SC Bar Young Lawyers Division Blog

When it comes to Star Wars knowledge and Game of Thrones’ trivia, upstate attorney Jeremy Summerlin is unparalleled.  Jeremy, a shareholder with the Horton Law Firm, practices civil law with a focus on employment discrimination and business litigation.   For those who know Jeremy, he has an uncanny ability to relate employment law to Star Wars, as reflected in his recent article for the South Carolina Young Lawyer’s Division Publication entitled “Does the Rebel Alliance’s Suspicious Procurement of the Death Star Plans Render it Liable Under South Carolina’s Trade Secrets Act?” [1]  or his blog post on whether Han Solo was an independent contractor or an employee of the Rebel Alliance on his blog, www.trueorflsa.com.  Jeremy graduated from Bob Jones University in 2009. Jeremy then interned in the Thirteenth Circuit Solicitor’s Office for a year before attending the University of South Carolina School of Law.  During law school, Je...

First, a confession: although I was born and raised in McCormick County, I have done a terrible job of exploring the area surrounding McCormick. I have explored Georgia, North Carolina, Virginia, and even Maryland. For whatever reason, however, McCormick County and the areas adjacent have remained a blind spot in my worldview.   Greenwood also remained obscured by my ignorance, despite the fact that I pass through it multiple times each month. Enter the 2019 Blues, BBQ, & Bar CLE hosted by the South Carolina Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. Although the CLE was targeted at criminal defense attorneys, the sessions ran the gamut from appellate practice to trial technique, judicial ethics to effective use of exhibits. Most importantly, the CLE coincided with Greenwood’s Festival of Discovery, an annual tradition inviting the best pit masters in the Southeast to descend upon Greenwood to spread the Gospel of Smoked Meat. On the day of the CLE, I wasn’t sure what to...