November 10, 2023
Merline & Meacham, P.A. represented at the Probate Estate and Trust and Tax Section event at the University of South Carolina School of Law

Recently, Attorneys Michelle King and Phillip Martin had the honor of attending the Joint Probate Estate and Trust and Tax Section event at the University of South Carolina School of Law. Michelle King spoke as a representative of the Tax Section and Phillip Martin represented the Probate, Estate and Trust Section on behalf of Merline & Meacham, P.A.
November 2, 2023
Merline & Meacham, P.A. ranked among Best Law Firms

Merline & Meacham, P.A. has been ranked in the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list regionally in 10 practice areas.
Firms included in the 2024 Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” list are recognized for professional excellence with persistently impressive ratings from clients and peers. Achieving a tiered ranking signals a unique combination of quality law practice and breadth of legal expertise.
The 2024 edition of Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms”; includes rankings in 75 national practice areas and 127 metropolitan – based practice areas. Additionally, one “Law Firm of the Year” was named in each nationally-ranked practice area.
Ranked firms, presented in tiers, are listed on a national and/or metropolitan scale. Receiving a tier designation reflects the high level of respect a firm has earned among other leading lawyers and clients in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
August 31, 2023
August 24, 2023
August 18, 2023
Four Merline & Meacham, P.A. attorney’s selected as The Best Laywers in America 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”

Merline & Meacham, PA has four attorney’s recognized by Best Lawyers as the 2024 “Lawyer of the Year”.
Only a single lawyer in each practice area and designated metropolitan area is honored as the “Lawyer of the Year,” making this a significant and coveted accolade. These lawyers are selected based on particularly impressive voting averages received during the peer review assessments.
Receiving this designation reflects the high level of respect a lawyer has earned among other leading lawyers in the same communities and the same practice areas for their abilities, their professionalism and their integrity.
For more than four decades, Best Lawyers has assisted those in need of legal services to identify the lawyers best qualified to represent them in distant jurisdictions or unfamiliar specialties. Lawyers are not required nor allowed to pay a fee to be listed; therefore, recognition by Best Lawyers is considered a singular distinction.
August 18, 2023
2024 Best Lawyers in America Announced

Merline & Meacham, PA is pleased to announce that 9 lawyers have been included in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. Since it was first published in 1983, Best Lawyers has become universally regarded as the definitive guide to legal excellence.
“For more than 40 years, the rigorous methodology of Best Lawyers has ensured the integrity and esteem of our legal recognitions,” said Best Lawyers CEO Phillip Greer. “It is with great pleasure that we continue to provide potential clients with the pinnacle measurement of credibility through our Best Lawyers awards as they search for counsel.”
Best Lawyers has earned the respect of the profession, the media and the public as the most reliable, unbiased source of legal referrals. Its first international list was published in 2006 and since then has grown to provide lists in more than 75 countries.
Lawyers on The Best Lawyers in America list are divided by geographic region and practice areas. They are reviewed by their peers based on professional expertise and undergo an authentication process to make sure they are in current practice and in good standing.
Merline & Meacham, PA would like to congratulate the following lawyers named to 2024 The Best Lawyers in America list:
- Robert E. August – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Phillip Martin – Tax Law and Trusts and Estates
- W. Verne McGough, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Keith G. Meacham – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Andrew D. Merline – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- David A. Merline, Jr. – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Litigation – ERISA, Litigation – Trusts and Estates, Litigation and Controversy – Tax, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- Marie Monroe – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Employee Benefits (ERISA) Law, Nonprofit / Charities Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
- J. Aaron Nelson – Litigation – Trusts and Estates and Trusts and Estates
- Douglas B. O’Neal – Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships), Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law, Corporate Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Law, Tax Law, and Trusts and Estates
August 8, 2023
Merline & Meacham, P.A. visit the Greenville Drive
This past weekend we enjoyed a beautiful night at Flour Field for a firm outing to a Greenville Drive game for our attorneys, staff, and family. Reedy Rip’It and a baby dinosaur even stopped by for a visit as we cheered on the Drive! The night ended with a spectacular fireworks display!

August 1, 2023
August 1, 2023
Verne McGough selected to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2023 Legal Elite!
Congratulations to W. Verne McGough, Jr., in our Cayce, SC office, on being selected to Columbia Business Monthly’s 2023 Legal Elite! This section highlights the top vote-getters in the Midlands in 26 categories, solely voted on by area attorneys.
