Cary's practice is evenly divided between general corporate and transactional matters and tax law. He also represents a number of nonprofit organizations and is active in conservation matters as an authority on the law of conservation easements in South Carolina. Cary has been recognized as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" for nearly 20 years.
Cary H. Hall, Jr.
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1993 Awarded Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Tax Law
Awarded Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships) Corporate Law Tax Law
Biography
Locations
Education
- Harvard University, J.D., graduated 1975
- Princeton University, A.B., graduated 1969
Bar Admissions
Affiliations
- Naturaland Trust - Director
- Legacy Early College - Director
- Upstate Forever - Legal Advisor
- Upstate Visual Arts - Legal Advisor
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Corporate Law, Greenville (2025)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Greenville (2017)
- Corporate Law, Greenville (2014)
- Tax Law, Greenville (2011)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Corporate Law
- Tax Law
Special Focus:
- Tax
Awards:
- Named as "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers Greenville Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2017
- Named One of the Top 25 Lawyers in SC by South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2014
- Named Greenville Corporate Law "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers, 2014
- Recognized as "Legal Elite" by Greenville Business Magazine, 2012-Present
- Named Greenville's "Tax Law Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers, 2011
- Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers, 2008-Present
- Listed in Chambers USA, 2003-Present
- Listed in Best Lawyers in America, 1993-Present
Additional Information
Case History
Transactions
- Representative matters include
- Represented a container recycling business in the sale of its assets to BB&T Capital, valued at $10 million
- Represented a venture fund in the purchase of the assets of a nuclear power maintenance company for $2 million
- Represented a software company in the sale of its assets to an investment group, also valued at $10 million
- Represented a staffing company in the purchase of the assets of a division of CH2.Mhill for $1 million
- Represented landowner donating a conservation easement over 3,000 acres in Beaufort County
- Represented landowner donating a conservation easement over 1,400 acres in Spartanburg County
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