Being in business brings challenges. We help businesses unravel thorny legal issues from start-up to shareholder disputes. We counsel business founders on choosing and establishing corporations, partnerships, and limited liability companies. We prepare organizational documents including articles of incorporation or organization, by-laws, and license applications and other documents. We advise and help businesses implement strategies addressing:

• Management and Governance
  
• Business Succession
  
• Stock Transfer Restriction
  
• Buy-Sell Agreements
  
• Shareholder Management Agreements
  
• Partnership and Operating Agreements
  
• Employment Agreements
  
• Executive Equity Participation Arrangements (Deferred Compensation and Phantom Stock Plans, etc.).

We routinely help clients prepare:

• Contracts with Customers and Suppliers
  
• Commercial Real Estate and Equipment Leases
  
• Real Estate and Equipment Purchase
  
• Sale Contracts and Commercial Loan Documents.

We represent buyers and sellers in business merger, acquisition, and divestiture transactions, with a focus on structuring transactions for optimal tax treatment. We represent businesses and their owners intent on resolving:

• Shareholders' Disputes
  
• Rights and Responsibilities of:
  
  • Corporate Shareholders
    
  • Directors and Officers
    
  • Partnership General and Limited Partners
    
  • Limited Liability Company Members and Managers

Corporate and Business Attorneys
Alex Weatherly has more than 20 years’ experience in tax and estate planning law. A certified public accountant, he’s a member of the South Carolina Association of Certified Public Accountants. He co-authored continuing legal education manuals on estate planning and estate administration. Learn More About Alex Weatherly

Bert Brannon is a fellow in the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel and has been certified as a Specialist in Estate Planning and Probate law by the South Carolina Supreme Court. Mr. Brannon was selected by his peers for inclusion in 25th Anniversary Edition of The Best Lawyers in America 2008 ® in the field of Trusts and Estates and was selected for inclusion in the 2010 edition of South Carolina Super Lawyers Magazine in the fields of Estate Planning & Probate and Closely Held Business. Learn More About Bert Brannon