Burnet R. Maybank, III

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Columbia, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
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Practices

Industries
Industries

Burnie Maybank is a member in the firm's economic development and banking & finance practice groups. He represents both public and private entities.  Mr. Maybank returned to the firm's Columbia office 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.

Mr. Maybank's practice focuses on:

  • Economic Development incentives
  • State and Local Tax Controversy Work
  • Exempt Organizations and Charitable Giving, including Conservation Easements
  • Alcohol Beverage Control
  • Regulatory Work before the Public Service Commission
  • Public Finance

Maybank received national press in 2005 regarding the 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.

Career Highlights
Career Highlights
  • Director of the SC Department of Revenue (2003-2005)
  • South Carolina's first Director of the Department of Revenue and Taxation (1995-1999)
  • Member of the Coordinating Council for Economic Development and Chair of the Enterprise Zone Subcommittee (1995-99 and 2003-05)
  • Legal Counsel to SC Governor Carroll Campbell
  • Commissioner on the SC Public Service Commission
  • Member of the Board of South Carolina's Department of Health and Environmental Control
  • Received Order of the Palmetto from both Governor Campbell and Governor Beasley
  • SC Deputy Securities Commissioner in SC Secretary of State's Office
  • General Counsel in the SC Secretary of State's Office
  • Received the Compleat Lawyer Award from USC School of Law
  • (1998)
  • Past and Current Board Member, South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)
  • L.H. "Sonny" Siau Award of Excellence from the South Carolina Association of Auditors, Treasurers, and Tax Collectors
  • Past President, S.C. Agency Directors Organization.
  • Mr. Maybank served on the Transition Team for Governor Mark Sanford.

    Mr. Maybank 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; as well as 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.
News
News

Publications
Publications

Events
Events
Education
Education
  • University of North Carolina, B.A.
  • University of South Carolina, J.D.
  • Emory University, LL.M. in Taxation
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar & Court Admissions
  • South Carolina State and Federal Courts
Civic & Professional Memberships
Civic & Professional Memberships
  • Past and Current Board Member, South Carolina Economic Developers Association (SCEDA)