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A certified specialist in South Carolina employment law, Nekki Shutt built on her experience working in a corporate human resources department to create a legal practice focusing on civil litigation.

Nekki’s goal as an attorney is to treat every client with dignity and to strive for justice.  These values were instilled at an early age, as she watched her mother, a public defender who went to law school when Nekki was in second grade, advocate for people trapped in the system.

Similarly, Nekki represents clients in their fights against the system. Her emphasis is on employee benefits under ERISA.

The Employee Retirement Income Security Act is the federal law governing all benefits under pension and health plans. Private companies aren’t required to provide those benefits, but if they do, they must meet certain standards. This includes having a written plan and maintaining funding levels.

Nekki’s clients include employees who believe the company has wrongfully denied them disability benefits. She works with them from the time of the initial claim, on through internal appeals and into the court system if necessary. She also assists those denied life insurance benefits.

Her work in employee benefits also includes cases involving federal COBRA and South Carolina health insurance continuation laws.

A co-founder of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Nekki’s practice includes a range of other employment law issues as well, such as wage disputes, discrimination and wrongful termination.

Nekki earned her Juris Doctor at the University of South Carolina School of Law after working for several years for a publicly traded insurance company. She rose through the human resources department to the position of corporate recruiter, responsible for hiring employees for more than 225 positions a year.

In addition to her legal career, Nekki has long been committed to the cause of social justice. In 2002 she was a founder SC Equality, the state’s LGBTQ civil rights organization. She served on its board and related boards for 15 years. Her legal work at times has overlapped her commitment to the cause.

Nekki and Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Malissa Burnette led the legal team that paved the way for same-sex marriage in South Carolina nine months before the U.S. Supreme Court ruled all states must recognize same-sex marriage.

Nekki also is deeply committed to helping the next generation of lawyers. She’s presented, moderated, planned and created a number of Continuing Legal Education programs for the SC Bar. She’s developed innovative programs, such as a CLE on Modern Family Law that addresses issues related to lesbian, bisexual, gay and transgender clients. Another CLE she co-created, “Against The Wind: A Legal History of Civil Rights in South Carolina,” received a national Award of Professional Excellence from the Association for Continuing Legal Education.

  • Supreme Court of the United States, 2014
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 1995
  • U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, 1995
  • South Carolina, 1995

  • Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law

  • University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D. 1995)
  • University of South Carolina (B.A. 1988, Communications)
  • Stetson University (1984-86)

  • South Carolina Bar
    • Board of Governors (2022 to present); president, 2026-27
    • Lawyers Helping Lawyers Committee chair, 2025-26
    • Chair of Labor and Employment Section (2010)
    • Executive Committee of Labor and Employment Sections (2006 to present)
    • Civil Rights Task Force, founding member and past chair
    • Young Lawyers Division of South Carolina Bar, Executive Committee (1998 to 2002)
  • SC Bar Foundation, board of directors, 2024-25
  • SC Equality Coalition and SC Equality Foundation and SC Equality PAC
    • Co-founder (2002)
    • Chair (2002-2003)
    • Board Member (2002-14)
  • Progress South
    • Founding board member (2015 to present)
  • Riley Institute of Furman University Diversity Leadership Initiative participant, 2026
  • SC Bar Young Lawyers Division Technology Committee
    • Co-chair (2001-2002)
    • Chair of committee which revised the Landlord, Tenant and the Law brochure, 2000 as revised. Distributed to the general public through the Bar and through the magistrate courts
  • Gay and Lesbian Business Guild, vice president, 2001-02
  • Palmetto Tree Project Auction Ticket Sales, Co-chair (2000)
  • Class of ’95 USC Law School, Chair of 5-year Reunion (2000)
  • Victory Fund
    • National Board of Directors Co-chair (1997 to 1999)
    • Board Member (1995-2000)
  • AIDS Benefit Foundation, Dining with Friends Co-chair (1997-99)
  • USC School of Law
    • Adjunct Professor (2001-05), teaching “Diversity and the Law”
    • Honor Council Chair (1994-95)
    • Elected Member (1992-1995)
    • Dean’s Advisory Committee (1993-1995)
  • Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties
    • Chair, Volunteer Professionals Committee (1991 – 1992)
  • March of Dimes Columbia, SC, Executive Committee of WalkAmerica (1991)
  • Keep America Beautiful of the Midlands, Publicity Committee (1990)
  • Kappa Alpha Theta House Corporation, President (1990-1993)
  • Rho Chi, USC Rush (1987)

