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COLUMBIA, SC – Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is delighted to welcome Lydia Robins Hendrix as an attorney. A former teacher in Columbia who earned high academic honors in law school, her practice will include employment, education and government law. Lydia graduated summa cum laude and ranked second in her class at the University of South […]

Another year, another record number of top honors. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel’s long history of impressive performance continues in the latest edition of Best Law Firms®, which lists six Tier 1 awards for the firm. The firm has ranked in Tier 1 in the Columbia area in two employment law categories every year since its […]

Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is proud to stand with Planned Parenthood in its continued fight to protect reproductive rights. The firm’s attorneys are part of the legal team in the latest challenge to the state’s draconian abortion law. This newest action asks the South Carolina Supreme Court to resolve ambiguity it created in upholding an […]

COLUMBIA, SC – The awards keep coming this month for Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder, Nekki Shutt. The latest: A spot on the SC Lawyers Weekly Employment Law Power List. The just-released list recognizes attorneys’ important work. Selection criteria include success in cases, leadership in the legal profession and in the community, and the respect […]

COLUMBIA, SC – The new edition of Best Lawyers in America is again honoring Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Nekki Shutt with a Lawyer of the Year award for the Columbia area. It’s her second consecutive Lawyer of the Year recognition and her fifth overall. This year’s top honors come in the practice area of […]

COLUMBIA, SC – Nine attorneys from Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, including every partner at the firm, are honored in the just-released 2024 edition of Best Lawyers in America and its companion guide, Best Lawyers: One to Watch. Firm co-founder Nekki Shutt led the way with recognition in nine practice areas, including her Lawyer of the […]

The new 2023 edition of Legal Elite of the Midlands includes eight Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys. Founding partner M. Malissa Burnette earned honors as the top vote recipient in Employment Law – Plaintiff. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel lawyers have a long track record of recognition in Legal Elite of the Midlands. Founding partner Kathleen […]

Navigating the world of special education can be challenging for parents and teachers, especially when it comes to understanding the differences and similarities between 504 Plans and Individualized Education Programs (IEPs). Both provide support for students with disabilities, but the processes and requirements for each can vary significantly. Let’s look at the key distinctions and […]

COLUMBIA, SC – M. Malissa Burnette, Kathleen McDaniel, and Grant Burnette LeFever are being profiled as Plaintiffs’ Attorneys Trailblazers in this month’s edition of the “National Law Journal.” The honor recognizes their work in Planned Parenthood South Atlantic v South Carolina. That case led the state Supreme Court to reject South Carolina’s abortion ban as […]

COLUMBIA, SC – Congratulations to Malissa Burnette, Nekki Shutt, Sarah Cox and Grant LeFever for their inclusion in the new edition of Super Lawyers. A national guide to outstanding attorneys across more than 70 practice areas, Super Lawyers uses a patented selection process to choose honorees. The four Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys also are […]