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| | Address | | 234 North Church Street, P.O. Box 451 | | Spartanburg, South Carolina 29304 | | (Spartanburg Co.) | | Mailing Address: P.O. Drawer 451, Spartanburg, SC, 29304 | | | |
| | Contact Information | | Phone: 864-582-5630 | | Fax: 864-585-2034 | | | | Send Us Email |  |
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| Butler, Means, Evins & Browne, P.A. practices in the following areas of law:
General Practice. Corporate, Estate Planning, Insurance, Probate, Public Utilities, Real Estate, Workers Compensation and Health Care. Trials and Appeals in all Courts. | Firm Profile:
Founded as a father and son general local practice law firm prior to 1900, the present successor professional association dates from July 1, 1971, when the firms of Butler, Chapman & Morgan merged with Means, Evins, Browne & Hamilton. Expansion into specialized areas of law brought representation of clients in Greenville, Union and Cherokee Counties and before state and federal agencies in Columbia from the office of the firm in Spartanburg. Principal representation has expanded to include corporate, insurance, commercial, business, health care, estate planning and probate, elder care planning, utilities, construction, products liability, workers' compensation and debtor/creditor law, and trials in all courts and administrative forums. The partners and associates participate in professional, governmental, political and community affairs, and actively provide leadership in all such areas. | | Firm Size: 8 | Representative Clients:
Banks: National Bank of South Carolina; Wachovia Bank; Bank of America; Arthur State Bank. Commercial-Miscellaneous: Holden's Marine Center; Pettit Construction Co.; Ford Motor Credit; First South Bank; Weavetec, Inc.; BMS Rehabilitation, Inc.; Palmetto Radiology, P.A.; Abbeville County Memorial Hospital; Carolina Cardiology Consultants; Carolina Medical Affiliates; Family Physicians of Spartanburg; Advanced Therapy Solutions. Insurance: Equitable Life Assurance Society; Horace Mann Insurance Companies; Liberty Mutual Insurance Company; Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company; Prudential Insurance Company of America; State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company; St. Paul-Travelers Insurance Companies; Wausau Insurance Company; Marsh U.S.A., Inc.; S.C. Joint Underwriters Association; EMC Insurance Company. Manufacturers: Leigh Fibers; Stark Truss Company; Spartan Metal Products Company, Inc.; Priority Metal Products Company; AMAMCO Tool & Supply Company. Real Estate: Spartanburg Board of Realtors, Inc.; Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina; Hillside Partnership II; Long View Stock Farm, Inc. Charitable: Habitat for Humanity of Spartanburg; Upstate Homeless Coalition of South Carolina; The Arts Partnership of Greater Spartanburg. |
COUNSEL FOR: Greenville-Spartanburg Airport District; Commissioners of Public Works of the City of Spartanburg; Poplar Springs Fire District; Blue Ridge Rural Water Company. |
APPROVED ATTORNEYS FOR: Federal Land Bank; Lawyers Title Insurance Company; Chicago Title Insurance Company. | Office Hours:
Monday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Tuesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Wednesday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Thursday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
Friday: 08:30 AM - 05:30 PM
| Rate Information:
Fixed Hourly Rates
Fixed Fees Available
| | Thomas B. Butler (1903-1972). | | Thomas A. Evins (1913-1991). | | T. Sam Means, Jr. (1921-1999). | | | Thomas A. Phillips (Member) born Royston, Georgia, May 5, 1947; admitted to bar, 1973, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., magna cum laude, 1969; J.D., 1973). Phi Delta Phi. Chairman, Real Estate Practices Section, South Carolina Bar, 1981-1982. Member, House of Delegates, South Carolina Bar, 1982-1988. Practice Areas: General Practice; Business Law; Real Estate Law. Email: Thomas A. Phillips | | Stanley T. Case (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 29, 1951; admitted to bar, 1976, South Carolina. Education: Washington & Lee University and University of South Carolina (B.S., 1972); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1976). Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member, South Carolina Law Review, 1975-1976. Law Clerk to Chief Justice J. Woodrow Lewis, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1976-1978. Practice Areas: Airport Law; Commercial Law; Construction Law; Defense Litigation; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Stanley T. Case | | William L. Duncan (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, September 11, 1950; admitted to bar, 1980, Kentucky; 1984, South Carolina. Education: Presbyterian College (B.S., cum laude, 1972); University of Louisville (J.D., magna cum laude, 1980). Sigma Kappa Alpha; Blue Key. Member, Brandeis Society, 1979-1980. Prosecutor of the Year, Commonwealth Attorney's Office, 1984. Member: South Carolina Bar; Kentucky Bar Association. Practice Areas: Accident and Personal Injury; Civil Trial; Criminal Law; Domestic Relations Law; Family Law; Personal Injury Law. Email: William L. Duncan | | Edward G. Smith (Member) born Cocoa Beach, Florida, January 3, 1962; admitted to bar, 1989, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.S., 1984); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1989). Member: South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1995-1996; South Carolina Supreme Court Commission on Lawyer Conduct, 1997—. Practice Areas: Appellate Practice; Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Construction Law; Medical Malpractice Defense. Email: Edward G. Smith | | Alan M. Tewkesbury, Jr. (Member) born Aiken, South Carolina, January 17, 1955; admitted to bar, 1980, South Carolina. Education: Clemson University (B.A., 1977); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1980); Emory University (LL.M., in Taxation, 1990). Law Clerk, Associate Justice Bruce Littlejohn, South Carolina Supreme Court, 1980-1982. Assistant Solicitor, 7th Judicial Circuit, South Carolina, 1982-1983. Member, South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1985-1988. Attorney to assist Disciplinary Counsel South Carolina Supreme Court Board of Commissioners on Grievances and Discipline, 1999—. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Probate; Estate Planning; Trust; Council, 2004—; Chair, 2006-2007. Practice Areas: Estate Planning; Probate. Email: Alan M. Tewkesbury, Jr. | | Paul B. Zion (Member) born Cleveland, Ohio, July 7, 1954; admitted to bar, 1979, South Carolina. Education: Furman University (B.A., cum laude, 1976); University of South Carolina (J.D., 1979). Pi Gamma Mu. Member, Society of Wig and Robe. Member, University of South Carolina Law Review, 1977-1979. Author: Note, "Mandatory Recording of Personal Property Leases in South Carolina: An Examination of the South Carolina Bailment Statute as Affected by U.C.C. Article Nine," 30.3, South Carolina Law Review 557, 1979. Member: Spartanburg County Bar Association; South Carolina Bar (Member, House of Delegates, 1999-2002); American Health Lawyers Association. Practice Areas: Business Law; Health Care; Physicians Contracts; Estate Planning. Email: Paul B. Zion | | J. Kevin Owens (Member) born Spartanburg, South Carolina, August 3, 1972; admitted to bar, 1998, South Carolina. Education: Wofford College (B.A., 1994); Mississippi College (J.D., magna cum laude, 1998). Member: Mississippi College Law Review, 1997-1998; Moot Court Board, 1997-1998. Author, "Ethical Obligations of Mississippi Insurance Defense Lawyers," 17 Miss. C.L. Rev. 359. Member: Spartanburg County Bar; South Carolina Bar; Charles Clark Inn of American Inns of Court. Practice Areas: Defense Litigation; Products Liability; Accidents; Personal Injury; Construction Law; Collections. Email: J. Kevin Owens | | OF COUNSEL | | Robert E. Browne, III (Of Counsel) born Columbia, South Carolina, July 4, 1921; admitted to bar, 1949, North Carolina; 1952, South Carolina. Education: University of South Carolina (A.B., magna cum laude, 1942); University of Virginia (LL.B., 1947). Phi Beta Kappa; Omicron Delta Kappa. Member, Executive Council, Fee Disputes Board, South Carolina Bar, 1978-1987. Life Fellow, American Bar Foundation. Practice Areas: Banking Law; Business Organization; Construction Law; Real Estate Law; Utility Law. Email: Robert E. Browne, III | | Elford H. Morgan (Of Counsel) born Charlotte, North Carolina, December 10, 1935; admitted to bar, 1961, North Carolina; 1965, South Carolina. Education: Davidson College (A.B., 1958); University of North Carolina (LL.B., 1961). Member, Supreme Court Board on Grievances and Discipline, 1981-1986. Member: South Carolina Defense Trial Association; Defense Research Institute. [Capt., JAGC, 1961-1965]. Practice Areas: Insurance Defense Law; Litigation Defense; Workers Compensation Law. Email: Elford H. Morgan | All Lawyers are Members of the South Carolina Bar, Spartanburg County Bar Associations. |
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