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Charles H. Mercer, Jr.

Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
  • Recognized Since:
    2013
  • Recognized in:
    Commercial Litigation
    Tax Law
  • Website:
    http://www.nelsonmullins.com
  • Location:
    GlenLake One, Suite 200
    4140 Parklake Avenue
    Raleigh, NC 27612

Charles Mercer is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Mr. Mercer has represented clients before state and federal courts and administrative boards and commissions. Mr. Mercer serves as a lawyer and advisor to corporations, partnerships, and individuals on a variety of issues. He provides counsel, guidance, and strategic advice to clients on a range of complex issues involving litigation and administrative matters, regulatory questions, and economic development strategies.

Mr. Mercer has enjoyed a wide-ranging legal practice for more than 30 years, including serving on the national asbestos product liability trial team for a major industrial manufacturer; serving as lead counsel on a national insurance insolvency project for a large national manufacturer and managing the company’s claims against insolvent insurers; advising and representing Fortune 100 companies on state and local tax litigation and planning matters; handling a wide range of commercial, regulatory, and tax litigation matters; representing clients on economic development issues; and counseling companies and individuals regarding the handling of sensitive business matters.

Mr. Mercer’s experience representing clients on a variety of matters, along with his service as special counsel to a United States Congressman, member of The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, and law school teaching, provide him with a diverse background and the ability to work with clients to develop strategies that can lead to efficient problem-solving; to manage a range of litigation, administrative, and regulatory matters; and to provide sound, straightforward advice. He appreciates the opportunity to serve the client, and he understands the client/lawyer relationship.

 

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Lawyer Bio

Charles Mercer is a partner of Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP. Mr. Mercer has represented clients before state and federal courts and administrative boards and commissions. Mr. Mercer serves as a lawyer and advisor to corporations, partnerships, and individuals on a variety of issues. He provides counsel, guidance, and strategic advice to clients on a range of complex issues involving litigation and administrative matters, regulatory questions, and economic development strategies.

Mr. Mercer has enjoyed a wide-ranging legal practice for more than 30 years, including serving on the national asbestos product liability trial team for a major industrial manufacturer; serving as lead counsel on a national insurance insolvency project for a large national manufacturer and managing the company’s claims against insolvent insurers; advising and representing Fortune 100 companies on state and local tax litigation and planning matters; handling a wide range of commercial, regulatory, and tax litigation matters; representing clients on economic development issues; and counseling companies and individuals regarding the handling of sensitive business matters.

Mr. Mercer’s experience representing clients on a variety of matters, along with his service as special counsel to a United States Congressman, member of The University of North Carolina Board of Governors, and law school teaching, provide him with a diverse background and the ability to work with clients to develop strategies that can lead to efficient problem-solving; to manage a range of litigation, administrative, and regulatory matters; and to provide sound, straightforward advice. He appreciates the opportunity to serve the client, and he understands the client/lawyer relationship.

 

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Bar Admissions:

  • North Carolina, North Carolina
 

Court Admissions:

  • Supreme Court of the United States
  • U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina
  • U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina

Affiliations:

  • American Bar Association -
  • Council on State Taxation -
  • Institute for Professionals in Taxation -
  • New York University, Duke University, Campbell University, and the University of Miami schools of law - Has lectured
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Litigation Section and Tax Section (Member, Tax Section Council)

Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for work in:

  • Commercial Litigation
  • Tax Law
 

Awards:

  • AV® Preeminent™ Peer Review Rated by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Fellow, American College of Tax Counsel
  • Best Lawyers in America® - Tax Law (2013-2018)
  • Citizen Lawyer Award, presented by North Carolina Bar Association (2011)
  • Order of the Long Leaf Pine, presented by the Governor of North Carolina (2009, 2012)

Areas of Expertise:

  • State and Local Tax
 

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Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
http://www.nelsonmullins.com
 
Headquarters
Atlantic Station, Suite 1700
201 Seventeenth Street, NW
Atlanta, GA 30363
(404) 322.6000
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