Burnet R. Maybank III

Firm: Nexsen Pruet, LLC
Location: Columbia - SC

  • 1230 Main Street Suite 700
    Columbia, South Carolina 29201
    USA
  • Tel : 803.540.2048
  • Fax : 803.727.1472
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Burnie Maybank is a two-time former Director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue who now represents companies and organizations needing state and local tax (SALT), tax controversy and economic development incentives assistance.  Burnie has experience in New Market Tax Credit transactions, Opportunity Zone matters, as well as work related to Abandoned Building and Historic Preservation tax credits. Maybank released many South Carolina Department of Revenue policy documents on the incentives when he served as Director of South Carolina Department of Revenue.

He returned to Nexsen Pruet in 2006 after serving as Director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue under Governor Mark Sanford from 2003 through 2005. He also served in that position under Governor David Beasley from 1995 to 1999.

Burnie’s practice includes:

  • Economic Development incentives
  • State and Local Tax
  • Tax Controversy
  • Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving, including Conservation Easements
  • Alcohol Beverage Control

At the request of SC Senate Finance Chairman Hugh Leatherman, Burnie served as Chair of the S.C. Tax Realignment Commission (TRAC).  The Commission was charged with submitting a comprehensive tax restructuring plan. That plan was submitted in 2010.

At the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell, Burnie served on the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Study Committee, which examined the feasibility and benefits of  public/private partnerships to improve the state’s roads, highways and bridges.

He has served on the statewide transition teams of S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis, former Treasurer Thomas Ravenel and former S.C. Governor Mark Sanford.

Burnie received national press in 2005 regarding the S.C. Department of Revenue’s investigation of potentially abusive conservation easement donations, as well as the Department’s investigation under IRS Circular 230 of tax professionals who were involved in tax shelters.

He is co-author of a number of books and law review articles including:

  • South Carolina Tax Incentives for Economic Development;
  • Local, State, and Federal Tax Incentives for Conservation Easements;
  • and State Tax Crimes, all published for the Department of Revenue.

He has also co-authored:

  • South Carolina Nonprofit Corporate Practice Manual (2015), second edition, published by the South Carolina Bar
  • South Carolina Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships (1st & 3rd Editions);
  • The Law of Automobile Insurance (1st-5th Editions);
  • and South Carolina Nonprofit Corporate Practice Manual(2007), published by the South Carolina Bar.

The South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance’s presented Burnie with the 2007 Defender of Manufacturing Award.

Areas of Experience

  • Nonprofit and Exempt Organizations
  • Economic Development
  • State and Local Taxation
  • Tax Controversy
  • Tax Law
  • Public Finance

Recognition

  • Rated AV Preeminent for Twenty Years by Martindale-Hubbell
  • Recommended and Exclusive Featured Attorney for  Columbia – SC by Premier Tax Lawyers 2019
  • Achieved “Highest Possible Rating in Both Legal Ability & Ethical Standards” by Martindale-Hubbell 2017, 2018
  • 2015 “Legal Elite of the Midlands”
  • Best Lawyers in the Midlands in Tax Law by Columbia Metropolitan Magazine since 2015
  • Best Lawyers in America® “Lawyer of the Year” for Tax Law (Columbia)
  • Appointed by Governor Haley to the Agency Head Salary Commission (2014)
  • S.C. Treasurer Curtis Loftis transition team (2010-2011)
  • South Carolina Economic Developers Association’s “2010 Ally of the Year”
  • Best Lawyers in America since 2009
  • Listed in South Carolina Super Lawyers for Tax (2014)
  • Chair, S.C. Tax Realignment Commission (TRAC) (2010-2011)
  • South Carolina’s first Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation (1995-1999); second term (2003-2005)
  • Member of the Coordinating Council for Economic Development and Chair of the Enterprise Zone Subcommittee (1995-1999 and 2003-2005)
  • Received Order of the Palmetto from both S.C. Governor Carroll Campbell and S.C. Governor David Beasley
  • 2007 Recipient of the South Carolina Manufacturers Alliance Defender of Manufacturing Award
  • Former General Counsel in the S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
  • Compleat Lawyer Award from USC School of Law (1998)
  • L.H. “Sonny” Siau Award of Excellence from the South Carolina Association of Auditors, Treasurers, and Tax Collectors
  • Transition Team for former S.C. Governor Mark Sanford
  • Legal Counsel to Former S.C. Governor Carroll Campbell
  • Former Commissioner on the S.C. Public Service Commission
  • Former Member of the Board of South Carolina’s Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
  • Former S.C. Deputy Securities Commissioner in S.C. Secretary of State’s Office
  • Government Efficiency and Accountability Review Committee, former member
  • S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Study Committee, former member
  • 2006 Palmetto Leadership Award from the S.C. Policy Council
  • 2005 Public Servant of the Year Award from Upstate Forever
  • Agency Directors Organization (2004-2005)

 

Nexsen Pruet, LLC

The words of Julian Nexsen, for whom our law firm is named, still hold true today.

It all started back in 1945 with two lawyers in a small office in Columbia, S.C.  From its earliest days, the firm emphasized excellence, integrity and service—the characteristics that have driven its success.

From its humble beginnings, Nexsen Pruet quickly established itself in South Carolina’s Capital, attracting top-tier clients like the City of Columbia, First National Bank and South Carolina Electric and Gas.

Through the 1950s and ‘60s, the firm continued to grow, but it was a slow process.  The leaders of the firm did not believe that bigger necessarily is better.

However by the 1970s, the demand for legal services was growing and clients began to seek attorneys who focused in specific areas.  So the pace of growth quickened.

Through the 1980s, the firm brought in accomplished attorneys and hired top law school graduates.

In the 1990s and into the 2000s, the firm merged with existing practices and opened offices in new locations.  Today, Nexsen Pruet has offices in Charlotte, Greensboro and Raleigh, N.C. as well as Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head and Myrtle Beach, S.C.

Nexsen Pruet ranks among the National Law Journal’s 250 largest U.S. firms and as the firm’s client base grows, we continue to add new industry services to better serve them.

In 2013, Nexsen Pruet launched NP Strategy, a wholly-owned communications subsidiary that offers assistance with media relations, crisis communication, community assessment, project launch and stakeholder management.