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COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Three South Carolina residents who were denied driver’s licenses under their married names are suing the state Department of Vehicles, asking that the agency be forced to treat same-sex spouses who change their names the same as it does heterosexual couples. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys Nekki Shutt, M Malissa Burnette […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAOLINA – From “don’t ask, don’t tell” to the Defense of Marriage Act, the law is littered with acts, most of them subsequently declared unconstitutional or repealed, that restrict the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender couples. Though the times and the laws slowly are changing, a number of statutes still prevent […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA –Nekki Shutt and M. Malissa Burnette are two of the attorneys involved in a Charleston County same-sex couple’s fight for marriage equality. If the legal actions succeed, South Carolina’s ban on same-sex marriages would end. Colleen Condon and Nichols Bleckley are battling for marriage equality on two fronts in actions filed in […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Three attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel have been honored in Columbia Business Monthly’s 2014 Legal Elite of the Midlands. Inclusion in the publication means that the attorneys are considered among the top 10 in their practice area. The honorees are selected after a poll of almost 1,400 South Carolina Bar […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – The 2015 edition of The Best Lawyers in America, one of the oldest peer-reviewed publications covering the legal profession, highlighted two Burnette Shutt & McDaniel partners: Nekki Shutt: Employment Law, Management; Employment Law, Individuals; Litigation, Labor & Employment. Shutt has been listed in five consecutive editions of Best Lawyers. Malissa Burnette: […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Lick the mashed potatoes at work and post a photo on Facebook – there are legal grounds to fire you. The action was not in the employer’s best interests. Smoke a cigarette during happy hour and post that image – your job is safe. At least, it is in states that […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Nekki Shutt, a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, was a presenter at the Columbia Society for Human Resource Management’s annual legal workshop. Her presentation, delivered before an audience of 150 human-resources professionals who attended the day-long program, was titled, “Anatomy of a Lawsuit: From Intake To Complaint.” She also […]

COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA – Nekki Shutt, a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law, will address a national gathering of unemployment professionals next month in Charleston. Shutt will present a workshop to the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appeals Professionals during the group’s annual convention, scheduled for June 22-26. She’ll discuss social media as cause […]

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Two attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel & Robinson are being recognized in the just-released 2014 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers. Malissa Burnette was recognized for her work in employee litigation, plaintiff, while Kathleen McDaniel was recognized as a Rising Star in the practice area of administrative law. That designation is […]

M Malissa Burnette has received the Barbara W. Moxon Advocacy Award from Planned Parenthood Health Systems. The award is named for Moxon, who advocated for women’s issues for five decades, beginning with her work as a Planned Parenthood volunteer in the 1960s. The honor goes annually to exceptional leaders in women’s health care, equality and […]