About Nicole Wise
Ms. Wise is a corporate communications director in South Carolina who earned a degree in journalism and spent several years working at newspapers in Wisconsin.
Articles written by Nicole Wise
Aiming High in Lowcountry
Kelley Young went from the U.S. attorney’s office and ICE to judge and firm partnerIn the 14 years since getting her J.D., Kelley Young has done a lot—from being a magistrate judge to having her name on the shingle of a firm. But the Hilton Head native didn’t always know she’d pursue law. She graduated from the University of Georgia’s Terry College of Business and wasn’t sold on the idea of being a litigator until a summer internship at the prosecutor’s office. “That’s when I fell in love with criminal law and realized the ability to help people and make a …
A Second Chance
Judge Erin Dean reflects on her work helping those with substance abuse and mental health issuesBecoming a lawyer and judge wasn’t Erin Dean’s plan. At University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, she studied in the department of radio, television and motion pictures with visions of a career in public relations or journalism. But three years out, in 1989, while working in the retail and food and beverage industries, Dean began to see a new vision. “My family always said that I like to argue,” she says with a laugh. So she applied for law school at the University of South Carolina, …
‘An Adrenaline-Flowing, Intense Moment’
When Andrew Lindemann argued a 10th Amendment case before SCOTUSAs an undergrad at the University of Virginia in 1984, Andrew Lindemann was in the gallery at the U.S. Supreme Court Building as a guest of the Tennessee attorney general, who was arguing Alexander v. Choate. A copy of the opinion gifted to Lindemann: "Andrew, thanks for pulling me through. A 9-0 unanimous decision is good for the first one. -- Mike Cody" “Part of the tradition of arguing in the U.S. Supreme Court is that the lawyers keep the real quill pens on their desks,” says Lindemann, …
'It Never Got Old'
Christopher Mills reflects on his clerkship with Justice Clarence ThomasDuring his interview for a clerkship with U.S. Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas in the fall of 2018, Christopher Mills bonded with the Savannah-raised justice about his beloved hometown of Charleston. “He wanted to know about my family and growing up in the Lowcountry,” Mills recalls. “We talked about how his family would come to the beaches outside Hilton Head on vacation when he was growing up. We talked about the Gullah traditions along the coast running all the way through …
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