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Address
226 East Main Street
Suite 200, P.O. Box 790
Rock Hill, South Carolina 29731-6790 (York Co.)
Average Client Review Rating
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Average Peer Review Rating
4.4
out of 5
(Main Office) The firm has been engaged in the practice of law continuously since 1873. The firm is conveniently located in Rock Hill, South Carolina, approximately 20 miles south of Charlotte, North Carolina. Attorneys at the firm have expertise in a wide range of matters including local government, commercial real estate and other business transactions, and civil litigation, and practice in both North Carolina and South Carolina. The firm has clients who have retained the firm for more than 50 years. Statement of PracticeAntitrust, Banking, Business Reorganizations, Commercial Transactions, Corporate Formation and Governance, Creditor/Debtor, General Civil Practice in all State and Federal Courts and Administrative Agencies, Employment and Labor, Environmental, Franchising, Government Law, Insurance, Mediation, Mergers and Acquisitions, Real Estate (Commercial and Residential), Tax-Exempt Financing and Municipal Bonds, Title Insurance. Year Established: 1873
Firm Size: 7
Representative Clients:City of Rock Hill, South Carolina
Rock Hill Economic Development Corporation
Rock Hill Industrial Park
Town of Waxhaw, North Carolina
United States Department of the Interior
York County Natural Gas Authority
Chester County Natural Gas Authority
Lancaster County Natural Gas Authority
Patriots Energy Group
Housing Authority of the City of Rock Hill
Housing Authority for the Town of Fort Mill
Housing Authority for the City of Newberry
Bank of America, N.A.
Wachovia Bank of S.C., N.A.
Clover Community Bank
Newland Communities
G.S. Carolina
LGI Development
Sunbelt Corporation
Springs Industries, Inc.
Linville Land Harbor Property Owners Association
People's First Insurance Company
Provident Community Bank
McKenzie Bank
First Citizens Bank.
Address226 East Main Street
Suite 200 P.O. Box 790
Rock Hill, SC 29731-6790, (York Co.)
PhonePhone: 803-327-7191
Fax: 803-327-3868
Website
http://www.spencerfirm.com
C.E. Spencer (1849-1921).
C.W.F. Spencer (1876-1956).
C.W.F. Spencer, Jr. (1911-1985).
Paul W. Dillingham (Member) born Columbia, South Carolina, September 4, 1964; admitted to bar, 1990, South Carolina, 1991, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina and U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: Erskine College (B.A., magna cum laude, 1986); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1990). Garnet Circle; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Panel Member, 1993-2003 and Chairperson, 2003, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Fee Dispute Resolution. Member, Board of Visitors, Medical University of South Carolina, 1998-2000. Member: York County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member: Professional Responsibility Committee, 1992-1993; CLE Committee, 1997-1999; Council Member, Real Estate Practice Section, 2005).Email: Paul W. Dillingham
W. Mark White (Member) born Charleston, South Carolina, December 27, 1968; admitted to bar, 1994, North Carolina, South Carolina, U.S. District Court, Western District of North Carolina, and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1999, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 2000, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of North Carolina; U.S. District Court, Middle District of North Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.S., Mathematics, cum laude, 1991); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1994). Phi Beta Kappa; Phi Eta Sigma; Phi Mu Epsilon; Order of Wig and Robe. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Award in Legal Writing and Research II. Legal Writing Instructor, 1993-1994, University of South Carolina School of Law. Student Editor, ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1992-1994. Member: York County Bar Association (President, 2001); South Carolina Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 2004-2007; Practice and Procedure Committee, 1999; Chairperson, 2003-2006; Editorial Board, South Carolina Lawyer, 2002); North Carolina State Bar.Email: W. Mark White
W. Chaplin Spencer, Jr. (Member) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, September 18, 1971; admitted to bar, 1997, South Carolina; 1998, U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1999, North Carolina; 2000, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., 1993; J.D., cum laude, 1997). Order of the Wig & Robe; Order of the Coif. Research Editor, American Bar Association Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal, 1995-1997. Law Clerk to the Honorable John C. Hayes, III, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit, 1997-1998. Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Representative, Young Lawyers Division (2000-2004). Statewide Community Law Week (Director, 2002); Young Lawyer's Division Service to the Public (Director, 2003-2004). Treasurer, Young Lawyers Division, 2005-2006. Member: York County Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; South Carolina Bar; North Carolina Association of Municipal Attorneys (Board of Directors, 2006).Email: W. Chaplin Spencer, Jr.
