South Carolina Bar News February 2012 : Page 4
BAR FOUNDATION NEWS Tribute GIFTS The Bar Foundation acknowledges those who have made gifts in memory or honor of a colleague or friend of the Bar. Names in bold denote the hon-oree. IN MEMORY OF James C. Anders Victor Shaw Evans Jr. C. Cotton Harness III Hon. James W. Johnson Jr. Dr. Harry McKinley Lightsey Jr. Hon. Daniel R. McLeod Grady L. Patterson Jr. Joseph Dawson Shine James Spencer Verner John P . Wilson Charlie E. Baker Emma T. Dean Roy D. Bates Leslie A. Cotter Jr. R. Read Gignilliat Walter B. Todd Jr. Stephen P. Bates Robert D. Robbins Vera Belton Roger B. Jellenik Kathryn Anne Bockman D. Michael Henthorne Capers Bouton David M. Yokel Hon. Walter B. Brown Jr. Catherine S. Hendrix Hon. Mary E. Buchan W. Andrew Beeson Nancy A. Chiles Hon. Timothy H. Pogue Donald E. Rizer James S. Chandler Jr. Amy E. Armstrong Col. Charles R. Counts Herman S. Caldwell Jr. John Bruce Foster Charles P . Edwards Hon. S. Norwood Gasque Hon. T.L. Hughston Jr. Tributes , continued on page 5. Greenville’s David A. Merline Honored with DuRant Award DAVID A. MERLINE OF GREENVILLE RECEIVED THE S.C. BAR FOUNDATION’S 2011 DURANT DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD for meritorious service to the law and the community. The annual recognition is the most prestigious statewide award mem-bers of the Bar can bestow on a fellow attor-ney. The award was pre-sented during the S.C. Bar Convention plenary luncheon on Friday, January 20, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center. Merline is a shareholder with Merline & Meacham, PA, a firm he founded in 1970. He holds both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a certified specialist in both tax law and estate planning/probate law. He was named the 2012 Tax Lawyer of Greenville, SC. Merline served as president of the S.C. Bar from 1996 to 1997. In this position, he created a Task Force on Diversity and Inclusiveness. The results were impressive in bringing many more women and minorities to participate at all levels of Bar leadership. Not only has Merline been involved as a leader in the state bar, he also has been involved with the Greenville County Bar Association since 1968. In 1982, he served as its president. Nationally, Merline participates as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American College of Tax Counsel and the American Bar Association. Other legal related appointments include service as chair of both the S.C. Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and its Taxation Law Specialization Board. 4 February 2012 | SC Bar News | www.scbar.org
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DAVID A. MERLINE OF GREENVILLE RECEIVED THE S.C. BAR FOUNDATION’S 2011 DURANT DISTINGUISHED PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD for meritorious service to the law and the community. The annual recognition is the most prestigious statewide award members of the Bar can bestow on a fellow attorney. The award was presented during the S.C. Bar Convention plenary luncheon on Friday, January 20, at the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center.<br /> <br /> Merline is a shareholder with Merline & Meacham, PA, a firm he founded in 1970. He holds both his undergraduate degree and his law degree from the University of South Carolina. He is a certified specialist in both tax law and estate planning/probate law. He was named the 2012 Tax Lawyer of Greenville, SC.<br /> <br /> Merline served as president of the S.C. Bar from 1996 to 1997. In this position, he created a Task Force on Diversity and Inclusiveness. The results were impressive in bringing many more women and minorities to participate at all levels of Bar leadership. Not only has Merline been involved as a leader in the state bar, he also has been involved with the Greenville County Bar Association since 1968. In 1982, he served as its president.<br /> <br /> Nationally, Merline participates as a fellow of the American College of Trust and Estate Counsel, the American College of Tax Counsel and the American Bar Association. Other legal related appointments include service as chair of both the S.C. Supreme Court Commission on Continuing Legal Education and Specialization and its Taxation Law Specialization Board. Merline has also served on the S.C. Bar Foundation Board of Directors.<br /> <br /> Merline has been active in the community as well. He has served as president of the S.C. Mental Health Association, the Rotary Club of Greenville, the Community Planning Council of Greenville and the Bon Secours St. Francis Health System Foundation. From 1990 to 1994, he served on the board of directors of the Clemson University Foundation.<br /> <br /> Merline’s honors include being named the Tommy Thomason Award recipient in 2000 by the Greenville County Bar Association for maintaining the highest standards of professional and community service. He was the recipient of the Bell Ringer Distinguished Service Award from the S.C. Mental Health Association and the Volunteer of the Year Award from the Clemson University Foundation. He also was honored as Paul Harris Fellow by the Rotary Club of Greenville. He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1956 to 1959.<br /> <br /> About the DuRant Award <br /> <br /> Selection criteria include meritorious service to the law and the community. Established in 1980 to honor living members of the S.C. Bar, the DuRant Award recipient is nominated and selected by his or her professional peers. The Foundation established the award in memory of Charlton DuRant, a well-known Manning attorney who served as state senator and special associate justice of the S.C. Supreme Court.
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