  • Cordero vs. Richland County Democratic Party and The South Carolina Democratic Party (Op. No. 2024-UP-183 (S.C. Ct. App.), Appellate Case No. 2024-001506.
  • Best Choice Roofing & Home Improvement, Inc. vs. Tyler Woods, (SC Ct. App. Case No.: 2023-001996) and (SC Ct. App. Case No.: 2019-001811).
  • The Honorable Joseph M. Strickland v. Richland County Legislative Delegation (RCLD); Leon Howard, in his official capacity as Chairman of RCLD; Beth E. Bernstein, in her official capacity as Vice Chair of the RCLD; John L. Scott, Jr. in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Richard A. “Dick” Harpootlian in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Darrell Jackson in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Mia S. McLeod in her official capacity as member of the RCLD; J. Thomas McElveen, III in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Annie E. McDaniel in her official capacity as member of the RCLD; Jermaine Johnson, Sr. in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Nathan Ballentine in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Seth C. Rose in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Christopher R. Hart in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; J. Todd Rutherford in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Heather Bauer in her official capacity as member of the RCLD; Kambrell H. Garvin in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Ivory T. Thigpen in his official capacity as member of the RCLD; Richland County; and the Judicial Merit Selection Commission (SC Ct. App. Case No.: 2023-001130).
  • USA et al. vs. Bluewave Healthcare Consultants, et al. App. Case No. 16-1600 (4th Cir. March 23, 2017)
  • Chenard, Nichols, Renchkovsky, Curry, Olenick, and Ross vs. Hilton Head Island Development Company, Coral Resorts, Sunrise Vacation Properties, et al. (SC Sup. Ct, Appellate Case No.: 2016-001766).
  • Meyer and Sons Co. v. Custom Mechanical CSRA, LLC, Friedmann, et al., S.C. Ct. App. Case No. 2013-001839 (decided June 10, 2015)
  • State ex rel Wilson v. Irvin Condon, 410 S.C. 554, 765 S.E.2d 834 (Memo) (2014); Condon v. Wilson, Att’y Gen. of SC, 21 F. Supp.3d 572 (D.S.C. 2014) and 135 S. Ct. 702 (2014)
  • Champion v. Black & Decker (U.S.) Inc., 550 F.3d 353 (4th Cir. 2008).
  • Snavely v. AMISUB of South Carolina, Inc., 379 S.C. 386, 665 S.E.2d 222 (Ct. App. 2008) (NO.4413), rehearing denied, petition for certiorari denied.
  • Shaw v. Atlantic Coast Life Ins. Co., 322 S.C. 139, 470 S.E.2d 382 (Ct. App. 1996), rehearing denied (May 23, 1996), certiorari denied by Atlantic Coast Life Ins. Co. v. Shaw, 520 U.S. 1167, 117 S.Ct. 1429, 137 L.Ed.2d 537, 65 USLW 3689, 65 USLW 3692(U.S.S.C. Apr 14, 1997).

Disclaimer: Any information posted about cases is intended only to be representative of the firm’s practice. These examples are not intended to, and cannot be relied upon, to predict the results in any other case.

