Jeffrey Locker Elected Member of Nexsen Pruet

Hilton Head, S.C. - Nexsen Pruet, LLC announced today that Jeffrey D. Locker has been elected a Member of the law firm.

Mr. Locker has been working in the Hilton Head office for the past three years, practicing primarily in the areas of land use, real estate development, interstate land sales, condominiums, secured transactions, and commercial lending.

"Jeff is an important member of one of the most experienced real estate teams in the Southeast," said Al Pollard, Managing Partner of Nexsen Pruet. "His election as a Member reflects not only his contributions to the firm, but our confidence in his legal skills and leadership abilities."

As a limited liability company, Nexsen Pruet has Members, rather than Partners or Shareholders, who have legal ownership of the firm.

Mr. Locker, a native of Indianapolis, Ind., grew up in Columbia, SC. He earned his undergraduate degree from the University of South Carolina and his Juris Doctor from the Cumberland School of Law at Samford University, Birmingham, Ala.

Mr. Locker is a member of the Beaufort County Bar, the South Carolina Bar and the Texas Bar Association.

Nexsen Pruet is one of the leading law firms in the Carolinas, with 170 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C., and Charlotte and Greensboro, N.C. Founded in 1945, Nexsen Pruet provides a broad range of legal services to the business community and represents companies and other entities in local, state, national, and international venues. For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com

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