Former Nexsen Pruet Attorney Tabbed to Lead South Carolina Department of Revenue
June 30, 2014
COLUMBIA, SC – Former Nexsen Pruet member (partner) Rick Reames has been appointed as Director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue.
Governor Nikki Haley made the announcement on June 23, 2014. The South Carolina Senate will consider Reames when the Legislature returns to Columbia in January.
“Rick is a talented tax attorney, so it makes perfect sense for Governor Haley to select him to head agency,” said Burnie Maybank, a member (partner) of Nexsen Pruet who twice served as Director of the DOR. “South Carolina taxpayers will benefit from his work ethic, skill set and vast knowledge of the state’s tax code.”
Reames left Nexsen Pruet in January to become Chief of Staff at the Department of Revenue. Before joining the Department, Reames served as Chairman of the South Carolina Bar Association’s Tax Section and regularly advised businesses across multiple industry sectors on matters related to taxation. He earned his degree in Business Economics from Wofford College, his law degree from the University of South Carolina School of Law and his L.L.M. degree in taxation from New York University School of Law.
Nexsen Pruet, LLC is one of the largest law firms in the Carolinas, with more than 190 attorneys and offices in Columbia, Charleston, Greenville, Hilton Head, and Myrtle Beach, S.C. as well as Charlotte, Greensboro, and Raleigh, 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. For further information, see www.nexsenpruet.com