  • SC Lawyer Magazine article on the 60th Anniversary of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and its implementation and evolution (co-authored with Attorney Lydia R. Hendrix).
  • Editing book for the SC Bar on issues LGBTQ clients face, to be published by the SC Bar in the future.
  • Authored chapter on Employee Benefits Law for Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers, Third Edition, 2007, Fourth Edition, 2010, and Fifth Edition, 2019.
  • Authored chapter on employment law for Paralegal Survival Guide, published by South Carolina Bar Association in 2010.
  • Chaired the South Carolina Bar YLD committee which revised the Landlord, Tenant and the Law brochure, 2000 as revised.  Distributed to the general public through the Bar and through the magistrate judge system.
  • The Legal Aspects of Hiring and Firing: An Overview of Employment Practices in South Carolina, 1999.  Published originally by the South Carolina Broadcasters Association and reproduced in whole in the Legal Guide for South Carolina Broadcasters, 1999.
  • Owners’ Guide to Evictions and Abandoned Property in the Manufactured Housing Community, 1998.  Published by the Manufactured Housing Institute of South Carolina.
  • Outline: The Law of Comparative Negligence and Exceptions Thereto, 1996.  Published for The Seibels Bruce Insurance Group.

  • Planner, speaker, “America250: The Founding Decade of America from a South Carolina Perspective,” South Carolina Bar CLE, July 2026.
  • Course planner for ABOTA-style CLE on trying an employment law matter to a jury with a mock trial and jury, to be presented Spring 2027.
  • Panel presenter, SC Bar Convention at the Labor Employment Law Section CLE “New False Claims Act Implications for Employer’s DEI Program,” January 24, 2026.
  • Course planner and moderator, 2025 Employment Law Essentials (twelfth annual), South Carolina Bar CLE, December 4, 2025.
  • Guest lecturer, WGST Introduction to LGBTQ Studies at USC for Ed Madden, Ph.D. on legal issues impacting the LGBTQ community, April 28, 2025.
  • Presenter, “Perspective from a Plaintiffs’ Attorney” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participated in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, April 17, 2025.
  • Panel presenter, SC Women Lawyers Association’s LeadHERship Luncheon, March 7, 2025.
  • Lecturer about LGBTQ under the Law: a talk to the Primetimers at Lutheran Reformation Church, January 26, 2025.
  • Presenter, SC Bar’s 2025 Bar Convention for the Labor and Employment Law Section on the topic of Political Speech in the Workplace; revisiting “The Right to Riot?” from 2021, January 17, 2025.
  • Course planner and moderator,2024 Employment Law Essentials (eleventh annual), on behalf of the South Carolina Bar CLE, December 5, 2024.
  • Co-course planner and co-moderator of “60th Anniversary of Civil Rights Act of 1964” and CLE for the SC Bar by the Civil Rights Section, November 15, 2024.
  • Speaker, panel for the Federal Bar Association with Chief Justice Toal, U.S. Attorney Adair Boroughs, and Attorney Justice Bamberg at the Joseph F. Rice School of Law, on November 7, 2024.
  • Speaker, SC SHRM Annual statewide meeting in Myrtle Beach, September 18, 2024.
  • Speaker, Federal Bar Association’s Seminar for law clerks and young associates, June 28, 2024.
  • Presenter, “Perspective from a Plaintiffs’ Attorney” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participated in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, April 18, 2024.
  • Speaker, SC Bar Young Lawyers Division mentoring lunch at the request of the Honorable J. Michelle Childs, February 27, 2024.
  • Presenter, SC Bar’s 2024 Bar Convention for the Labor and Employment Law Section on the topic of the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, January 19, 2024.
  • Speaker, SC SHRM annual statewide meeting in Myrtle Beach, October 4, 2023.
  • Course planner and moderator, 2023 Employment Law Essentials (tenth annual), on behalf of the South Carolina Bar CLE, September 21, 2023.
  • Committee member to organize 2023 Roadways to the Bench CLE, April 2, 2023.
  • Co-course planner, 2022 Civil Rights Litigation Seminar hosted by the Honorable Sherri A. Lydon (U.S. District Court Judge) and the Civil Rights Section of the South Carolina Bar,  November 17, 2022.
  • Course planner and moderator, 2022 Employment Law Essentials (ninth annual), on behalf of the South Carolina Bar CLE, October 14, 2022.
