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| | Address | | 1301 Gervais Street, P.O. Box 11390 | | Columbia, South Carolina 29211 | | (Lexington & Richland Cos.) | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 803-799-9800 | | Facsimile: 803-799-9804 | | 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 | Languages:
Languages: Brazilian Portuguese, French, Italian, Spanish. | Law Firm Affiliations:
TERRALEX | 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.
Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S.A.
Anderson, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Bluffton, South Carolina, U.S.A.
Charleston, 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.
| | Elizabeth Bowe Anders (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1985). Order of the Coif; Order of Wig & Robe. Executive Editor, University of South Carolina Law Review. Certified Public Accountant, South Carolina, 1980. Practice Areas: Corporate/Securities; Banking Law. Email: Elizabeth Bowe Anders | | Pamela A. Baker (Member) admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1989; J.D., 2001). Member: Order of Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Practice Areas: Environmental Law. Email: Pamela A. Baker | | Michael McNulty Beal (Member) admitted to bar, 1984, South Carolina; 1986, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of Charleston (B.S., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1984). Law Clerk, The Honorable J. Bratton Davis, Chief U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, 1984-1986. President, S.C. Bankruptcy Law Association, 2001. Member, American Bankruptcy Institute. Board Member, Turnaround Management Association, Carolinas Chapter, 2000-2006. Awarded William E.S. Robinson Award by the S.C. Bankruptcy Law Association (meritorious service to advancement of bankruptcy law), 1996. (Certified Specialist, Bankruptcy/Debtor-Creditor Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina) (Certified Specialist, Business Bankruptcy Law, American Bankruptcy Board of Certification). Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Debtor and Creditor; Commercial Litigation. Email: Michael McNulty Beal | | Robert T. Bockman (Member) admitted to bar, 1975, Georgia, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia Circuit; 1981, North Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1968); University of Georgia (M.A., 1972; J.D., 1975). General Counsel, South Carolina Public Service Commission, 1977-1980. Adjunct Professor of Law, University of South Carolina, 1992—. Member, Executive Board, ABA Council of Appellate Lawyers, 2000—. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Public Utilities Law; Environmental Law; Appellate Practice. Email: Robert T. Bockman | | Durham T. Boney (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1994, South Carolina; 1995, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1990; J.D., 1994). Order of the Coif. Order of Wig and Robe. Managing Editor, Student Editorial Board, American Bar Association Real Property and Trust Journal, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Law; Business Transactions. Email: Durham T. Boney | | M. John Bowen, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1969, U.S. Claims Court and U.S. Tax Court; 1971, U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court and U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit; 1979, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1965; J.D., 1968). Assistant Attorney General, South Carolina, 1968-1972. General Counsel, South Carolina Public Service Commission, 1972-1974. [Maj. Gen., Army of The United States (Ret.)]. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Government Law; Telecommunications. Email: M. John Bowen, Jr. | | Carl B. Carruth (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, Mississippi and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi; 1975, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1977, Georgia and U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia; 1978, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1987, U.S. Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit. Education: Mississippi State University (B.S., 1971); University of Mississippi (J.D., 1973). Trial Attorney, Office of the Solicitor, U.S. Department of Labor, 1973-1977. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Occupational Safety and Health. Email: Carl B. Carruth | | O. Wayne Corley (Member) admitted to bar, 1968, South Carolina; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Practice Areas: Municipal Corporation Law; Tax Exempt Finance. Email: O. Wayne Corley | | M. Elizabeth Crum (Member) admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina; 1974, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1977, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Agnes Scott College (B.A., 1970); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1973). Assistant Attorney General, State of South Carolina, 1973-1977. Staff Counsel and Director of Research, South Carolina House of Representatives Judiciary Committee, 1977-1981. Practice Areas: Administrative; Professional Licensing Law; Health Care Law; State and Local Procurement. Email: M. Elizabeth Crum | | John W. Currie (Member) admitted to bar, 1971, Virginia; 1972, District of Columbia; 1980, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1968); University of Virginia (J.D., 1971). Order of the Coif. Member, Virginia Law Review, 1969-1971. Arent, Fox, Kintner, Plotkin & Kahn, 1971-1980 (Partner 1979-1980). Practice Areas: Banking; Corporate/Securities Law. Email: John W. Currie | | Jeffrey D. DeGood (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 2001, South Carolina. