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Turner Padget Shareholder Earns National Recognition as a Top Employment Attorney

Posted On Jul 07, 2015

Columbia, S.C., July 2, 2015 – Turner Padget Graham & Laney P.A. is pleased to announce that, for the fourth consecutive year, Reginald “Reggie” Belcher has been included among Human Resource Executive’s annual list of the nation’s “most powerful employment attorneys.” Belcher, a shareholder in the firm’s Workplace Law Group, is the only South Carolina attorney to be honored. The 2015 list, which Human Resource Executive publishes in conjunction with Lawdragon, is available at www.hreonline.com

Belcher defends businesses in a variety of employment matters before state and federal courts, and before governmental agencies. He writes employee handbooks, affirmative action plans, employment contracts, severance agreements, and non-compete and restrictive covenants. Additionally, Belcher counsels supervisors and managers on compliance issues involving wage and hour laws, workplace harassment and union avoidance.  

This most powerful employment attorneys list, now in its eighth year, involves an extensive selection process handled jointly by Human Resource Executive, which goes out to more than 75,000 top-ranking human resource executives, and Lawdragon, the Los-Angeles-based networking site used by more than 300,000 leading lawyers and judges throughout the United States. Lawyers who earn glowing marks from clients, peers, colleagues and judges are awarded the distinction of inclusion on the list. 

Turner Padget’s nationally recognized Workplace Law Group provides practical counsel to businesses across the state. From risk management and workers’ compensation, to labor and employment counseling and litigation, the firm’s attorneys provide South Carolina employers with a complete range of services to manage their most valuable assets, their workforce.

Turner Padget recently celebrated its 85th anniversary as one of South Carolina’s leading law firms, providing straightforward, practical advice to meet clients’ legal needs. With offices strategically located in Charleston, Columbia, Florence, Greenville and Myrtle Beach, the firm’s attorneys have a deep understanding of South Carolina’s laws and what it takes to do business in the Palmetto State. For more information, please visit Turner Padget online at www.turnerpadget.com.