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Callison Tighe’s Brannon and Tighe named Lawyers of the Year by Best Lawyers

Of the 12 attorneys at Callison Tighe & Robinson recognized in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, two stand out in particular – Bert Brannon and Mike Tighe. Both […]

Twelve attorneys at Callison Tighe honored again in Best Lawyers edition for 2025

Twelve lawyers at Callison Tighe & Robinson are named in the Columbia area 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Each had been recognized by the publication for the previous three […]

Columbia Business Monthly honors Demetri “Jim” K. Koutrakos to 2024 ‘Legal Elite’ list

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Columbia Business Monthly has named Callison Tighe & Robinson member Jim Koutrakos to its 2024 “Legal Elite of the Midlands” list. Mr. Koutrakos was named in the practice area […]

Louis Lang achieves partial victory in the Fourth Circuit

Callison Tighe partner Louis Lang, along with co-counsel Cullen Macbeth of the Federal Public Defender’s office for the District of Maryland, recently won a partial victory for their client in the U.S. […]

Callison Tighe welcomes associate Forest O’Brien

COLUMBIA, SC – Callison Tighe is pleased to welcome attorney Forest O’Brien to the firm. With a background in accounting and tax-related internships during law school, he will focus his practice on […]

In Memoriam: Ralph C. “Robbie” Robinson, Jr.

Callison Tighe mourns the loss of its longtime member, Ralph C. Robinson, Jr., affectionately known to all as “Robbie.” Robbie merged his practice with Callison & Tighe in 1983, and the firm’s […]

Five Callison Tighe attorneys recognized by Super Lawyers for 2024

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Five Callison Tighe & Robinson attorneys – William Bert Brannon, Richard C. Detwiler, Demetri “Jim” Koutrakos, Michael W. Tighe, and Harry A. Dixon – were recognized by South Carolina […]

Callison Tighe named to Tier 1 for Columbia by Best Law Firms in six areas

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Callison Tighe & Robinson was again named to the top tier for the Columbia region in six practice areas. For the past 14 years, the firm has been recognized […]

Rick Detwiler voted into the American Board of Trial Advocates

COLUMBIA, S.C. – Richard C. Detwiler, the managing member of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm, is one of the newest members of the American Board of Trial Advocates. Rick was elected […]

Callison Tighe’s Williams, Lang and Brannon named Lawyers of the Year

COLUMBIA, S.C. – In its 2024 edition, The Best Lawyers in America® has named three members of Callison Tighe & Robinson law firm – Reece Williams, Louis Lang and Bert Brannon – […]