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| | Address | | 100 Calhoun Street, Suite 400 | | Charleston, South Carolina 29401 | | (Berkeley & Charleston Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 843-723-7831 | | Facsimile: 843-722-3227 | | Visit Our Website | | http://www.mcnair.net | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| | McNair Law Firm, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
Administrative, Admiralty and Maritime, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Antitrust, Appellate, Banking, Bankruptcy, Civil and Criminal Practice in all State and Federal Courts of Record, Condominium, Community Association, Construction, Corporate, Economic Development, Environmental, ERISA, Estate Planning, Health Care, Intellectual Property, Immigration and Naturalization, International, Interstate Land Sales, Labor and Employment Relations, Legislative/Governmental (National and State), Litigation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Municipal Finance, Probate, Procurement, Real Estate, Regulatory, Securities, Tax, Trust Transactions, Telecommunications, and Utility Law. | Firm Profile:
McNAIR LAW FIRM, P.A. was founded in January of 1971 when Robert E. McNair completed his six year term as Governor of South Carolina, and without exception our Firm is committed to the pursuit of excellence. We represent Clients with a broad range of local, regional, national and international legal concerns as is borne out by reviewing our list of Representative Clients. With over 130 attorneys in eight offices throughout South Carolina and one office in North Carolina we are able to respond to our Clients both functionally and geographically. We combine timely performance with quality and efficiency of service. As a member of TERRALEX we have an association with a network of more than ten thousand attorneys in over 100 countries. This affiliation enables us to successfully meet the challenges of international law and commerce on behalf of our Clients, no matter where they may be located. It is in the tough, challenging circumstances that we are at our best. We pursue the solution, not belabor the issue. There is a simple, though multifaceted, key to our Firm's success: capability, capacity and concern. The cornerstone of our capability is the outstanding legal talents of our attorneys in a diverse range of practice areas. The depth of our talent, as exemplified in our attorneys' prior services, specialized training and certified expertise, speaks to our capacity to deliver quality legal advice and service to our Clients. Our tradition of responsiveness and devotion to the best interests of our Clients is our hallmark. | | Firm Size: 130 | Representative Clients:
Amelia Island Company; Balsam Mountain Preserve LP; Bank of America; Belvedere Island Development Company; Beresford Hall Settlement; Big Canoe Company, LLC; Brays Island Plantation Company, LLC; Broad Creek Public Service District; Brunswick County, North Carolina; The Byrne Corporation of Georgia, The Byrne Corporation and Dunes Marketing Group, a Division thereof; Callawassie Island Company, LP; Chaffin/Light Associates Co.; Chechessee Creek Company, LLC; Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company; Community Services Associates, Inc.; The Cypress of Charlotte, LLC; The Cypress of Hilton Head, LP; Daufuskie Island Club and Resort; Daufuskie Island Properties, LLC; First Federal Savings and Loan Association of Charleston; Food Lion, Inc.; Fripp Island Company, LLC; Fuji Photo Film, Inc.; Georgetown Steel Corp.; Georgia-Pacific Corporation; Greenwood Development Corporation and Palmetto Dunes Resort, a Division thereof; Hilton Head Heart, P.A.; International Paper; Keowee River Club, LLC; Lang-Mekra N.A.; Lighthouse Community Bank; Mariner's Inn Owners Association; Marriott Ownership Resorts, Inc.; Marriott Vacation Club International; McDevitt & Street Co.; Milliken & Co.; The National Bank of South Carolina/NBSC; Norfolk Southern Corporation; Oldfield, LLC; Red Rocks, LLC; Palmetto Health Alliance; Palmetto Seed Capital Corporation; Piedmont Municipal Power Agency; Pirelli Cable Corporation; Regions Bank; The Reserve at Lake Keowee; SCANA Corporation; Showa Denko Carbon, Inc.; South Carolina Electric & Gas Company; South Carolina Joint Underwriting Association; South Carolina State Ports Authority; South Island Public Service District; Spring Island Company, LP; Starwood Vacation Ownership (SVO; formerly Vistana); TidePointe, a Classic Residence by Hyatt (Continuing Care Community); Union Camp Corporation; UNISYS Corporation; Wachovia Bank, N.A. (First Union National Bank); Westinghouse Electric Corporation. |
Other Office Locations of McNair Law Firm, P.A.
