Burnet R. Maybank, III

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

At the request of Senate President Pro Tempore Glenn McConnell, Maybank serves on the South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Study Committee.  The Senate created the group in August 2008 to examine the feasibility and benefits of  public/private partnerships to improve the state's roads, highways and bridges. 

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.

• S.C. Transportation Infrastructure Study Committee
• 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.

• 2008 Economic Development and Tax Incentive Update
• Nexsen Pruet Named Among Top Economic Development Law Firms in the Southeast
  Southern Business & Development magazine has named Nexsen Pruet one of the top law firms for economic development in the South – and the only one recognized in South Carolina.
• IRS Official Commends Nexsen Pruet Partner
  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.
• Burnie Maybank Honored By S.C. Assoc. of Auditors, Treasurers, & Tax Collectors
  Burnet (Burnie) R. Maybank, III, a Member in Nexsen Pruet's Columbia office, has been awarded the prestigious L.H. "Sonny" Siau Award of Excellence by the South Carolina Association of Auditors, Treasurers, and Tax Collectors (SCATT).
• Burnie Maybank Returns To Nexsen Pruet After Serving As Director of SC Revenue
  Burnet R. (Burnie) Maybank III will return to private practice at Nexsen Pruet, LLC after serving as director of the S.C. Department of Revenue under Governor Mark Sanford. Maybank also served on the Coordinating Council for Economic Development and chaired the Enterprise Zone Sub Committee.

• Top 10 Law Firms that Understand Economic Development
  Nexsen Pruet is named among the top law firms in the Southeast for economic development - and is the only law firm listed in South Carolina.
• Rule 608 Civil Court Appointments: Does Unfunded Mean Unconstitutional?
  How can the legal profession and the State equitably and responsibly balance the public service aspect of the profession with the business realities of lawyering?

• 2008 Economic Development and Tax Incentive Update
• Sixth Annual CLE Ethics Seminar
• Are You Up-to-Date? A Briefing on Economic Development in South Carolina
• Burnie Maybank Reception