IRS Official Commends Nexsen Pruet Partner

Columbia, SC - Burnet ("Burnie") R. Maybank III, a Member of Nexsen Pruet and the former Director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue, was publicly recognized by a leading IRS Official.

Steven T. Miller, the Commissioner of Tax Exempt and Government Entities for the Internal Revenue Service, praised Maybank for his work between the state of South Carolina and the federal government.

Commissioner Miller recognized Maybank's efforts and stated, "And as an example of positive work between states and the Service, allow me to take a moment to express my admiration for Burnie Maybank, the former director of Revenue of South Carolina. He has been very involved in the issue of abuse of easements in his state."

Commissioner Miller made the comments at the March 28, 2006 Spring Public Lands Conference in Washington, D.C.

Maybank, who served as director of the Department of Revenue under Governor Mark Sanford and Governor David Beasley, focuses his practice on economic development, state and local tax controversy matters, and alcohol beverage control issues.

Maybank has held a number of government positions in a public service career that spans nearly two decades. He served as legal counsel to Governor Carroll Campbell; as a commissioner on the S.C. Public Service Commission; as a member of the board of the S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control; and as deputy securities commissioner and general counsel in the S.C. Secretary of State's Office. He also served as the lead co-author of many economic development incentive bills passed by the General Assembly.

He has twice been awarded the Order of the Palmetto, South Carolina's highest civilian honor, from Governor Campbell and Governor Beasley.

Types of tax exempt and government entities include exempt organizations, pension plans, hospitals, governmental entities and tax-exempt bond issuers.

Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 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.