Turning 125: Nelson Mullins Celebrating 125 Years of Legal Service in 2022

In January 1897, attorney P.H. Nelson left his position as solicitor of the Fifth Judicial Circuit to set up a private law practice in Columbia, S.C. The State newspaper contained a short but prescient news item on Jan. 26 about the endeavor, which noted that "the new firm should meet with great success."

And they were right. Today, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP offers legal services in 15 states and the District of Columbia from 31 offices with 930+ attorneys, policy advisors, and professionals. It is the 71st largest law firm in the nation based on 2020 gross revenues, according to The American Lawyer’s Am Law 100, a legal news organization that tracks law firm growth.

Throughout 2022, Nelson Mullins will be sharing seminal events from its history that highlight its growth from a one-man firm in 1897 to where we are today. Click here to learn more.

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In an interview with Legal Management, partner Deborah St. Lawrence Thompson, chair of Nelson Mullins’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee, and Katerina Taylor, director of diversity, equity and inclusion, share how the firm is working to bring diversity to the forefront.

“Obviously, there are things we have to re-shift [in order] for people to think from a different perspective. And that does take time to sit down and actually listen to people and hear how change impacts everybody. Because nobody necessarily likes change,” Taylor said.

St. Lawrence Thompson and Taylor noted, “We have really expanded and enhanced our affinity groups. How we communicate. We have a newsletter that highlights all of our diverse attorneys, our cultures. We talk about rising stars. And that is shared firmwide.”

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