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AI in Legal Practice 2025: How Technology is Reshaping Client Service
Toppe Consulting – Your Source for Digital News & Trends in the Legal Industry The legal profession stands at a transformative crossroads. While courtrooms and case law remain timeless, the way attorneys practice law is undergoing its most significant operational shift in decades. Artificial intelligence has evolved from experimental curiosity to essential infrastructure, fundamentally changing...
AI in SC Courts: What Clients Are Asking About Your Firm’s Technology
Toppe Consulting – Your Source for Digital News & Trends in the Legal Industry In July 2025, a federal judge in Alabama sanctioned three attorneys for citing nonexistent cases generated by ChatGPT. That same spring, a Utah lawyer paid $1,000 to a legal aid foundation, and an Indiana federal judge fined an attorney $6,000—all for...
Woodward’s $200M Spartanburg Investment: Legal Considerations for Aerospace Growth
Toppe Consulting – Your Source for Digital News & Trends in the Legal Industry On September 16, 2025, Woodward, Inc. announced plans to invest nearly $200 million in a new 300,000-square-foot precision manufacturing facility in Spartanburg County, creating approximately 275 high-quality jobs. This investment reinforces the Upstate’s position as an aerospace manufacturing powerhouse and creates...
AESC’s $1.6B Pause: Legal Implications for SC’s EV Supply Chain
Toppe Consulting – Your Source for Digital News & Trends in the Legal Industry On June 5, 2025, electric vehicle battery manufacturer AESC paused construction on its $1.6 billion Florence County facility, citing “policy and market uncertainty.” The Japanese company had already invested over $1 billion into what was slated to become the Pee Dee...