Overview
William represents a wide range of clients, focusing on their real estate and related business needs, including acquisitions, dispositions, financings, leases, development, zoning matters, ownership, and corporate governance.
William also provides representation of lenders in real property secured financings throughout South Carolina. William serves as outside counsel to state institutions and nonprofits in regard to commercial real estate matters and related legal issues.
William is an agent and approved attorney for multiple title insurance companies, including Chicago Title, Investors Title Insurance Company, and Fidelity National Title Insurance Company.
Representative Experience
The following examples are representative of the attorney’s practice and are not intended to indicate or predict similar results can be obtained for other clients. See Disclaimer
- Representation of developers in various multi-family and single lot residential developments in South Carolina (services include counsel related to acquisition, subdivision, entitlement process, establishment of covenants, construction, and drafting of sale contracts to end users)
- Represented developer in multi-million dollar acquisition of property for an urban infill project in downtown Charleston
- Successfully co-represented owner in a circuit court appeal of a City of Charleston Board of Zoning Appeals-Zoning (BZA) decision denying owner’s special exception request for an accommodations use in downtown Charleston
- Represented owner in successful reduction of real property tax assessments for a large multi-family project in Charleston county
- Co-represented purchaser in $20 million dollar acquisition of manufactured housing communities in various counties across South Carolina
- Represented landlord in successful negotiation of warehouse lease with Fortune 50 tech company
- Represented purchaser in $7 million acquisition of land and subsequent development as a mixed-use community
- Represented owner in negotiation of workforce housing agreement with the City of Charleston for a large mixed-used, multi-family development in downtown Charleston
- Represented purchaser in $10 million acquisition of commercial multi-tenant property
- Represented purchaser in multi-million dollar asset purchase and lease assumption for amusement park
- Represented developer in creation of planned unit developments (PUDs) in downtown Charleston
- Represented private lender in real property secured financings throughout South Carolina
- Represented private investor in acquisitions and sales of multi-million dollar industrial properties in Dorchester and Charleston counties
- Represented developer of mixed-use communities in several counties. Representation includes acquisition, subdivision, financing, development, and divesture
Notable
Notable
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, Real Estate Law and Land Use/Zoning Law, 2021-2025; Eminent Domain and Condemnation Law, 2023-2025; Corporate Law, 2024-2025; Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), 2024-2025
- South Carolina Super Lawyers® “Rising Star”, Real Estate, 2022-2024
- Charleston Business Magazine Legal Elite, Commercial Real Estate, 2023
- SCBIZ Magazine, 2022 Real Estate Attorneys Power List
- Board Member, Rotary Club of Charleston - Downtown Breakfast
News
News
Affiliations
Affiliations
- American Bar Association
- South Carolina Bar
- Charleston County Bar Association
- American Land Title Association
- Urban Land Institute
- Association for Corporate Growth
Capabilities
Education
J.D., University of Richmond School of Law, 2017
B.A., University of Mississippi, 2013
Admissions
- South Carolina, 2017