--- title: "S.C. Senate Approves Heigel to Lead DHEC" canonicalUrl: "https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/s-c-senate-approves-heigel-to-lead-dhec/" excerpt: "The S.C. Senate voted to confirm Catherine Heigel as the next director of DHEC. She will assume her new position immediately. The agency announced this news in a press release, which you can read here." datePublished: "2015-06-08T16:06:46-04:00" dateModified: "2024-05-24T16:06:05-04:00" --- - S.C. Senate Approves Heigel to Lead DHEC [Home](https://wyche.com/) » S.C. Senate Approves Heigel to Lead DHEC [** Wade S. Kolb III](https://wyche.com/author/wkolb/) ** ** ** # S.C. Senate Approves Heigel to Lead DHEC The S.C. Senate voted to confirm Catherine Heigel as the next director of DHEC. She will assume her new position immediately. The agency announced this news in a press release, which you can read [here](https://www.dhec.sc.gov/Agency/NewsReleases/2015/nr20150406-02/). [*](https://wyche.com/author/wkolb/) [## Wade S. Kolb III](https://wyche.com/author/wkolb/) Wade focuses his practice on litigation, appellate advocacy, education, internal investigations, and governmental representation. Since joining Wyche in the fall of 2011, Wade has had extensive experience in high-stakes commercial litigation, representing both plaintiffs and defendants in state and federal court. RELATED ARTICLES [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/thirty-five-wyche-attorneys-named-to-2026-best-lawyers-lists/) ### [Thirty-Five Wyche Attorneys Named to 2026 Best Lawyers Lists](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/thirty-five-wyche-attorneys-named-to-2026-best-lawyers-lists/) Best Lawyers® has recognized 35 Wyche attorneys for 2026. Four Wyche attorneys were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. John Moylan [](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/chambers-usa-recognizes-wyche-p-a-as-a-2026-leading-law-firm/) ### [Chambers USA Recognizes Wyche, P.A. as a 2026 Leading Law Firm](https://wyche.com/insights/blog/posts/chambers-usa-recognizes-wyche-p-a-as-a-2026-leading-law-firm/) GREENVILLE, SC (June 4, 2026) – Chambers USA has recognized Wyche and 16 of its attorneys in the 2026 edition of Chambers USA: America’s Leading [* View All](https://wyche.com/insights/news-stories/) ## Stay in Touch Join one our mailing lists and receive regular updates! [Subscribe to Updates](/subscription) ## Contact Us * * Send Message - [Our Philosophy](https://wyche.com/our-philosophy/) - [Unique Culture](https://wyche.com/our-unique-culture/) - [Client Service](https://wyche.com/wyche-difference/) - [Global Reach](https://wyche.com/global-reach/) - [Careers](https://wyche.com/careers/) - [Locations](https://wyche.com/locations) - [Centennial](https://wyche.com/wyche-100/) [Linkedin **](https://www.linkedin.com/company/wychepa/) [Facebook **](https://www.facebook.com/wychepa?ref=hl) [Instagram **](https://www.instagram.com/wychepa/)