Andrew D. Merline

Andrew D. Merline

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.

Boston University School of Law, (LL.M) Taxation (2016)

University of South Carolina School of Law, (J.D.) (2015)

CALI Awards in Partnership Taxation, Legal Writing, Tort Theory, and Law, Society and Justice
Capers Bouton Scholarship Award at the University of South Carolina School of Law

Clemson University, (B.S.) Business Administration: Management, Cum Laude (2011)

The Evolution of Legal Malpractice in Estate Planning in South Carolina, South Carolina Lawyer, Co-Author – (2016)

American Bar Association

South Carolina Bar

Probate, Estate Planning and Trust Section (Executive Council)

Vice Chair (2023)
Secretary (2022)

Tax Law Section (Executive Council)

Chair (2023)
Chair-Elect (2022)
Vice Chair (2021)
Secretary (2020)

Greenville County Bar Association

Greenville Estate Planning Council

Greenville County Estate Planning Study Group

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America© for 2024 in the fields of

Business Organizations (including LLCs and Partnerships).
Closely Held Companies and Family Businesses Law.
Tax Law.
Trusts and Estates.

Greenville Business Magazine Legal Elite Award Recipient (2018, 2020-Present)

2022 Top Vote Recipient in the Upstate for Corporate Law – Business Organizations

Named a Rising Star in South Carolina Super Lawyers (2020-2022)