R. Alexander Sullivan (Member) born Nashville, Tennessee, November 10, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, North Carolina and South Carolina. Education: Davidson College (B.A., 1995); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1998). Member, Order of the Wig and Robe. Recipient, Victor A. Michalewitz Annual Award for Excellence in Legal Writing, 1996. Member, 1996-1998 and Symposium Editor, 1997-1998, South Carolina Law Review. Associate, Kennedy Covington Lobdell & Hickman, L.L.P., 1998-2003. Sixteenth Judicial Circuit Representative, South Carolina Bar Young Lawyers Division, 2004-2006. Member: York County Bar Association; North Carolina State Bar; South Carolina Bar.Email: R. Alexander Sullivan
ASSOCIATESR. Brent Thompkins (Associate) born Sumter, South Carolina, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S., cum laude, 2005; J.D., cum laude, 2008). Recipient, CALI Excellence, Future Awards in Trusts & Estates. Member and Associate Student Works Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 2006-2008. Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Business Transactions; Commercial Transactions; Local Government Law; Mergers and Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Acquisitions; Commercial Real Estate Development; Commercial Real Estate Financing; Commercial Real Estate Leasing; Residential Real Estate.Email: R. Brent Thompkins
Jeremy D. Melville (Associate) born Perth Amboy, New Jersey, 1983; admitted to bar, 2008, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina Honors College (B.A., Psychology, magna cum laude, 2005); University of South Carolina (J.D., cum laude, 2008). Phi Beta Kappa. Member: Order of the Coif; Order of Wig and Robe. Recipient: M. Kersaw Walsh Award for Academic Excellence in Psychology; CALI Excellence in Products Liability Research Seminar. Member and Staff Editor, South Carolina Law Review, 2006-2008. Member: South Carolina Bar. Practice Areas: Appellate Advocacy; Banking Litigation; Creditor and Debtor Litigation; Commercial Litigation; Employment and Labor Law; Insurance Defense.Email: Jeremy D. Melville
OF COUNSELWilliam L. Ferguson (Of Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina, May 19, 1937; admitted to bar, 1967, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1959); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1967). Assistant Solicitor, Sixteenth Judicial Circuit of South Carolina, 1970-1976; Solicitor, 1977-1989, Retired as Solicitor, 1989. Member: York County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar. [Capt., USAR, active duty, 1960-1965].
Emil W. Wald (Of Counsel) born Richmond, Virginia, August 22, 1934; admitted to bar, 1968, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1973, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit; 1974, U.S. Supreme Court. Education: University of South Carolina (B.S.Ch.E., 1956; J.D., cum laude, 1968). Epsilon Lambda Sigma; Omicron Delta Kappa; Phi Delta Phi. Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Survey Editor, 1966-1967 and Editor-in-Chief, 1967-1968, South Carolina Law Review. Chairman, Commercial and Consumer Law Committee, South Carolina Bar Association, 1970-1975. State Commissioner, 1974-1992 and Chairman, 1981-1988, South Carolina Consumer Affairs Commission. Member, Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1975-1978. Member: York County Bar Association (President, 1974); South Carolina Bar (Member: House of Delegates, 1975-1978; Board of Governors, 1978-1981, 1984-1987; Treasurer, 1981-1982); South Carolina Bar Foundation (Member, Board of Governors, 1983-1987). [Capt., USAFR, active duty, 1957-1960].Email: Emil W. Wald
William C. Spencer (Of Counsel) born Rock Hill, South Carolina, May 30, 1928; admitted to bar, 1954, South Carolina and U.S. District Court, District of South Carolina; 1974, U.S. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit and U.S. Supreme Court. Education: Presbyterian College; University of South Carolina (J.D., 1954). Phi Alpha Delta. United States Commissioner, 1954-1970. Circuit Vice President, South Carolina Bar Association, 1967-1972. Member, Board of Directors and Vice President, South Carolina Bar Foundation, 1972-1974. Member: York County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Resolution of Fee Disputes Board, 1978-1985; Circuit Chairman, 1978-1979; Member, Executive Council, 1979-1985). [Sgt., U.S. Army, active duty, 1946-1948].
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