Franklin G. Daniels

Franklin Daniels' broad-based real estate, corporate and economic
development experience spans both the corporate and the law firm settings.

Daniels concentrates his practice in multiple areas within the Real Estate
Group. His background includes matters related to general business
transactions, economic development and incentives, public finance,
non-profit and tax-exempt issues, state and local government taxation, and
hotel and convention center projects.

Previously, Daniels served in a number of high-ranking capacities at
Burroughs and Chapin Company, Inc., the Myrtle Beach real estate and development firm.  These included Senior Vice President and General Counsel; Chief Legal and Strategic Planning Officer; and Chief Legal and Administrative Officer.

Prior to that, he was with a large business law firm in Charleston and Myrtle
Beach, where his focus was on corporate, real estate, tax, and economic
development matters. Daniels also worked for several years with Bank of
America before going to law school.

He earned his undergraduate degree from Wofford College and his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law. During law school, he was awarded the Order of the Coif, Order of the Wig and Robe and received several CALI awards. In addition, he was the Managing Editor of the ABA Real Property, Probate and Trust Journal. Daniels also has an LL.M. in taxation from New York University.

Daniels is deeply involved in the state and local community. He was recently
appointed to the board of directors of the E. Craig Wall College of Business
Administration at Coastal Carolina University and was a member of the
school’s College of Humanities and Fine Arts Board of Visitors for several
years prior to this appointment.

Additionally, he is the immediate past president of the Friends of Brookgreen
Gardens; a member of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce's Board of Directors and is Vice Chairman of its Legislative Policy Council; a board member of the Low Country Day School; and a past board member of the South Carolina Alzheimer’s Association Palmetto Chapter and the Georgetown County Habitat for Humanity.

Daniels also served on a subcommittee of Gov. Mark Sanford’s Commission on Management, Accountability and Performance, and was a member of the
board of directors of the South Carolina Captive Insurance Association and BCI Insurance Services, L.L.C. He was a member of the Class of 2008 of the
Liberty Fellowship Program of South Carolina and hopes to complete this program sometime in the future.

• Myrtle Beach Regional Economic Development Corporation, Board of Directors and Executive Committee
• A former Chief Executive and General Counsel at Burroughs and Chapin Company, Inc., the Myrtle Beach real estate and development firm
• Coastal Carolina University, E. Craig Wall, Sr., School of Business Administration, Board Member
• Coastal Carolina University, Robin Edwards College Board of Visitors, former Board Member (2003-2007)
• Brookgreen Gardens, Friends of Brookgreen Gardens and Executive Committee Member
• Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors
• Member of the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Executive Committee
• Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce Legislative Policy Council, Chair (2008-2009)

• Nexsen Pruet Creates Distressed Property and Workout Practice Group
  The new group will provide clients the necessary resources, skills, and expertise needed to navigate issues that emerge during periods of economic and financial uncertainty.
• Attorney to Moderate Alternative Energy Forum
  Nexsen Pruet attorney Franklin Daniels will moderate an alternative energy forum in Myrtle Beach.
• Nexsen Pruet Moves to The Market Common in Myrtle Beach
  Myrtle Beach, SC – Nexsen Pruet announced that the law firm has moved its Myrtle Beach office into a new building at The Market Common in Myrtle Beach.
• Franklin Daniels Joins Nexsen Pruet's Real Estate Group
  Franklin Daniels, whose broad-based real estate, corporate and economic development experience spans both the corporate and the law firm settings, has joined Nexsen Pruet as Special Counsel.

• 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.