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Address: The Ogletree Building, Greenville, SC
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1. Stephen R. Woods
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1996
College: Presbyterian College, B.S., summa cum laude, 1990
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1996
Practice Area: Management Employment Law; Family and Medical Leave Act; WARN Act; Reductions in Force; Personnel Policies; Management Labor Law; National Labor Relations Act; Equal Employment Opportunity Law
Membership: South Carolina Bar; Greenville County Bar Association.

2. Thomas A. Bright
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1981
College: Clarion State College, B.A., History, 1977
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1981
Practice Area: Labor and Employment Law(60%); Litigation(40%)
Membership: Greenville County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Section, 1993-1994); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys' Association.

3. James R. Silvers
Title: Associate
Law School: Charleston School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
College: Charleston Southern University, B.S., magna cum laude, 2002; College of Charleston, M.A., with honors, 2005
Admitted: Charleston School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2009
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Litigation
Membership:

4. Brian D. Black
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1993
College: George Mason University, B.A., 1990
Admitted: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1993
Practice Area: ERISA Litigation(30%); Employee Benefits Litigation(10%); ERISA Administration and Compliance(10%); Employee Benefits(20%); COBRA Compliance(20%); HIPAA Compliance(10%)
Membership: Virginia State Bar; South Carolina Bar; Federal Bar Association.

5. Rebecca L. Sigmund
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Georgia State University, J.D., 1988
College: Furman University, B.A., 1980
Admitted: Georgia State University, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Immigration Law
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Chair, 2008; Executive Committee Member, International Law Section); American Immigration Lawyers Association (Board of Governors, 1995-1996; President, Atlanta Chapter, 1995-1996).

6. Stephen E. Giles
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: Mercer University, J.D., 1986
College: Georgia State University, B.S., 1983
Admitted: Mercer University, J.D., 1986
Practice Area: Labor Law(10%); Employment Law(30%); Employment Discrimination(10%); Employment Terminiation(10%); Human Resources Law(10%); Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements(5%); Title VII Discrimination(10%); Wrongful Termination Defense(5%); Affirmative Action(10%)
Membership: State Bar of Georgia (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law); South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association (Member, Section on Labor and Employment Law).

7. Lucas J. Asper
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
College: University of South Carolina, B.A., cum laude, 2004
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2008
Practice Area: Antitrust and Unfair Competition; Employment Law; Labor Relations; Litigation; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans With Disabilities Act; Confidentiality Agreements; Covenants Not To Compete; Employment Breach of Contract; Employment Contracts; Employment Defense; Employment Disability Discrimination; Employment Discrimination; Employment Litigation; Employment Mediation; Employment Terminiation; Employment at Will; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Federal Employment Law; Harassment; Human Resources Law; Labor Law; Management Employment Law; Management Labor Law; Minimum Wage Law; National Labor Relations Act; National Origin Discrimination; Noncompete Litigation; Noncompetition and Non-Solicitation Agreements; Personnel Policies; Personnel Training; Pregnancy Discrimination; Reductions in Force; Restrictive Covenants; Retaliatory Discharge; Sexual Harassment; Title VII Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA); WARN Act; Wage and Hour Law; Whistleblower Litigation; Wrongful Termination Defense
Membership: American Bar Association (Labor and Employment Section, Litigation Section, Corporate Counsel Committee; Publications & Communications Editor, 2009-present).

8. Knox L. Haynsworth, Jr.
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1959
College: The Citadel
Admitted: University of South Carolina, LL.B., 1959
Practice Area: Labor Law
Membership: South Carolina Bar (President, 1983-1984); Greenville County Bar Association (President, 1988); Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference; American Bar Foundation.

9. Charles E. McDonald, III
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1995
College: Clemson University, B.A., cum laude, 1992
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1995
Practice Area: Employment Litigation; Wage and Hour Law; Employment Discrimination
Membership: Greenville County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Employment and Labor Law Section; Chairperson, 2009).