  • Panelist, 2022 SC Association of Justice annual conference for employment law section on mediation, August 4, 2022.
  • Presenter, “Perspective from a Plaintiffs’ Attorney” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participated in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, on April 28, 2022.
  • Organizer of  “A Crime on the Bayou” movie and CLE for the SC Bar by the Civil Rights Section and the Diversity Committee on February 25, 2022, for Black History Month.
  • Presenter, Fireworks and Flameouts CLE, SC Bar Association, February 23, 2022.
  • Presenter, “The Right to Riot? Returning to Work after the 1/6/21 Capitol Insurrection,” North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Conference, November 1, 2021
  • Presenter, South Carolina Society of Human Resource Managers state conference, September 23, 2021.
  • Organizer and moderator for “Justice Deferred: Race and the Supreme Court” for the Civil Rights Section of the SC Bar Association, August 19, 2021.
  • Speaker on “The Right to Riot? Returning to Work after the 1/6/2021 Capitol Insurrection” for the SC Association of Justice employment law section in Hilton Head, South Carolina, on August 5, 2021.
  • “The Complex and Courageous Campaign for Women’s Suffrage and Parity in Our Democracy: 100th Anniversary of the 19th Amendment,” South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education Seminar, panelist, July 16, 2021.
  • Presenter, “Perspective from a Plaintiffs’ Attorney” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participated in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, April 15, 2021.
  • Guest lecturer, USC School of Law on ADR in employment cases for adjuncts Biff Sowell and Bess DuRant, March 3, 2021.
  • “Lessons Learned the Hard Way: Tips and Takeaways from the Latest Jury Trials in SC Employment Law Cases,” presenter, South Carolina Bar Convention Employment and Labor Law Section Continuing Legal Education Seminar, Jan. 22, 2021.
  • Guest lecturer, WGST Introduction to LGBTQ Studies at USC for Ed Madden, Ph.D. on legal issues impacting the LGBTQ community, November 12, 2020.
  • Presenter, 29th annual I Believe Anita Hill event in Columbia, South Carolina on sexual harassment and the #MeToo Movement, October 15, 2020.
  • Speaker at the USC School of Law on LGBT+ in the Workplace and the Impact of the Bostock Decision, October 13, 2020.
  • Presenter on “Working in a Coal Mine: Perspective from a Plaintiffs’ Attorney” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participated in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, August 27, 2020.
  • Presenter on the U.S. Supreme Court’s Bostock decision for recorded, on-demand CLE learning during pandemic, July 17, 2020.
  • Course planner and moderator – 2019 Employment Law Essentials (Sixth Annual) – on behalf of the South Carolina Bar CLE,  August 16, 2019.
  • Presenter, “Inception: Perspective from a Plaintiff’s Attorney” and “Ask A Lawyer” panel member, Columbia Society for Human Resource Management annual legal workshop, April 25, 2019.
  • Invited to be a presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources (SHRM) Professionals, on “Inception – Perspectives from a Plaintiff’s Attorney” and on “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, April 14, 2019.
  • Presenter, South Carolina Bar Convention, Employment & Labor Law Section Continuing Legal Education program on ADA, FMLA and ERISA, January 2019.
  • Commentator, “Going Through the Motions? Making Meaningful Use of Negotiations, Motions, and Experts in Federal Court: A Guide to Navigating the Trial Process” joint seminar of the SC Federal Bar Association and the American Bar Association National Conference of Federal Trial Judges, August 2018.
  • Speaker at SC Association for Justice on ERISA, August 2, 2018.
  • Course planner and moderator – 2018 Employment Law Essentials – on behalf of the South Carolina Bar CLE, July 27, 2018.
  • Presenter, South Carolina Bar Employment Law Division Mid-Year Conference, “The How-Tos on #MeToo” CLE, May 2018.
  • Panelist, “Reconstruction’s Legacy: The History and Contemporary Significance of the Fourteenth Amendment,” April 19, 2018.
  • Speaker, 2018 mid-winter statewide meeting of the American Dental Hygienists Association (South Carolina Chapter) on state and federal employment law, February 20, 2018.
  • Lecture on law and sexuality including state and federal law at Dr. Ed Madden’s WGST 309/Intro to LGBTQ Studies, November 6, 2017.
