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Womble Carlyle South Carolina Political Law Team Successfully Defends Gov. Nikki Haley in Ethics Investigation

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COLUMBIA, S.C.—Womble Carlyle attorneys Butch Bowers, Kevin Hall and Todd Carroll have helped clear South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in a state ethics probe.
 
On June 29th, the State House Ethics Committee announced it was dismissing allegations against the Governor related to her activities while employed as a fundraiser for the Lexington Medical Center Foundation and a consultant for the engineering firm of Wilbur Smith Associates. The Committee ruled that Gov. Haley did not use her political office as a State Legislator for personal gain. Womble Carlyle’s South Carolina Political Law Team of Bowers, Hall and Carroll represented the Governor in the proceedings.
 
The ethics complaint was filed by political activist John Rainey, who has been a long-time critic of the Governor.
 
Bowers, Hall and Carroll have represented several other South Carolina elected officials in ethics investigations, including former Governor Mark Sanford, who they successfully defended in impeachment proceedings.
 
Butch Bowers is a veteran political law attorney, assisting clients with public policy, administrative and regulatory law, constitutional litigation, and campaign finance and election law. Bowers is the former Chairman of the South Carolina State Election Commission and a former Special Counsel for Voting Matters for the United States Department of Justice.
 
Kevin Hall is an experienced business litigator and political law attorney, particularly in matters pertaining to South Carolina election law and first amendment issues related to campaign finance regulation. Kevin litigates business disputes, constitutional issues, and civil rights cases, and provides counsel to private businesses, government entities and political candidates.
 
Todd Carroll is an experienced appellate and trial attorney who also serves as special counsel to South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley. Carroll, Hall and Bowers all practice in Womble Carlyle’s Columbia office.

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From left to right: Kevin Hall, Swati Patel (Governor Haley’s General Counsel), South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, Butch Bowers, Todd Carroll.