SC Court of Appeals upholds $1.5 million verdict in Wage Payment Act case

A nurse practitioner has won an appeal of a case involving more than $1.5 million in back pay for underpaid bonuses. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorney David E. Rothstein represented the nurse practitioner in both the circuit court case and the appeal. In 2018, nurse practitioner David Hess sued his former employer, a pediatric clinic […]

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All Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys honored in new edition of Best Lawyers in America

It’s a clean sweep! We’re thrilled that every attorney at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel is honored in the just-released 2026 edition of Best Lawyers in America and its companion guide, Best Lawyers: One to Watch.  Additionally, firm co-founder Nekki Shutt again was named Lawyer of the Year honors for the Columbia area in Employee Benefits […]

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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel welcomes employment law specialist David Rothstein

COLUMBIA, SC – David E. Rothstein, a certified employment law specialist with extensive legal experience and a career-long commitment to fighting for the underdog, has joined Burnette Shutt & McDaniel as a partner. David has practiced for more than three decades at firms large and small in Columbia and Greenville, most recently at Rothstein Law […]

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