J. Hagood Tighe

Hagood Tighe is a partner in the Columbia office of Fisher & Phillips LLC. He practices exclusively in the area of labor and employment law, representing management in union campaigns and employment litigation. He also provides training for supervisors and managers on harassment, EEO compliance, the Family and Medical Leave Act and many other areas.

As for community activities, Hagood is chairman emeritus of the Cultural Council of Richland and Lexington Counties, secretary of the board of trustees for Hammond School, and is a board member of the Advocates for the Historic Columbia Foundation and the University of South Carolina partnership board of the College of Hospitality, Retail, and Sport Management. He is an officer of the Employment and Labor Law Section of the South Carolina Bar and serves on several committees for the South Carolina Bar.

Hagood received his Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville and his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law. He was a 2004 recipient of the Silver Compleat Lawyer Award from the University of South Carolina School of Law Alumni Association. This award recognizes alumni who have made significant contributions to the legal profession and who exemplify the highest standard of professional competence, ethics and integrity.