Columbia, South Carolina, U.S.A. (Main Office)
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Georgetown, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Greenville, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, U.S.A.
| | J. Sidney Boone, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1969, North Carolina; 1970, South Carolina. Education: The Citadel (B.S., 1966); Duke University (J.D., 1969). Practice Areas: Contract Law; Real Estate; Zoning; Commercial Leasing; Condominium. Email: J. Sidney Boone, Jr. | | Jennifer Leigh Cheek (Member) admitted to bar, 1991, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.A. in Zoology, 1985); Wake Forest University (J.D., with honors, 1991). Practice Areas: Commercial Finance. Email: Jennifer Leigh Cheek | | Rion Du Bose Foley (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1994; J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M. in Taxation, 1998). Member: Charleston Tax Council; Charleston Estate Planning Council. Member: National Association of Bond Lawyers. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Economic Development Incentives; Federal Taxation; Estate and Gift Taxation; Generation Skipping Taxation; Corporate Taxation; Partnership Taxation; Exempt Organizations. Email: Rion Du Bose Foley | | Gayla S.L. McSwain (Member) admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina; 1990, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1993, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., magna cum laude, 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1989). Articles Editor, South Carolina Lawyer Magazine. Certified Mediator for all Civil Litigation, Supreme Court of South Carolina. [Capt., U.S. Army, active duty, 1982-1986; Major, U.S.A.R.]. Practice Areas: Litigation; Workers' Compensation. Email: Gayla S.L. McSwain | | Lucas C. Padgett, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1968); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1973). Practice Areas: Administrative; Regulatory; Public Utilities; Local Government. Email: Lucas C. Padgett, Jr. | | Elizabeth J. Philp (Member) admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; 1999, New York. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1992; J.D., 1997); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Listed in President's and Dean's List. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate; Economic Development; Finance. Email: Elizabeth J. Philp | | Michael A. Scardato (Member) admitted to bar, 1978, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Boston University (B.A., cum laude, with distinction in American History and Civilization, 1975); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1978). Member, Editorial Staff, South Carolina Law Review, 1976-1978. Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Litigation. Email: Michael A. Scardato | | Mary D. Shahid (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 2000, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1984). Member, Moot Court Board, 1982-1984. Co-Author: "Putting the Public Trust Doctrine to Work," 1997; "Environmental Law in South Carolina," 1998. Member: South Carolina Bar (Member, 1984— and Chair, Natural Resources Section, 2002-2003). Practice Areas: Environmental; Regulatory; Administrative. Email: Mary D. Shahid | | Donald M. Williams (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1969; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Litigation; Municipal Law. Email: Donald M. Williams | | M. William Youngblood (Member) admitted to bar, 1970, South Carolina; 1971, U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1967); Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., 1970). (Also at Columbia Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Public Finance Law. Email: M. William Youngblood | | —————————— | | Robert C. Lenhardt, Jr. (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 1996); Medical University of South Carolina (M.S., 1999); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., 2002). Practice Areas: Environmental; Administrative. Email: Robert C. Lenhardt, Jr. | | George E. Morrison (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., English, 1998); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2003); New York University (LL.M., 2004). Echols Scholar, National Merit Scholar, University of Virginia. Dean's List. Co-Recipient: Arthur B. Custy Tax Award, CALI Awards (Corporate Taxation, Antitrust and Trade Regulation, Agency, Partnerships and LLCs), University of South Carolina. Practice Areas: Taxation; Corporate; Economic Development. Email: George E. Morrison | | John E. Rosen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of