Burnet Maybank III | |
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Born | July 28, 1955 |
Occupation | Lawyer, writer, and former director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue |
Nationality | American |
Education | Porter-Gaud School |
Alma mater | St. Paul's School |
Subject | Law |
Notable works | South Carolina Limited Liability Companies & Limited Liability Partnerships |
Relatives | Burnet R. Maybank Jr. |
Burnet Rhett Maybank III (born July 28, 1955) is a lawyer, author, and former director of the South Carolina Department of Revenue (SCDOR), appointed under both Governor David Beasley as the first director of the department, and Governor Mark Sanford. As director, in 2005 Maybank testified to the United States Senate about the influence of the tax code on land conservation.
In addition to receiving other honors, he has been selected by peer review for The Best Lawyers in America since 2009.
Maybank was born into one of Charleston's oldest blueblood families, whose ancestors became established there in 1672. His father, Burnet R. Maybank Jr., was a former Lieutenant Governor of South Carolina and his paternal grandfather, Burnet Maybank, was the former United States Senator and Governor of South Carolina.
Maybank attended Porter-Gaud School and graduated from St. Paul's School (Concord, New Hampshire), in 1974. He attended the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and graduated in 1978. Maybank received his law degree from the University of South Carolina Law School in 1981. He also holds a master of laws from Emory University, where he studied taxation.
Maybank is a member of the Nexsen Pruet law firm and works in the firm's Columbia and Charleston offices. He concentrates on economic development, local and state tax issues, as well as maritime, and administrative law.