10. Janet Q. Lewis
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1987
College: Mercer University, B.B.A., summa cum laude, 1984
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1987
Practice Area: Affirmative Action; Employment Law; Equal Employment Opportunity Law; Title VII Discrimination
Membership: American Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia; Greenville County Bar Association.

11. J. Hamilton Stewart, III
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
College: Presbyterian College, A.B., 1965
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Labor and Employment(10%); Management Labor Law(90%); Litigation
Membership: Greenville County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (President, Young Lawyers Division, 1979-1980; Member, Board of Governors, 1980-1981; Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Section, 1982-1983; Chairman, Employment and Labor Law Specialization Advisory Board of the Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence, 1984-1989).

12. Fred W. Suggs, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1975
College: Kansas State University, B.S., 1970
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1975
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership: South Carolina Bar (President, 2009-2010; Chairman, House of Delegates 2004-2006; Member, Board of Governors, 1997-2011, Chairman, Labor and Employment Law Section, 1988-1989; Member, Labor and Employment Law Specialization Advisory Board, 1989-1991; Labor and Employment Law Section Delegate to the House of Delegates, 1990-1992; Chairman, Professional Responsibility Committee, 1995-1996); Greenville County and American Bar Associations; Alabama State Bar; The Florida Bar.

13. Daniel T. Sulton
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
College: Wofford College, B.A., 1995
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: Employee Benefits; ERISA Compliance; COBRA; Employee Benefits Litigation; Health Benefits; Retirement Benefit Plans; Deferred Compensation
Membership: American Bar Association (Member, Employee Benefits Committee); National Bar Association (Member, Labor and Employment Section); South Carolina Bar (Member, Labor and Employment Section); South Carolina Black Lawyers Association.

14. Camden D. Navarro
Title: Associate
Law School: The George Washington Law School, J.D., 2013
College: Vanderbilt University, B.S., 2010
Admitted: The George Washington Law School, J.D., 2013
Practice Area: Labor and Employment(100%)
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

15. W. Kyle Dillard
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2001
College: Furman University, B.A., 1995
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2001
Practice Area: Construction Law; Occupational Safety and Health; Labor and Employment; Real Estate Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Insurance Coverage
Membership: Greenville County, South Carolina and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association.

16. Jeffrey P. Dunlaevy
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1999
College: Bowdoin College, A.B., 1995
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1999
Practice Area: Employment Litigation(60%); Civil Appeals(15%); Civil Litigation(25%)
Membership: Greenville County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Ethics Advisory Committee).

17. Nancy W. Monts
Title: Staff Attorney
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
College: University of South Carolina, B.S., Biology, cum laude, 1984
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1987
Practice Area: Employment
Membership: South Carolina Bar; ABA.

18. Kristin Miller Burrell
Title: Staff Attorney
Law School: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1997
College: University of Southern California; Occidental College, B.A., 1991
Admitted: Emory University School of Law, J.D., 1997
Practice Area: Litigation; Employment Law
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

19. Merl F. Code
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina Law School, J.D., 1979
College: North Carolina A & T State University, Greensboro, B.S., cum laude, 1970
Admitted: University of South Carolina Law School, J.D., 1979
Practice Area: Employee Relations(10%); Diversity(90%)
Membership: South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association.

20. Thomas G. Greaves, III
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Alabama, J.D., 1969
College: Southwestern at Memphis, Rhodes College, B.A., 1966
Admitted: University of Alabama, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Employment Law; National Labor Relations Act; Arbitration; Union Contract Negotiations; Labor Law
Membership: Alabama State Bar; South Carolina Bar; Greenville County and American Bar Associations.

21. John G. Creech
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Emory University, J.D., 1968
College: Emory University, B.A., 1965
Admitted: Emory University, J.D., 1968
Practice Area: Employment Law(40%, 40); Labor Arbitration(5%, 5); Management Labor Law(30%, 30); Union Contract Negotiations(15%, 15); Union Elections(10%, 10)
Membership: Greenville County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; State Bar of Georgia.

22. Lewis Tyson Smoak
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
College: Furman University, B.A., 1966
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Management Labor Law
Membership: Greenville County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; The District of Columbia Bar.

