Molly Hughes Selected for Leadership South Carolina

CHARLESTON, SC — Mary L. (“Molly”) Hughes, a Member (partner) in Nexsen Pruet’s Charleston office, has been chosen for the 2007 class of Leadership South Carolina.

Hughes concentrates her practice in the areas of litigation and employment and labor law, and has been certified as a specialist in employment and labor law by the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Earlier this year, she was also named to the Charleston Regional Business Journal's "40 Under 40" list, an annual honor that recognizes 40 of the region's "brightest business stars" under the age of 40.

“Molly is a leader in every sense of the word,” said Leighton Lord, chairman of the board of Nexsen Pruet. “She’s made major contributions to the firm, the community and now she’s got the chance to do the same for the state. We’re proud of her service.”

Before joining Nexsen Pruet, Hughes clerked for the Honorable David C. Norton of the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina, Charleston Division.

A graduate of the University of South Carolina School of Law, she is also an adjunct professor at the Charleston School of Law.

Leadership South Carolina is a statewide endeavor that develops the state’s emerging leaders to increase South Carolina’s capacity to address issues related to quality of life. It is affiliated with Clemson University’s Institute for Economic and Community Development.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C.  Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues.