HAYNSWORTH SINKLER BOYD - Key Persons
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- Shareholder
- Shareholder Columbia
Parker Barnes focuses on real property and business litigation, primarily on matters involving tax sales, real estate-related disputes, consumer financial services and commercial lending disputes.
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- Associate
- Associate Columbia
- Associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd 's Columbia
Adair Patterson is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Columbia office and focuses her practice on corporate law and commercial real estate. She assists clients with corporate matters, including contract review and negotiation, governance documents, manufacturing supply and purchase agreements, equipment purchases, and sale and leasing agreements. In her real estate practice, Adair advises clients on purchase and sale agreements, financing and commercial leases.
Prior to joining our firm, Adair served as Judicial Law Clerk to the Hon. A. Marvin Quattlebaum, Jr., United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. While in law school, she served as the Senior Student Works Editor for the South Carolina Law Review, was a student member of Women in Law, and received the Joseph O. Rogers Bicentennial Fellowship and Albert C. Todd, III Estate Planning Award.
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., magna cum laude, 2020
Clemson University, M.Ed. Ed.S., 2015
University of Virginia, B.A., 2012
Adam Yount is an experienced litigator with a growing mediation practice as a certified Circuit Court Mediator. In his civil litigation practice, Adam represents various national and regional clients in matters related to premises liability, wrongful death, motor-vehicle matters, commercial and employment disputes and products liability cases. He has significant experience with jury and non-jury trials in state and federal courts throughout South Carolina. Adam is a member of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), an invitation-only national organization of experienced trial lawyers and judges.
Prior to entering private practice, Adam served as law clerk for the Hon. Perry M. Buckner III, South Carolina Circuit Court, Fourteenth Judicial Circuit.
Education
Charleston School of Law, J.D., 2007
Clemson University, B.A., 2001
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- Associate
- Associate Columbia
- Associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd 's Columbia
Alex Mende is an associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Columbia office and works with our civil litigation team representing clients in insurance and products liability matters.
Before joining our firm, Alex served as a Judicial Clerk to the Hon. J. Mark Hayes, II, South Carolina Circuit Court, Seventh Judicial Circuit.
In law school, he was President of the Student Bar Association and a student member of the John Belton O'Neall Inn of Court and 2020 Dean Search Committee.
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- Associate
- Associate Columbia
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- Shareholder
- Shareholder Greenville
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- Special Counsel Greenville
Ayla Connor's practice focuses on representing hospital systems and healthcare providers with medical malpractice and insurance defense claims. She is experienced with all aspects of mediation and trial preparation, including depositions, working with expert medical witnesses and analyzing healthcare system contracts, audit trails and agreements. Ayla also advises hospitals on compliance, peer review and risk management issues.
Before joining the firm, Ayla practiced at a Spartanburg-based law firm. She also served as a law clerk to the Hon. Dennis E. O'Dell, Alabama Circuit Court, 23 rd Judicial Circuit.
While in law school, Ayla served as a Law School Ambassador, was elected to the Student Bar Association, and spent part of her second year as a Judiciary Committee Law Clerk for U.S. Senator Jeff Sessions in Washington D.C. At the University of Alabama, Ayla was inducted into the Anderson Society, which only selects twenty-four seniors a year for their significant contributions to the university and was a member of the Lady Tide soccer team.
Education
University of Alabama School of Law, J.D., 2015
University of Alabama, B.A., summa cum laude, 2011
Job Titles:
- Leader
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Florence
Ben Zeigler is an innovative leader in tax-exempt bond financings, economic development and corporate transactions.
Public finance lawyers in South Carolina are part of a tradition of not only promoting prosperity and progress, but also protecting public trust. Ben is dedicated to that tradition in the context of crafting solutions for public capital needs that are not only efficient and effective, but also consistently in the best interests of his clients and the public.
Ben has a wide range of experience in all areas of public finance, both tax-exempt and taxable bonds, and in economic development and incentive transactions.
EXPERIENCE
• Developed legislation that allowed a rural South Carolina county to finance $60 million in school improvements to be paid through a sales tax
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- Shareholder
- Shareholder Columbia
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- Managing Director
- Member of the Management Committee
- Managing Director, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, P.a., ONE North Main, 2nd Floor, Greenville, SC 29601
- Shareholder & Managing Director Greenville
- Shareholder & Managing Director Greenville / Construction Construction Litigation Contracts & Procurement Government Procurement
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- Co - Leader
- Shareholder Greenville
Brad Love serves as co-leader of our firm's Public Finance Practice Group and is the administrative shareholder for Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office. For nearly twenty-five years, he has advised cities, counties, special-purpose districts, hospitals, continuing care retirement communities, public college foundations and private colleges as they structure financings for their capital and operational needs through the issuance of various types of municipal bonds and other obligations. Brad has an extensive background in all areas of public finance.
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Greenville
Brendan Geraghty's unique blend of experience within private industry and federal government, having served in legal, project and program management positions, makes him a valuable asset for clients interested in or doing business with the federal government. Brendan's in-depth knowledge of private and federal government entities allows him to provide his clients with tailored yet practical legal solutions to address their specific challenges.
With nearly twenty years of industry and federal experience focusing on construction, information technology and defense systems, Brendan is well versed in federal programming and surrounding federal acquisition regulations. Brendan's federal experience includes working with or for the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs, Department of State, Department of Interior, Department of Justice and NASA.
