- Over 40 years of experience in representation of buyers, sellers, and lenders in thousands of residential real estate closings.
- Represented buyers, sellers, and lenders in commercial real estate closings for new projects, mergers and acquisitions and buyouts from contract negotiation; due diligence (review of financial records, insurance, existing loan documents, title examination, leases and outstanding contracts, appraisal, engineering reports, environmental reports, survey, prepare new legal descriptions, business license, zoning, permits physical inventory of fixtures, property taxes and litigation history); corporate formation documents; property acquisition and commercial financing.
- Represented buyers and sellers of closely held retail and service businesses and professional practices including medical and dental practices, retail businesses, service businesses, and real estate development firms.
- Handled HUD real estate closings for construction of group homes for disabled adults.
- Negotiated contracts and leases for real estate and business clients.
- Drafted and negotiated conservation easements for landowners and beneficiary organizations.
- Represented landowners in zoning, condemnation, and development matters including preparation of restrictive covenants and appearances before regulatory bodies.
- Worked with new business owners in business startups by forming limited liability companies, partnerships and corporations and prepared all corresponded operating agreements.
- Over 40 years of experience in estate planning drafting Wills, Trust Agreements, Powers of Attorney, Health Care Powers of Attorney, and Living Wills for clients.
- Advised individuals, couples, and families on estate planning and probate matters including tax and charitable gift planning.
- Represented individuals and corporate trust departments in estate administration.
- Served as Personal Representative in the administration of estates.
- Represented individuals seeking appointment as Conservator and Guardian for incapacitated individuals.
- Represented individuals in probate litigation matters including will contests, determination of common law spouse status, and disputes among beneficiaries.
Bill joined Hull Barrett in 1980 and is a senior partner in the Aiken office of the firm. He practices in the areas of estate planning, probate, real estate, and business/corporate law and has extensive experience on wealth transfer issues for individuals and owners of closely held businesses, the administration of decedents’ estates, as well as residential and commercial real estate transactions and small business transfers.
- USC School of Law on Estate Planning
Aiken, South Carolina
111 Park Avenue, S.W.
Aiken, SC 29801
Office: 803.648.4213 | Fax: 803.648.2601
Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm
Business Formation & Start Ups
Land Use and Zoning
Mergers and Acquisitions
Probate Administration
Probate Disputes
Residential Development
Residential Real Estate
Tax Planning & Charitable Giving
Wills and Trusts
Aiken County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Aiken County Junior Achievement, Past Board of Directors Member
American Red Cross- Aiken Chapter, Past Board Member and Chairman
Commission on the Future of Aiken County, Past Board of Directors Member
Community Foundation for the CSRA, Board of Directors &b Chairman
Green Boundary Club Past Board of Governors Member
Palmetto Golf Club Board of Governors, Past President
Phelps Foundation and the Whitney Trust Trustee
Rotary Club of Aiken member, Past President, Paul Harris Fellow
Tri-Development Center of Aiken County, Past President and Board of Directors Member
USC Aiken Partnership, Past President and Board Member, Planned Giving Committee
Community Care and Counseling Service
First Presbyterian Church Personnel Committee
DePauw University, 1974, B.A., Political Science and Pre Law
University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978, J.D.
South Carolina Bar
Bill is admitted to practice before the district courts of South Carolina.
Business Formation & Start Ups
Land Use and Zoning
Mergers and Acquisitions
Probate Administration
Probate Disputes
Residential Development
Residential Real Estate
Tax Planning & Charitable Giving
Wills and Trusts
Aiken County Bar Association
American Bar Association
Aiken County Junior Achievement, Past Board of Directors Member
American Red Cross- Aiken Chapter, Past Board Member and Chairman
Commission on the Future of Aiken County, Past Board of Directors Member
Community Foundation for the CSRA, Board of Directors &b Chairman
Green Boundary Club Past Board of Governors Member
Palmetto Golf Club Board of Governors, Past President
Phelps Foundation and the Whitney Trust Trustee
Rotary Club of Aiken member, Past President, Paul Harris Fellow
Tri-Development Center of Aiken County, Past President and Board of Directors Member
USC Aiken Partnership, Past President and Board Member, Planned Giving Committee
Community Care and Counseling Service
First Presbyterian Church Personnel Committee
DePauw University, 1974, B.A., Political Science and Pre Law
University of South Carolina School of Law, 1978, J.D.
South Carolina Bar
Bill is admitted to practice before the district courts of South Carolina.
Aiken, South Carolina
111 Park Avenue, S.W.
Aiken, SC 29801
Office: 803.648.4213 | Fax: 803.648.2601
Hours: 9:00am-5:30pm
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