23. L. Gray Geddie, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
College: Furman University, B.A., 1966
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1969
Practice Area: Labor and Employment(20%); Employment Litigation(50%); Management Labor Law(20%); Litigation; Toxic Torts; Products Liability Litigation; Environmental Law; Environmental Litigation(10%); Toxic Substances
Membership: South Carolina Bar, The District of Columbia Bar, Greenville County, Atlanta, Federal and American Bar Associations.

24. M. Baker Wyche, III
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1972
College: Vanderbilt University, B.A., 1969
Admitted: Vanderbilt University, J.D., 1972
Practice Area: Labor and Employment(20%); Management Labor Law(20%); Collective Bargaining(10%); Litigation(20%); Arbitration(20%); Environmental(10%)
Membership: Atlanta and Greenville County Bar Associations; American Bar Association ( Committee on Practice and Procedure Under the NLRA, Labor & Employment Law Section ); State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar (Nominating Committee, 1992-1995); Member, House of Delegates (1991-1998 and 2004 -2012); Continuing Legal Education Division (Chairman, 1997-1998 and Executive Committee, 1995-1998); Unauthorized Practice of Law Committee (Member, 1978-1995, and Chairman, 1982-1986, 1988-1992); Young Lawyers Division (Executive Council and Chairman, Ethics Study Committee, 1979-1980).

25. Joel A. Daniel
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1983
College: College of Charleston, B.S., 1977
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: ERISA; Employee Benefits; Employee Benefit Taxation
Membership: Greenville County and American Bar Associations; The District of Columbia Bar; South Carolina Bar; South Carolina Bar Tax Council; South Carolina Supreme Court Tax Law Specialization Advisory Board (Chair, 2005-2009); American Institute of Certified Public Accountants; South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants; Southern Employer Benefits Conference.

26. Phillip A. Kilgore
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1983
College: College of William & Mary, A.B., 1980
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1983
Practice Area: Employment Litigation(40%); Covenants Not To Compete(10%); Complex Litigation(25%); Class Actions(5%); Labor and Employment(15%); Mediation(3%); Arbitration(2%)
Membership: Greenville County Bar Association (President, Young Lawyers Association, 1991); South Carolina Bar; The District of Columbia Bar; South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association (Member, Executive Committee, 1998-2003).

27. Richard Allison Phinney
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979; George Washington University, LL.M., in Labor Law, 1985
College: Presbyterian College, B.A., cum laude, 1976
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1979; George Washington University, LL.M., in Labor Law, 1985
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Employment Discrimination; Unfair Labor Practices; Wrongful Termination; Union Elections
Membership: Greenville County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar; Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference (Permanent Member).

28. Mary Lou Hill
Title: Shareholder
Law School: West Virginia University, J.D., 1982
College: Ohio University, A.B., 1970; West Virginia University, M.S.W., 1978
Admitted: West Virginia University, J.D., 1982
Practice Area: Employment Law; Workers Compensation; Occupational Safety and Health
Membership: Greenville County, South Carolina and North Carolina Bar Associations; North Carolina State Bar; West Virginia State Bar; Pennsylvania Bar.

29. Mark M. Stubley
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1988
College: The Citadel, B.S., 1985
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 1988
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Construction; Transportation
Membership: Greenville County (Chairman, Public Relations Committee, 1990-1995) and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; Carolinas AGC Human Resources Committee; Human Resources Construction Council; Association for Transportation Law, Logistics and Policy; Urban League of Upstate South Carolina (General Counsel, 2003-2007; Chairman, 2008-2010); North American Transportation Employee Relations Association (NATERA).

30. Ellisa Huguley Culp
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1986
College: Smith College, A.B., 1980
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., cum laude, 1986
Practice Area: Pension and Profit Sharing Plans(90%); Employee Benefits(10%)
Membership:

31. Penny C. Wofford
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
College: University of South Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude, 1994
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 1998
Practice Area: COBRA; Discrimination; Employee Benefits; Employment Law; ERISA; ERISA Litigation; FMLA; Health and Welfare Plans; HIPAA; Litigation
Membership: American Bar Association (Member, Employee Benefits Committee, Labor and Employment Section); Spartanburg Bar Association.

