SC appears poised to guarantee public employees the right to decide if they want to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination without the fear of losing employment.

South Carolina appears poised to guarantee public employees the right to decide if they want to obtain the COVID-19 vaccination without the fear of losing employment.

The Senate proposal bans state and local governments and public schools from requiring vaccines for their employers, contractors or students and also says first responders can’t be fired for refusing a COVID-19 shot.

The bill will return to the House for approval or revision. GaffneyLewis will keep you updated on this important issue. Click here for more information.

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Three GaffneyLewis LLC Partners Named to The Best Lawyers in America® 2022

GaffneyLewis LLC is pleased to announce that partners Amy L. Gaffney, Regina Hollins Lewis, and Randi Lynn Roberts have been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022.

Recognition by practice areas include:

Amy Gaffney (since 2012)

  • Employment Law – Individuals (2022 Columbia “Lawyer of the Year”)
  • Employment Law – Management
  • Litigation – Labor and Employment

Regina Hollins Lewis (since 2021)

  • Mediation

Randi Lynn Roberts (since 2021)

  • Commercial Litigation

Since first published in 1983, Best Lawyers® has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence. Best Lawyers lists are compiled based on an exhaustive peer-review evaluation. For the 2021 Edition of The Best Lawyers in America©, 9.4 million votes were analyzed, which resulted in more than 67,000 leading lawyers being included in the new edition.

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GaffneyLewis Founding Partners Named to “Legal Elite” 2021

August 11, 2021 – Two attorneys from the law firm of GaffneyLewis, LLC have been included in the 2021 Legal Elite of the Midlands and Legal Elite of the Low Country.

Attorneys recognized in the publication include:

  • Amy L. Gaffney (Charleston) – Labor and Employment
  • Regina Hollins Lewis (Columbia) – Labor and Employment

Gaffney, a founding partner working in the firm’s Charleston office, is a litigation attorney representing individuals and some companies throughout the state of South Carolina in employment and tort matters. Gaffney is also a certified mediator and has been involved in the resolution of hundreds of state and federal employment and tort cases.

Lewis, a founding partner based out of the firm’s Columbia office, has over 33 years of civil litigation and appellate experience. She is also a certified mediator and regularly mediates employment and tort matters throughout the state of South Carolina.

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GaffneyLewis Expands Charleston Office with Addition of New Attorney

August 4, 2021 – GaffneyLewis LLC is pleased to announce that Jarrett Withrow has joined the firm as an attorney in the firm’s Charleston office.

Withrow comes to the firm with more than five years of experience serving clients. Withrow is a graduate of the West Virginia University and the Charleston School of Law.

“We are so pleased to have Jarrett join the firm and know that she will be an asset to our team and our clients,” said Robert Blain, managing partner of the Charleston office.

Withrow will focus her practice in the areas of tort law and personal injury, primarily representing businesses in cases across the state of South Carolina.

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