Background
Merline, David A. was born on February 22, 1934 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
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David A. Merline
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University of South Carolina (Bachelor of Science, 1956. Bachelor of Laws, 1962).
Career
Worked at Merline & Thomas, P.A. (Greenville, South Carolina) specializing in Taxation, Estate Planning, Trusts and Estates, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions, Probate, Pension and Profit-Sharing Law, Employee Benefits Law. Admitted to the bar, 1962, South Carolina. 1969, United States. District Court for the District of South Carolina.
1971, United States.
Tax Court. 1974, United States. Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit. 1976, United States. Supreme Court.
Order of Wig and Robe.
Phi Delta Phi (President, 1961). Omicron Delta Kappa (President, 1955).
Selected in The Best Lawyers in America, 1987, 1989-1990, 1991-1992, 1993-1994 and 1995-1996, in the fields of both Taxation, and Trusts and Estates. Editor-in-Chief, South Carolina Law Quarterly, 1962.
Member, 1990-1994, Board of Directors, Clemson University Foundation.
Member, 1989-1992 and Chairman, 1991 and 1992, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence. Member, 1992-1995 and Chairman, 1992-1995, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization. Member, 1986-1988 and Chairman, 1988, South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board.
Member: Greenville County (President, 1982) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Secretary, 1993-1994.
Treasurer, 1994-1995. President-Elect, 1995-1996.
President, 1996-1997.
Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1982-1985. Chairman, Tax Section, 1984-1985. Member: House of Delegates, 1984.
Board of Governors, 1986-1989, 1993.
Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section). Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel.
American College of Trust and Estate Counsel. South Carolina Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1995).
American Bar Foundation.
Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1956-1959 (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina). Merline & Thomas, P.A., was founded by David A. Merline in 1970. John R. Thomas joined the firm in 1975.
David A. Merline, Junior, joined the firm in 1984.
Keith G. Meacham joined the firm in 1988. Robert East. August joined the firm in 1994 and Randy East. Fisher joined the firm in 1995.
From inception, the firm has specialized in taxation, estate planning, corporate and eleemosynary law, mergers and acquisitions, probate law, and pension and profit-sharing law. David A. Merline, John R. Thomas, David A. Merline, Junior, and Keith G. Meacham are Certified Specialists both in Taxation Law and Estate Planning and Probate Law by The Supreme Court of South Carolina.
In addition, David A. Merline and John R. Thomas have been selected in The Best Lawyers in America and are Fellows in The American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
David A. Merline is also a Fellow in the American College of Tax Counsel. The firm serves the entire state in its specialty fields. All attorneys participate in continuing legal education and professional and community activities.
Achievements
Membership
Member, 1990-1994, Board of Directors, Clemson University Foundation. Member, 1989-1992 and Chairman, 1991 and 1992, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Lawyer Competence. Member, 1992-1995 and Chairman, 1992-1995, The Supreme Court of South Carolina Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization.
Member, 1986-1988 and Chairman, 1988, South Carolina Taxation Law Specialization Advisory Board.
Member: Greenville County (President, 1982) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar (Secretary, 1993-1994. Treasurer, 1994-1995.
President-Elect, 1995-1996.
President, 1996-1997. Delegate, Southeast Region Special Liaison Tax Committee, 1982-1985. Chairman, Tax Section, 1984-1985.
Member: House of Delegates, 1984.
Board of Governors, 1986-1989, 1993. Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section).
Fellow: American College of Tax Counsel. American College of Trust and Estate Counsel.
South Carolina Bar Foundation (Board of Directors, 1995).
American Bar Foundation. Military: Captain, United States Marine Corps, 1956-1959 (Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).