32. John C. Glancy
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1994
College: University of South Carolina, B.A., magna cum laude, 1991
Admitted: University of Florida, J.D., with honors, 1994
Practice Area: Noncompete Litigation(30%, 2); Covenants Not To Compete(20%, 1); Employment Litigation(20%, 5); Confidentiality Agreements(10%, 3); Employee Leasing(10%, 4); Outsourcing(10%, 6); Employment Discrimination; Title VII Discrimination; Employer Intentional Torts; Employment Contracts; Employment Practices Liability Insurance; Executive Severance Contracts; Fair Labor Standards; Family and Medical Leave Act; Harassment; Management Employment Law; Restrictive Covenants; Sexual Harassment; Wage and Hour Law; Wrongful Termination Defense; Age Discrimination in Employment; Americans with Disabilities Act; Disability Discrimination; Employee Discipline; Employer Liability; Employment at Will
Membership: South Carolina Bar (Member, Labor and Employment and Intellectual Property Sections); State Bar of Georgia (Member, Labor and Employment and Intellectual Property Sections); The Florida Bar (Member, Sections on: Out of State Practitioners; Labor and Employment); American Bar Association; Greenville, SC Bar Association, Atlanta Bar Association; Society for Human Resource Management.

33. Vance E. Drawdy
Title: Shareholder
Law School: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1992
College: Washington & Lee University, B.A., summa cum laude, 1989
Admitted: Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1992
Practice Area: Employee Benefits; ERISA Litigation
Membership:

34. Collie (Trip) W. Lehn, Jr.
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2007
College: Furman University, B.A., cum laude, 1998; Reformed Theological Seminary, M.Div., 2002; Yale University Divinity School, S.T.M., 2004
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., 2007
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Business Litigation; Complex Litigation
Membership: South Carolina Bar Association; American Bar Association; Greenville Bar Association.

35. Michael M. Shetterly
Title: Office Managing Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
College: Wofford College, B.A., 1993
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 1996
Practice Area: Litigation(30%); Labor and Employment(60%); Construction(10%)
Membership: South Carolina Bar.

36. H. Ellis Fisher
Title: Associate
Law School: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2008
College: University of Mississippi, B.A., 2002
Admitted: University of Mississippi, J.D., 2008
Practice Area: Labor and Employment
Membership: South Carolina, Greenville County and American Bar Associations.

37. Eric D. Penkert
Title: Associate
Law School: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2010; University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011
College: University of Florida, B.S., 2007
Admitted: Vanderbilt University Law School, J.D., 2010; University of Florida Levin College of Law, LL.M., Taxation, 2011
Practice Area: Employee Benefits
Membership: South Carolina, Tennessee and American Bar Associations.

38. C. John Wentzell, Jr.
Title: Shareholder
Law School: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2003; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 2004
College: University of Georgia, B.B.A., 2000
Admitted: University of South Carolina, J.D., 2003; New York University, LL.M., Taxation, 2004
Practice Area: Employee Benefits, Healthcare, Transportation
Membership: Professional Associations and Activities, American Bar Association (Tax Section) , South Carolina Bar Association (Tax Section) , South Carolina Bar Tax Law Council (2016-2018) , Greenville County Bar Association

39. Gustavo A. Suárez
Title: Of Counsel
Law School: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2003
College: Furman University, B.A., magna cum laude, 2000
Admitted: University of Georgia School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2003
Practice Area: Employment Law; Immigration Law; Litigation
Membership: State Bar of Georgia; South Carolina Bar; American Immigration Lawyers' Association.

40. John T. Merrell
Title: Associate
Law School: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006
College: Clemson University, B.S., cum laude, 2003
Admitted: University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006
Practice Area: Labor and Employment; Construction Litigation
Membership: Greenville County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar; American Bar Association.


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