Susi McWilliams

Susan P. McWilliams has over 25 years of experience as a trial lawyer defending individuals and corporations in business torts, employment, products liability, professional liability, contract, and many other commercial disputes.  She is a Fellow in the prestigious American College of Trial Lawyers, a Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law by the SC Supreme Court, and was appointed to the SC Ethics Commission by Governor Mark Sanford, for which she now serves as Chair. 

Ms. McWilliams graduated with high honor from Agnes Scott College, where she was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. She is a magna cum laude graduate of the Mercer University Law School, where she was the Student Writing Editor of the law review.

Married and the mother of three children, Ms. McWilliams is active in her church and is a sustaining member of the Junior League of Columbia.

• American College of Trial Lawyers - Fellow
• Certified Specialist in Labor and Employment Law
• Best Lawyers in America - Labor and Employment Law Section
• Chambers USA: America's Leading Business Lawyers - Employment Law and Litigation
• South Carolina Ethics Commission - Board Member
• YWCA - TWIN (Tribute to Women and Industry) Award - 1997
• Richland County Bar Association - Past President

• Legal Directory Publisher Ranks Four Nexsen Pruet Practice Areas Among Top in State; Eleven Attorneys Rated for Excellence
  The 2009 edition of Chambers USA ranks four of Nexsen Pruet’s practice areas and eleven attorneys among the best in South Carolina.
• Twenty-Five Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina’s Super Lawyers®
  Twenty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named to the 2009 list of South Carolina Super Lawyers®.
• Susi McWilliams Honored with 2008 Matthew Perry Civility Award
  Nexsen Pruet announced today that Susi McWilliams is the recipient of the 2008 Matthew Perry Civility Award. The Richland County Bar Association presented the award to McWilliams at its annual meeting last night at the Columbia Museum of Art.
• 45 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Selected for Best Lawyers
  Columbia, SC – Forty-five Nexsen Pruet attorneys will be included in the 2009 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. The publication also ranks Nexsen Pruet #1 in eleven practice areas in South Carolina and three in North Carolina.
• Legal Directory Publisher Ranks 11 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys for Excellence; Four Practice Areas Rated Among Top in State
• 18 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Named Among South Carolina's "Super Lawyers"
• 38 Nexsen Pruet Attorneys Names To "The Best Lawyers in America 2008"
  Thirty-eight attorneys from Nexsen Pruet, LLC were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2008 – including six who have now earned the honor for 10 years or more.
• Legal Publisher Recognizes Ten Nexsen Pruet Attorneys For Excellence; Three Practices Areas Again Rated No. 1
  Ten Nexsen Pruet attorneys have been named among the top legal practitioners in their fields in the 2007 edition of the Chambers USA Guide, and three of the firm’s practice areas were rated No. 1 in South Carolina.

• Employment Law Update - June 2009 Supplemental
  Starting July 1, 2009, private employers in South Carolina with 100 or more employees must comply with the employment verification requirements of the South Carolina Illegal Immigration Reform Act.
• Employment Law Update - June 2009
  This edition focuses on recent court decisions striking down restrictive covenants for being overly broad and highlights the need to narrowly tailor non-compete and non-solicitation agreements.
• Employment Law Update - May 2009
  This edition explains why many employers are seeking privileged legal compliance reviews of their compensation practices and documentation in the aftermath of the Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act.
  A brief video update on immigration compliance developments is available by clicking here. Then, click on the video entitled "Immigration."
• Employment Law Update - March 2009
  This edition describes the recently enacted Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which extends the time period in which employees can pursue pay discrimination claims.
• Employment Law Update - February 2009 - Special COBRA Edition
  The economic stimulus law signed by President Obama on February 17, 2009, contains significant changes to COBRA, providing for a premium subsidy for eligible employees and also giving eligible individuals another chance to elect COBRA.
• Employment Law Update - February 2009
  This edition summarizes laws and issues that can impact Carolinas employers when downsizing or otherwise reducing payroll or schedules.
• Employment Law Update - January 2009
  This edition summarizes key provisions of the new FMLA regulations, which will require substantial changes in employer policies and practices.
• Video - "Employment Law: How Will the 2008 Election Impact You and Your Business?"
  Employers can expect that efforts will be made to significantly change employment and labor laws and regulations over the next several months. Nexsen Pruet Employment and Labor Law attorneys David Dubberly, William Floyd, Cherie Blackburn and Mike Brittingham provide a briefing to help clients prepare for the changes.
• Employment Law Update - December 2008
  2009 promises to bring many changes and challenges for employers and their human resources departments. This edition identifies employment and labor law compliance issues that can be addressed through audits and employee surveys, as well as policy reviews and training.
• Employment Law Update - October 2008
  This edition summarizes the ADA Amendments Act (ADAAA), which expands the protections against discrimination based on disability included in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The ADAAA in effect overrules U.S. Supreme Court decisions that narrowly interpreted the ADA.
• Employment & Labor Law Desk Reference For The Carolinas