  • Presenter, South Carolina Probate Judges and Staff seminar on estate law and same-sex couples, April 2017.
  • Planner and presenter, South Carolina Bar continuing legal education seminar “Modern Family II: The Fundamentals of Representing Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Clients,” March 24, 2017.
  • Co-organizer, co-moderator, and presenter of “Against The Wind: A History Of The Civil Rights Movement In South Carolina As Told Through Case Law And Testimony” for South Carolina Bar CLE on February 23, 2017 (which won a national award for best CLE).
  • Teach employment law to SC Dental Hygienist Association (150 attendees) at its annual convention in Columbia, South Carolina, February 17, 2017.
  • “Three Decades of Gay Civil Rights Activism in South Carolina” presentation, James L. Petigru Chapter of the American Inns of Court, Charleston School of Law, February 8, 2017.
  • Presenter, first continuing legal education seminar on LGBT rights to South Carolina Human Affairs Commission, November 10, 2016.
  • Presentation about transgender bathroom issues, South Carolina Parks and Recreation Association program, Aug. 4, 2016.
  • Co-organizer, moderator and presenter “South Carolina Bar Essentials Series” Continuing Legal Education seminar on employment law, July 29, 2016.
  • Presenter, “Hot Issues in Labor and Employment Law,” U.S. Equal Opportunity Commission Seminar, Charlotte, N.C., May 20, 2016.
  • Presenter, “What Your Former employees say to Their Plaintiff’s Lawyer: It’s Going to Cost You,” to 200+ human resource professionals at the Columbia Society of Human Resource Management (SHRM) annual meeting and participatant in the  “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, on April 21, 2016.
  • Panelist, Federal Courts Law Review Symposium panel discussion about same-sex marriage, Charleston School of Law, February 19, 2016.
  • Presenter, SC Tort Law Update, a program organized by the SC Bar Continuing Legal Education Division, February 12, 2016.
  • Speak, Columbia College class entitled “Women and Leadership in South Carolina” (LEAD 390H) on panel for Women Leaders in Law and Management, February 10, 2016.
  • Presenter, South Carolina Bar Convention, Employment & Labor Law Section Continuing Legal Education program on legal issues related to transgender employees, January 22, 2016.
  • Presenter, Google AdWords program, SC Bar’s 5th annual “Everything You Need to Know About Ethics” seminar, January 15, 2016.
  • Organizer, moderator, and presenter “South Carolina Bar Essentials Series” Continuing Legal Education seminar on employment law, July 31, 2015.
  • Presenter, “Laws that Impact the LGBT Community,” Palmetto Paralegals Association, Oct. 15, 2014.
  • Co-presenter, South Carolina and Federal Employment Law Update, September 26, 2014.
  • Presenter, “South Carolina Essentials” series Continuing Legal Education seminar on employment law, September 19, 2014.
  • Presenter, “South Carolina and Federal Employment Law Update,” South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar, August 26, 2014.
  • Co-presented, one-hour course on Social Media and the Law at the National Association of Unemployment Insurance Appeals Professionals (NAUIAP) Annual CLE, June 24, 2014.
  • Presenter, “Negotiations to Dismissal – The Art of Settlement,” South Carolina Bar Labor and Employment Law Section Mid-Year Meeting, May 16, 2014.
  • Presenter, “Anatomy of a Lawsuit: From Intake To Complaint” and “Ask A Lawyer” panel member, Columbia Society for Human Resource Management annual legal workshop, April 17, 2014.
  • Planner and moderator, South Carolina Bar Continuing Legal Education seminar “The ‘Modern Family’ I: The Fundamentals of Representing Lesbian, Bisexual, Gay and Transgender Clients,” March 14, 2014.
  • Featured speaker at the South Carolina/North Carolina Credit Union League’s 2013 Human Resources Conference, October 24-25, 2013.
  • Presented “Employer Bloopers That Lead To Lawsuits” to the South Carolina Society of Human Resource Management annual meeting, April 18, 2013.
  • Presenter on “Healthcare Issues, ERISA, COBRA, and Disability” at Chick-fil-A Employment Law Symposium in Columbia, April 16, 2013.
  • Presenter, 28th annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program on “ERISA Litigation,” October 26-27, 2012.
  • Invited to be a presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources (SHRM) Professionals, on “Plaintiff’s Cases in the Last Year” and on “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, on April 19, 2012.
  • Presenter on “ERISA Litigation” at the 28th Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program, October 26-27, 2012.
  • Recorded webinar entitled “Employee Benefits 101: An Overview of How State Workers’ Compensation and Other Employment Laws Like HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, ADA, FMLA Fit Together” for the SC Bar Association, 2011.
  • Presenter, “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia of Human Resources (SHRM) Professionals, on “Problem employees – potential plaintiffs” and on “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel, April 21, 2011.
  • Presenter, Palmetto Paralegal Association’s 20th Annual Seminar for Paralegals, Attorneys, and legal staff, on the subject of employment law, on Oct. 15, 2010.
  • Presenter, “SSA seminar,” August 27, 2010.
  • Presenter at “Practice Essentials in South Carolina: a Nuts and Bolts Guide for Paralegals and Attorneys,” sponsored by the SC Bar on August 13, 2010.
  • Presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources Professionals on April 15, 2010, on “Ask a Lawyer” lunch panel.
  • Presenter, NC/SC 25th Annual North Carolina/South Carolina  Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting, October 23-34, 2009.
  • Presenter at the Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers’ Compensation on May 8, 2009, on Employment Release Issues.
  • Presenter at the 2009 South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Mid-Year Update on May 7, 2009.
  • Presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources Professionals on April 16, 2009, on lunch panel and “Five tips from your ex-employee’s soon-to-be lawyer.”
  • Presenter NBI Seminars on “Litigating ERISA Claims,” February 25, 2008 and February 11, 2009.
  • Co-Presenter at the 25th Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting, October 23, 2009, on “Ethical Issues Facing Employment Lawyers”.
  • Presenter, NBI Seminar on Litigating ERISA Claims, February 25, 2008 and February 11, 2009.
  • Course planner for the 2008 South Carolina Bar Convention, Labor and Employment Law Program, January 24-27, 2008.
  • Course planner for the 23rd Annual North Carolina/South Carolina Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting, November 2007.
  • Course planner and presenter at the 2007 South Carolina Labor & Employment Law Mid-year Update on June 29, 2007.
  • Presenter at the Association of South Carolina Claimant Attorneys for Workers’ Compensation on May 11, 2007, on “How Workers’ Compensation Laws Impact HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, ADA, and FMLA”.
  • Presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professionals,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources Professionals on April 19, 2007, on Workers’-compensation Related Leave – Issues which HR must address.
  • Presenter at “The Complete Survival Guide to SC Workers’ Comp” on January 31, 2007, on “An overview of how state workers’ compensation and other employment laws like HIPAA, ERISA, COBRA, OSHA, ADA, and FMLA fit together”.
  • Presenter at the 22nd Annual NC/SC Labor and Employment Law Program and Annual Meeting on October 27-28, 2006 (Asheville), South Carolina Law, “Year in Review”.
  • Presenter at “The Latest Labor and Employment Law Developments: an Update for Human Resources Professional,” sponsored by Columbia Society of Human Resources Professionals on May 18, 2006.
  • Co-facilitator, CLE on “Protecting Our Elderly: Assessing Nursing Home Malpractice Accountability in South Carolina,” hosted by National Business Institute, June 1, 2005.
  • Presenter, South Carolina Bar Convention, CLE recent employment law developments, January 2005.
  • Presenter, the Council on Education Management Personnel Law Update, February 27, 2004.
  • Presenter, the Council on Education in Management’s Personnel Law Update, September 26, 2002.
  • Presenter, State and Federal Personnel Laws in South Carolina, sponsored by Lorman Education Services, June 2002.
  • Program Presenter, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division Denver meeting, “Plugging In: YLD on the Web,” May 2002.
  • Presenter, Personnel Law Update sponsored by the Council on Education in Management, 2001.
  • Presenter, “Does a Difference Make a Difference” CLE sponsored by the SC Young Lawyers Division, Columbia Lawyers Association, Richland County Bar, and SC Bar, 2001.

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