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1998); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2001). Member, Student Editorial Board, South Carolina Law Review. Author: "How to Start a Business in North Carolina or South Carolina," Sphinx Publishing, 2003. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Law; Business Transactions. Email: Jeffrey D. DeGood | | Erik P. Doerring (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina; 1986, U.S. Tax Court; 1991, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit; 1993, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1997, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Michigan State University (B.A., 1981); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Practice Areas: Business Law; International Law; Taxation Law. Email: Erik P. Doerring | | J. Michael Ey (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina. Education: College of Charleston (B.A., 1976); University of South Carolina (M.P.A., 1978; J.D., cum laude, 1993). Order of the Coif; Order of Wig & Robe. Member, Student Editorial Board, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Practice Areas: Legislative; Economic Development; Local Government. Email: J. Michael Ey | | M. Craig Garner, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina; 1975, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1976, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2001, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1970); George Washington University; Washington & Lee University (J.D., 1974). Senior Editor, Washington & Lee University Law Review. Staff Member, Committee on the District of Columbia, U.S. House of Representatives, 1970-1971. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Health Care Law. Email: M. Craig Garner, Jr. | | Joel E. Gottlieb (Shareholder) admitted to bar, 1968, South Carolina; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., 1965; J.D., 1968). Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1967-1968. Author: "The South Carolina Implied Consent Law: The Breathalyzer and the Bar," 22 South Carolina Law Review 195, 1970. Lecturer, University of South Carolina School of Law, 1970-1971. Assistant Attorney General, South Carolina, 1968-1971. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Commercial Real Estate; Shopping Center Law; Condominium Law; Business Transactions. Email: Joel E. Gottlieb | | Paul Daniel Harrill (Member) admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., 1986); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1990). Law Clerk to The Honorable James E. Lockemy, Circuit Court Judge, 1990-1991. Practice Areas: Commercial and Tort Litigation; Commercial Foreclosure; Collections; General Litigation. Email: Paul Daniel Harrill | | Francenia B. Heizer (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina; 1980, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., summa cum laude, 1976; J.D., 1979). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Wig & Robe. Member, Moot Court Team. Member, City Council, Columbia, 1986-2002. Mayor Pro Tempore, City of Columbia, 1992-1993; 1997-1998. (Also at Myrtle Beach Office). Practice Areas: Municipal Finance. Email: Francenia B. Heizer | | Dorothy M. Helms (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, South Carolina; 1982, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1998, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina at Greensboro (B.A., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1980). Order of Wig & Robe; Order of the Coif. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review. Adjunct Professor (Real Estate), University of South Carolina, School of Law, 1999. Member: South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Contracts; Commercial Real Estate; Commercial Lending; Real Estate Based Lending. Email: Dorothy M. Helms | | Edwin W. Johnson II (Member) admitted to bar, 1976, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; U.S. Court of Military Appeals. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1972; J.D., 1976). Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Government Affairs. Email: Edwin W. Johnson II | | Celeste Tiller Jones (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, South Carolina; 1982, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1983, U.S. District Court, South Carolina; 1993, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Nursing, 1978); University of South Carolina Law School (J.D., 1980). Licensed R.N. Associate, American Board of Trial Advocates, 1997—. Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: Health Care Litigation; Product Liability Litigation; White Collar Criminal Defense; Business Litigation; Personal Injury. Email: Celeste Tiller Jones | | Judith L. McInnis (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1982; J.D., magna cum laude, 1986). Order of the Coif; Order of Wig & Robe. Associate Editor in Chief, University of South Carolina Law Review. Practice Areas: Commercial Real Estate; Banking Law; Financing Transactions. Email: Judith L. McInnis | | Richard J. Morgan (Member) admitted to bar, 1977, Ohio; 1978, Pennsylvania; 1980, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania; 1985, South Carolina; 1989, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1990, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Washington & Jefferson College (B.A., 1972); University of Toledo College of Law (J.D., 1977). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment Law; Litigation. Email: Richard J. Morgan | | William M. Musser (Member) admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina. Education: The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (B.A., 1981); Wake Forest University (M.B.A., 1984; J.D., 1984). Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Bond Law. Email: William M. Musser | | Jonathan Hastings Nason (Member) admitted to bar, 1988, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1979; J.D., cum laude, 1988); University of Florida (LL.M., 1990). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Order of the Coif; Order of Wig & Robe; Order of the Barristers. Practice Areas: ERISA; Taxation Law. Email: Jonathan Hastings Nason | | Benjamin Edward Nicholson V (Member) admitted to bar, 1987, South Carolina; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1987). Phi Beta Kappa. Clerk to The Honorable Thomas L. Hughston, South Carolina Circuit Court, 1987-1989. General Counsel, Paradyme Human Resources Corporation, 1997-2001. Practice Areas: Construction Law; Commercial Litigation; Technology Law; Arbitration. Email: Benjamin Edward Nicholson V | | A. Victor Rawl, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1995, South Carolina; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1995; Master of International Business Studies, 1995, Dean's List). Member, Editorial Board, South Carolina Lawyer, 1997-1999. Law Clerk, The Honorable P. Michael Duffy, U.S. District Judge, District of South Carolina, 1995-1997. Member, John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court. Member: American Bar Association (Member, Sections on: International Law, Health Law and Litigation; Member, Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1999-2001; Dist. Rep. for S.C. and U.S. Virgin Islands, 1999-2001; Chair, Ethics and Professionalism Committee, 2000-2001); South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 2000-2004; Young Lawyers Division Executive Council, 1996— Secretary-Treasurer, 2000-2001; President-Elect, 2001-2002, President, 2002-2003; 5th Circuit Representative, 1997-1998; Chair, Courthouse Key Program, 1997-1999; Chair, Statewide Community Law Week Committee, 1996-1997; Chair, Ninth Judicial Circuit Community Law Week Committee, 1995-1996; President-Elect, 2001-2002; Member, International Law Section) Languages: German. Practice Areas: Litigation; International Law; Health Law. Email: A. Victor Rawl, Jr. | | Sara S. "Sally" Rogers (Member) admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina; 1980, District of Columbia; 1985, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: College of William & Mary (B.A., with highest honors, Phi Beta Kappa, 1975); Georgetown University (J.D., 1979). Counsel to U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee, 1979-1984. Clerk to The Hon. Emory M. Sneeden, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit, 1984-1985. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Environmental Law; Health Care Law; Governmental Affairs. Email: Sara S. "Sally" Rogers | | Michael J. Seezen (Member) admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina. Education: Wake Forest University (B.A., cum laude, 1995); University of Tennessee (J.D., summa cum laude, Business Transactions, 1998). Pi Sigma Alpha; Phi Kappa Phi; Order of the Coif. Member, University of Tennessee Law Review. Practice Areas: Securities; Corporate; Municipal Finance. Email: Michael J. Seezen | | Robin Curtis Stanton (Member) admitted to bar, 1993, Virginia; 1994, South Carolina. Education: Christopher Newport College (B.A., 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1993). Order of Wig & Robe. Associate Editor, A.B.A. Real Property, Trust & Probate Journal; Managing Editor for Articles, Journal of Law & Education. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy Law; Debtor and Creditor Rights; Commercial Lending; Real Estate Based Lending; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Robin Curtis Stanton | | W. Marshall Taylor, Jr. (Member) admitted to bar, 1999, South Carolina; 2000, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., Mechanical Engineering, 1990); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1999). Order of the Wig and Robe. Research Editor, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law. Email: W. Marshall Taylor, Jr. | | Jane W. Trinkley (Member) admitted to bar, 1980, South Carolina; 1983, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1986, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of North Carolina (B.A., 1976) Phi Beta Kappa; University of South Carolina (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Order of Wig & Robe; Order of the Coif. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1978-1980; Student Works Editor, 1979-1980. Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference. Practice Areas: ERISA Litigation; Health Care; Class Actions. Email: Jane W. Trinkley | | Joseph D. Walker (Member) admitted to bar, 1981, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., magna cum laude, 1978; J.D., 1981); Georgetown University (LL.M., 1983). Phi Beta Kappa; Order of Wig & Robe. Practice Areas: Tax Law; Estate Planning; ERISA Law. Email: Joseph D. Walker | | Ethan R. Ware (Member) admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina; 1996, Tennessee. Education: Wofford College (B.S., Biology, cum laude, 1982); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1986). Finalist, Moot Court Trial Team. Recipient, Spartanburg Legal Foundation Scholarship. Past President, South Carolina Bar, Natural Resources Section. Member, South Carolina Bar House of Delegates, 1993. Member, American Bar Association Section on Natural Resources, Energy and Environmental Law, 1986—. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; OSHA. Email: Ethan R. Ware | | Robert L. Widener (Member) admitted to bar, 1983, South Carolina, U.S. Supreme Court, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth and Eleventh Circuits; U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit. Education: Phillips Exeter Academy (Honors, 1975); Amherst College (B.A., cum laude, 1979); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1983). Order of Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif; National Dean's List; Phi Alpha Delta. Member, 1981-1982 and Associate Editor-in-Chief, 1982-1983, South Carolina Law Review. Practice Areas: Appellate Law; Litigation. Email: Robert L. Widener | | 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 Charleston Office). Practice Areas: Local Government Law; Public Finance Law. Email: M. William Youngblood | | —————————— | | Jeffrey T. Allen (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 2001); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., 2005); University of Florida (LL.M., Taxation, 2006). Practice Areas: Taxation. Email: Jeffrey T. Allen | | Carrie L. DeVier (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 1999; J.D., cum laude, 2004). Associate Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review. Member: South Carolina Women Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Corporate; Commercial Real Estate; Banking; Economic Development. Email: Carrie L. DeVier | | Ryan Gentry (Associate) admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 2002); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., 2005). Order of the Coif. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Banks and Banking; Real Estate. Email: Ryan Gentry | | R. Hayne Hodges III (Associate) admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University (B.A., 1995); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2000). Practice Areas: Labor and Employment; Civil Litigation; Commercial Litigation. Email: R. Hayne Hodges III | | Ariail Burnside Kirk (Associate) admitted to bar, 2003, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.S., 2000); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., 2003). Student Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Member: American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Health Care; Administrative Law. Email: Ariail Burnside Kirk | | Christopher S. McDonald (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1992; M.A., 2004); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., 2007). Member, John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court. Publications: Note, "Anderson v. Augusta Chronicle: The Plight of the Actual Malice Doctrine in South Carolina Defamation Jurisprudence," South Carolina Law Review (Volume 57, Book 4, 2006); Co-Author, "Utah Newspapers Take Different Approaches to Coverage of First Amendment Controversy," Newspaper Research Journal (Spring/Summer 2005); Co-Author, "When [Professional] Worlds Collide: The Implications of Kasky v. Nike for Public Relations Practice," Public Relations Review (November 2004); Advertising and Public Relations Law, 2nd Ed., published by Lawrence Erlbaum (by Moore and Collins, publication pending fall 2007). Practice Areas: Corporate Transactions; Commercial Real Estate. Email: Christopher S. McDonald | | Andrew Gordon Melling (Associate) admitted to bar, 1995, South Carolina. Education: Vanderbilt University (B.A., 1991); University of Memphis (J.D., 1995). Practice Areas: Litigation; Health Care. Email: Andrew Gordon Melling | | Eve Alexandra Ross (Associate) admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Brigham Young University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1997); University of South Carolina, School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2007). Golden Key; Order of the Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. University Honors, Brigham Young University. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Languages: French, Russian. Practice Areas: Municipal Finance; Economic Development. Email: Eve Alexandra Ross | | Cynthia Smith Turnipseed (Associate) admitted to bar, 1996, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., summa cum laude, 1993); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 1996). Phi Delta Phi. Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, 1994-1996, Publications Editor, 1995-1996, South Carolina Law Review. Member, International Law Society, 1993-1996. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Banking Law. Email: Cynthia Smith Turnipseed | | Michael H. Weaver (Associate) admitted to bar, 2004, South Carolina. Education: University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill (B.S., B.A., 2000); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Wig and Robe; Order of the Coif. Recipient, CALI Award for Contracts and International Ocean Carriage. Editor-in-Chief, ABA Real Property, Probate & Trust Journal. Member: SBA Legislative Council; Pro Bono Board; John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court. Dean's List. Member: South Carolina Bankruptcy Law Association; American Bankruptcy Institute. Practice Areas: Bankruptcy; Corporate; Economic Development. Email: Michael H. Weaver | | SPECIAL COUNSEL | | Sharon Crawley Bramlett (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1985, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1985). Member, Council of Advisors on Consumer Credit, 2001-2003. Practice Areas: Consumer Law; Commercial Law; Commercial Real Estate; Banking Law. Email: Sharon Crawley Bramlett | | Margaret M. Fox (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1992, South Carolina; 1994, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.A., 1981; M.A., Economics, 1983; J.D., 1992). Order of Wig & Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1990-1992. Carolina Legal Scholar, 1989-1992. Law Clerk to The Honorable C. Tolbert Goolsby, Jr., South Carolina Court of Appeals, 1992-1993. Practice Areas: Administrative Law; Telecommunications Law. Email: Margaret M. Fox | | Maria Josefina "Joy" Mandanas (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1989, Georgia; 1993, South Carolina. Education: Duke University (A.B., 1985); Mercer University (J.D., 1989). Member: American Immigration Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Immigration and Naturalization. Email: Maria Josefina "Joy" Mandanas | | Sue-Ann Gerald Shannon (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 2005, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1999); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2004). Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review. Law Clerk to The Honorable Roger M. Young. Adjunct Professor, Legal Writing, USC, School of Law, 2004—. Practice Areas: Telecommunications. Email: Sue-Ann Gerald Shannon | | James C. Siokos (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1994, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1983; J.D., cum laude, 1994). Order of the Coif; Order of the Wig and Robe. Articles Editor, South Carolina Law Review. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Awards in Business Corporations and Creditors & Debtors Rights I. Student Member, John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court, 1993-1994. Practice Areas: Corporate Law; Securities Law; Banking Law. Email: James C. Siokos | | Inez Moore Tenenbaum (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1986, South Carolina. Education: University of Georgia (B.S., 1972; M.Ed., 1974); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1986). Associate Editor-In-Chief, South Carolina Law Review, 1985-1986. South Carolina State Superintendent of Education, 1999-2007. Member: Richland County and American Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Chairman, Natural Resources Section, 1990-1991); South Carolina Defense Trial Attorneys Association; The Association of Trial Lawyers of America. Practice Areas: Public Finance. Email: Inez Moore Tenenbaum | | Lee W. Zimmerman (Special Counsel) admitted to bar, 1981, Colorado; 1993, New York; 2000, South Carolina. Education: United States Air Force Academy (B.S., 1973); University of Pittsburgh (M.A., 1974); University of Colorado (J.D., 1981); George Washington University (LL.M., with high honors, 1991). Sr. Corporate Counsel, Safety-Kleen Corp, 2000-2002. Assistant Regional Counsel, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, 1998-2000. Vice President, Williamsvale New York Central School District, 1999-2000. [Lt. Col., U.S. Air Force, 1969-1993.]. Practice Areas: Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Litigation. Email: Lee W. Zimmerman | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert W. Dibble, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1966, South Carolina and U.S. District Court of South Carolina; 1967, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1972, U.S. Supreme Court; 1978, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit; 1989, U.S. Claims Court; 1994, U.S. Court of Appeals, Eleventh Circuit. Education: University of New Mexico; University of South Carolina (B.S., 1963; J.D., cum laude, 1966). Order of Wig & Robe. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review. Member, U.S. District Court Advisory Committee on Federal Rules and Civil procedure. S.C. Bar Association, Judicial Qualifications Committee, 2001-2003. Permanent Member, Fourth Circuit Judicial Conference, 1981—. Fellow, American College of Trial Lawyers, Committee on Federal Rules of Evidence. Recipient, Platinum Compleat Lawyer Award, 2001. Loss prevention partner for Attorneys' Liability Assurance Society (ALAS) and ethics partner for the firm, 1986-2005. Counsel to the Firm, 1995-2005. Litigation Chair, Columbia Office, 1998-2004. Member, Loss Prevention and Ethics Committee. Practice Areas: Appellate; Civil Litigation. Email: Robert W. Dibble, Jr. | | James P. Fields, Jr. (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1970); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1974). Attorney, South Carolina Senate Judiciary Committee, 1975-1985. Clerk of South Carolina Senate, 1978-1984. Practice Areas: Constitutional Law; Environmental Law; Administrative Law; Government Relations. Email: James P. Fields, Jr. | | James S. Konduros (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1954, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (LL.B., 1954). Executive Assistant to Governor of South Carolina, 1967-1971. Founding Member of the Firm. Founding Member: Board of The Learning Channel; State Board for Technical/Comprehensive Education. Member, South Carolina Commission on Higher Education, 2002-2006. Chairman, The Psaras Foundation. Recipient, The Order of the Palmetto. Practice Areas: Administrative Law. | | Michael Todd Smith (Of Counsel) admitted to bar, 1974, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College; University of South Carolina (B.A., 1971; J.D., 1974). Practice Areas: Real Estate Acquisitions; Timber and Logging Law; Forestry Law; Business Transactions. Email: Michael Todd Smith | Other Office Addresses: Links to Other Offices
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.
Charleston, South Carolina Office: 100 Calhoun Street, Suite 400, 29401. Telephone: 843-723-7831. Facsimile: 843-722-3227.
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 Anderson, Bluffton, Charleston, 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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