| James R.
Gilreath
 Mr.
Gilreath graduated from the University of
South Carolina in 1964 with a B.S. Degree in
Accounting. In 1967, he received a J.D. Degree
from the University of South Carolina Law
School. In 1968, he received a Master of Laws
Degree in Taxation from the New York
University School of Law, graduate division.
He has authored articles in the South Carolina
Law Review and in the national publication
Taxation for Lawyers. In addition, he has been
on the panel and lectured at a number of
continuing education programs for attorneys
and accountants. He is admitted to practice in
all state and federal courts in the State of
South Carolina; all state courts in North
Carolina and the Federal District Courts for
the Eastern, Middle, and Western Districts of
the State of North Carolina; the United States
Tax Court; the United States Court of Appeals
for the Fourth Circuit, the Fifth Circuit and
the Eleventh Circuit; and the United States
Supreme Court.
During
the course of his practice, he has participated as
lead counsel or co-lead counsel in numerous civil
cases involving complex corporate tax or
securities matters. The majority of these cases
were pursued in the federal courts in the States
of South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee,
Georgia, Colorado, and Louisiana. Most of this
litigation involved multiple defendants,
multi-state discovery and all aspects of motion
practice. In addition to this, he has served as
lead counsel or co-counsel for plaintiffs in numerous
cases. Professional
Associations and Memberships:
Greenville County
Bar Association
Member, 1968 - Present
South Carolina
Bar
Member, 1968 - Present
American Bar
Association
Member, 1968 - Present
Association of
Trial Lawyers of America
Member, 1985 - Present
Certified
Mediator in South Carolina and North Carolina
South Carolina
Trial Lawyers
Member, 1978 - Present
Greenville County
Estate Planning Council
Member
North Carolina
Bar Association
Member
North Carolina
State Bar
Member
Public Investors
Arbitration Association
Member, 2000 - Present
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