Buist Byars & Taylor LLC

Buist Byars & Taylor LLC is a Lawyer in Mt Pleasant, SC. The firm provides legal services in commercial and residential real estate, tax, estate planning, probate, business law, and property litigation. It serves clients across the Lowcountry and the Charleston Tri-county area. The firm holds a rating of 4.50 based on 12 reviews. Tracing its roots to 1958, the firm was established when Thomas G. Buist joined his family’s Charleston law firm. He handled major transactions, including the sale of Kiawah Island in 1974. Custis Byars joined as a partner in 1998, and Gray Taylor joined in 2001 to manage commercial real estate and default services. The firm opened an office in Freshfields Village to serve residential clients on Kiawah and Seabrook Islands. The Mt. Pleasant office handles residential real estate, including sales, purchases, refinances, and foreclosure mitigation. Joseph Garcia manages the Kiawah/Seabrook office, focusing on closings for clients on Kiawah, Seabrook, Wadmalaw, and Johns Islands. Hamlin O’Kelley leads the property litigation practice, handling landlord-tenant disputes, foreclosures, quiet title actions, and construction litigation. The tax, estate planning, and probate department includes attorneys Nate McMurry, Seth Saunders, and Jay Spears. The commercial real estate team represents developers, lenders, and builders in the planning, developing, and financing of residential, commercial, and mixed-use developments. Services include entity formation, title review, financing, equity placement, traditional neighborhood designs, planned development agreements, urban renewal projects, and waterfront development. The property litigation practice covers contract disputes, land use, condemnation, quiet title actions, construction litigation, and representation for homeowner associations. The tax, estate planning, and probate department provides services regarding asset protection, wealth transfer, trust and estate administration, tax planning, and alcohol beverage licensing. Business law services include LLC formation, mergers, dissolutions, and the review of commercial contracts and leases. The firm has been named in the 2024 Best Law Firms® rankings. The firm maintains a solid reputation among the customers it has served, with clients noting the team’s professionalism and attention to detail. Buist Byars & Taylor LLC combines decades of real estate expertise with responsive legal service for clients in Mt Pleasant, SC.

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Services:

• Business Law
• Estate Planning
• Property Litigation
• Real Estate Transactions
• Tax/Estate Planning/Probate
• Taxation