Nine officers graduated from the S.C. Criminal Justice Academy.Columbia police officer Michael J. Harlan received the J.P. Strom Award and officer Nicholas E. Burt received Physical Fitness Award during the graduation ceremonies at the South Carolina Criminal Justice Academy (SCCJA). R. Nichols “Nick” Riley Jr. and William B. Fortino have joined the law firm of Moore, Taylor, and Thomas, P. A. as associate attorneys.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough awarded Columbia associate Paul Collins with a 2008 Claude M. Scarborough Pro Bono Award for his civil rights works.

Nelson Mullins Riley and Scarborough recognized Columbia paralegal Kevin Werner with a 2008 E.W. Mullins Sr. Paralegal Pro Bono Award.

George A. Scott Jr. has joined Nexsen Pruet’s Corporate Practice Group as an Associate.

USDA Rural Development State Director Vernita F. Dore has named Frederick E. Ducey III as Area 5 director for USDA Rural Development.

Billy Walker Jim McKinney has joined Mungo Homes as director of sales.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough South Carolina– based partners Stephen G. Morrison, Joel H. Smith, and John C. von Lehe Jr.,

have been recognized in Best

Lawyers in America’s inaugural “Best of the Year” categories.

Lexington attorney Billy Walker recently received the Tommy Malone Great American Eagle Award at the Southern Trial Lawyers Association annual meeting in New Orleans.

Five new associates have joined Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough in its Columbia office including Brian M. Barnwell, William D. "Will" Harter, Jason P. Luther, Sarah B. Nielsen, and Keith Poston.

Nexsen Pruet attorney Mark Knight has been named “Columbia, SC Mergers & Acquisitions Lawyer of

David Hilburn the Year” for 2010 by Best

La wyers®.

Mary Anne Fitzpatrick, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of South Carolina, has been elected to the Board of Directors of the Council of Colleges of Arts and Sciences (CCAS) for a three–year term.

Dr. Terry Wolfer, professor in the University of South Carolina’s College of Social Work, has been honored with the Distinguished Recent Contributions in Social Work Education Award by the Council on Social Work Education.

David Hilburn of South Capital Group, Inc. and Midland Mortgage Corporation has been elected to serve as president of the Home Builders Association of Greater Columbia (HBAGC) in 2010.

Ed Owens of Florence & Hutcheson has won the Young Engineer of the Year award for South Carolina.
Jim McKinney