Archives: Team Members

Bob’s focus lies in the areas of Mergers and Acquisitions, Estate Planning and Administration, Taxation, LLCs, Partnerships, Family Limited Partnerships and Corporations. He also assists clients in business transactions, business entity formation and business planning and tax strategy.

Bob and his wife Doane, are active members of First Presbyterian Church of Greenville, where Bob serves as a Deacon. He and Doane have four children. Bob plays the electric guitar and is an avid hunter (deer, ducks, dove and turkey) and fisherman.

Jonathan’s practice is focused on the areas of Taxation, Business Organizations, Tax Controversy, and Estate Planning.

Jonathan and his wife, Emily have a young daughter named Sophia with whom they enjoy spending time outdoors. Outside the office, he enjoys attending sporting events, most specifically Furman football and basketball.

Michelle focuses her practice on complex estate planning and business strategy. In the area of tax, her experience includes handling matters involving issues of portability, the Generation Skipping Tax, and special needs trusts. On the corporate side of her practice, Michelle advises clients on a range of business issues including formation of entities, business succession planning, business sales and acquisitions, and corporate reorganizations.

Outside of the office, Michelle and her husband, Tyler, enjoy spending time outdoors with their daughter, Claire

Phillip Martin specializes in Estate Planning, Probate Law, Estate and Trust Administration and Business Organizations.  He enjoys participating in endurance sports, such as trail races and obstacle course races, and spending time outdoors with his family.  Phillip is a member of Grace Church and attends their Taylors campus.  He and his wife, Laura, have two children.

Verne helps people take care of their families through personalized estate planning, represents individuals and businesses in tax controversy and tax collection matters, and assists professionals and small businesses in tax efficient corporate planning and transactions.

Verne leads the firms Midlands office in Cayce, South Carolina. He and his wife, Marie, have three children and are active members of First Baptist Church.

Keith serves clients in the areas of estate planning, probate law, estate and trust administration and taxation. He has served the greater Greenville community as a member of the St. Francis Foundation Board of Directors. Keith and his wife, Diane, have triplets who were born in 1993. In his spare time, Keith enjoys playing guitar and listening to music.

Andy’s practice is focused on the areas of: Mergers and Acquisitions, Business and Transactional Law, Succession Planning, Estate Planning and Estate Administration, Taxation, LLCs, Partnerships, Family Limited Partnerships and Corporations and Asset Protection Planning.

Andy and his wife, Erin, are members of Buncombe Street United Methodist Church in Greenville. He is also an active member at the Caine Halter Branch of the YMCA in Greenville.

Outside of the office, Andy enjoys playing tennis, fishing, classic cars and craft beer.

Marie provides the firm with expertise in Estate Planning, Estate Administration, and Non Profit Law.

In addition to her service to Merline & Meacham, Marie is active in the Greenville community, serving on the Board of Directors of the Greenville Humane Society.

Marie and her husband, Jeff Dunlaevy, have two children. When not busy with the firm or her civic activities, Marie enjoys gardening and reading.

Doug O’Neal has been with the firm since June of 2008. His expertise lies in the areas of estate planning (wills, trusts, asset protection, and trust modification/decanting), business entity work (formation of partnerships, LLCs and corporations, partnership and corporate tax, mergers and acquisitions, corporate lending and financing transactions, preparation and negotiation of corporate contracts and business succession planning).

He is married to Mary Teal O’Neal and they have three children. Doug is an avid cyclist who enjoys cooking, wine, travel and spending time with his family.