Burnette honored as Best Lawyers in America Lawyer of the Year
M. Malissa Burnette, a certified specialist in employment and labor law, has been named “Lawyer of the Year” by The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession. Burnette was honored as Columbia’s Employment Law – Individuals Lawyer of the Year. Only one lawyer per practice area is designated […]
Burnette featured Constitution Day speaker
COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – M. Malissa Burnette was the featured Constitution Day speaker at Presbyterian College. Her lecture, titled “The U.S. Constitution and the Politics of Inclusion,” was open to the entire campus and community. Burnette discussed recent high-profile cases that challenge the public’s understanding of how the Constitution’s guarantee of religious freedom is tempered […]
Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys recognized in 2012 Best Lawyers
Nekki Shutt and M. Malissa Burnette have been selected for the 2012 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest peer-reviewed publications in the legal profession. Both were listed in multiple practice areas: Shutt: Employment Law, Individuals; Employment Law, Management; Litigation, Labor & Employment Burnette: Employment Law, Individuals; Litigation, Labor & Employment; […]
Shutt certified as South Carolina employment and labor law specialist
COLUMBIA, S.C. – Nekki Shutt has earned certification from the South Carolina Supreme Court as a specialist in employment and labor law. Certification as a specialist means an attorney has at least five years’ “substantial involvement and special competency” in the area and has devoted at least 40 percent of his or her practice to […]
Burnette honored as South Carolina Bar’s first distinguished employment lawyer
COLUMBIA, S.C. – M. Malissa Burnette, a specialist in South Carolina employment law, was honored as the South Carolina Bar’s Labor and Employment Law Section’s first recipient of the Distinguished Lawyer Award. Burnette was nominated and selected by her peers for the award, which recognizes meritorious service and outstanding community and professional contributions. A certified […]
Burnette highlighted in 2011 Super Lawyers list
COLUMBIA, S.C. – M. Malissa Burnette has been included in the 2011 Edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers. She’s one of only three attorneys in the state whose work was recognized in the area of Plaintiff Employment Litigation. This is the fourth straight year Burnette has been named a Super Lawyer. Super Lawyers is an […]