Virginia (B.A., 1997); University of South Carolina (IMBA, J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Wig and Robe. Recipient, CALI Awards Criminal Procedure and Sports Law. Research Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal. Languages: Brazilian, Portuguese and Spanish. Practice Areas: Corporate; Business Transactions; Economic Development; International. Email: John E. Rosen | | Rhonda R. Tapley (Associate) admitted to bar, 2002, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1995); University of South Carolina (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Real Estate. Email: Rhonda R. Tapley | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Jimmy Denning, Jr. (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1998, Georgia. Education: Clemson University (B.S.ChE., 1981); University of South Carolina (M.B.A., magna cum laude, 1992; J.D., 1992); University of Washington (LL.M., Taxation, 2003). Practice Areas: Business Law; Corporate; Intellectual Property. Email: Jimmy Denning, Jr. | | Toya Hampton Green (Special Counsel) born Heidelberg, Germany; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina. Education: University of Washington (B.A., Communications, 1995); University of Miami (J.D., cum laude, 2000). Dean's Honor Scholarship - University of Miami School of Law. Member, Charleston County Consolidated School Board. Member, City of Charleston Board of Architectural Review (Chair 2004-2006). Adjunct Professor, Criminal Law, Charleston Southern University, Fall 2006. Liberty Fellowship - Class III Fellow. Member: South Carolina Bar Association (Member, Real Estate Practice Group; Past Treasurer); South Carolina Women Lawyers Association (Member, Executive Committee; Past Treasurer); South Carolina Black Lawyers Association. (Also Member, Hampton Green LLC). Practice Areas: Real Estate; Real Estate Exchanges; Residential Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Toya Hampton Green | | Leslie S. Riley (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina. Education: University of the South (B.A., with honors, 1995); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 1999). Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Regulatory Law. Email: Leslie S. Riley | | OF COUNSEL | | Donald A. Furtado (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, Georgia; 1969, District of Columbia; 1988, South Carolina; 1970, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill (A.B., 1959); University of Sydney, Australia, 1963; Yale University (LL.B., 1966). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. White House Fellow, 1967-1968. Special Assistant to Administrator, Small Business Administration, 1968-1969. Senior Vice-President, U.S. Export-Import Bank, 1977-1979. Deputy Under Secretary for International Trade, U.S. Department of Commerce, 1979-1981. Executive Vice President and General Counsel, Harbour Associates, Inc., 1992-1997. [Lt., U.S. Navy, active duty, 1959-1962]. Practice Areas: Commercial and Residential Real Estate; Commercial Finance; Economic Development. Email: Donald A. Furtado | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
Columbia, South Carolina Office: 1301 Gervais Street, P.O. Box 11390, 29211. Telephone: 803-799-9800. Facsimile: 803-799-9804.
Anderson, South Carolina Office: 500 South McDuffie Street, P.O. Box 4086, 29621. Telephone: 864-226-1688. Facsimile: 864-225-6456.
Bluffton, South Carolina Office: 5 Belfair Village Drive, 29910-2605. Telephone: 843-815-2171. Facsimile: 843-815-5991.
Georgetown, South Carolina Office: 121 Screven Street, P.O. Drawer 418, 29442. Telephone: 843-546-6102. Facsimile: 843-546-0096.
Greenville, South Carolina Office: Bank of America Plaza, 101 North Main Street, Suite 900, P.O. Box 447. 29601. Telephone: 864-271-4940. Facsimile: 864-233-0423; 864-271-4015.
Hilton Head Island, South Carolina Office: Shelter Cove Executive Park, 23-B Shelter Cove Lane, Suite 400, P.O. Drawer 3, 29938-0003. Telephone: 843-785-2171. Facsimile: 843-686-5991.
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina Office: Founders Centre, 2411 Oak Street, Suite 206, 29577. Telephone: 843-444-1107. Facsimile: 843-444-4729.
Charlotte, North Carolina Office: Two Wachovia Center, 301 South Tryon Street, Suite 1615, 28282. Telephone: 704-347-1170. Facsimile: 704-347-4467.
| (For complete biographical data on Columbia, Anderson, Bluffton, Georgetown, Greenville, Hilton Head Island and Myrtle Beach, South Carolina and Charlotte and Raleigh, North Carolina personnel, see Professional Biographies of those cities) | | Maintains an office in more than one location. |
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