David A. Merline, Jr.
Recognized since 2011
Greenville, South Carolina
Practice Areas
Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
Corporate Law
Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
Litigation - ERISA
Litigation - Trusts and Estates
Litigation and Controversy - Tax
Mergers and Acquisitions Law
Nonprofit / Charities Law
Tax Law
Trusts and Estates
Mr. Merline is a shareholder in the firm. Mr. Merline has been with the firm since 1983. He is a certified specialist in the fields of both Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina. He is listed in the book The Best Lawyers in America in the following fields: Business Organizations, Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits Law, Litigation - ERISA, Litigation - Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy - Tax, Mergers & Acquisitions Law, non-Profit/Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates Law. Mr. Merline received his Bachelor of Arts Degree, magna cum laude, from Furman University, his Juris Doctor Degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law, and his Master of Laws in Taxation Degree from the University of Miami School of Law. He is a Fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. He is a past Chairman of the South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board. He is a past member of the Board of Directors of the University of South Carolina Law School Association. He is a past President of the Greenville County Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, and the Greenville Young Lawyers Association. Mr. Merline is co-author of the books: South Carolina Corporate Practice Manual, South Carolina Bar CLE Division (2d Ed. 2005) and South Carolina Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships, South Carolina Bar CLE Division (4th Ed. 2012).
www.merlineandmeacham.com
www.merlineandmeacham.com
Contact & Links
Location
- 812 East North Street
P.O. Box 10796
Greenville, SC 29603
Languages
- English
Education
- University of Miami , LL. M Taxation, graduated 1985
- University of South Carolina-Columbia, J.D., graduated 1983
- Furman University, Economics and Business, graduated 1980
Affiliations
- American Bar Association - Member
- South Carolina Bar - Corporate Section - Member
- South Carolina Bar - Probate Trust and Estate Section - Member
- South Carolina Bar - Tax Section - Member
- Greenville County Bar Association - Member
- American College of Trust and Estate Counsel (ACTEC) - Fellow
State Clerkships
- South Carolina - Court of Appeals
- South Carolina - Supreme Court
- South Carolina - Trial Courts
Headquarters:
Greenville, South Carolina
6 The Best Lawyers in America® awards
2 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America awards
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Litigation - ERISA, Greenville (2022)
- Corporate Law, Greenville (2021)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Greenville (2020)
- Litigation - ERISA, Greenville (2019)
- Trusts and Estates, Greenville (2018)
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Greenville (2017)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Greenville (2016)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Greenville (2014)
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Greenville (2013)
- Tax Law, Greenville (2010)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2022 for work in:
- Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law
- Litigation - ERISA
- Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships)
- Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law
- Corporate Law
- Mergers and Acquisitions Law
- Nonprofit / Charities Law
- Litigation - Trusts and Estates
- Litigation and Controversy - Tax
- Tax Law
- Trusts and Estates
Special Focus
- Audits
- Business and Succession Planning
- Business Planning
- Closely-Held Businesses
- Corporate and Partnership Transactions
- Corporate Finance
- Criminal
- Emerging Business
- Employee Benefits
- ERISA
- ESOPS
- Estate Planning
- Executive Compensation
- Exempt Organizations
- Family Businesses
- Fiduciary Responsibility
- Financial Institutions
- Gift Planning
- Insurance Planning
- Intra-Company Disputes
- Investment Management
- Joint Ventures
- Leveraged Buyouts
- Limited Liability Companies
- Mergers & Acquisitions
- Partnerships
- Pension, Health and Welfare
- Private
- Probate
- Qualified Plans
- Real Estate
- Strategic Alliances
- Succession Planning
- Tax
- Tax Disputes
- Tax-Exempt Organization
- Transactions
- Wealth Management
- Wills
Awards:
- Co-Author SC Limited Liability Companies
- Co-Author SC Corporate Practice
- Certified Specialist Taxation Law
- Certified Specialist Estate Planning & Probate Law
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