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Lay Receives Leadership in Law Award

Submitted by: Melanie Lux on Sep 27, 2010 at 8:22 pm Tagged with: Ellis Lawhorne, John T. Lay, Leadership in Law Award Source: Lux Strategic Communications

COLUMBIA, S.C., September 27, 2010 - - South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has presented Ellis Lawhorne attorney John T. Lay, Jr., with a 2010 Leadership in the Law award in recognition of his outstanding professional accomplishments, leadership and community involvement.

Lay, a shareholder with Ellis Lawhorne, was one of only 17 South Carolina attorneys to receive a Leadership in Law Award. This is the second year South Carolina Lawyers Weekly has presented the awards. Winning attorneys were nominated by peers and colleagues and selected by the publisher and staff of South Carolina Lawyers Weekly. Lay and the other winners are featured in a commemorative report posted on www.sclawyersweekly.com.

A member of the Ellis Lawhorne Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group, Lay focuses his practice in the areas of complex litigation, commercial litigation and product liability. He earned his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law in 1991. He is the past president of the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys’ Association, was recently selected to the 2011 edition of Best Lawyers in America® and was recognized as a 2010 South Carolina Super Lawyer. He is a member of the South Carolina Bar, Richland County Bar Association and the International Association of Defense Counsel. He is a fellow in Order of Justitia of the Litigation Counsel of America and received the Exceptional Performance Citation from the Defense Research Institute in 2009.

About Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A.
Established in 1980, Ellis, Lawhorne & Sims, P.A., is among South Carolina’s largest law firms, with more than 35 attorneys. The Firm serves regional and national corporate and individual clients in four main practice groups: Business, Real Estate and Finance; Litigation and Dispute Resolution; Trusts and Estates; and Workers’ Compensation. For additional information about the Firm, visit www.ellislawhorne.com.

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