Experienced Attorneys Join Nexsen Pruet

Charleston, S.C. - Nexsen Pruet Jacobs & Pollard, LLC, has expanded its Litigation Team for the second time this year, as attorneys H. Michael Bowers and Stephen P. Groves, Sr., have joined the firm's Charleston, S.C., office.
Bowers and Groves are former partners of Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP. Both are experienced lawyers who are expected to strengthen Nexsen Pruet's Litigation Team.

"It's rare that attorneys of this caliber leave a firm they've been with for years," said Al Pollard, Managing Partner of the firm. "Michael and Stephen are experienced, proven lawyers whose skill and professionalism will benefit our clients, and take our litigation practice to a whole new level."

Bowers joins Nexsen Pruet as a Member. He is the former managing partner of Young Clement Rivers & Tisdale, LLP. His practice areas include products liability law and toxic tort litigation.

He is a graduate of the University of South Carolina, where he earned his undergraduate and Juris Doctor degrees. Bowers also served as staff attorney and assistant attorney general for South Carolina. Additionally, he has been actively involved with the South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association, which he served as president, and is a member of the International Association of Defense Counsel and the Defense Research Institute.

Groves joins Nexsen Pruet as Special Counsel. His practice includes commercial litigation, appellate practice, and international law.

He earned his undergraduate degree from the College of Charleston and his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and has served on the editorial board of the South Carolina Lawyer and as a contributor to South Carolina Jurisprudence. Additionally, Groves has been a contributor or contributing editor to a number of publications and has been actively involved in professional legal groups, including the Defense Research Institute and the Council of Appellate Lawyers.

NEXSEN PRUET is a 135-attorney general practice firm founded in 1945, with offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte, N.C. The firm provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues. For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com

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