Prior to joining our firm, Brendan served as Director for an 8(a), Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB), where he oversaw and directed all legal matters while managing public sector engineering and construction projects. He regularly advised on Federal Acquisition Regulations and the Small Business Act and their practical effect on project delivery. Brendan led the development of compliance programs, including readiness for Cybersecurity Maturity Model Certification (CMMC).
Brendan served as an officer in the United States Air Force from 2002-2006. As an Acquisition Project Manager, he oversaw engineering and manufacturing of a missile system. Following his active duty service, Brendan continued to work for the Air Force in the area of Foreign Military Sales, working with industry and allies in Asia, Europe and the Middle East. Brendan's final position in government was serving as Senior Project Manager for Naval Information Warfare Systems Command (NAVWAR), leading project management and business operations for health IT projects for military customers worldwide.
Education
University of South Carolina, J.D., 2011
Union College, B.S., 2002
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- Shareholder
- Shareholder Greenville
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- Shareholder
- Commercial Real Estate Attorney
- Named Shareholder With
- Shareholder Charleston
Bryan Kitz is a commercial real estate attorney who counsels clients on a broad range of transactional matters. He represents developers, investors and businesses in the financing, acquisition, development and disposition of various types of commercial real estate, including multifamily, office, retail, industrial and hospitality properties.
Bryan also assists banks and other financial institutions in construction and permanent financing transactions and negotiates complex loan documents on behalf of both borrowers and lenders. He regularly represents landlords and tenants in commercial leasing matters.
Education
Tulane University, J.D., cum laude, 2015
University of Virginia, B.A., 2009
Job Titles:
- Dean 's Ambassadors Award
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- Associate
- Associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd 's Charleston
Carlisle Allen is a family law associate in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Charleston office. In her practice, she focuses on family law and litigation, including divorce, child custody and visitation, and various financial issues.
Before joining the firm, Carlisle practiced family law at an AmLaw 200 firm. Prior to that, she served as a law clerk for the South Carolina Attorney General's office.
Education
University of South Carolina School of Law, J.D., 2020
Clemson University, B.A., 2016
Job Titles:
- Counsel
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Charleston
Carol Clark serves as bond counsel and underwriters' counsel in public financings.
Job Titles:
- Associate
- Associate Greenville
Carson Phillips is a litigator in Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd's Greenville office, where he focuses on toxic tort litigation and is a member of the firm's asbestos team.
Before joining the firm, Carson practiced at a national law firm in Birmingham, Alabama. He has represented corporations, small businesses, individuals, and governmental entities in complex commercial, product liability, and mass tort litigation in state and federal courts throughout the country. In defending these cases, Carson's involvement included offensive and defensive document discovery, drafting key motions and briefs, taking and defending fact and expert depositions, and coordinating bellwether plaintiff discovery.
In addition to representing clients in mass and dispersed litigation, Carson has litigated individual cases involving clients across a variety of industries, including healthcare, financial services, government enforcement, manufacturing, and consumer products.
Education
University of Mississippi School of Law, J.D., summa cum laude, 2020
Auburn University, B.A., cum laude, 2016
Job Titles:
- Secretary
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Charleston
Carter Deupree focuses on real estate and business transactions.
A native of Park Hills, Kentucky, Carter represents individuals, businesses and institutions on real estate matters, corporate transactions, governance issues and financing. He handles both routine and complex business and financial transactions.
Real estate demands sophisticated knowledge. To successfully acquire, develop, finance or invest requires a thorough understanding of the law, as well as a good business sense. Carter works closely with his clients at Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd, helping them to find the right legal solution for their situations.
EXPERIENCE
• Acted as borrower's counsel in connection with the purchase and development of a historic site in downtown Charleston to be renovated as a mixed-use project valued at over $50 million
Job Titles:
- Shareholder
- Shareholder Florence
Charlie Ipock is an experienced litigator and negotiator who advises his clients on strategic approaches to help them achieve their goals. He seeks first to understand resolutions desired by his clients and sets forth frameworks through which those resolutions may be reached whether that be through negotiation, litigation, or alternative dispute resolution. Charlie has negotiated trust and estate disputes involving corpus' well in excess of ten-million dollars and has mediated and resolved over a hundred matters.
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- Shareholder Columbia Greenville
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Department
- Shareholder & General Counsel Greenville
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Management Committee Member / General Counsel
- Shareholder & Management Committee Member Charleston
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Shareholder & Management Committee Member Columbia / Commercial
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- Director of Marketing
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Moran - Director Facilities & Risk Management
Mac McLean has been a Certified Tax Specialist for over 25 years. He works primarily in the areas of estate planning, corporate tax planning and retirement program planning.
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- Chief Financial Officer
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Member of the Management Committee
- Shareholder & Management Committee Member Columbia
A valuable member of our Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd team, Bryan Hickey blends a background of law and engineering to help domestic and international businesses and individuals acquire and use intellectual property, engineering and technology assets and resolve complex disputes. He assists in brand and trademark matters, internet business, intellectual property in mergers, acquisitions and company name and brand changes, technology litigation and arbitration, as well as corporate governance and insurance coverage matters.
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- Member of the Management Committee
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- Special Counsel Greenville
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- Special Counsel Charleston
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- Human Resources Director
- Member of the Management Committee
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- Special Counsel Greenville
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- Member of the Management Committee
- LPM - Director, Process Improvement and Legal AI