Nekki Shutt

A certified specialist in South Carolina employment law, Nekki built on her experience working in a corporate human resources department to create a legal practice focusing on civil litigation. Her emphasis is on employee benefits under ERISA. This includes work with COBRA as well as South Carolina health insurance continuation laws. She also assists clients with medical privacy issues under HIPAA.

Nekki represents clients in a range of other employment law issues as well, including wage disputes, discrimination and wrongful termination. A founding partner of Burnette Shutt & McDaniel, Nekki and colleague Malissa Burnette led the legal team that paved the way for same-sex marriage in South Carolina.

Phi Delta Phi. Recipient: John C. Holland Scholarship; James Pettigru The Compleat Lawyer Award (Silver Medallion) from University of South Carolina School of Law, 2005. Selection to Best Lawyers in America in the area of Labor and Employment Law, 2010 to 2012. Adjunct Professor, Gender, Sexuality, Race and the Law, University of South Carolina School of Law, 2001-2005. Chairman, University of South Carolina, Honor Council, 1994-1995. Member, University of South Carolina Honor Council, 1992-1995. Authored chapter on ERISA in the "Labor and Employment for South Carolina Lawyers," 3rd Ed., 2007 and 4th Ed., 2010. Authored chapter on employment law and employee benefits for "A Paralegal's Guide to Survival," 2nd Ed., 2010.