David J. Tigges

Shareholder

dtigges@mcnair.net
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Assistant Stacy Patane
spatane@mcnair.net
843 785 2171 Direct

Hilton Head Island

Shelter Cove Executive Park
23-B Shelter Cove Lane
Suite 400
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928
Mailing Address
843 785 2171 Main
843 686 5991 Fax
Overview

David Tigges is the Managing Partner of the Firm's Beaufort County Unit. An Ohio native, he graduated from the University of Toledo and Capital University. He served as an intern for the Ohio Supreme Court and the Federal District Court in Columbus, Ohio. He practiced law in Savannah, Georgia before attending William & Mary Marshall-Wythe School of Law. He also practiced with the accounting firm of Deloitte & Touche in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until relocating to Hilton Head Island and where he began practicing with Bethea, Jordan & Griffin, P.A.

David served as Treasurer, Assistant Secretary, member of the Management Committee, and managed the Business Law Department of Bethea, Jordan & Griffin, P.A. He was responsible for the negotiation and implementation of the merger between Bethea Jordan & Griffin, P.A. and McNair Law Firm, P.A. in August 2004.

David's practice consists primarily of performing general business and real estate representation for small businesses specializing in corporate law, mergers and acquisitions, tax law, and real estate.

 
Recent Engagements

  • Corporate Law: advises corporate clients on entity formation and dissolution, corporate structure and planning, contract negotiations, employment issues, tax issues and general business issues
  • Real Estate: represents clients in commercial real estate acquisition and financing
  • Tax: advises individuals and businesses on tax deferred exchanges, partnership and s-corporation taxation, mergers and acquisitions, and tax structuring for real estate transactions

 
Awards and Recognition
  • Leadership South Carolina selected David to participate in the 2008-2009 class
  • Chambers USA's "America's Leading Lawyers for Business 2007" recognized David for his work in corporate mergers & acquisitions
 
Professional and Community Involvement
  • Director, Member of Executive Committee, and Chairman of the Educational Committee, Arts Center of Coastal Carolina
  • Director and Legal Counsel, Hilton Head Island-Bluffton Chamber of Commerce
  • Director and Member of the Executive Director Search Committee, The Sandbox: a Hilton Head Area Children's Museum, Inc.
  • South Carolina Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Conservation Easements
  • South Carolina Governor’s Blue Ribbon Committee on Tax Incentives for Historic Preservation