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COLUMBIA, SC – Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys Stuart Andrews and Ashley Pennington represented three organizations that are calling on the South Carolina Supreme Court to stop the execution of Mikal Mahdi, set for this month. The amicus briefs were filed by the Criminal Practice Clinic of the Joseph F. Rice School of Law in […]

The U.S. Justice Department has found conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center, the Richland County jail, in violation of the Eighth and 14th Amendments to the U.S. Constitution, it was announced today. The department’s report details the findings of a comprehensive investigation of the jail, which is funded and operated by Richland County. […]

Eleven attorneys from Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, including every partner, are honored in the just-released 2025 edition of Best Lawyers in America and its companion guide, Best Lawyers: One to Watch. It’s another record showing for the firm. Firm co-founder Malissa Burnette earned her fifth Lawyer of the Year award for the Columbia area, this […]

COLUMBIA, SC – Burnette Shutt & McDaniel attorneys have asked a federal court to issue a preliminary injunction ordering Richland County to take immediate action to end inhumane conditions at the Alvin S. Glenn Detention Center. More than two years ago, Burnette Shutt & McDaniel filed a federal lawsuit against Richland County on behalf of […]

Burnette Shutt & McDaniel will be out in full force at the SC Bar State Convention Jan. 18- 21 in Charleston, with two of our attorneys presenting during continuing legal education seminars. Founding partner Nekki Shutt will discuss the 60th anniversary of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 during the Employment and Labor Law Section […]

COLUMBIA, SC – A long-time leader in the fight for systemic reform, Stuart Andrews has received the Richland County Bar Association Civic Star Award. The annual honor recognizes exceptional and meritorious community service. “His care for others is sincere and deeply held, and it is this empathy and compassion that motivate his passion for service,” […]

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 […]

COLUMBIA, SC – The 2023 edition of Best Lawyers in America highlights four attorneys from Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, including a Lawyer of the Year for the Columbia area. An additional three attorneys at the firm are honored in a companion publication, Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.  Lawyer of the Year honors for the Columbia […]

COLUMBIA, SC – A group that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities in South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Richland County regarding brutal, inhumane and unconstitutional conditions at the overcrowded and understaffed county jail. The lawsuit is filed by Disability Rights South Carolina in the U.S. District Court for South Carolina. […]

From fighting to improve mental-health services in the South Carolina corrections system to battling to protect youth accused of crimes, civil rights lawyer Stuart Andrews has a long track record of working toward systemic reform. And now he’s bringing his determination to spark change and his decades of legal experience to Burnette Shutt & McDaniel […]