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Address
812 East North Street, P.O. Box 10796
Greenville, South Carolina 29603 (Greenville Co.)
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4.9
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(Main Office) Merline & Meacham, P.A., was established in 1970. David A. Merline, David A. Merline, Jr., Keith G. Meacham and Robert E. August are Certified Specialists both in Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina. In addition, David A. Merline, David A. Merline, Jr., Keith G. Meacham and Robert E. August have been selected in The Best Lawyers in America. David A. Merline, David A. Merline, Jr., Keith G. Meacham, and Robert E. August are Fellows in The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. David A. Merline is a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel. The firm serves the entire state in its specialty fields. Statement of PracticeTaxation, Estate Planning, Mergers and Acquisitions, Corporate Law, Partnership Law, Business Law, Employee Benefits Law, Pension and Profit-Sharing Law, ERISA, Probate, Non-Profit and Tax Exempt Organizations, Trusts and Estates, Business Sales, Representation before the Internal Revenue Service. Year Established: 1970
Firm Size: 7
Address812 East North Street P.O. Box 10796
Greenville, SC 29603, (Greenville Co.)
PhonePhone: 864-242-4080
Fax: 864-242-5758
Website
http://www.merlineandmeacham.com
David A. Merline (Shareholder) born Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, February 22, 1934; admitted to bar, 1962, South Carolina; 1969, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1971, U.S. Tax Court; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1976, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1956; LL.B., 1962). Order of Wig and Robe; Phi Delta Phi (President, 1961); Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1955). Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1962. Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987-2010, in the fields of both Taxation, and Trusts and Estates. Member, 1990-1994, Board of Directors, Clemson University Foundation. Member, 1989-1992 and Chairman, 1991 and 1992, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence. Member, 1992-1995 and Chairman, 1992-1995, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Member, 1986-1988 and Chairman, 1988, South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board. Member: Greenville County (President, 1982) and American (Member, Senior Lawyers Division) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Secretary, 1993-1994; Treasurer, 1994-1995; President-Elect, 1995-1996; President, 1996-1997; Member, House of Delegates, 1984; Board of Governors, 1986-1989, 1993-1998, 2006 ; Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1982-1985; Chairman, Tax Section, 1984-1985; Member: Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section; President, Senior Lawyers Division, 2006-2007). American College of Tax Counsel; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel; South Carolina Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1995-1997, 2003-2006); American Bar Foundation. [Capt., USMC, 1956-1959]. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions; Partnership Law; Probate; Trusts and Estates; Corporate Law.Email: David A. Merline
David A. Merline, Jr. (Shareholder) born Bishopville, South Carolina, October 7, 1958; admitted to bar, 1983, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1985, U.S. Tax Court; 1986, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Furman University (B.A., magna cum laude, 1980); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1983); University of Miami (LL.M., Taxation, 1985). Co-Author: "South Carolina Corporate Practice Manual," South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (2d Ed, 2005); Co-Author: "South Carolina Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships," South Carolina Bar, CLE Division (1995; 2d Ed, 1996; 3d Ed, 2000). Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1999-2010 Employee Benefits Law, 2005-2010 Tax Law and Trusts and Estates, 2008-2010 Corporate Law, 2010 Mergers & Acquisitions Law. Member, Board of Directors, University of South Carolina Law School Association, 1988-1990. Member, 1995-1997, Chairman, 1996-1997, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board. Member: Greenville County (President, Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1987) and American (Member, Business Law Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; Probate, Estate Planning and Trust; Corporate, Banking and Securities Law); Greenville Young Lawyers Association (President, 1989). American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Practice Areas: Taxation; Mergers and Acquisitions; Business Law; Corporate Law; Employee Benefits Law; Estate Planning; Business Sales; Probate.Email: David A. Merline, Jr.
Keith G. Meacham (Shareholder) born Charleston, South Carolina, October 7, 1962; admitted to bar, 1987, South Carolina; 1989, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 1984; J.D., 1987); Emory University (LL.M., Taxation, 1988). Delta Theta Phi. Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 2003-2004, 2005-2006 and 2007, Trusts and Estates. Selected in The Best Lawyers in America 2008, 2009 and 2010, Non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law and Trusts and Estates. Member: 1998-2000 and Chairman, 2000, South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board; South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board, 2003; Board of Directors, 2002-2003, Greenville Hospital System Foundation, Inc.; St. Francis Foundation, 2005. Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Real Property, Probate and Trust Law Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Delegate, 1992-1994, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee; Chairman, 1999-2000, Tax Section; Member, Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section; Executive Council, 1991-1994, Young Lawyers Division); President, 2002-2003, Greenville Estate Planning Council. Fellow: American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Trusts and Estates; Probate; Corporate Law; Tax Exempt Organizations; Nonprofit Law.Email: Keith G. Meacham
Robert E. August (Shareholder) born Dayton, Ohio, March 21, 1967; admitted to bar, 1993, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1995, U.S. Tax Court. Education: University of Dayton (B.A., magna cum laude, 1989); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1992); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 1993). Member: Phi Alpha Delta; Order of the Wig and Robe; Golden Key Honor Society. Symposium Editor, South Carolina Law Review. Recipient: Editor's Award, South Carolina Law Review; American Jurisprudence Award, Debtors and Creditors Rights. Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 2010, Tax Law and Trust and Estates Law. Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax; Probate, Estate Planning and Trust; Tax Section Council); Greenville Estate Planning Council; American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Practice Areas: Taxation; Partnership Law; Business Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Corporate Law; Business Sales; Estate Planning.Email: Robert E. August
Marie Monroe (Attorney) born Laurinburg, North Carolina, December 10, 1973; admitted to bar, 2000, South Carolina. Education: Bowdoin College (A.B., English, cum laude, 1996); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2000); New York University (LL.M., Taxation, 2001). Order of Wig and Robe. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Mergers and Acquisitions and Business Crimes; Arthur B. Custy Tax Award. Research Editor, Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, American Bar Association. Member, Board of Directors, 2002, Gateway House, Inc. Member: Greenville County and American (Member, Taxation Section) Bar Associations; South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Taxation; Estate Planning; Corporate Law; Trusts and Estates; Employee Benefits Law; Nonprofit Organizations Law; Tax Exempt Organizations.Email: Marie Monroe
W. Verne McGough, Jr. (Attorney) born Ontario, Canada, April 19, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Appalachian State University (B.M., 2002); University of South Carolina (I.M.B.A., 2006; J.D., 2006); Boston University (LL.M., Taxation, 2007). Editor in Chief, South Carolina Journal of International Law and Business, 2004-2005. Finance Chair, I.M.B.A. Student Association, 2005-2006. Member: South Carolina Bar. Languages: German. Practice Areas: Taxation; Business Law; Probate; Estate Planning; Mergers and Acquisitions.Email: W. Verne McGough, Jr.
Douglas B. O'Neal (Attorney) born Greenville, South Carolina, April 26, 1980; admitted to bar, 2007, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., 2002); University of South Carolina School of Law (J.D., 2007); University of Florida Levin College of Law (LL.M. in Taxation). Member: Greenville County Bar Association; State Bar of South Carolina; American Bar Association (Member Sections: Real Property, Trusts & Estate Law and Young Lawyers Division).Email: Douglas B. O'Neal
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