Background
Merline, Junior, David A. was born on October 7, 1958 in Bishopville, South Carolina, United States.
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David A. Merline, Junior.
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Furman University (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1980). University of South Carolina (Juris Doctor, 1983). University of Miami (Master of Laws in Taxation, 1985).
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, 1983, South Carolina, United States. District Court for the District of South Carolina and United States.
Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.
1985, United States. Tax Court. 1986, United States. Supreme Court.
Company-Author: "South Carolina Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships," South Carolina Bar, Continuing legal education Division (1995). Member, Board of Directors, University of South Carolina Law School Association, 1988-1990.
Member, 1995; Chairman, 1996, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board.
Member: Greenville County (President of Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1987) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation. Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations. South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax.
Probate, Estate Planning and Trust).
Greenville Young Lawyers Association (President, 1989). Greenville Estate Planning Council.
(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, Board of Directors, University of South Carolina Law School Association, 1988-1990. Member, 1995; Chairman, 1996, South Carolina Estate Planning and Probate Law Specialization Advisory Board. Member: Greenville County (President of Taxation, Estate Planning, Probate and Trust Law Section, 1987) and American (Member, Sections on: Taxation.
Real Property, Probate and Trust Law) Bar Associations.
South Carolina Bar (Member, Sections on: Tax. Probate, Estate Planning and Trust).
Greenville Young Lawyers Association (President, 1989). Greenville Estate Planning Council.
(Certified Specialist, Taxation Law, and Estate Planning and Probate Law, The Supreme Court of South Carolina).
