McNair Managing Shareholder David Tigges Named to the Board of Directors of the South Carolina Aquarium
September 19, 2011
CHARLESTON, SC – September 19, 2011 – McNair Law Firm todayannounced that the firm’s Managing Shareholder and CEO, David Tigges,has been elected to a three-year term to the Board of Directors of theSouth Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor. The appointment waseffective September 2011.
“Whether through pro bono legal work or community involvement, serviceto the public is a timeless legacy at McNair,” Tigges said. “Ourclients expect the firm’s attorneys to be leaders — with the law, withbusiness, and with the civic and charitable issues about which we care.”
The Charleston aquarium is one of several civic and charitableorganizations where Mr. Tigges has volunteered as an officer ordirector. Others, past and current, include the Hilton HeadIsland-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce, Heritage Classic Foundation,Beaufort County Task Force on Economic Development, Mayor’s Task Forcefor Hilton Head Island’s Future, The Sandbox Interactive Children’sMuseum, the Arts Center of Coastal Carolina, South Carolina Governor’sBlue Ribbon Committee on Conservation Easements and South CarolinaGovernor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Tax Incentives for HistoricPreservation.
About the South Carolina Aquarium on Charleston Harbor
Over 5 million people have visited the aquarium since it opened onCharleston Harbor in May 2000. The regional attraction has over 60exhibits that illustrate the life and character of the five majorregions of the Appalachian watershed. Highlights currently include CampCarolina, an interactive, immersion exhibit about the upstate region ofSouth Carolina. According the aquarium Web site, “The Great Ocean Tankis the largest exhibit in the Aquarium. It extends from the first tothe third floor of the Aquarium, holds over 385,000 gallons of water andcontains over 450 animals.”
About McNair
McNair Law Firm, P.A., is a full-service law firm serving businesses,government and individuals from eight offices in South Carolina and onein Charlotte, N.C. The firm traces its origins to 1971, when formergovernor Robert E. McNair founded a firm dedicated to handlinghigh-stakes legal needs in the Carolinas, especially where business andgovernment interests intersect.
