Box 1667, Daniel E. Henderson 6 Kevin M. McCarrell 12 Beth Burke Richardson 16 Minneapolis, MN 55480. [email protected] The South Carolina Lawyers Weekly is a publi- To purchase extra copies of the 2017 South Carolina Leadership in Law publication cation of BridgeTower Media 222 South Ninth please contact Tiara Benfield at [email protected] or 704-247-2901. Street Ste. 2300, Minneapolis, MN 55402. 2 2 SOUTH CAROLINA LAWYERS WEEKLY LEADERSHIP IN THE LAW Desa Ballard Ballard & Watson, Attorneys at Law West Columbia esa Ballard, a senior partner with Ballard that we felt were important for the system as & Watson, Attorneys at Law, of West a whole, and we were all vocal when the ABA D Columbia, started her career as a law came in to study and make recommendations clerk for Circuit Judge Ralph King Anderson Jr. about changes needed in the state’s disciplinary He was known for working long hours and being system. The court, the commission, and disci- demanding, which worked out for Ballard, who plinary counsel have been open to our lobbying describes herself as a workaholic. “He helped efforts, and they listen and respect our thoughts shape my view of what the court system should and opinions. I think we have helped make be and how it can be its best,” Ballard said. “He some positive changes to the system. made me want to be the best lawyer I could be.” Ballard earned both her undergraduate and law Why is it important to you to serve as degrees from the University of South Carolina a mentor for college students and young and went on to serve as a staff attorney for the attorneys? South Carolina Supreme Court before going into Being a lawyer is a privilege and the highest private practice. She has been with Ballard & form of trust that the state can grant to an indi- Watson since 1997. She also serves as an adjunct vidual. It is incumbent on all of us to make the professor of advanced legal ethics at the Univer- legal profession the best it can be. Only by work- sity of South Carolina law school. ing to be the best do we have any chance of being good enough.
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