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Columbia – South Carolina Family Court Judges are taking steps to help in the fight against human trafficking in South Carolina. Judges Michelle M. Hurley (5th Circuit, Columbia), Michèle Patrão Forsythe (9th Circuit, Charleston), Melissa J. Buckhannon (15th Circuit, Conway) and Jan B. Bromell Holmes (15th Circuit, Georgetown) participated in the National Council of Juvenile […]

Murphy & Grantland, PA’s founding shareholder, J.R. Murphy, was invited by The Executive and Entrepreneurial Leadership Forum (EII Forum) to the University of South Carolina campus recently to offer his insights into leadership development to an elite group of campus leaders.  Under his leadership, Murphy and Grantland has developed The Leadership Development Program.  The program […]

Six Murphy & Grantland attorneys are listed in the 2018 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers® & Rising Stars. 2018 Super Lawyers® J.R. Murphy in the areas of Insurance Coverage, Appellate, Personal Injury – General John M. Grantland in the area of Civil Litigation Defense Anthony W. Livoti in the areas of Insurance Coverage, Alternative Dispute Resolution […]

Murphy & Grantland attorney named as a 2018 20 Under 40 winner Columbia – Murphy & Grantland attorney Elliott B. Daniels is among those to be honored by The State newspaper on Thursday evening. The publication’s annual 20 under 40 edition highlights the work of business, non-profit and civil professionals who are younger than 4o […]

The January – March 2018 edition of RichBarNews includes an article written by Murphy & Grantland attorney Henry Deneen. The newsletter of the Richland County Bar Association published “Emotional Intelligence: Your Firm, Your Family and You.” Since returning to private practice in South Carolina in 2016, Deneen has become an emotional intelligence leader within the state’s legal […]

The March 2, 2018 edition of Metro Columbia CEO featured M&G founding and managing shareholder J.R. Murphy. He discussed the law firm’s values and how those encourage attorneys and staff to be involved in the community. An excerpt: One of our maxims is ‘No amount of success at work will make up for failure at home.’ That […]

On Human Trafficking Awareness Day 2018, FOX 24 in Charleston dedicated its broadcast to exploring these crimes in South Carolina. Murphy & Grantland attorney Elliott Daniels serves on the state’s Human Trafficking Task Force (2017 annual report) and represents survivors pro bono. He spoke at length with anchor Leyla Gulen. “When survivors have lawyers, they […]

The cover story in the November 8, 2017 edition of The Free Times is entitled “Grasping For A Way Out: How Heather Cook Escaped Sex Trafficking — and How Authorities Could Have Helped.” Writer David Travis Bland took an in-depth look at how “sex trafficking is hidden” and authorities have “begun to understand and combat […]

Murphy & Grantland earns Palmetto Award of Excellence Columbia – The South Carolina Chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators presented Murphy & Grantland with an Award of Excellence at the group’s annual Palmetto Awards show on November 2. The civil defense firm launched its “Erasing Risk” campaign in early 2017. The image-driven messaging […]

Murphy & Grantland’s Kevin Floyd begins 3 year-term Columbia – Teach for America South Carolina has tabbed a veteran business communicator to join its Regional Advisory Board. Kevin Floyd, Director of Marketing and Communications at the Murphy & Grantland law firm, began his three-year term in August. Floyd is a former TV news executive producer […]

Originally published in the September 2017 edition of South Carolina Lawyer magazine (pages 9,12). Lawyers Helping Lawyers By Henry Deneen There are interesting parallels between the SC Rules of Professional Conduct and the principles of Emotional Intelligence (EI). In the November 2016 issue of this magazine, I wrote about ways our EI can be improved with resulting […]