All - An African-American Desert Storm veteran and Purple Heart recipient (PC) spent two decades as an executive at a manufacturing company in Barnwell, South Carolina. In 2025, PC was told his position was being phased out and he was effectively forced to resign. The company then created a new role performing the same functions. The replacement employee, not an African American, allegedly spent much of the workday playing games on his cellphone at work. The replacement also allegedly assigned PC's former reports to attend his executive meetings. The replacement was himself later terminated after the company closed down one of its manufacturing wings due to losses in sales from major big-box retailers like Lowe's, Home Depot, and Floor and Decor; the closure led to significant layoffs. In my opinion, the company hurt itself by firing the PC and replacing him with someone from another industry. PC filed an EEOC charge and now has a Notice of Right to Sue giving him a July 14 filing deadline. Plaintiff-side employment counsel is limited in South Carolina, and PC has been turned down several times. Based on the facts, the matter appears viable - at least to me. I would strongly prefer to place him with an experienced employment litigator or a national litigation firm with the resources and ability to waive into the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. I will seek pro hac vice admission only if I cannot secure qualified counsel. *Requests:* 1. Does anyone know any licensed South Carolina employment litigators who might willing to speak with him about representation? 2. Do any of you know a skilled litigator or national firm that may be interested in this matter in SC? Cases from Barnwell, SC are typically handled in the Augusta, GA/Aiken, SC facilities or reassigned to the Columbia Division courthouse in Columbia, SC, which is the state capital. 3. Are you, or do you know, a South Carolina attorney who (if necessary) can sponsor my pro hac vice admission to the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina? Please respond at ggilliard@gmail.com right now. Thanks , Gerald L. Gilliard, Esq. Gilliard PLLC 13800 Coppermine Road Herndon, Virginia 20171 Tel. (202) 246-5645 Fax. (202) 478-1783 Licensed in Virginia and the District of Columbia This electronic message contains information from Gerald L. Gilliard, Esq. The contents may be privileged and confidential. Note that any unauthorized disclosure, copying, distribution, or use of the contents of this message is prohibited. -- Sincerely, GERALD L. GILLIARD Tel.: (202) 246-5645 Fax: (202) 478-1783 Follow me on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/comm/mynetwork/discovery-see-all?usecase=PEOPLE_FOLLOWS&followMember=gerald-gilliard