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Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys speak out against discrimination in the legal profession
June 11, 2020 • News
Last week, hundreds of lawyers raised their voices to speak up against discrimination at the Lawyers Standing Against Racial Injustice Protest at the South Carolina Bar. The attorneys of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel were there and took the message of the protest organizers to heart—if we are to combat discrimination in the world, we must […]
Read MoreLawsuit challenging discrimination against same-sex foster parents can proceed
May 11, 2020 • News
GREENVILLE, SC – A lawsuit challenging discrimination against married same-sex foster parents can proceed, a federal judge has ruled. The lawsuit, Eden Rogers and Brandy Welch vs. United States Department of Health and Human Services et al, was filed in May 2019 in federal court in South Carolina. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founders M. Malissa […]
Read MoreShutt to address Social Security disability, employment law at SC Bar CLE
November 20, 2019 • News
COLUMBIA, SC – Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Nekki Shutt will discuss how employment laws relate to Social Security disability cases at a continuing legal education seminar this Friday, November 22. The seminar, sponsored by the SC Bar, is titled “Fundamentals of Social Security Disability Practice”. It begins at 9 a.m. at the SC Bar […]
Read MoreBurnette, Shutt honored as Columbia Lawyers of the Year
August 15, 2019 • News
COLUMBIA, SC – For the fifth consecutive year, a Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorney has received Columbia “Lawyer of the Year” honors in Best Lawyers in America. In the 2020 edition, two employment lawyers earned top honors in the peer-reviewed publication: M. Malissa Burnette in Employment Law – Individuals and Nekki Shutt in Litigation – […]
Read MoreBurnette, Rhodes, Shutt honored in Best Lawyers in America
August 15, 2019 • News
COLUMBIA, SC – Malissa Burnette, Janet Rhodes and Nekki Shutt are recognized with 12 honors in the latest edition of Best Lawyers in America. The list includes Columbia “Lawyer of the Year” awards for Burnette and Shutt. Burnette is Columbia “Lawyer of the Year” in Employment Law – Individuals, an honor she’s won twice previously. […]
Read More4 Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys contribute to go-to employment law guide
July 19, 2019 • News
The latest edition of “Labor and Employment Law for South Carolina Lawyers” is out, and with major contributions from four employment lawyers at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel. In its fifth edition, the book is considered the Bible for South Carolina employment lawyers. Four attorneys at the firm wrote or co-wrote chapters of the go-to guide. […]
Read MoreBurnette Shutt & McDaniel supports lawsuit challenging discrimination in South Carolina foster care system
May 31, 2019 • News
Attorneys at Burnette Shutt & McDaniel are part of a lawsuit a Greenville couple has filed against the state of South Carolina and the federal government after the state’s largest contract foster agency refused their application to foster parent. The women, Eden Rogers and Brandy Welch, said their application with Miracle Hill Ministries was rejected […]
Read MoreShutt presents seminar to Columbia Society for Human Resource Management
April 25, 2019 • News
Was it an innocent joke meant to lighten the work day or a comment that created a hostile work environment? Sometimes the answer depends on the perspective. Employment lawyer Nekki Shutt spoke from the plaintiff’s perspective today at the annual conference of Columbia Society for Human Resource Management. She covered a range of employment law […]
Read MoreShutt to present CLE at South Carolina Bar Convention
January 16, 2019 • News
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). The Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA). Disability benefits under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA). For many employment lawyers – as well as businesses and workers trying to navigate the systems – it’s a legal Bermuda Triangle. Burnette Shutt & McDaniel co-founder Nekki Shutt will help attorneys […]
Read MoreShutt receives Civic Star Award from Richland County Bar Association
December 7, 2018 • News
Nekki Shutt, a founding partner of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, has received the Richland County Bar Association’s Civic Star Award. The annual honor recognizes exceptional and meritorious community service outside the legal profession. Kathleen McDaniel, another of the Columbia, SC firm’s co-founders, received the award in 2012. Other notable recipients include D. Cravens Ravenel, who […]
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